Design Process Boot Camp

Summary: Students will work on specific skills that they struggled with or would like to focus on to improve their designing skills. (3-5 Days)

Pull resources from the list below and assign students to specific students to assist them with the steps/skills they struggled with from the previous unit. The assignments and lessons should be personalized for each student's specific needs.

Pick 2 (1 teacher Choice, 1- Student choice)

1) Define the Problem

2) Specifications (Criteria and Constraints)

• • • Criteria and Constraints

      • Quiz

Investigation

3) Brainstorming

• • • Scamper Method

      • Activity:Scamper a Plate

      • Activity: SCAMPER a Walmart product

4) Selecting a Solution

NEW Drawing Communication Challenge

• Quick 2-day challenge to stress importance of details and accurate drawings.

Two-Dimensional Representation

• Sketches vs Technical Drawing :Technical Fundamentals

• Orthographic Drawings

• Real World Tech Drawings and Sketches

• Drawing Comparison

• Technical Drawing Simulation

• Practicing Isometric and Orthographic

  • Technical Drawing Lesson Plan

  • First Practice of Drawings

  • Practice Drawing Paper

Drawing Resource Videos

• Isometric

• Exploded

  • Disassembly of a pen or flashlight

• Orthographic

• Technical Drawing Practice Worksheets

• Galactic Games- (Mini-Cube Technical Drawing Challenge)

5) Modeling and Prototyping

6) Fabricating a Design

7) Evaluating

8) Presenting

“Iterative” Design Process

• • Iterate, Iterate, Iterate

  • Resources to Support Concepts

***Should be taught within the Design Challenges

***Not intended to be taught in isolation