Classtimes
Class-time will be coordinated
Course Type
Description
In this course, students learn the engineering design process through Novel Engineering, a literacy-based approach to teaching engineering skills developed by Tufts Center for Engineering Education Outreach. Students will be presented with a fictional story as the basis for an engineering design challenge. They will need to identify a problem from the story and design a realistic solution that can be solved using the steps of the Engineering Design Process. The course will culminate with student presentations about their design solution. This project will be completed over several classes. Some steps will be completed in small groups but each student will mostly work independently.
State Standards
7.MS-ETS1-2. Evaluate competing solutions to a given design problem using a decision matrix to determine how well each meets the criteria and constraints of the problem. Use a model of each solution to evaluate how variations in one or more design features, including size, shape, weight, or cost, may affect the function or effectiveness of the solution.
7.MS-ETS1-7(MA). Construct a prototype of a solution to a given design problem.
Supports Available to Students
Tier 1 (Supports provided to ALL students)
- SEL welcoming practices
- Project-Based Learning
- Varied assessments with the use of multimedia forms to present work
Tier 2 (Supports provided to targeted SMALLER groups of students)
- Launch videos
- Demos and exemplar
- Anchor charts
Skills-learned
- Self Management and Decision Making
- Developing a model/prototype
- Defining a problem by precisely specifying criteria and constraints for solutions
