STEM 4

What About the E ?

Cynthia Bell, Lizelena Iglesias, Nell Eckersley

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Agenda

Introductions
What is an Engineer? Engineering Practices
Models of the Engineering Design Process
Our Engineering Problem
Your Engineering Problem

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Science and Engineering Practices

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Practices in
Math, Science,
and ELA

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1. How would you define engineering?
2. Compare your thoughts with the definition on your
handout, and with your neighbor.

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The Engineering Design Process by
NASA

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The Engineering Design Process by the
Boston Museum of Science

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Steps of the
Engineering Design
Process
Process rarely moves in a linear
fashion.

Designers jump back and forth

between the steps as they move
toward the final solution.

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Our Engineering Problem
Mall Activity

-Give data based of a community-Also give parameters for kinds of stores or shops
that they have to include and space

-Outcome: Build your Mall

-Materials: sticky notes, graph papers, calculators, markers, handout with

parameters, google folder-maybe padlet,

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The Engineering Design Process by
NASA

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Engineering Design Process

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Engineering Design Process

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Designing Solutions

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Share Your Mall
1. On your smartphone, go to our padlet
https://padlet.com/Nell/STEM6117
2. Click on the and a dialog box will appear

3. Type your name in the Title line

4. Add a photo of the final version of your mall
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Reflection:
-Could you do this with
you students?

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Extensions
-RAFT Activity
-Going Green
-Role Playing

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Your
Engineering
Problems

-Are there activities that you

currently do with your students
that you can be more intentional
about incorporating the
engineering design thinking? 23
Materials and Resources

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 Thanks!
Engineering isnt about
perfect solutions; its about
doing the best you can with
limited resources.

Randy Pausch

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Contact Information:
Cynthia Bell CynthiaB@lacnyc.org
Lizelena Iglesias LizelenaI@lacnyc.org
Nell Eckersley NellE@lacnyc.org

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