Lesson 3

💭 Think About...

What are your favorite power-ups from Super Mario games and what special abilities do they give Mario?
How do you think power-ups could make our obstacle courses more exciting and fun to play?
What kind of special ability would you want to have if you found a magic power-up?
Why is it important for power-ups to be safe for everyone to try?
What makes a power-up station easy for other kids to understand and use?

🔨 Your Project

**Your Mission: Create an Amazing Power-Up Station!**

Today you're going to work with a partner to design your very own power-up station for our Super Mario obstacle course!

**Step 1: Plan Your Power-Up**

- Find a partner and sit together with colored paper and pencils

- Talk about what special ability your power-up will give players

- Ideas: Super jumps, super strength, frog hops, robot walks, or super speed!

- Draw your power-up symbol on the colored paper

- Tell your teacher what your power-up does so they can help you write it down

**Step 2: Build Your Station**

- Choose materials to create where players will find your power-up

- You might use a decorated box, a special cup, or make a sign

- Make sure players will know where to look for your power-up

- Create clues or decorations that show what your power-up does

**Step 3: Test It Out!**

- Place your station in our testing circle

- Visit other teams' power-up stations

- When you find a power-up, act it out with lots of energy!

- Try to guess what special ability each power-up gives you

**The Test: Does It Work?**

Your power-up station is successful if:

- Other kids can find your power-up easily

- They can figure out what special ability it gives them

- It's fun and safe for everyone to try

- You and your partner worked well together

Get ready to add your power-up station to our obstacle course tomorrow!