Step 1: Think about a problem or generate an idea. Don’t forget to write it down and/or draw it. Sometimes the problem or idea is given to you, but sometimes you come up with the problem or idea on your own.
Step 2: This is where you take action and “do” something to solve the problem or try to prove your idea. This is where you will build your potential solution.
Step 3: Test what you did in Step 2.
Is your problem fully solved? In testing, if you conclude the problem is not fully solved, then you have something more to think about. This means you write down or draw your next problem (that you see in testing) and repeat the cycle until your problem is fully solved. Always keep in mind that problems ARE NOT failures. They are an expected part of the design process!
The last 10 minutes of club we will be reflecting in our in Engineering Notebook/Team Journals.
Our Engineering Notebooks will be organized for the VEX competition preferences. We will include the following: