Exploring Technology

Unit 5

Problem-Solving

Pacing

Key Language Usage

● One Quarter

Narrate Argue Inform Explain

Standards 4: Students will participate in problem-based learning activities that explore engineering and a range of other technological areas. 4.1: Students will know and be able to apply a basic design process that can be used to solve an engineering problem. ● Identify & defne the design problem.

○ List requirements ○ Identify constraints ○ Conduct research to identify similar efforts ○ List possible solutions ○ Evaluate trade-offs ○ Synthesize the results and select the best solution

● Brainstorm solutions

● Create models & build a prototype ○ Mathematical models ○ 3D solid models ○ Scale models ● Test the prototype ○ Record fndings ○ Improve on the initial design ○ Consider discarded ideas 4.3 Students should be given ample opportunities to use math and science applications in each activity End of Unit Competency ● I can explain the difference between a model and a prototype.

● I can identify and explain the steps of the engineering design process.

● I can narrate how the engineering design process solves a problem.

● I can explain the difference between two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) objects.