Teach Engineering: Solving Everyday Problems Using the Engineering Design Cycle

Students are introduced to two real-life problems that can be solved by using the engineering design process. For the first one, they watch a slide presentation that shows how students use the engineering design process to build an organizer for their teacher's desk. Next, they read and discuss a case study about a student who struggles to keep her locker organized and then moves through the engineering design cycle to design and implement a solution. Students can also construct their own locker organizer using scrap materials.