Instant Design Challenge
Introduction to Engineering Design
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Design Process and Engineering
Notebook
• Use the engineering design process
• Document the steps in your engineering
notebook
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Design Process Documentation
• Process will occur quickly
• Focus on the process
• Refer to Activity 1.8 – Instant Challenge:
Paper Bridge
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Engineering Notebook: Title
Page number
Short title as reference
Subsequent pages use same title
when working on this project
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Engineering Notebook: Define the
Problem (1 Minute)
Simple problem statement with no details
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Engineering Notebook: Constraints
(1 Minute)
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Constraints listed with values and units
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Engineering Notebook: Prior Solution
Attempts (2 Minutes)
Document 3 website resources
2 minutes to list resources
In future more time will be given
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Engineering Notebook: Generate
Concepts (2 Minutes)
2 minutes to complete 3 sketches
(In future more time will be given)
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Engineering Notebook: Develop a
Solution (2 Minutes)
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Engineering Notebook: Construct and
Test Prototype (10 Minutes)
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Engineering Notebook: Evaluate a
Solution (1 Minute)
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Engineering Notebook: Present
Solution
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Compete Remaining Design Steps
Document remaining steps
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