Classroom Work
What was the problem we were trying to solve?
Building a safe method of transporting the people of Nepal from one side of the river, to the other.
Civil, Mechanical, Geotechnical
What is Technology?
Is anything that people make to solve a problem.
Name the 5 steps for the Engineering Design Process
Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, and Improve
To find out if a piece of wood is strong, or how smooth it is we would look at its properties. TRUE of FALSE?
TRUE
What is erosion?
The process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents. (The soil falls away)
Engineers are people who use math, science, and imagination to solve problems to meet human needs, and wants. TRUE of FALSE?
TRUE
Which one of these is NOT a technology?
Dandelion
Game Controller
Shoes
Basket
Dandelion
What is the ASK step? What do you do?
Ask what's the problem?
What have others done?
What are the constraints/concerns?
* Materials
* Properties
* Designs
__________________that can be used to make roads are concrete, flat rocks, tar, and gravel.
Materials
What is a Model?
A smaller version of the real thing
What would an Engineer NOT work on?
Bubblegum
Improve Bandages
Repair Cars
Design tools for surgery
Repair Cars
Is all technology complicated? True of False
False
What step of the Engineering Design Process do you look for solutions, brainstorm ideas, and choose the best one?
IMAGINE
What is a traditional greeting in Nepal?
Namaste
What was the name of the boy in the story?
Suman
What is an Engineer?
A person who uses his or creativity and understanding of materials, tools, mathematics, and science to design things, and solve problems.
Name a technology in the room that was made to...
-help you write
-help you take notes
-help you rest your elbows
A desk or table
Dana and Leif were building a small windmill together. The two of them attached the blades to the rotor and it began to spin.
Which step of the Engineering Design Process do you think Dana and Leif were working on? Choose ONE answer:
Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create
Create
What are the four layers of soil?
Topsoil
Sand Layer
Clay Layer
Bedrock
Scientists try to figure out how the _________________ works.
World
Geotechnical engineers take into consideration two things when designing a building or project. What are they?
They take into consideration both the type of soil at the building location as well as how to build stable structures that are strong.
Tell 2 reasons why a backpack is a technology?
It carries things in a convenient way.
-It organizes different objects.
-It keeps things off of the ground.
-It can hold many different items. ...more ideas may work!
What step do you make your design better, and test it out?
Improve
Do you think the earth always has four even layers of these materials everywhere?
No, not all layers are found at every location on the earth’s surface, and each layer is not always the same thickness.
In some spots, there may be no soil, sand, or clay, and the bedrock may visible because it is at the surface.
In other spots, the soil layer might be very deep, and the sand and clay layers might be thin.