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Ocean Floor Cleaner:
○ You are an engineer working for ​NOAA​ on a solution for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. You
need to create a device that will pick up the maximum amount of plastic each scoop and leave
the ocean water behind. You will weigh your plastic with one scoop to determine the success of
your device.
Wind Turbine:
○ You are a wind energy engineer at ​Alliant Energy​ designing a new and improved wind turbine
that generates enough energy to reduce the amount of fossil fuels used. Your turbine will have
to lift a weight as it turns to show the amount of energy it would generate.
Windproof Skyscraper​:
○ You are an ​architectural engineer​ in the city of Miami hired to design a skyscraper that can
withstand hurricane-speed winds. Your clients want a tower that can support as much height as
possible, to allow for more apartments, but also withstand high winds. Towers that can
withstand 1 minute of high winds will be considered successful. Taller towers will be considered
to be more successful.
Define the Problem:
What is the problem that needs to be solved?
What are the limits or constraints of the task?
Background Research:
What do you already know?
What do you need to find out about the topic?
Research the questions or ideas you wrote above. Write answers and sources below.
Plan and Design:
Include an image of your plan below.
Make a model of your plan in the form of a drawing or blueprint. As much as possible, your drawing
should be to scale.
Explain all of the parts of your model. What is the purpose of those parts? Provide reasoning for why
you made your decisions for all parts of the model.
Build and Test: Phase I
Include an image of your prototype below.
Evaluate your solution for the problem. What went according to plan?
What needs to be improved for your next prototype? What is your plan to make those
improvements?
Build and Test: Phase II
Include an image of your prototype below.
Evaluate your solution for the problem. What went according to plan?
What needs to be improved for your next prototype? What is your plan to make those
improvements?
Build and Test: Phase III
Include an image of your prototype below.
Evaluate your solution for the problem. What went according to plan?
What needs to be improved for your next prototype? What is your plan to make those
improvements?
Build and Test: Phase IV
Include an image of your prototype below.
Evaluate your solution for the problem. What went according to plan?
What needs to be improved for your next prototype? What is your plan to make those
improvements?
Build and Test: Phase V
Include an image of your prototype below.
Evaluate your solution for the problem. What went according to plan?
What needs to be improved for your next prototype? What is your plan to make those
improvements?
Final Suggestions
What would be one change that would improve your prototype the most? Provide the reasoning why
this change would improve your prototype.
Engineering Fair Rubric
4
3
2
1
0
Constraints
Identify 4 or
more unique
constraints or
limitations to
project.
Identify 3 or
more unique
constraints or
limitations to
project.
Identify 2 or
more unique
constraints or
limitations to
project.
Identify 1 or
more unique
constraints or
limitations to
project.
No constraints
or limitations.
Model with
explanation
(Detailed Plan)
Create a
detailed
diagram of the
solution and
explain
justification for
all materials,
dimensions,
structures etc.
included.
Create a
detailed
diagram of the
solution and
explain
justification for
most materials,
dimensions,
structures etc.
included.
Create a
diagram of the
solution and
explain
justification for
half materials,
dimensions,
structures etc.
included.
Create a
diagram of the
solution and
explain
justification for a
few materials,
dimensions,
structures etc.
included.
Create a
diagram of the
solution but no
justification for
material use
given.
Failure points
and changes
A detailed
explanation of
how the
information
collected during
each test
helped redesign
the prototype
was given
100% of the
time.
A detailed
explanation of
how the
information
collected during
most tests
helped redesign
the prototype
was given 75%
of the time.
A detailed
explanation of
how the
information
collected during
testing helped
redesign the
prototype was
given 50% of
the time.
A detailed
explanation of
how the
information
collected during
testing helped
redesign the
prototype was
given 25% of
the time.
An explanation
of how the
information
collected during
testing helped
redesign the
prototype was
not given.
Design matrix
Evaluated 4 or
more designs
Evaluated 3
other designs
Evaluated 2
other designs
Evaluated 1
other design
Evaluated no
other designs
Final
Suggestions
A final
suggestion is
made that is a
clear
improvement in
the design and
includes
scientific
reasoning
explaining why
this will improve
the design
A final
suggestion is
made, including
scientific
reasoning
explaining why
this will improve
the design, but
the
improvement is
not clear
A final
suggestion is
made, but the
improvement is
not clear and
the scientific
reasoning is
faulty
A final
suggestion
without any
scientific
reasoning or
explanation
Final
suggestion
incomplete or
not present