When would you use the scientific method?
To answer a question you have about the world
What is an engineer?
Are scientists who invent, design, create, test, and analyze inventions to help solve problems and/or make living easier!
What is the second step of the EDP?
Research to find out more information on your problem
What do you do after you test your prototype?
Communication the results and receive feedback
What does an astronomer study?
Space
What is a scientist?
A person who experiments in order to learn more about the world
What is engineering?
Problem solving for the future
What is a prototype?
A working model of your design
What is the last step of the EDP?
What is Mrs. Styckiewicz's daughter's name?
Payton
What does a botanist study?
Plants
What does the EDP stand for?
Engineering Design Process
What is a blue print?
A detailed drawing/sketch of what your design will look like
What is a constraint?
A limitation on your design, something holding you back from accomplishing your goal
Name another topic we will be discussing this year?
Energy, heat, natural disasters, resources, ecosystems
What does a zoologist study?
animals
When would you use the EDP?
When you want to solve a problem by building a solution
What step would a blueprint be made?
What is criteria?
Things the prototype/design must do
What is science?
The study of the world around us
What does a meteorologist study?
Weather
What is the first step of the EDP?
Ask a question that needs solving
Identify a problem that needs solving
What step would you test your protoype?
Step 6
You are hired to build a bridge with a only $100,000. The bridge needs to be two lanes wide and support 100,000 tons of weight. The bridge must be completed by winter.
Identify the criteria and constraints
criteria- 2 lanes, support 100,000 tons weight
constraints- only $100,000 and needs to be completed by winter
Ask, research, imagine, plan, create, test, communicate, improve