Challenge #1: Higher and Stronger 1.How does knowing the purpose of your structure change the design? 2.Should time limits be a factor in the design process? 3.How important is collaboration in the design process? 4.How tall was your tower? 5.How strong was your structure? (# of textbooks it supported) 6.How were you trying to build your structure to be the tallest? 7.What strategies or techniques worked or didn’t when building tall? 8.How were you trying to build your structure to be the strongest? 9.What strategies or techniques worked or didn’t when building strong? 10.What strategy used by another group did you like most in this activity?
Challenge #2: Decoding The Design Behind the Wall 1. What was your strategy? How did you communicate to complete the task? 2. What skills did you learn from this task that apply to this course? Apply to a future career choice? 3. What was successful, what wasn't, and why?
Challenge #3: Paper Cargo Plane 1. What was your design process? List how you made your first design, and why. 2. What changes did you make after you intial test? Why? 3. What was successful, what wasn't, and why?
Challenge #4: Catapult 1. What unique features of your two catapults made them different? 2. Describe a pivotal point in your design process that had you circle back to a previous step. 3. Explain how you worked collaboratively and approached designing two catapults to complete three tasks in 45 minutes.
Challenge #5: Zip Line Delivery 1. What challenges did you have to adjust for? 2. How did you design your carrier so that it traveled quickly? 3. What strategies did you use to ensure you delivered your "package" on target? 4. Where could you apply the skills you used/learned today in your future?
Challenge #6: Gingerbread Village 1. What was your reference for design? 2. Explain how your group worked to build your part? 3. How did you work collaboratively to accomplish building the village?
Challenge #7: Minecraft - Building a World 1. Briefly explain the chosen style/plan. 2. Did you name your world? 3. Why did you chose the materials you did for your buildings? Was there communication and collaboration in choosing the materials? 4. Discuss the design process of how your team chose who built what? 5. What unique features did you/your team include in your world? Why?
3D Printer Maintenance - Those who worked on the machine. 1. Briefly discuss what your role was in getting the 3D printer operational. 2. How did working on the machine enhance your knowledge of 3D design? 3. In what way may this experience benefit you in the future?