Design Step 4

NGSS Standards:

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3 Evaluate a solution to a complex real-world problem based on prioritized criteria and trade-offs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics, as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts.

DCI - ETS1. Criteria and constraints also include satisfying any requirements set by society, such as taking issues of risk mitigation into account, and they should be quantified to the extent possible and stated in such a way that one can tell if a given design meets them. (secondary to HS-PS2-3)

DCI - ETS1.B When evaluating solutions, it is important to take into account a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics, and to consider social, cultural, and environmental impacts. (HS.ETS1-3)

DCI - ETS1.C Criteria may need to be broken down into simpler ones that can be approached systematically, and decisions about the priority of certain criteria over others (trade-offs) may be needed. (secondary to HS-PS1-6)

Learning outcomes: Students will be able to: 

• Ask and/or evaluate questions that challenge the premise(s) of an argument, the interpretation of a data set, or the suitability of a design. 

• Evaluate merits and limitations of different models of the same proposed tool, process, mechanism, or system in order to select or revise a model that best fits the evidence or design criteria. 

• Plan and conduct an investigation individually and collaboratively to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence, and in the design: decide on types, how much, and accuracy of data needed to produce reliable measurements and consider limitations on the precision of the data (e.g., number of trials, cost, risk, time), and refine the design accordingly. 

• Consider limitations of data analysis (e.g., measurement error, sample selection) when analyzing and interpreting data. 

• Construct and revise an explanation based on valid and reliable evidence obtained from a variety of sources (including students’ own investigations, models, theories, simulations, peer review) and the assumption that theories and laws that describe the natural world operate today as they did in the past and will continue to do so in the future.  

• Design, evaluate, and/or refine a solution to a complex real-world problem, based on scientific knowledge, student-generated sources of evidence, prioritized criteria, and tradeoff considerations. 

NUSD 6 C's:  Communicator, Critical Thinker, Collaborator, Conscientious Learner, Culturally Competent, Character

CAPSTONE PROJECT  DESIGN STEP 4 OUTLINE BREAKDOWN AND DUE DATES:

ALL DUE  May 5th (3 wks) GOAL :  Detailed Designs, Tests/Experiments, lab report, and Modeling. BUILD, BUILD, BUILD

Weeks  04/14-04/18, 04/21-04/25 and  04/28-05/02

ONGOING 

• Work as a team using Onshape.com, tools, and materials to create:

  • ***Create multiple physical prototypes of the whole object (and parts for testing)***

  • Detailed 3D “buildable prototypes” of your capstone projects, including all subsystems, fastening solutions, and alternative design possibilities. The models must be realistic and represent real physical objects, obeying the laws of physics.

  • Detailed 2D buildable blueprints.. (Check Onshape - Drawings tutorials or use Fusion 360 to make a blueprint )

  • Share your work with your Team on Onshape.com so I can monitor your progress.

  • I AM ACTIVELY CHECKING YOUR PROGRESS, PLEASE WORK ON IT REGULARLY.

• Work as a team to create & update the professional Product & Team Websites.

In planning, you should be thinking of the following: 

• RESEARCH, RESEARCH, RESEARCH. Research markets, competitors, and how-to videos for the specific skills you will need to create your prototype. Research the scientific and mathematical concepts that you want to incorporate into your project.

• Check the STEM Website daily, and review all requirements and readings.

• Make a detailed cost analysis for your prototypes (materials, tools), testing (materials, instruments), and promotional needs.

• Research marketing and promotion opportunities for your product, and think about materials and funds (Crowdfunding, Sponsors, etc...)

• Look ahead to steps 5 through 8 and plan accordingly on the Capstone outline document, revise your Gantt chart accordingly

• Project Presentation Night will be on the 21st of May

• Continue to work on a detailed weekly plan for your team (Start planning ahead for the next weeks). Specify each group member's tasks and responsibilities in the Gantt chart. (Ongoing)

• Include all links to sources that you plan to investigate/research (online tutorials, articles, software, etc…) on the Padlet (Ongoing)

Website update. Update your personal digital portfolios including all material produced during Capstone  Step 3. (Due 04/18)

Projects Open house night Stations (Open house 04/17, 5:00 pm- 7:00 pm)

For Project Exhibition Night, create a self-explanatory station showing the progress you have made in your Capstone Project, the process, and the next steps (your detailed plan!).

Explain how the  prototype has improved and will be improved.

Explain what are you planning to test and how (for the next Capstone step)

Include all the elements listed in the following list:

□ Technical/promotional posters

□ Presentation (slide show, pictures, videos)

□ Low Tech Prototype (or prototypes)

□ Describe how you have applied the engineering design process to develop your idea and low-tech prototype.

□ Design Demands & Wish List

□ Surveys and results (how did you use these results to inform your design)

□ Alternative concepts, and sketches.

