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  1. What are the essential questions relating to this topic? 

  2. How does that relate to goals and measurements?

  3. How can we teach this creatively?

 

 

 

                   

 

 

 

 

 

But what’s missing?

Cyclical nature of the process.

Fundamentally a learning process that uses thinking skills. In fact, it is a higher order thinking skill.

The Engineering design process touches most learning disciplines.

Doesn’t simplify for younger students

 

On the left side, we see the divergent and convergent thinking happening as many ideas are created and the reduced base on what will work and meet the  needs.

This creative and critical thinking.

 

On the right side we see the iterative nature of the process as things are tried, found to need a change and then repeated until it is correct.

  As an example: Our problem or design challenge is to find a way to keep the coffee from getting cold.
 

 

 

  Prepared by  Bill Wolfson.  Copyright © 2010
Last Updated 01/09/2010