1. African Water Pump Engineering Design Project Andrew Parkhurst The Ohio State University 1

2. What is Engineering? Engineers meet needs of people to better their lives Engineering is problem solving using Technology, Science, Math, and the Engineering Design Process 2

3. Design Process 3

4. The Background Story http://youtu.be/05DwbbR4Oik 4

5. Engineers Solve Problems Problem: The water is deep and it’s heavy 5 Need: People need water

6. Structures To Support Weight 6

7. Engineering Design Challenge Create a structure to support the weight of the well – First re-create the original prototype – Create your own design using the Design Storyboard Test your design at the well stations – Weigh the buckets on the scales 7

8. Real World Design 8