What is the Design Process?
What is an Engineer?
Someone who solves problems using math and science.
I can solve __________ by using the design process.
real world problems
What is technology?
What engineers make to meet needs or solve problems
What technology do we use to clean our teeth at home?
toothbrush
What is the Design Process?
A set of steps used to plan what something will look or be like.
Mandy claims that a scarecrow keeps birds out of her garden.
What is the best way for her to find evidence to support her claim?
Observe the garden with and without a scarecrow.
Which is a kind of technology?
1. A peach
2. A leaf
3. A water faucet
Water faucet
You want your backpack to hold more things. What should you do first?
Come up with ideas.
Why do engineers follow the design process?
To solve problems.
Why is it best to test your solution more than once?
To make sure it works.
Which is an example of someone using technology to be safe?
A) a woman who puts on glasses to read a book
B) a girl who measures how much water she is giving a plant
C) a boy who puts on oven mitts to take food out of the oven
B) a girl who measures how much water she is giving a plant
Ben's watch is too big for his wrist. Ben claims he can improve it. How could he do this?
Ben could add more holes to the wristband.
What do engineers do after they plan a solution and choose materials?
Test the solution.
Mark's little sister can not reach the sink. Mark claims that his step stool design will solve the problem. What evidence would support the claim?
Mark's sister can reach the sink using the stool.
How can technology be harmful?
by causing pollution
You designed a way to keep the laces on your shoes from coming untied. What did you do?
Improved Technology!!!
Leo made a robot to pick up his dirty laundry.
Which step in the design process would tell him his plan worked?
Test and improve.
Alicia is thinking about ways to move a heavy box of books. What should she do next?
Plan a solution.
Ana likes to study stars. She went outside with her brother to look at the night sky. She pointed out some stars that formed patterns in the sky. Ana and her brother took turns looking at stars through a telescope. How did Ana use technology?
She looked through a telescope
The straps on your backpack hurt your shoulders. What is a claim about how you can improve the technology?