Plan your own Engineering Design Challenge and a Hidden Opportunity for you!

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You've read and viewed several resources related to EDP. I want you to create your own EDP Challenge for your students . In designing your EDP Challenge, you will need to consider:

1. What problem are we trying to solve?
2. What standards could I match up to if possible?
3. What materials will be used?
4. What instructions will be given for the challenge?
5. What are my challenge CONSTRAINTS (a very important part of any ED Challenge!)?
   • Examples: Certain time allotted to complete the challenge, only certain materials used, etc.
6. What are my students going to (hopefully) learn from this (objectives)?
   • Note: Not everything has to be about content. For example, could you use an ED to teach cooperation, teamwork, process skills, etc.?

Please post your 5E ED Challenge/plan in your discussion post. We want to be able to create a mental image of your challenge. So, please be detailed.

The document below will give you some ideas on getting started and provides an idea of how to implement the EDP into a 5E. You can use this format to post your plan

Teaching Engineering Design Process with 5E The 5E instructional model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate) provides a great framework for teaching the Engineering Design Process (EDP). Here are some ideas to implement this in your classroom with the topic being the EDP: Objectives: Provide a model for students to refer to while planning their own EDP challenge using the 5E Students will use the model to create their own challenge and plan to implement in the elementary setting. Standards: Materials: Constraints: Engage (15 minutes): Real-World Challenge: Present a real-world engineering problem relevant to your students' field. Examples: designing a more efficient solar panel, creating a disaster-proof communication system, developing a sustainable water purification method. Brainstorming Activity: Divide students into groups and ask them to brainstorm solutions for 5 minutes. Encourage wild and creative ideas! Discussion: Facilitate a discussion about the challenges engineers face in designing solutions. Briefly introduce the concept of the EDP without revealing the specific steps. Peer Review & Feedback: Implement a peer-review process where teams provide feedback on each other's designs based on the EDP principles. Evaluate (30 minutes): Presentations & Demonstration: Have each team present their final design solution, explaining their thought process and how they used the EDP. Encourage them to demonstrate a prototype if applicable. Instructor Evaluation: Provide constructive feedback on how well each team adopted the EDP throughout the design process. Reflection: Have students individually reflect on their learning experience. They can answer questions like: What were the biggest challenges in applying the EDP? What did you learn about the iterative nature of design? Additional Tips: . Throughout your lessons, encourage students to think critically, be creative, and collaborate effectively. Model and integrate relevant engineering concepts and software tools into the design challenge if possible. . Consider incorporating online resources like simulations or design software to enhance the exploration and elaboration phases. . Use the 5E and EDP to cross contents. This is a basic structure, feel free to adapt it based on the specific engineering discipline and the complexity of the design challenge you choose.Peer Review & Feedback: Implement a peer-review process where teams provide feedback on each other's designs based on the EDP principles. Evaluate (30 minutes): Presentations & Demonstration: Have each team present their final design solution, explaining their thought process and how they used the EDP. Encourage them to demonstrate a prototype if applicable. Instructor Evaluation: Provide constructive feedback on how well each team adopted the EDP throughout the design process. Reflection: Have students individually reflect on their learning experience. They can answer questions like: What were the biggest challenges in applying the EDP? What did you learn about the iterative nature of design? Additional Tips: . Throughout your lessons, encourage students to think critically, be creative, and collaborate effectively. Model and integrate relevant engineering concepts and software tools into the design challenge if possible. . Consider incorporating online resources like simulations or design software to enhance the exploration and elaboration phases. . Use the 5E and EDP to cross contents. This is a basic structure, feel free to adapt it based on the specific engineering discipline and the complexity of the design challenge you choose