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.