FAQs Archive | Discovery Through Design

Q: Are modifications allowed?

Certainly. We want this project to have a wide reach and to include as many children as possible. We understand that language and level modifications are necessary. In fact, we encourage them.

Q: What do you do if your numbers are off and you don’t have four students per group?

It’s okay if you have one or two groups of three as you execute the project. We understand that all circumstances aren’t perfect. We’d just like for each child to have an exceptional experience.

Q: Are students required to speak during their presentation?

They are not required to speak live. Any speaking students will do will be done via video prior to the actual showcase.

Q: What are the important deadlines for this project?

The deadlines will be determined by the call after your field trips and your site plans. Because each organization has a different timeline, actual dates may differ. However, the most important deadlines are scheduling your field trips within two weeks of professional development; distributing your permission slips, photo release forms, and administering your Draw A Scientist Pre-assessment; and submitting the Week One, Week Five, and Week Nine Forms.

Q: Do we receive one toolkit per group or one toolkit per site?

Each group will receive a kit. Remember that students are to divided into groups of four. The number of toolkits your site receives is based on the number of students you submitted to us. We took that number, divided it by four, and provided one or two extra toolkits just in case you have uneven numbers in a couple of your groups.

Q: What about children who are not allowed to be photographed?

You are responsible for providing us a list of students who did not provide us with a photo release form. Unfortunately, because of permissions, we won’t be allowed to release that student’s video at the display. We are creatively thinking of other ways the work of those students still makes it to the display showcase.

Q: What is the digital artifact? Will software be provided to upload it?

The digital artifact is quite the fancy way for saying “five still images and a one-minute video.” When students complete their project, they will be responsible for taking five pictures of their project and creating a one-minute video where they will, along with their group, explain their projects, challenges and learnings along the way.

Q: Who will be at the showcase?

The showcase will be open for several weeks and opened to guests visiting our museums, meaning any museum guest can wander in and look at your students’ fabulous creations.