Class Rules/Expectations
Rule #1 is
ONE MIC!
Mr. Torres' dog's name is
Kobe!
This is what we do during the first step of the Engineering Design process (the answer is not "ask")
Define the problem
A person who designs and builds things to solve problems.
Engineer
This information goes at the top of every Engineering Notebook entry
Basketball
True or false: we go through the Engineering Design Process just once
False
A series of steps that engineers use to solve problems.
The Engineering Design Process
If you have a question about an online assignment, you should do this
Leave a private comment (google classroom)
In college, Mr. Torres studied this
Mechanical Engineering
One constraint for our Flood barriers project was
-Materials (limited)
-Time
-Rules
The problems your project must solve.
Needs (also accepted: design requirements or criteria for success)
This percentage of your grade will come from online assignments
50%
Mr. Torres went to college here
Penn State University
The 5 steps of the Engineering Design Process (in order) are
Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve
Limitations or restrictions for a project
Constraints
These are the point categories in which our engineering notebook is graded
Neatness and formatting (1 point)
Effort (2 points)
One country that Mr. Torres has been to (besides the US) is
This is when we communicate our results
When our problem is solved!
The first model created for testing
Prototype