Inquiring and Analysing: You should be able to describe the problem and its importance. Identify the steps needed for a solution and an existing product to help guide your research and analysis of the problem. Be able to explain how you are going to solve the problem.
What problem do I want to solve? Investigate similar solutions. What supplies will I need? Make list.
Investigate: Consider possibilities and ideas. Explore resources, i.e. World Wide Web documents, books, magazines and materials or ingredients.
(REMEMBER TO CHECK THE ENGINEERING TAB PART 1 FOR INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO COMPLETE PART 1!)
Who has a bush fire related story?
What did you witness?
What stood out as a problem?
What can we be done about it?
What did the news and parents say?
Family
Friends
Teachers
TV
Radio
Internet searches
Youtube
(From 2014)
What do you want to find out?
What already exists to assist people, to stop fires or to slow them down, but could be made better?
What exists but could be implemented for this situation?
Find multiple points of view! Don't be swayed just by what one person says or just what these videos show!