Planning Engineering Projects

March 25, 2020 ~ mrsstack

Grades 7-8: How are things going? I hope your planning is going well and that you have been able to identify a problem you are hoping to solve through the engineering process! Check out the following slide show about how to plan and refine prototypes in your project.

Grades 7-8: Engineering Process

March 16, 2020 ~ mrsstack

Engineering, like science, always starts by identifying a problem.

Check out this video about the engineering process:

On a global scale, we are looking at ways to eliminate or redesign single-use plastics products to reduce waste and pollution. Your engineering problem will identify a single issue, product, or behavior related to plastic waste that you would like to research and find a solution to.

HOMEWORK: Email your project idea or engineering problem to your science teacher by Fri. 3/20

Grades 7-8 – Intro

March 16, 2020 ~ mrsstack

Engineering Maker Fair

Grades 7-8 will focus on creating and testing something using the engineering process!

The Engineering Process involves:

Defining the problem
Background research
Specifying Requirements
Creating a Solution
Building a prototype
Testing and Redesigning
Communicating results

The guidelines for this project are deliberately OPEN-ENDED to allow students the opportunity to develop their own creativity and innovation!

This year, our theme is: REDUCE PLASTIC WASTE

Using the engineering process, students will develop/innovate in a way that inspires reducing, reusing, and REPLACING plastic waste in our everyday lives!

Get some inspiration on the Maker Fair Pinterest Page!

About the Maker-movement:

The first “Maker-Faire” was held in the San Francisco Bay area in 2006, since then the idea is gaining momentum. Kansas City has been hosting a yearly community “Maker-Faire” since 2011 at Union Station.