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An engineering design lesson plan contains connected activities as a capstone engineering project. The activities revolve around the principle of improving an existing object and designing the manufacturing process in order to do so. The engineering teams develop a presentation and a technical manual for the manufacturing process.
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Designed
Instructional Ideas
- Introduce the eight activities where they appear in the lesson
- Have invited guests determine whether they would be willing to invest in the design presented to them
Classroom Considerations
- The activity is designed for a course that includes several advanced engineering concepts and processes
Pros
- The end of the document contains samples to make expectations clearer
- Teacher notes at the beginning provide detailed explanations of the activities and the required materials
Cons
- The page breaks for the activity pages are off and cause a single page to be carried over to two pages