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Driving Question
Driving Question
As engineers and architects, can we use our talents and passions to leverage technology to meet our communities needs?
How do engineers use their skills every day?
Goal: I can use everything we have learned about the design thinking process to solve design problems to improve our own lives as well as the lives of others.
Discussion
Discussion
Where do ideas for inventions come from?
What are some helpful inventions that you use in your daily life?
Where do you think the idea for that invention came from? (Encourage your students to relate the inventions they've named to a problem they've faced. This will encourage them to “Design for You.”)
Engage
Engage
These LEGO models are prototypes of "desktop helpers."
Discussion questions:
What's a prototype?
Describe your workspace this summer.
What kind of activities do you do at your workspace?
What does your workspace need?
What could you invent to improve your workspace?
Explore
Explore
Independently, brainstorm ideas for your "desktop helpers," in your Engineering NOTEBOOK, then create prototypes, and test and evaluate your inventions.
*You may have to go through the design cycle two or three times in order to get a viable solution.
Remember you are making prototypes, not finished models. All building styles are welcome!
Explain
Explain
Explain your inventions to a partner.
Remember to use eye contact, a friendly tone of voice, and to focus on specific examples when giving feedback.
In your NOTEBOOKS, reflect on how you can improve your inventions based on the feedback you receive.
kit Maintanance
kit Maintanance
Take apart today's build and return to pieces to your Spike kit properly. Remember, we want to leave our kits better than we found them!
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