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Concert in Crisis: Live Production Command

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Grades 9-1275-90 minSource: Creative Dad Company

Students become the technical crew for a live concert with limited power, equipment, and time. They design the stage layout, audio signal flow, lighting, and a backup plan — then keep the show running when something fails minutes before showtime.

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Prep: 10 minActivity: 30 min1 session~$2/groupOne table for the Concert in Crisis: Live Production Command evidence and prototypeBeginner-friendly

Setup

Print or handwrite the four Concert in Crisis: Live Production Command challenge steps and place common paper supplies on one table. Prepare one small sample, dataset, scenario, or recycled-material model drawn directly from the project description; no device, paid tool, room decoration, or purchased kit is required.

Activity

  1. Read the Concert in Crisis: Live Production Command challenge aloud, then design the stage layout, audio signal flow, lighting positions, cable paths, and power budget for the show.
  2. Use paper, index cards, recycled objects, or facilitator-provided sample data to assemble or model a small production system and test sound coverage, lighting angles, and changeover timing.
  3. Run one tabletop trial and a circuit, microphone, cable, or playback device fails minutes before showtime — troubleshoot and adapt the plan live.
  4. Finish by run the miniature live performance and submit a technical post-show report backed by your measurements and troubleshooting records; record the evidence that supports the decision.

Done when: The group completes a defensible Concert in Crisis: Live Production Command solution, records at least one test result or comparison, changes one claim or design in response, and supports its final decision with that evidence.

Materials

Small speakers, LED lights or lamps, extension cords, cardboard for stage models, a stopwatch

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Steps

  1. Design the stage layout, audio signal flow, lighting positions, cable paths, and power budget for the show.
  2. Assemble or model a small production system and test sound coverage, lighting angles, and changeover timing.
  3. A circuit, microphone, cable, or playback device fails minutes before showtime — troubleshoot and adapt the plan live.
  4. Run the miniature live performance and submit a technical post-show report backed by your measurements and troubleshooting records.

Standards it satisfies

  • NGSS · HS-ETS1-2

    Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering.