The (Engineering) Design Process in the New Curriculum

The revised grade 9 science curriculum introduces a new problem-solving process that might not be familiar to many teachers: the (engineering) design process. Let's explore this problem-solving strategy and examine some design tasks that I have created for grade 9 science. Read on!

A tale of two problem solving methods

Most teachers and students are familiar with a type of problem solving that is a linear and goes something like this: