Each group will build a different building 2-level wing of the team's school in one day but can only use the materials provided to the team. Each wing must include several classrooms for drones to survey and land.
This is an engineering design brief SAMPLE that can be used to help guide how to utilize the template correctly.
This is the template we will use to upload new engineering design briefs/lessons. This link will force a copy so that you can fill the template out completely.
The students will build a simple windmill to observe wind speed. Teacher will use a fan to blow “wind”. If the fan increases or decreases in speed, the windmill should spin faster or slower.
Eggbert has volunteered for the first egg-head mission to the Moon. The problem Eggbert faces is that the landing on the Moon’s surface will be very quick, and his space ship will crash. To ensure the success of this mission, your engineering team will need to design a safety restraint device that will withstand the crash.
Students will have to decide and plan which items they want Dash to go after during a game demonstrating the effects of supply, demand, and scarcity.
How can a marble float?
Students will design an “object” that will allow a marble to float. Students will need to incorporate at least 2-3 of the following materials in their design.
Presentation provides various ways teachers can incorporate drones into the 4 major disciplines of the curriculum.
This is the image to use as the header logo when uploading Engineering Design Briefs to Go Open NC group.
In this lesson students work in collaborative groups to collect, represent, and interpret numerical data that they generate by using Sphero robots to knock down bowling pins!
Students will be tasked with building an instrument that can play at least 3 different notes based on different tensions and vibrations.
You will investigate various materials to determine their insulation value. From this investigation, you will design and build a doghouse that will keep your dog cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
After reading various versions of The Three Little Pigs, students will plan and design houses that could protect the little pigs from the Big Bad Wolf (a hair dryer).
Note: This is an updated version of a previously created activity, now aligned to the new science standards.
Students will engineer a house that can withstand the force of a hurricane. Students will think about wind forces and the structures of houses to create their house using certain materials.
Students will use bots (Sphero Indi or Beebots) to make a shape demonstrating not only their understanding of the attributes of shapes but of the technology required to apply it.
Students construct a yarn bridge between 2 cups that can hold as many bugs as possible. Students will record the number of each type of bug that successfully “stuck” and discuss the characteristics that helped them be successful (or caused them to fail/fall!).
After reading Little Red Riding Hood, students will engineer a basket that will hold 50 unifix cubes while walking 100 steps without breaking.
Make a map that leads to a new continent. Students will code a Sphero to travel the path of the map.
3-6 Teacher directions to help educators understand and use the Mooresville Online Academy Grant modules with students.
Explore what coding is and create your own game without using a computer!