We Are All Engineers, Designers, & Scientists Today you will: Identify discrete steps that will lead to a solution Effectively collaborate Persevere through a challenge with no “right” answer Discuss each others ideas using evidence

Time to prep for the first task… Challenge Time to prep for the first task… Clear your desk You Need: 1 paper Pen or pencil to write Colored pencils/markers

Task #1 Constraints: Silent Activity Use the paper to make a “Name Card” Fold in ½ (hotdog style) so that is can stand up on its own On the top of the card write your FULL name as it appears in IC Draw a symbol, picture, or word that represents YOU in the remaining white space

TASK #2 Examine the two displayed pictures of the Manhattan Bridge from two different periods in the history of New York City On the back of your “Name Card” write 3 hashtags that explain what you observe in these two pictures Constraints: Silent activity Hashtags are written on the back of your name card Hashtags must represent observations of both pictures 1909 Present Day At Night

Task #3 Working in your group of 4… Share a hashtag by reading one out loud to your group Explain how you came up with the hashtag Repeat this until everyone has shared their hashtags Your group will then choose ONE hashtag that best represents the ideas from the group Send ONE group member to the front board to write your hashtag on the whiteboard You have four minutes!

What are the similarities? What are the difference? Hashtag discussion… What are the similarities? What are the difference? What does this have to do with the class?

“Engineering Design Thinking” 1. What do you think this phrase means? 2. What experiences do you have with engineering or design or thinking? 3.Why do we talk about engineering in a science class?

How do these activities go together? Name Manhattan Bridge You needed to develop a solution, a symbol for your name You had to define yourself through an image Engineers had to develop a solution for connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn Engineers are defined by what they build, how it looks, and how it functions Both are elegant solutions to a problem… 

Can We Drink the Water Now? Engineering Activity

“We are all engineers, designers, and scientists.”

SCENARIO You are in a village that NEEDS clean water stored in a water tower. You have been tasked to design and build a model of a water tower using only 5 sheets of paper (8.5”x11”) and a water bottle. It must be the highest of all the towers

Water Tower Challenge: Build the highest one! Constraints Overview ONLY use the items provided CANNOT ask for more items if you destroy the items CANNOT open or destroy the water bottle ALL water must remain in the bottle The bottle must be elevated OFF the table Elevate bottle as HIGH as possible off the table Supplies: 5 sheets of paper (8.5”x11”) a water bottle with water in it A metric ruler to help figure out centimeters

STEP 1: 5 minutes! Individually, draw a model of the water tower you would build using the supplies Write down your estimate of the height in centimeters to TOP of the bottle

Discuss and agree on a model to build STEP 2: 5 minutes! Form into your groups Discuss and agree on a model to build Draw the final model including the estimate of height in centimeters

When finished, write down the actual height in centimeters STEP 3: 15 minutes! Build the water tower When finished, write down the actual height in centimeters

Collect the data from each group STEP 4: 10 minutes! Collect the data from each group Send one person from your group to the board to write your estimated & final heights GROUP Estimated Height Actual Height

Time to Debrief!  Time to measure the towers!! The winner is….. Was it more important for your group to win or work together? Why? Were you doing science in this activity? Explain with evidence! What did you learn about yourself as a leader? What role did you naturally take? Why?

Class Debrief… Do we notice any trends in the data? Did fellow students disagree on any of the questions? Why do you think there was disagreement to any of the questions? Were any of these questions uncomfortable to answer? What is the purpose of doing this type of debrief activity?

“Engineering Design Thinking” Engineering Design Thinking is a collaborative process that depends on each individual’s participation and unique dynamics of each group It is a process for solving solutions It is an opportunity to learn to work together more effectively Our goal is to develop great solutions, but great solutions will only emerge after many other solutions have failed We learn from our mistakes and this gives us an opportunity to achieve even greater solutions.