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SPI 0807.T/E.1
Prototype Testing
Essential Learning
Students will identify tools and procedures
needed to test a prototype.
Essential Question
What are appropriate tools and
procedures used in testing a prototype?
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SPI 0807.T/E.2 (Eng. Design Process)
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Engineering Design Process-Prototype Testing
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The 4th step in the eng. design process is testing your prototype
Often, the prototype does not work very well at first
Testing a prototype can be dangerous (see picture below)
By testing the prototype, the designers find problems to fix
They fix the problems and then test it again. They repeat this
over & over. (This is step 5 of the eng design process.)
Here is a picture of Orville
and Wilbur Wright testing
their prototype airplane
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SPI 0807.T/E.1 Identify the tools and procedures needed to
test the design features of a prototype
 The procedures and tools for testing a prototype are dependent
upon the type of technology and the purpose for that technology.
 For Example: You would not test a new cell phone the same
way you would test a new jet airplane or a new football helmet.
Discuss These Questions:
A) How would you test a prototype of a new type of eyeglasses?
B) How would you test a prototype of a new type of headache
medicine?
C) How would you test a prototype of a new type of camping tent?
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SPI 0807.T/E.2 (Eng. Des. Process)
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Prototype Testing in the Movies
-From the movie "Batman Begins"
Story summary:
Billionaire Bruce Wayne's parents are murdered by a criminal
when he is boy. So he vows to fight crime as a vigilante when he
grows to manhood. Yet he has no superpowers, so he instead
uses technology devices to enable him to fulfill his mission.
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SPI 0807.T/E.2 (Eng. Des. Process)
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Prototype Testing in the Movies
-From the movie "Batman Begins"
In this scene Mr. Fox is showing Mr. Wayne a prototype of a
special material called "memory cloth." Bruce later uses this
cloth to make a cape that allows him to glide through the air
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Prototype Testing in the Movies
-From the movie "Batman Begins"
In this scene Mr. Fox is showing Mr. Wayne a prototype of a
special vehicle called "the Tumbler." Bruce later paints it
black and uses it as his "Batmobile" vehicle.
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SPI 0807.T/E.2 (Eng. Des. Process)
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Prototype Testing in the Movies
-From the movie "Batman Begins"
In this scene Alfred is testing the prototype of Batman's mask
by hitting it with a baseball bat.
It fails the test and breaks, so they must modify it and re-test it.
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In this scene Bruce is making and then testing one of his
bat-shaped throwing "stars"
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Prototype Testing in the Movies
-From the movie "The Amazing Spiderman"
In this scene Peter Parker is making and testing
his "web shooters."
EDP Step 3:
Make the prototype
EDP Step 4:
Test the prototype
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SPI 0807.T/E.2 (Eng. Des. Process)
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Prototype Testing in the Movies
-From the movie "The Amazing Spiderman"
Watch Video Clip
-See Peter Parker (A.K.A. Spiderman)
test his webshooter prototype in his
"lab" and "in the field."
Link: Spiderman video Clip