Unnecessary Inventions: Exploring the Engineering Design Process
by Jackie Nichols
Money, creative urge, ego, desire to help others, intellectual challenge and curiosity - inventors develop ideas for all of these reasons and all are valid, according to Invention City. During this lesson students explore the engineering design process as a team, in unusual, creative, and often humorous ways. While playing the Unnecessary Inventions Game students balance creativity, humor, and their knowledge of engineering design principles.
Lesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10GA6KBgJtvL_X_cXUpEiEUlJrzOkXyFT/edit?u…Subject Area
Technology 6. Creative Communicator Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S6: Apply Communications to Engineering S7: Apply Project Management to Engineering English Language Arts (ELA) Reading (Informational Text) Writing Speaking & Listening
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