LEGO .

Design & Making
across the Curriculum
An interactive study of the Design Process
click to add 24 tooth Gear
When you have finished with this page, click this gear to add it to the model and move on to Step 7.		 Individual parts of the model were built and tested using real Lego elements:
physical model
Each of these models tested out the interaction between the central gear and the eight design process "steps".
There are many possible products that students could make along the way in designing a final model. Here are some examples for the Hindsight is 20/20 project. .
. Step 1:
Need		 . Step 2:
Research		 . Step 3:
Criteria		 . Step 4:
Brainstorm		 .
· Write a proposal
· Conference with teams
· Journal Entry		 . · List of sources
· Project Overview
· Inventory of materials available
 . · Define successful project
· List of criteria prioritized
· Restate in own words essential needs to project
· Journal Entry		 . · List of ideas
· Categorization of ideas
· Drawings		 .
. Step 5:
Design Solution		 . Step 6:
Make/Adjust		 . Step 7:
Test/Assess/Adjust		 . Step 8:
Evaluate/Communicate		 .
· Sketch of chosen solution
· CAD drawings
· Step of how to replicate model
· Visual of model in use or intended context		 . · 3D model
· How-to sheet
· Journal entry
· Schematic of intricate connections		 . · Count pieces
· Weigh product
· Test bouyancy		 . · Poster
· Oral presentation
· Video of presentation		 .
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