INTERVIEW
ACTIVITY MATERIALS
- Notebook
- Pencil
- Phone
ACTIVITY PROMPT
You will interview someone and try to understand the challenges they face in summer
ACTIVITY STEPS
10 min
Pick your interviewee
This can be anyone you know: a friend, sibling, parent, grandparent, neighbor… someone who experiences summer life in Riyadh.
1st
ACTIVITY STEPS
2 hr
Interview them!
Use these fun and open-ended questions to dig into their summer experiences. Feel free to come up with your own too!
Sample Questions:
- What do you love about summer? What’s annoying about it?
- Describe a typical summer day—what’s great, what’s not?
- Is there something you wish existed to make your summer better?
- Do you ever feel bored, stuck indoors, or too hot to do anything?
- What’s one small thing that always goes wrong in summer?
- If you could have a magical summer gadget, what would it do?
- What’s the most creative way you’ve tried to beat the heat?
- What do you miss most when people leave during the holidays?
2nd
ACTIVITY STEPS
30 min
Create a word document / slide and share the top 3–5 key takeaways from your interview. These could be surprising facts, fun ideas, or real frustrations they shared.
👤 Who did you interview?
💬 What stood out most from the conversation?
💡 What problems or needs did you hear clearly?
🔮 Did any invention ideas start forming in your mind?
3rd
ACTIVITY STEPS
5 min
Submit your work and maybe contact your friend to see what they got as answers, did someone else find a similar issue? Did an idea catch your eye?
4th
Interview
Interviewing is all about understanding real people’s needs before jumping into inventing. So, let’s become Summer Problem Detectives and go on a mission to uncover challenges someone you know faces during summer.