1. We Are All Engineers, Designers, & Scientists
Today you will:
Identify discrete steps that will lead to a solution
Effectively collaborate
Persevere through a challenge with no “right” answer
Discuss each others ideas using evidence

2. Time to prep for the first task…
Challenge
Time to prep for the first task…
Clear your desk
You Need:
1 paper
Pen or pencil to write
Colored pencils/markers

3. Task #1 Constraints: Silent Activity
Use the paper to make a “Name Card”
Fold in ½ (hotdog style) so that is can stand up on its own
On the top of the card write your FULL name as it appears in IC
Draw a symbol, picture, or word that represents YOU in the remaining white space

4. TASK #2
Examine the two displayed pictures of the Manhattan Bridge from two different periods in the history of New York City
On the back of your “Name Card” write 3 hashtags that explain what you observe in these two pictures
Constraints:
Silent activity
Hashtags are written on the back of your name card
Hashtags must represent observations of both pictures
1909
Present Day
At Night

5. Task #3 Working in your group of 4…
Share a hashtag by reading one out loud to your group
Explain how you came up with the hashtag
Repeat this until everyone has shared their hashtags
Your group will then choose ONE hashtag that best represents the ideas from the group
Send ONE group member to the front board to write your hashtag on the whiteboard
You have four minutes!

6. What are the similarities? What are the difference?
Hashtag discussion…
What are the similarities?
What are the difference?
What does this have to do with the class?

7. “Engineering Design Thinking”
1. What do you think this phrase means?
2. What experiences do you have with engineering or design or thinking?
3.Why do we talk about engineering in a science class?

9. How do these activities go together?
Name
Manhattan Bridge
You needed to develop a solution, a symbol for your name
You had to define yourself through an image
Engineers had to develop a solution for connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn
Engineers are defined by what they build, how it looks, and how it functions
Both are elegant solutions to a problem… 

10. Can We Drink the Water Now?
Engineering Activity

11. “We are all engineers, designers, and scientists.”

13. SCENARIO
You are in a village that NEEDS clean water stored in a water tower.
You have been tasked to design and build a model of a water tower using only 5 sheets of paper (8.5”x11”) and a water bottle.
It must be the highest of all the towers

14. Water Tower Challenge: Build the highest one!
Constraints
Overview
ONLY use the items provided
CANNOT ask for more items if you destroy the items
CANNOT open or destroy the water bottle
ALL water must remain in the bottle
The bottle must be elevated OFF the table
Elevate bottle as HIGH as possible off the table
Supplies:
5 sheets of paper (8.5”x11”)
a water bottle with water in it
A metric ruler to help figure out centimeters

15. STEP 1: 5 minutes!
Individually, draw a model of the water tower you would build using the supplies
Write down your estimate of the height in centimeters to TOP of the bottle

16. Discuss and agree on a model to build
STEP 2: 5 minutes!
Form into your groups
Discuss and agree on a model to build
Draw the final model including the estimate of height in centimeters

17. When finished, write down the actual height in centimeters
STEP 3: minutes!
Build the water tower
When finished, write down the actual height in centimeters

18. Collect the data from each group
STEP 4: minutes!
Collect the data from each group
Send one person from your group to the board to write your estimated & final heights
GROUP
Estimated Height
Actual Height

19. Time to Debrief!  Time to measure the towers!! The winner is…..
Was it more important for your group to win or work together? Why?
Were you doing science in this activity? Explain with evidence!
What did you learn about yourself as a leader?
What role did you naturally take? Why?

20. Class Debrief… Do we notice any trends in the data?
Did fellow students disagree on any of the questions?
Why do you think there was disagreement to any of the questions?
Were any of these questions uncomfortable to answer?
What is the purpose of doing this type of debrief activity?

21. “Engineering Design Thinking”
Engineering Design Thinking is a collaborative process that depends on each individual’s participation and unique dynamics of each group
It is a process for solving solutions
It is an opportunity to learn to work together more effectively
Our goal is to develop great solutions, but great solutions will only emerge after many other solutions have failed
We learn from our mistakes and
this gives us an opportunity to achieve even greater solutions.