Students get a brief overview of sampling, and how it fits into the Engineering Design Process. They then answer sampling questions, and do an exercise with colorful chocolate candies.
Students create their own hypothesis and predict which given conditions will melt ice the quickest and slowest, then conduct the experiment and record their results.
Students get a quick run down of averages, absolute values, and absolute mean deviation. They then collect data, identify data points and find averages of the differences.
Students get a quick glimpse into the beginning of the Engineering Design Process. After a quick overview of ways to generate ideas, students are encouraged to write down ideas they generate from their ideation methods.
Students work through the engineering design process in a simple, easy-to-understand format that directly relates to them. They then get the opportunity to draw a new design for a key holder, keeping their research in mind.