1. TRANSISTOR BASICS 1 ITT HOW TO GET A GOOD GRADE ON THE MOUSE TRAP CAR OCTOBER, 2015

2. TRANSISTOR BASICS2 REMEMBER WE ARE ABOUT THE DESIGN PROCESS If you take the first idea that comes to your mind: You have not gone through the design process You have no alternate solutions You have little or no development You have little or no testing

3. TRANSISTOR BASICS3 IF YOU TRY A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS That is the design process You have alternates You will have improvements You will have redesign Even if you think your idea is the best- you should show you tried to improve it

4. TRANSISTOR BASICS4 Your ideas can change When you see how the car performs: When you see how the car performs: You might not be happy with it You might not be happy with it You should look to improve it You should look to improve it If you put effort in, it will show If you put effort in, it will show

5. TRANSISTOR BASICS5 Follow the Design Guide  Each step is different: (1-3)  (1) Problem- what are you trying to do  (2) Design Brief – how will you solve it and identify essential elements of your design  (3) Research- what did you find out and how will you use the info- the more the better

6. TRANSISTOR BASICS6 Follow the Design Guide  Each step is different: (4-6)  (4) Alt solutions- car with what type wheels, what type other ???  (5) Choosing – I chose XXX because it was ….???  (6) Developmental- we developed our solution and made it practical to implement by……….

7. TRANSISTOR BASICS7 Follow the Design Guide  Each step is different: (7-9)  (7) Modeling and Prototyping – we made our model(s) to test in the next step and we were xxxxx our idea was xxxxxxxxxxx ???  (8) Choosing – Testing and evaluation- This was the only way we could tell if our idea was improving ….  (9) Redesigning and Improving- based on the testing we did/did not look to improve our idea because …….

8. TRANSISTOR BASICS8 Give me a good finished product I will need a power point I will need a power point I need a drawing of your design with dimensions I need a drawing of your design with dimensions A table/chart should show you were thorough A table/chart should show you were thorough No word, no google docs, no hand written No word, no google docs, no hand written No kidding No kidding