Using the Design Process, you and a partner will design, document, model, and produce a toy car with interchangeable parts. The design must consist of three parts: body (2), chassis, and wheels (4). Each partner will design their own body for the car but partners must work together to design a single chassis and set of wheels.
Time Frame: 4-6 weeks
Stage 1 - Desired Results
Big Idea(s)
Effective use of the engineering design process to solve problems.
Documentation of the process used to solve the problem.
Use of appropriate tools to take accurate and precise measurements.
Standard: Create equations that describe numbers or relationship. Create equations in two or more variables to represent relationships between quantities; graph equations on coordinate axes with labels and scales.*
Science Domain: Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science
Topic: Engineering Design
Standard: Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering.
Science Domain: Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science
Topic: Engineering Design
Standard: Use a computer simulation to model the impact of proposed solutions to a complex real-world problem with numerous criteria and constraints on interactions within and between systems relevant to the problem.
Cluster: Create equations that describe numbers or relationship
Standard: Create equations that describe numbers or relationship. Create equations in two or more variables to represent relationships between quantities; graph equations on coordinate axes with labels and scales.*
Administrator, STEMToolkit. "Mini Car Design Challenge". OER Commons. Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education, 09 May 2021. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://oercommons.org/authoring/61390-mini-car-design-challenge>.
Administrator, S. (2021, May 09). Mini Car Design Challenge. OER Commons. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://oercommons.org/authoring/61390-mini-car-design-challenge.