Very Helpful for Planning
This article provides five optimizations for the elementary engineering design process: choosing the right design challenge, choosing testable criteria for failure and success, representing ... See More
This article provides five optimizations for the elementary engineering design process: choosing the right design challenge, choosing testable criteria for failure and success, representing a design through a drawing or maquette, labeling and describing design plans, and exploring while designing. These optimizations are very specific and give excellent parameters for the initial stages of planning an engineering unit. After reading the article, I found that I had a clearer idea of the criteria that should be included in my own extensive engineering project that I am creating. I appreciated that the article included options for effective differentiation. I was unfamiliar with the idea of a maquette before reading the article but now I will certainly be tasking my students with creating maquette during the design process. A very helpful read!