Design & Development Modules
| Module Activities Index: | 701 | 702 | 703 |
This material is adapted from a Hearlihy, Inc. catalog. It is being used on a short-term basis to illustrate concepts and activities students would learn and do in a modular technology laboratory. For additional information see the Reference page. .
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Module: Problem Solving 701
Activities Concepts & Skills
  1. Answer research questions and define technical terms
  2. Review how six simple machines work
  3. Complete problem solving worksheets
  4. Build working lever machines using LEGO DACTA Kit
  5. Build working gear machines using LEGO DACTA Kit
  6. Build working pulley machines using LEGO DACTA KIT
  7. Design and build other problem-solving machines to provided specifications.
  1. Test machines for operational effectiveness
  2. Learn steps in problem-solving process
  3. Identify, gather and record information needed to solve problems
  4. Follow written and graphic instructions for building machines.
  5. Conceptualize solutions
  6. Build simple machines to solve problems
  7. Test simple machines
  8. Solve equations for scientific principles
  9. Computer amount of work performed by a machine
  10. Learn engineering principles of I. K. Brunel
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Module: Design Technology 702
Activities Concepts & Skills
  1. Research design process through study of video and text
  2. Answer research questions and define technical terms
  3. Brainstorm, sketch and develop design ideas using a design brief
  4. Sketch a design on graph paper
  5. Discuss, evaluate and select best design solution
  6. Prepare a working drawing of final design selection
  7. Construct a prototype model
  8. Test and upgrade model
  9. Evaluate completed product design.
  1. Brainstorm to identify potential problem solutions
  2. Evaluate problem solutions
  3. Use drawings as effective supplements to written communication
  4. Draw an orthographic projection
  5. design process to create a product model
  6. Draw measured lines on paper using a ruler
  7. Identify and draw geometrical shapes
  8. Create product dimensions using numbers and fractions
  9. Understand the basic process of developing ideas and products
  10. Use the scientific method for collecting and evaluating data
  11. Sketch to record and refine design concepts.
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Module: Research & Development 703
Activities Concepts & Skills
  1. Under Construction
  1. Under Construction
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Entered October 19, 1997