Engineering Design Process C.J.Dicks, Kevin Metzger, Rob Rapaport
Jan 06, 2016
Engineering Design Process
C.J.Dicks, Kevin Metzger, Rob Rapaport
Agenda
● Make a building PBS video● EDP process ● ‘Real world example’ - biodigester● Project 1 - Make a landfill liner● Project 2 - Mousetrap car● Questions/Comments?
What Is the Design Process? PBS Learning
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.engin.design.desprocess/what-is-the-design-process/
Engineering Design Process
Project 1 - Make a landfill liner
Identify and define:
Environmental engineers must piece together liners for real
landfills that are acres and acres in size. This is done to prevent contamination of groundwater
located near the landfill.
Project 1 - Make a landfill liner
Gather Information:● Let students loose with
technology and information (pictures, videos). o Don’t feel comfortable?
Provide resources for them.
● No talking during this part of the project.
● Take notes on paper.● Students must create ONE
DESIGN by themselves.
Project 1 - Make a landfill liner
Identify Alternatives:
● Students take turns sharing his or her design(s).
● No talking while each student is sharing.
● The other team members take notes while the other students share.
● Each team will have 3 designs to choose from at the end of this activity (one per team member)
Project 1 - Make a landfill liner
Select Best Solution● Students pick the design
they think will be successful. ● If students disagree, they
can combine designs.● If students still argue and
disagree, they can choose the order for the three design choices.
Project 1 - Make a landfill liner
Implement Solution● Build and test the “best”
solution.
Project 1 - Make a landfill liner
Evaluate Solution/ Communicate
● Student teams share out their designs and their results.
● Middle School students need
guided questioning OR this will take forever.
Project 1 - Make a landfill liner
Refine● Redesign and retest based on
communicated results.● Can be a reflection or can be
an actual retesting.
Suggestion:*One variable->Share-> Redesign after sharing
Project 2: Overview
● This unit was written for an integrated CP Math 2 class in a co-taught situation.
● One teacher and one intervention specialist.
● 12 students per class with IEP.
Project 2: Mouse Trap Cars
● The main topic of this lesson is linear equations.
● Students will measure distance vs. time.
Activity 1: Tennis ball drop
● Students were required to take data of how long it took a ball to reach the ground.
● Students practice determining relationships between two different quantities of variables.
Activity 2: Engineering Design Process● Students used the
engineering design process to create a prototype of a working mouse trap car.
Activity 2: Constraints
Materials:● 1 12in piece of wood● rubber bands● 4 cd’s● 2 axles● nuts/washers● tape● 3 mouse traps● string (arm length)
Group work:
● Each group will be given a kit that contains the necessary materials for a mouse trap car.
● Take 5-10 minutes to “tinker” with the kit.
● In your group, begin filling out the EDP activity worksheet for 10 minutes.