| A busy activity invaded our class on Thursday - something I call The Strongest Link. Students were first given a selection of colorful paper clips and a series of clue. With these, student teams had to solve the clues and logically place the paper clips in the correct order. For each clue correctly solved, the team was allowed to advance on the point scale displayed on the white board. If the solution was incorrect, they had to begin at the first level again. The good news was - in the spirit of The Weakest Link game show on television - groups could also "bank" points, protecting them just in case. This year, I also awarded a gold coin for every five successive levels achieved. This gold coin was an extra life that could protect a group from having to start at the bottom of the point scale. Any unused coins were cashed out when our time was depleted: each was good for a "boost" to the next point level. | Our highest team never banked any points, but chose instead to barrel through the levels with ease, eventually racking up 1 billion points! |
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