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!)
What problem exists in the world or local area associated with energy?
What do you know?
What have you heard?
Have you heard the term Climate Change?
How is this associated with energy?
Family
Friends
Teachers
TV
Radio
Internet searches
Youtube
It isn’t easy to determine which of these different sources of energy is best to use. All of them have their good and bad points. While advocates of each power type tout theirs as the best, the truth is that they are all flawed. What needs to happen is a concerted effort to change how we consume energy and to create a balance between which of these sources we draw from.
You also need to consider the environment into which you will be living/working/building for... Does the type suit
What do you want to find out?
What already exists 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!