Gravity Design Brief
The Gravity Design Brief
Time Frame: 4 weeks
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Overview |
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Students are going to be working in an Engineering Design team to create a car using K’Nex pieces. They will work through 3 iterations of design in a goal to have their car travel 600 CM. They will use a ramp (defined in the lesson) to have their car gain momentum. They will also create a 3D Printed wheel to be attached to their design and determine if this has improved their design. ● Teacher/Student Guide ● Linkis to 3D Design Videos ● Project Rubric |
Stage 1 - Desired Results
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Big Idea(s) |
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CC.3.6.4.C
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CC.3.2.7.B CC..2.7.D
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CC.2.1.6.E.4
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Essential Questions |
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● Can you design a car with KNex pieces to travel a distance utilizing gravity. ● Can you 3D design a wheel to allow a car to travel farther than a rubber wheel. |
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Students Will Know |
Students Will Be Doing |
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● Content specific vocab ○ Hybrid Car ○ Fuel ○ Average ○ Gravity ○ Radius ○ Negative Space ○ Grouping Shapes
● Engineering design process ○ Define the Problem ○ Do Background Research ○ Specify Requirements ○ Brainstorm Solutions ○ Choose the Best Solution ○ Do Development Work ○ Build a Prototype ○ Test and Redesign
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● Researching Alternative Fuel Cars ● Creating Diagrams of Cars ● Building Cars with K’Nex Pieces ● Recording Data based on trials ● Making iterations on car design to improve the distance traveled ● Using data to create graphs ● Designing a tire using 3D Software ● Testing the car with the 3D printing wheels |
Stage 2 - Evidence of Understanding
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Assessments (Formative and Summative): |
Performance Task(s) |
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● Informal Formative Assessments throughout unit through classroom observations ● Formal assessments on: ○ Rubric for final project |
● The students will create a car for testing. ● The students will design and print a wheel using 3D Printers. |
Stage 3 - Lesson Learning Targets
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Learning Activities: Learning targets are written from the students perspective. I can… - Identify different types of Hybrid cars - Describe the design of a car that will work with gravity - Design a wheel using 3D Software
These should lead up to answering the Essential Question(s). |
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● Identify the steps of the design process. ● Solve a real-world problem by applying the design process. ● Identify a solution by using a decision matrix. ● Create sketches/drawings of my ideas ● Determine the Speed of their car. ● Determine Acceleration |
RESOURCES / LINKS
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● Gravity Design Brief |