How does prototyping, testing, and refining result in higher quality designs?
Outcome(s): At the end of this lesson, learners will demonstrate skill in ideating, prototyping, testing and refining.
Materials:
Teaching the Lesson:
1. Launch
Objective: Learners recall some devices that can launch things or throw things and identify the key parts and purposes of these devices.
2. Explore
Objectives: Learners demonstrate skill prototyping, testing, and refining a device that can launch a pom pom as far as possible.
3. Summarize
Objective: Learners will engage in whole class discussion on which devices worked the best and why.