□ 4-10 pages proposal 

□ Define the engineering problem to be solved, identifying the need, the target user, and the justification. [Who] needs [what] because [why]. (Market Analysis)

□ Mentors' names, industry/specialty (questions asked, insights received)

□ Management Plan developed by your team (including major deadlines tasks and achievements of all members) & updated Gantt chart

□ All technical/conceptual Sketches done so far

□ Detailed 2D and 3D Digital technical drawings (with measurements) done so far (BLUEPRINTS)

□ Team/product website (containing all the info), Link to product/team website (even if work in progress)

□ Company/Product Logo

□ Any appropriate picture/video of the product or process Design

□ Analysis of Costs, Include any link to GoFundMe or similar crowdfunding sites that you will use to finance your project. (BUDGET)

□ Marketing material produced to promote your project (Flyers, business cards, commercials, Videos)

□ Individual STEM Portfolio

FROM PART 3 -  PRODUCTS LIFE CYCLES Life Cycle Assessment, Report, and Infographic (Due 04/25)

Reading: Complete all necessary readings HERE  (ask specific questions after reading the material)

GOAL: The goal of this exercise is to apply life-cycle thinking to your capstone product, map out all inputs and outputs, and identify the needed materials and processes as well as the potential environmental impacts of each lifecycle stage. Look up information on manufacturing and materials used in your product components' life cycles.

Activity: Research your product life cycle and 

1. create a Google doc with your research (Title, table of contents, Raw Materials, transportation/distribution, manufacturing processes, use-reuse/maintenance, recycling, wastes, and emissions, citations) (Due 04/25)

2. Then Using Adobe Spark or Canva, develop the LCA Infographic diagrams for your capstone product. (Due 04/25)

Examples

Part 4

Step 0 - Carefully read this page HERE, then:

Step 1 - Plan and set up detailed experiments. Virtually and in real life, build prototypes or parts of it for testing (Due 04/18) 

• RESEARCH the best free “SIMULATION SOFTWARE” TO TEST YOUR VIRTUAL PROTOTYPES. Check these Onshape simulation add-ons out https://appstore.onshape.com/apps/Simulation?sort=featured

Step  2 - BUILD & Run the experiments/tests

Step  3 - Complete the Lab Report (Due 05/02)

Step 4  -  Prepare detailed technical digital drawings (ongoing)

 Prepare detailed technical digital drawings (buildable blueprints) in 2D and 3D (using Fusion 360 or Onshape.com) of the design concept you selected specifying the details of the design so that it can be manufactured, by following instructions. . 

**Check Onshape - Drawings tutorials or use Fusion 360 to make a blueprint **

***Those details are the dimensions and material composition of parts, as well as the methods/parts used to join them.***

Step 5  - Tinkercad & SIMSCALE Tutorials

1. Sign in to Tinkercad.com and enroll in the class:

1. Sign into https://www.tinkercad.com/ using your Student's Gmail account.

2. Join my class:

• 2nd Period Click here: https://www.tinkercad.com/joinclass/ZFSY2Y969

• 5th  Period Click here: https://www.tinkercad.com/joinclass/5LKMV142R 

• LOG IN With Google (Your Student Account)

• Go to https://www.tinkercad.com/learn/circuits?collectionId=O0K87SQL1W5N4P2

2. Tinkercad Circuits Tutorials Part 1 due Friday 04/18:

• 1. Click on  "Start simulating"  and complete the tutorial by reading the information on the left side of the screen and following the instructions.

  2. Click on "Editing Components" and complete the tutorial by reading the information on the left side of the screen and following the instructions.

3. Tinkercad Circuits Tutorials Part 2: due Friday 04/25:

• 1. Click on  "Wiring Components"  and complete the tutorial by reading the information on the left side of the screen and following the instructions. 

  2. Click on "Adding Components" and complete the tutorial by reading the information on the left side of the screen and following the instructions. 

4. DIGITAL SIMULATION Using  SIMSCALE(Onshape addon)  TUTORIALS PART 1

1. • WORK ON CAPSTONE PROJECT MODELING AND THINK ABOUT TESTING YOUR CAPSTONE 3D PROTOTYPE DIGITALLY (Using Simscale or other free software).

   • Work on Animating moving parts of your project using Onshape.com

Watch and complete the following tutorials using Onshape.com and Simscale

 Due Friday 04/18: Simscale is a simulation Software integrated with Onshape.com:

1. • Go to https://www.simscale.com/ and log in using your student Gmail account (click the button that says “log in using Google”. Choose a free account.

   • Answer the account setup question make sure to answer “Beginner” to the experience question.

   • Complete the “Solid Mechanics Simulation” step-by-step tutorial" (Read and follow the step-by-step instructions)

     1. 1. • Watch the "Linear Static Stress Analysis - SimScale Simulation Tutorial" This video refers to the tutorial above, it is old and the interface might have changed, however, it could still be useful.

   • When done Share your work with your team and ctronconi@students.nusd.org by clicking on the share icon (See Below):