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

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

3. 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. 4 Engineering Design Process – (Ask) DO 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 Ask Imagine Plan Create Experiment Improve Entry

5. 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. 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 Ask Imagine Plan Create Experiment Improve Entry

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

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

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