Engineering Club Activity 3

1. Imagine Ask Entry Plan Improve Create Experiment Engineering ClubActivity 3 Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) 2008  Ridgeway Elementary School

2. Engineering Design Process (EDP) Imagine Ask Entry Plan Improve Create Experiment

3. Challenge #3 NASA Scientists and Engineers are working on a space vehicle to take astronauts to the moon, Mars, and beyond. • Space Shuttle ??? • Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV)

4. Engineering Design Process – (Ask) What Design Must DO: • Carry people and an internal tank for holding liquids. • Size Limit {fit in container} • Carry two passengers • Have a hatch {opens & closes} for access Imagine Ask Entry Plan Improve Create Experiment

5. Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) • Safely carry two plastic people. • Secure seat. • Without gluing or taping them. • Sustain a 2-m Drop Test. • Include Internal holding tank for liquids {<{10cm x 2cm)} • Fit within “Rocket Compartment” {mailing tube} • Have one hatch that opens & closes. The hatch should remain shut during the 2-m Drop Test.

6. EDP: Ask, Imagine, Plan What OPTIONs To Consider: • For carrying people and tank (liquids) • Size Limit {fit in container} • Carry two passengers • Have a hatch {opens & closes} for access Imagine Ask Entry Plan Improve Create Experiment

7. EDP: Create & Experiment • Create Model  Plan • Experiment & Document Imagine Ask Entry Plan Improve Create Experiment

8. EDP: Improve • Design Improvements  from Experiments • Peer Reviews & Quality Assurance • Suggest Ideas • Receive Ideas • Consider Alternatives Imagine Ask Entry Plan Improve Create Experiment

9. Imagine Ask Entry Plan Improve Create Experiment Conclude • Pack-Up Design & Supplies  Cart • Clean-up Surrounding Area • Leave No Trace!