Design Process
Unit 2B 10 - 15 Days - Traverse the Terrain
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Lesson 1: Blind Intro Challenge (2 Days)
Teacher Resources
Teacher Slides - Blind Design Challenge
Design a self-propelled vehicle that will transport a passenger safely from point A to Point B.
Materials Needed
12” of Masking tape
1 Popsicle Stick
1 Balloon
2 paper clips
2 rubber bands
1 Clothespin for a passenger
Student Activities & Resources
10 Minutes researching the device
20 Minutes - Planning and Sketching
10 - Wrap up and Checkpoint
Day 2 Build AND Complete - Do not stretch this out for days, it is just a blind challenge.
Movement
Students will be working with a classmate on the construction of the device
Teacher Notes: The concept is not to introduce the Design Process, just let the student go with this challenge and use it to assess where students are and what will be needed. Each class may be different, and you could take a different approach. The objective of this lesson is to use it as a reference when doing future design challenges. Example you can reference back: what were the constraints of the structure design challenge, what did you miss, what did you understand?
Responsible Citizen, Innovative Designer
Two Week Agenda
Read Design Brief Carefully
Days 1 - 3 : Design Process Notebook Steps 1-3 Due:?
Done Individual and must be done before you are assigned to a group
Make A Copy and Customize - Design Process Notebook
Days 4-6: Design Process Notebook Steps 4-6 Due: ?
Days 7-10 - Prototype and build Due: ?
Create video of your machine in motion. Upload your video into your Design Notebook to present to the class.
The Design Challenge: Engineering with Empathy
The Design Challenge: Engineering with Empathy
Challenge Overview: You work for an engineering company that specializes in making outdoor sporting equipment. The company has recognized that many people who are confined to wheelchairs enjoy outdoor activities such as light hiking or even mountain biking. Your role is to develop an off-road wheelchair design that enables this end user to access formerly inaccessible outdoor activities.
Problem Statement: An 18-year old competitive mountain biker is injured and now confined to a wheelchair. To remain active and enjoy traveling across terrain that is inaccessible by a conventional wheelchair, this athlete needs an all-terrain wheelchair to improve his/her quality of life. We will approach solving this problem by creating a small-scale prototype for the all-terrain wheelchair.
Your Client's Statement... (criteria)
Create an off-road wheelchair for recreational purposes. The wheelchair should be easy to transport and operate, and be effective in traversing off-road terrain, such as trails, fields and beaches.
Learning Objectives: Students will
Learning Objectives: Students will
After this activity, students should be able to:
Identify, describe, and use the steps of the 8 Step Engineering Design Process.
Explain how to use the engineering design process to develop solutions to problems.
Explain the reasons for their selected designs and material choices using a presentation format (video).
Engineering Practices:
Engineering Practices:
Asking questions and defining problems (for engineering)
Developing and using models
Planning and carrying out investigations
Analyzing and interpreting data
Using math and computational thinking
Constructing an explanation and designing a solution (for engineering)
Instructional Materials
Instructional Materials
Engage with video of choice....
Engineering with Empathy
Engineering with Empathy
As you watch the following video, consider 3 things that must be considered when designing new technologies to improve the lives of others.
Design Thinking Analysis
Design Thinking Analysis
As you analyze the following infographic, summarize what your understanding of the design process is for the designer and the user.
Content Vocabulary
Content Vocabulary
Directions: On a sheet of paper, define and the draw a sketch of a device to represent these terms
Assistive device
Bioengineering
Biomedical engineering
Engineering design process
As you begin to learn about designing with empathy, it is important to consider the different areas where these design processes are used to improve the lives of others.
Directions:
Open the Google Form, be sure that you switch accounts if needed prior to completing the form.
Look up the definition of each and record it in the form.
Submit when complete.
Material
Card stock strips
cardboard strips
plastic drinking straws
plastic coffee stirrers
hot glue gun with hot glue sticks
graph paper and pencils
client model, such as a doll or an action figure (or any object to represent a person that students can measure to gain dimensions for the wheelchair prototype and that could ride in the wheelchair during testing)
Clothes Pins?
other recycled materials
Rubber Band (If you want power) - Keep in mind, this is not a car , but a vehicle that must go across other various terrains. Here is a simple wheel chair, but it does not move, can you make it move? Here is an example of a car that is moving.
Tools
scissors
rulers
measuring tape
Scroll Saw
computers, for internet research/design
1-2-inch-graph-paper.pdfSupport Resources
As you watch, listen for the criteria and constraints.
How many can you list?
How might this example, help you as you consider the design of your wheelchair?
Post Project Discussion: Students Respond in Schoology
Post Project Discussion: Students Respond in Schoology
How has this unit caused you to think differently about design?
How does creativity and innovation allow others to experience a fuller lifestyle?
What challenges did YOU have to face throughout this design process when thinking about OTHERS and their need?
FINAL TEST: As you design, create a simulated area to 'test' your prototype using the images below for inspiration.
FINAL TEST: As you design, create a simulated area to 'test' your prototype using the images below for inspiration.
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