What is Engineering? Today we have a problem that requires the work of engineers. The museum of science is developing an exhibit on psychology and with every exhibit there needs to be, what we call in the business, a hook. So in this case, the developers wanted a hook that inspires the visitor to be curious about different personality traits. Developers decided on a bunch of animal statues because Animals in many different cultures represent different personal qualities; for example, in the US, owls represent wisdom, foxes slyness, tigers aggression and in this example, dogs represent loyalty. Hold up dog. Set on ground. So what do you think of the statue?

What is the problem? You need to solve this problem. What do you want to know before you start?

Its goal was simple: in eighteen minutes, teams of four must build the tallest freestanding structure out of 20 sticks of spaghetti, one yard of tape, one yard of string, and one marshmallow. The marshmallow has to be on top.

Using verbs, describe what you did during the design process.

The Engineering Design Process Brainstorming No evaluation Criteria IMAGINE Constraints Sci. info ASK THE GOAL To solve a problem by developing or improving a technology PLAN Get specific with one idea IMPROVE CREATE And test

The Marshmallow Challenge http://marshmallowchallenge.com/TED_Talk.h tml This activity was adapted from a lecture presentation from TED (Technology, Education, and Design).