#  present students with a task: IDEAS???
# task should be relatively simple (e.g., try to resolve this sentence on a wall across the room)
# should we have a traditional question-generating phase?
# starter ideas:

    * the previous inquiry
    * a small telescope inconspicuously set up with a facilitator calling students over to look through it 

# maybe have a contest?
# don't be afraid of introducing constraints in the activity: they are appropriate in the real-world

    * on the other hand, we can't give away too many design suggestions / info. maintaining as much of a black box as possible may alleviate the problem of repetitive designs 

# galileo telescopes for a template? (http://astronomy2009.us/optics/galileoscope/)
# should stress the actual building of something and less theory