Problem Solving : G5 Building Chicken Coop

「蓋雞舍」是五年級在養雞的過程中最大的挑戰，起初由工程組同學一起集思廣益，先從紙箱開始做簡單的設計當做小雞的家，等到紙箱漸漸不堪使用，有些同學就開始思考要如何蓋一間正式的雞舍給小雞們住。其中有兩位同學提議要自己先設計雞舍的設計圖，然後再讓工程組同學們一起討論如何建造，但設計雞舍不是一件容易的事，需要尋求專業協助，剛好其中一位邱同學的家長就是專業的建築設計師，因此他興致勃勃地提出要回家諮詢家長，請家長當他的顧問！開啟了接下來雞舍建造的學習計劃。

雞舍的設計圖在由邱爸爸的指導以及五年級全體同學們討論票選後，選出了大家覺得最適合小雞居住的雞舍圖後，便開始著手學習木工搭建的知識。

在寒假期間，五年級工程組同學也沒有閒著，他們找了一天，上了8個小時的木工課，在木工課中，學習了許多搭建的木工知識，但對於小雞的居住空間規劃，還有許多不足的地方，於是邱爸爸帶領大家討論出更多適合小雞居住的空間設計，大家都很積極參與討論，為的就是給小雞們一個最棒的居住空間。

在3月底的一個週末，五年級工程組的孩子們一起正式來到學校「蓋雞舍」囉！孩子們齊心協力把材料搬到雞舍預定地，邱爸爸給了簡單的建造指示圖，並簡單指導一下，孩子們便自行分配工作，自行嘗試如何用現有的材料蓋雞舍。首先孩子們第一步先認識工具，確認工具的用途，接著找方法將雞舍建材搭建起來，先自行摸索如何組裝搭建，設計師哥哥姐姐從旁引導下，總算完成主要結構的搭建，接著再利用課餘空閒時間，把接下來的部分完成。這些工程組的孩子們，頂著豔陽，一步一步地搭建起小雞幸福的家！

"Building a chicken coop" is the biggest challenge in the process of raising chickens in the fifth grade. At first, the students in the engineering team brainstormed together, starting with the carton to make a simple design as a chicken's home, and when the carton gradually became unusable, some students started thinking about how to build a formal chicken coop for the chickens. Two of the students proposed to design the design drawings of the chicken coop by themselves, and then let the engineering team students discuss how to build it. However, designing a chicken coop is not an easy task and requires professional assistance.One of G5 students' parent is a professional architect, so he enthusiastically proposed to consult his father and ask him to be his consultants! Thus, this starts the next learning plan for chicken coop construction.

The design of the chicken house was guided by G5 Student Chiu's father and all the students in the fifth grade discussed and voted .After selecting the chicken house that everyone felt was the most suitable for the chickens to live in, they began to learn the knowledge of carpentry construction.

During the winter vacation, students in the fifth-grade engineering team were not idle. They found a day and took an 8-hour carpentry class. In the carpentry class, they learned a lot of woodworking knowledge of building.However, for the little chicken's living space planning, there are still many shortcomings.So, Mr.Chiu led everyone to discuss more suitable designs for the chickens to live in. Everyone actively participated in the discussion, in order to give the chickens the best living space.

On a weekend at the end of March, students in the fifth-grade engineering team officially came to the school to "build the chicken coop" together! They worked together to move the materials to the pre-determined place for the chicken coop. With Mr.Chiu's simple construction map and his brief instruction, students then assigned the work by themselves and tried to use the existing materials to build the chicken coop. First of all, students did their best to understand the tools, confirming the purpose of the tools, and then find a way to build the chicken coop and explore it by themselves.

Under the guidance of Mr.Chiu's team, students finally completed the construction of the main structure, and then used the free time after class to complete the rest. Students in the fifth-grade engineering team, under the sun, step by step, built a happy home for the little chicken!