1. Milltown’s STEAM Expo
March 17, 2017

2. Overview of the Expo
Starting last year, our STEAM Expo is now a showcase of STE(A)M thinking and problem solving.
You can work individually or in groups up to 4 students. Please have only one team member register your group.
You will choose a problem to research and follow the engineering design process to solve your problem.

3. The Engineering Design Process

4. Ask a question/ Identify your problem
Possible Problems/Challenges
Sports
Designing new equipment
Develop / design new lightweight materials that will be more comfortable and withstand greater impacts or forces
Music
Develop a new instrument; revise an old; devise a way to carry it
Milltown
traffic problems in hallway
over crowded parking lots

5. Ask a question/ Identify your problem
Environment
Design/develop a way to protect animals/plants from becoming endangered/extinct
Design/develop a way to monitor or help lower air and/ or water pollution
Design/develop new forms of energy
Design/develop a way to conserve, filter or preserve water
Design/develop a way to stop rain forest destruction
Technology
Design/develop a new app
Design a new way to travel
Other
Design a better bridge, road, home

6. Plan
Draw a diagram of how you will solve your problem. Your diagram must be easy to understand, detailed, and clearly labeled with materials you will use.
Your diagram of the design must be included in your final presentation

7. Create/Test/Improve
You will follow your plan to build a prototype to help you solve your problem
Test your prototype to determine its success
Your prototype can be made out of recycled materials
Learn from your mistakes to help you rebuild/refine your prototype
Your final presentation must include:
Display of your prototype
Pictures or video of testing

8. Present/Communicate Your Ideas
Each project will need to be presented. If you are working with more than one partner please remember that everyone will have to be a part of your presentation.
To help you during your presentation you may use a poster, a tri-fold, a laptop, a video, or an ipod just to name a few possible items.
Please be sure to bring extension cords if you need access to electricity.

9. Research and Imagine During this stage you will:
Learn about your topic through research
Gather data about your topic
Imagine different ways to solve your problem
Choose an idea you want to use

10. Present/Communicate Your Ideas
Each project will have a 3ft by 4ft table space. If you require more room or floor space please let us know on the registration form.
Since most of the tables are not against the wall a tri-fold board is helpful to display information. They can be purchased at craft stores and office supply stores

11. Present/Communicate Your Ideas
Research
Project Title
Explanation of Problem
Create, Test Improve
Labeled Diagram