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1 THIS DESIGN BOOK BELONGS TO: DESIGN NOTEBOOK IMAGINE EVALUATE INVESTIGATE CREATE PLAN

2 ENERGY CRISIS! THE PROBLEM Vietnam is experiencing an energy crisis! Vietnam s People s Committee has met, and after hours and hours of research, have come to the conclusion that if Vietnam does not reduce energy consumption within the next year, there will be no way to produce electricity. They have called on the very intelligent Grade Four students of SSIS to develop innovative solutions that will help people save energy. There is not much time! Successful prototypes will be built and used. You will help to solve the energy crisis in Vietnam! CREATE AN INNOVATIVE SOLUTION Step 1: Imagine Engineers play with possibilities. Think of as many different solutions as possible. Brainstorm ideas. Every idea is awesome! Step 2: Investigate Your job is to do your own research, observing carefully where energy is wasted. As researchers, you will record your observations in a clear and organized way. Step 3: Plan Once you have gathered enough data through your research, pinpoint one problem. Plan an innovative solution to solve that problem by improving something that already exists, using something that exists in a new way, or inventing something totally new. Step 4: Create Follow your plan, make your prototype and test it out. Step 5: Evaluate Use your prototype and your Design Notebook in order to help you reflect on your challenge.

3 THE DESIGN CYCLE IMAGINE Engineers play with possibilities Imagine ways in which people can save energy in their daily lives Brainstorm ideas and choose the best one INVESTIGATE Your job is to do your own research, observing where energy is wasted. Record your observations in a clear and organized way. PLAN Include sketches of your solution. Show what your final project will look like. Make a list of materials you will need. Make a timeline CREATE Follow your plan Make your prototype Test it out EVALUATE Ask: What works, what doesn t and what could work better? Modify your design to make it better Test it out!

4 IMAGINE WHAT S YOUR GOAL? WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO MAKE? WHY?

5 INVESTIGATE ASK YOURSELVES: Where do you see energy being wasted in Vietnam? How? Can you already think of possible ways to solve these problems? Place How is Energy Being Wasted? Possible Solutions

6 PLAN DESIGN BRAINSTORM: What do you want your product to look like? What do you want your product to be able to do? How did you get the idea for your product?

7 DESIGN MATERIALS: What materials will you need to make your product? (Make a list) What s your timeline?

8 DESIGN SKETCH 1 Show what your final project will look like (Dimensions, Color and Consistency):

9 DESIGN SKETCH 2

10 PROGRAM WORKFLOW Make flowcharts to plan sections of your Scratch program or the whole program itself.

11 PROGRAM WORKFLOW

12 EVALUATE What works? What doesn t work? What could work better? What changes will you make to your product?

13 SELF-REFLECTION Think about what you did in this project, and how well the project went. Student Name Project Name Goal List the major steps of the project: About Yourself What is the most important thing you learned in this project? What do you wish you had spent more time on or done differently? What part of the project are you the most proud of? About the Project What was the most enjoyable part of this project? What was the most challenging thing you had to overcome? How was energy transferred in your prototype? (energy transfer = energy travel) What transformations of energy did you create? (energy transformation = energy changing form) How did you use your knowledge of coding?

14 NOTES

15 NOTES

STEAM STUDENT SET: INVENTION LOG

STEAM STUDENT SET: INVENTION LOG Name: What challenge are you working on? In a sentence or two, describe the challenge you will be working on. 1. CREATE Explore new ideas and bring them to life. You can