1. READ AND WRITE LIKE AN ENGINEER with

2. Agenda
9:45-10:20
Introduction to NASA’s BEST Engineering Design Process
10:20-11:05
Space Sailing Design Challenge
Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking Activities
11:05-11:15
Summary and Resources
Q/A

3. NASA’s BEST Engineering Design Process

4. What is Engineering?
the art or science of making practical applications of  the knowledge of pure sciences
the application of science and mathematics by which the properties of matter and the sources of energy in nature are made useful to people webster.com
the work of designing and creating large structures (such as roads and bridges) or new products or systems by using scientific methods

5. EDP FOLDABLE AND QUIZ ACTIVITIES
NASA’s BEST Engineering Design Process
ASK: Identify &Define the Problem
IMAGINE: Brainstorm Solutions & Research Ideas
SHARE: Communicate the results
EDP FOLDABLE AND QUIZ ACTIVITIES
IMPROVE: Optimize & Redesign the Solution
PLAN: Select & Sketch a Design
TEST: Collect Data & Evaluate the Solution
CREATE: Build a model or prototype

6. Engineering in Every Day Life

7. Engineering in Every Day Life

8. Engineering in Every Day Life

9. FRED AND WIDGET ACTIVITY
TECHNICAL SPEAKING
Every time someone complains about a situation, a task, or curses a product, right there, there is an opportunity for a product or a service. – Anonymous Engineer
What in your life needs redesigning?
Share ideas and pick one to discuss further.
What design improvements would you make?
Identify the most important improvements – and how they would improve the product better.
How would you determine if these improvements worked?
Identify how you could evaluate your improvements.
USE THESE WORDS IN YOUR DISCUSSION:
design, problem, ask, brainstorm, solution, improvement, plan, research, test, evaluate, redesign, share

10. Space Sailing

11. What Makes NASA’s BEST Educator Guides Unique?
No specific instructions or “recipes” for building the products
Develop unique combination of 21st century learning and innovation skills that include creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, communication and collaboration.
Bring NASA’s latest technological developments into the classroom and engage students in the excitement of NASA.

12. Alignment with Standards
NGSS Practices - eight NGSS practices of science and engineering
NGSS Middle School Standards for Engineering, Technology, and Application of Science – four NGSS standards on Engineering Design
CCM Mathematical Practices – eight CCM practices of mathematics
CCELA Standards for Science and Technical Subjects – key CCELA standards for reading, writing, listening, speaking technical text

13. Space Sailing Objectives
After completing this design challenge, students will be better able to:
Compare electric and solar sails for green space travel; and
Use the Engineering Design Process to design, create, and test a prototype of a space sail that is able to self-deploy with minimal assistance.

14. Technical Listening and Speaking
Listen for the Main Idea
Listen for Specific Information/Definitions
Listening for Detailed Understanding
Speaking
Think/Pair/Share
Role Simulations
Team Reviews
Oral Report
RESOURCES
Sailing in Space (RocketBoom, 2:05 min)
Role Cards
Scoring Guide for Technical Report (Written and Oral)
Quality Assurance Review (Space Sailing)

15. Technical Reading ? Vocabulary Development Talking to Text
DIGITAL TOOL
Space Sailing
Quizlet Vocabulary
RESOURCES
EDP Foldable
Technical Text
Dialectic Journal Directions and Scoring Guide
Vocabulary Development
EDP Foldable
Technical Text
Talking to Text
smiley/sad face for agree/ disagree
star or underlined text to identify key facts
circled text to identify big idea
question mark for a question
arrows to draw a connection between two different parts of text
callout for group discussion topic
Dialectic Journal ?

16. Technical Writing Technical Report Spin-Off Report One-Paragraph Essay
Descriptive Text
Comparison/Contrast Text
Illustration with Text   
Summary Text 
RESOURCES
One-Paragraph Essay Directions and Scoring Guide
Technical Report Directions (see Space Sailing) and Scoring Guide
Compare/Contrast
What sails are made of
How sails propel spacecraft
What physics principals are involved
DIFFERENT
SAME
VENN DIAGRAM

17. Comparison of Sails Electric Sails Solar Sails What Sails are Made Of
Large network of very thin, positively charged wires
Large surface of ultrathin, highly reflective material
How Sails Propel Spacecraft
Repulsion from high-speed protons emitted from the sun (solar wind) propels spacecraft
Reflects photons off the sail and transfers momentum to propel spacecraft
What Physics Principles are Involved
Charge Interactions: Two objects that are of like charge will repel each other.
Newton’s 3rd Law: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

18. Challenge
Design, create, and test a prototype of a space sail that will self-deploy with minimal assistance.
Design Requirements (must be met)
The sail must self-deploy from a launch vehicle and unfurl within 5 seconds.
Once deployed, the sail must remain upright and open on the launch vehicle without assistance.
Design Constraints (limits your design)
The total mass of the sail must not exceed 20 grams.
The total surface area of the sail must not exceed 2,500 cm2.
Only materials provided can be used to create the sail.
For surface area, assume thickness to be 0.0 cm.
Then, surface area = front area + back area; 2,500 cm2 = 2(LW)
Thus, area of one side should be no more than 1250 cm2

19. Possible Materials Spacecraft and Launch Vehicle: Materials for Sail
Potato chip cup, film canister, toilet paper roll
Materials for Sail
Pipe cleaners, yarn, bamboo skewers, thread, wire
Paper, tissue paper, plastic bags, plastic wrap; aluminum foil
Other Materials
Play dough
Tape
Scissors
Hole punch
Tools on your Phone
Metric ruler
Stopwatch
Camera
Search Engine

20. NASA’s BEST Engineering Design Process
ASK: Identify &Define the Problem
IMAGINE: Brainstorm Solutions & Research Ideas
SHARE: Communicate the results
IMPROVE: Optimize & Redesign the Solution
PLAN: Select & Sketch a Design
TEST: Collect Data & Evaluate the Solution
CREATE: Build a model or prototype

21. Read and Write Like an Engineer with NASA’s BEST
Speaking
Collaboration
By roles or not
Peer Review
Presentations
Informal/Formal
Individual/Group
Listening
Videos
Main Ideas, Specific Info, Detailed Understanding
Peers/Teacher
Reading
Technical Vocabulary
Technical Texts
Writing
Informal
Engineering Notebooks Worksheets in Activity
Semi-Formal/Formal
1P Essays in Activity
Picture captions, summaries, procedures, comparison/contrast