Engineering and designing innovative solutions to problems is at the heart of engineering as a discipline, but communicating it is an entirely different process altogether.
This project has three primary conceptual questions:
What is a cutting-edge technology that is in the process of being developed or has recently been released?
What is the past and prospective future of that technology?
How can you effectively communicate about that topic, including communicating your research process?
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Investigate a historical design milestone of the past in building, graphics, fashion or transportation (e.g., the invention of the bicycle, aqueducts steam engines, corsets),
Key Focus: Historical context, materials, and cultural relevance.
Study a current cutting-edge building, graphics, fashion or transportation design solution (e.g., electric cars, sustainable water maintenance ,autonomous vehicles, 3D printable fashion).
Key Focus: Technology, materials, and how cultural/global conditions have influenced its evolution.
Analyze the relationship between the historical and contemporary design solutions.
Consider:
How past innovations laid the foundation for current designs.
Environmental, ethical, and global factors driving modern changes.
Present your findings
Prepare a presentation of your research using one of the following formats:
Research paper with visuals.
Media presentation (e.g., PowerPoint, Canva, video).
Graphic illustrations or infographics.
Deliver a final presentation