OBJECTIVES
- Students will collaborate during the Engineering Design Process.
- Students will plan and design a more efficient product.
- Students will collect data and analyse to make informed decisions.
- Students will discover the importance of testing products.
- Students will peer review each other and decide which product is more efficient.
STANDARDS
- MS-PS-1, MS-PS-4. Developing and Using Models.
- ETS1.A, B, and C. Defining and Delimiting Engineering Problems, Developing Possible Solutions, and Optimizing the Design Solution.
- MS-PS1-3. Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information.
- CCSS-ELA/Literacy W.7.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. W.7.1.a Introduce claim(s), acknowledge alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
REQUIRED MATERIALS
- 4 High velocity spray bottles
- Food colouring of choice
- Distilled water
- Existing Face masks and face shields
- Various material to make face masks and face shields: cloth, transparent plastic (hard and soft), Velcro, elastic, felt, other cloth materials.
- Scissors
- Glue / Sticky Tape
- Four large cardboard boxes (same size)
- White copy paper for lining the inside of the cardboard boxes.
OPTIONAL MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES
BACKGROUND TEACHER PREPARATION
- Set up a pair of “testing stations” per group as shown in Worksheet #2 – Testing Existing Designs
- Print one copy of Worksheet #1 – Pre- Activity Assessment and Worksheet #4 – Post- Activity Assessment per student.
- Print one copy of Worksheet #2 – Testing Existing Designs, The Engineering Design Process and Worksheet #3 - Design/Redesign and Test per group.