Engineering Lab 3: Ship Shape!!

30 minutes to introduce design brief in large group

5 minutes to get to breakout rooms and prepare design brief 

Problem Statement:

Industrialization requires the shipping of raw materials to producers, then finished goods to consumers.

Design Statement:

Create a boat that is able to ship the most amount of pennies (copper as raw material).

Constraints:

• 1 ft2 of aluminum foil
• Boat cannot be wider then 26 cm or deeper then 18 cm.

Roles: all group members will assist each other with these roles

• Project Manager (ORGANIZED and FOCUSED: time, task and quality control)
• Engineer (PROBLEM SOLVER and DRAWER: sketch design and test product)
• Builder (FOLLOW DIRECTIONS: assemble the final product, make modifications)
• Payload Operator (FOCUSED and COORDINATED : ensures that cargo is properly distributed..... steady hands)

Research & Brainstorm:

• NOTES:
• 4 different sketches of possible designs
• Discussion notes:
• Pros and Cons of designs plans

Implementation:

• Detailed Sketch with LABELS
• Make Observations during testing
• Make modifications to design/sketch

                                               

Feedback:

• Make at least 3 observations of other boats
• Propose 3 modifications to group boat

Results/Performance

Complete all Paperwork
 Return Design Brief to teacher