Brainstorming—the art of coming up with endless ideas. Pupils brainstorm how to solve local problems in their counties and eventually narrow their ideas down to one solution as a team.

Concepts

brainstorming, counties, problem solving strategies, problem solving techniques

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Flip the class by assigning scholars homework the night before where they brainstorm an idea by themselves

Classroom Considerations

• May require each class member to sign up for a free account
• Needs some prep work beforehand, such as making copies 

Pros

• Involves the entire class
• Teaches project management skills
• Builds creative thinking aptitude

Cons

Common Core

RH.6-8.8