Engineering+Practice

The purpose of this project is for you to //apply your knowledge and creativity to make homes more energy efficient//; you will become an engineer! Ever-increasing interest in reducing home energy use has made your company decide to develop a new product in that area. You are charged with developing a device to improve the efficiency of homes. You may choose to improve a home by taking steps to reduce thermal losses, by implementing passive solar features, or changing the landscape around the home. The only requirement is that your idea can be tested on a scale model of a home that you will build yourself. During this project, you and your design team will work together as you complete major steps in the engineering design process.
 * Description || Materials || N.C. Essential Standards ||
 * Overview

This is the instructions and rubrics for the entire 25 days related to this project. It has 7 parts, starting with the design process, going through documentation, modeling, and prototype testing. It ends with an assessment of the results and a presentation. || ||   ||
 * Part 1: Defining the problem (2 days) || [[file:09ESU4L1 - A Design Process Presentation.pptx]][[file:09ESU4L1 - B Design process flow chart.docx]][[file:09ESU4L1 - C_Heat Transfer Review.pptx]] ||  ||
 * Part 2: Research and Brainstroming (5 days) || [[file:09ESU4L2 - A Documentation and Sketching presentation.pptx]] ||  ||
 * Part 3: Modeling Introduction (2 days) || [[file:09ESU4L3 - A Modeling Presentation.pptx]][[file:09ESU4L3 - C Model of Heating Water - For Teachers.docx]] ||  ||
 * Part 4: Modeling Design Idea (4 days) || No additional files ||  ||
 * Part 5: Prototype Design and Test (6 days) || [[file:09ESU4L5 - A_presentation_experimental_design_C.ppt]][[file:09ESU4L5 - B_experimental_design_worksheet_C.doc]][[file:09ESU4L5 - C_creation of model home.docx]] ||  ||
 * Part 6: Analysis, Conclusion, and PowerPoint Presentation Preparation (4 days) || No additional files ||  ||
 * Part 7: PowerPoint or Slideshow Presentations (2 days) || No additional files ||  ||