Science Technology Engineering & Math
A. Engineering Design Process
ASK: What is the problem? How have others worked on this? What are your limits?
IMAGINE: What are some solutions? Brainstorm!. Choose the best idea.
PLAN: Draw a diagram. List materials. Develop a Procedure.
CREATE: Follow your plan and create something. Test it out! Make a model!
IMPROVE: What works? What doesn’t? What could work better? Change your design to make it better. Fix it! Test it out! Go back to whichever EDP step and make your changes!
COMMUNICATE & SHARE: Explain your ideas to others. Listen to feedback! Answer questions with data and reasoning. Report to the community or to those who are most affected by your investigation.
STEM EDP Bulletin Board CKelly 2019
B. EDP = flexible.
1. There may be many models made- maybe one model/engineer
2. Students work through all 6 steps – but not necessarily in this order.
3. In real life, engineers often work on just 1 or 2 steps, then pass their work to another team.
4. This plan does not always follow a straight-line formula. It can be circular or steps may be re-visited.
References: Engineering is Elementary
https://sites.google.com/a/dcsdk12.org/8-red-stem/home/edp
http://sudbury.rnesu.org/school_information/classrooms
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