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Speedy & Compact: The Perfect Vehicle for Your Future
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | VanOrder, Lisa Sparrow, Jack Hicks, Ameer |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Description | Student teams design and test solar-powered model cars to meet the criteria that they be speedy and compact. They use solar power building model kits, test and improve the vehicles, calculate vehicle speed and volume, rank all team vehicles, pick the best and write a paragraph recommendation to a car sales company. As if they are engineers, students are tasked to design solar-powered model vehicles that are speedy and compact in order to make recommendations to a local car sales company. Teams familiarize themselves with the materials by building solar-panel model car prototypes, following kit instructions, which they test for speed. After making design improvements, they test again. Then they take measurements and calculate the volume of each team’s vehicle. They rank all teams’ vehicles by speed and by size. After data analyses, reflection and team discussion, students write recommendations to the car company about the vehicle they think is best for consumers. Youngsters experience key portions of the engineering design process and learn the importance of testing and collaborating in order to make better products. Pre/post-quizzes and numerous worksheets and handouts are provided. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado Michigan State University |
| Subject Keyword | Data Analysis and Probability Measurement Problem Solving Reasoning and Proof Science and Technology |
| Content Type | Text Video |
| Time Required | PT5H45M |
| Education Level | Class IV Class V Class VI Class VII Class VIII |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity Lecture cum Demonstration |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Geometry Probability Technical |
