Activity 1.1 Aerodynamics instant challenge
Activity 1.2 Instant Challenge:
Aerodynamic Distance
Introduction
In this activity your team will quickly find a solution to an aerodynamics challenge –
to design and build a vehicle from the provided materials that will fly as far as
possible.
Conclusion
1. How did your experience in the first Instant Challenge help you in solving this
problem?
A: It gave me some insight as to what I should be looking forward to in future challenges.
2. Did you make changes during your Design/Build/Test phase that resulted in your
vehicle flying a shorter distance? If so, what were the changes?
A: We did, we tried adding to many paper clips to I making a good amount of excess weight that made it drop at our feet
3. Do you think it is more productive to continually test your product or to test at set
time intervals? Why?
A: I think its better to continually test it so that you can make it the Best product it can be.
Aerodynamic Distance
Introduction
In this activity your team will quickly find a solution to an aerodynamics challenge –
to design and build a vehicle from the provided materials that will fly as far as
possible.
Conclusion
1. How did your experience in the first Instant Challenge help you in solving this
problem?
A: It gave me some insight as to what I should be looking forward to in future challenges.
2. Did you make changes during your Design/Build/Test phase that resulted in your
vehicle flying a shorter distance? If so, what were the changes?
A: We did, we tried adding to many paper clips to I making a good amount of excess weight that made it drop at our feet
3. Do you think it is more productive to continually test your product or to test at set
time intervals? Why?
A: I think its better to continually test it so that you can make it the Best product it can be.
Activity 1.8 Instant Challenge: Paper Bridge
Procedure
Solving a problem is an amazingly creative process. Creativity can be messy. However, creativity can be channeled into a meaningful solution by using a structured design process. In this activity your team will design a solution to a problem using an engineering design process. You will document the process in your engineering notebook.
Conclusion
1. Why do you think brainstorming is helpful when solving a problem?
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2. How did testing improve your design?
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3. With respect to designing the solution of a problem, what are some important characteristics of a successful team?
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Activity 2.3 Glass box
PROCEDURE
In this activity you will design and build a box from a flat sheet of transparency film. You will then use your glass box to help you sketch orthogonal projections of an object and create multi-view drawings.
Conclusion
1. How do you determine the orientation of orthogonal projections in a multi-view drawing?
A: I Visualize how its supposed to look and then it turns out generally well.
2. How would you describe the geometric relationship that exists between the adjacent views of a multi-view drawing?
A: Closely linked due to the fact most of the time its just been reflected or rotated by 90 degrees
3. Why is it important to lay out a multi-view sketch with points and construction lines before drawing object lines?
A: So that you can fix mistakes before its to late.
In this activity you will design and build a box from a flat sheet of transparency film. You will then use your glass box to help you sketch orthogonal projections of an object and create multi-view drawings.
Conclusion
1. How do you determine the orientation of orthogonal projections in a multi-view drawing?
A: I Visualize how its supposed to look and then it turns out generally well.
2. How would you describe the geometric relationship that exists between the adjacent views of a multi-view drawing?
A: Closely linked due to the fact most of the time its just been reflected or rotated by 90 degrees
3. Why is it important to lay out a multi-view sketch with points and construction lines before drawing object lines?
A: So that you can fix mistakes before its to late.
3.3 Dial Caliper
Procedure
In this activity you will practice making measurements with a dial caliper.
In this activity you will practice making measurements with a dial caliper.
Conclusion
1. What additional tools may have helped to measure these parts?
2. Revisit number 1 above. Measure at least five of the dimensions of your part using a standard ruler and record the measurements in brackets next to each caliper measurement. Which measuring device (the caliper or the ruler) provides the best measurements? Why?
1. What additional tools may have helped to measure these parts?
2. Revisit number 1 above. Measure at least five of the dimensions of your part using a standard ruler and record the measurements in brackets next to each caliper measurement. Which measuring device (the caliper or the ruler) provides the best measurements? Why?
Instant challenge 3.6 Fling Machine
PROCEDURE
In this activity your team will quickly design and build a device that will send a cotton ball as far as possible through the air.
In this activity your team will quickly design and build a device that will send a cotton ball as far as possible through the air.
Conclusion
1. (Last pic in slideshow)
2. Do you feel that the statistical analysis results would be a better measure of performance when comparing alternate devices that the distance traveled by a cotton ball in a single attempt? Why or why not?
A: because we could get a better idea of the products full potential
3. How would you recommend using the results of your statistical analysis of travel distances to assess device performance (rather than giving points for the distance of the single attempt allowed in the challenge)?
A: Using it to find the mean
4. If you had the opportunity to optimize your design, how would you increase the distance that the cotton ball moves?
A: Make the bow more structurally sound and stronger
5. If you had the opportunity to optimize your design how would reduce the amount of materials used?
A: Use less wood
6. How could you improve the effectiveness of your team?
A: BY MAKING SURE MY PARTNER DOESN'T MESS AROUND WITH A WATER BOTTLE SPRAYER
1. (Last pic in slideshow)
2. Do you feel that the statistical analysis results would be a better measure of performance when comparing alternate devices that the distance traveled by a cotton ball in a single attempt? Why or why not?
A: because we could get a better idea of the products full potential
3. How would you recommend using the results of your statistical analysis of travel distances to assess device performance (rather than giving points for the distance of the single attempt allowed in the challenge)?
A: Using it to find the mean
4. If you had the opportunity to optimize your design, how would you increase the distance that the cotton ball moves?
A: Make the bow more structurally sound and stronger
5. If you had the opportunity to optimize your design how would reduce the amount of materials used?
A: Use less wood
6. How could you improve the effectiveness of your team?
A: BY MAKING SURE MY PARTNER DOESN'T MESS AROUND WITH A WATER BOTTLE SPRAYER
Activity 3.9
Procedure
In this activity you will collect data and then perform a statistical analysis to estimatemeasures of central tendency and variation of a product (wooden cubes). You willrepresent the data using a histogram, establish criteria for an acceptable size of theproduct, and use the Empirical Rule to eliminate product samples that are outside anacceptable range.
In this activity you will collect data and then perform a statistical analysis to estimatemeasures of central tendency and variation of a product (wooden cubes). You willrepresent the data using a histogram, establish criteria for an acceptable size of theproduct, and use the Empirical Rule to eliminate product samples that are outside anacceptable range.
Conclusion
1. You have calculated statistics related to your 27 wooden cubes. Consider how your statistical analysis results would change if all of the data values for all of the cubes measured by all of the students in your class were compiled and used for analysis. Then answer the following questions.
1a.How would the histogram of the entire class’ data change compared to your histogram?
A: it would change dramatically due to not getting the same thing each time
1b. What value would you expect for the mean of the length measurements if the data from the entire class were used? Explain.
A: 7.3-7.4
1c. Would you expect the standard deviation of the class’ measurements be larger, smaller, or about the same as the standard deviation of your measurements? Why?
A: about the same since generally the cubes are around the same size
2. In which phase(s) of a design process might statistics be most useful? Why?
A: generate concepts
3. How can statistics of a product’s dimensions be used to assess the quality of the product?
A: it can be used to get an idea of the size and if its a good size
1. You have calculated statistics related to your 27 wooden cubes. Consider how your statistical analysis results would change if all of the data values for all of the cubes measured by all of the students in your class were compiled and used for analysis. Then answer the following questions.
1a.How would the histogram of the entire class’ data change compared to your histogram?
A: it would change dramatically due to not getting the same thing each time
1b. What value would you expect for the mean of the length measurements if the data from the entire class were used? Explain.
A: 7.3-7.4
1c. Would you expect the standard deviation of the class’ measurements be larger, smaller, or about the same as the standard deviation of your measurements? Why?
A: about the same since generally the cubes are around the same size
2. In which phase(s) of a design process might statistics be most useful? Why?
A: generate concepts
3. How can statistics of a product’s dimensions be used to assess the quality of the product?
A: it can be used to get an idea of the size and if its a good size
Activity 6.1
Procedure
The purpose of this activity is to identify the visual design elements that appear in your environment and then identify the visual design principles by which they were arranged.
The purpose of this activity is to identify the visual design elements that appear in your environment and then identify the visual design principles by which they were arranged.
Conclusion
1. How are visual design principles and elements utilized in a design?
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2. Identify a product that you feel is aesthetically pleasing. What is it about theproduct that you find appealing?
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3. Identify a product that you don’t like the appearance of and identify the visual design principles and elements that lead to this feeling.
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4. Identify the visual design principles and elements that were not usedappropriately in some of the products shown.
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1. How are visual design principles and elements utilized in a design?
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2. Identify a product that you feel is aesthetically pleasing. What is it about theproduct that you find appealing?
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3. Identify a product that you don’t like the appearance of and identify the visual design principles and elements that lead to this feeling.
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4. Identify the visual design principles and elements that were not usedappropriately in some of the products shown.
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