b. Apply concepts of b. Choose one of the following two activities: 1. Define b. Tower Contest planning, design, planning, design, building, testing, quality assurance, (Supplies are listed.) building, testing, quality and customer needs as these terms apply to the design assurance, and customer process. Students will work in groups to build a paper needs. (T1, T4, T5, tower following specified design criteria with limited CCM49) supplies and compete with other groups in the classroom for the tallest, free-standing (for 10 seconds) tower. The students will compete, and the teacher will keep measurements on the board as the towers are tested. Provide prizes to the top winners. 2. Students will work in groups to build an aircraft decoy following specified design criteria with limited Attached Air Craft Decoy supplies and compete with other groups in the Design competition classroom for the aircraft decoy that will travel the (Supplies are listed.) longest distance. The students will compete, and the teacher will keep measurements by marking the distance on the string. Provide prizes to the top winners. Students will complete the reflective memo on the activity completed above. Journal Rubric OPTIONAL: Invite a speaker to explain the design process of a product in your area (ex. automobile industry, computer industry, timber industry, refining industry, department of transportation, etc.). Performance Task Performance Task Title: Cardboard Chair Design Students will work in groups of 3 or 4 to build a cardboard chair following specified design criteria. You are a furniture designer charged with creating a new line of chairs that use recyclable material but support people. You intend to practice using only cardboard for your design. Please use the activity sheet for further instructions. You will be evaluated by the design, explanation, specifications, aesthetics, and group work. Attachments for Performance Task: Cardboard Chair Design Activity (Located in Appendix A) Cardboard Chair Design Rubric (Located in Appendix A) Performance Task Rubric (Located in Appendix A) Unit Resources
b. Apply concepts of planning, design, building, testing, quality assurance, and customer needs. (T1, T4, T5, CCM49) b. Choose one of the following two activities: 1. Define planning, design, building, testing, quality assurance, and customer needs as these terms apply to the design process. Students will work in groups to build a paper tower following specified design criteria with limited supplies and compete with other groups in the classroom for the tallest, free-standing (for 10 seconds) tower. The students will compete, and the teacher will keep measurements on the board as the towers are tested. Provide prizes to the top winners. 2. Students will work in groups to build an aircraft decoy following specified design criteria with limited supplies and compete with other groups in the classroom for the aircraft decoy that will travel the longest distance. The students will compete, and the teacher will keep measurements by marking the distance on the string. Provide prizes to the top winners. Students will complete the reflective memo on the activity completed above. OPTIONAL: Invite a speaker to explain the design process of a product in your area (ex. automobile industry, computer industry, timber industry, refining industry, department of transportation, etc.). b. Tower Contest (Supplies are listed.) Attached Air Craft Decoy Design competition (Supplies are listed.) Journal Rubric Performance Task Performance Task Title: Cardboard Chair Design Students will work in groups of 3 or 4 to build a cardboard chair following specified design criteria. You are a furniture designer charged with creating a new line of chairs that use recyclable material but support people. You intend to practice using only cardboard for your design. Please use the activity sheet for further instructions. You will be evaluated by the design, explanation, specifications, aesthetics, and group work. Attachments for Performance Task: Cardboard Chair Design Activity (Located in Appendix A) Cardboard Chair Design Rubric (Located in Appendix A) Performance Task Rubric (Located in Appendix A) Unit Resources
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