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information has been taken directly from the Accelerate
U - Standards and Resource Guides (with approval) from the K-12
Education, NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT site. No information
in this document has been changed.
Learning Standards for Mathematics, Science, and
Technology at Three Levels
Standard 1: Commencement
Students will use mathematical analysis, scientific inquiry, and
engineering design, as appropriate, to pose questions, seek answers,
and develop solutions.
Engineering Design
1. Engineering design is an iterative process involving modeling
and optimization finding the best solution within given constraints
which is used to develop technological solutions to problems within
given constraints.
Students engage in the following steps in a design process:
- initiate and carry out a thorough investigation of an unfamiliar
situation and identify needs and opportunities for technological
invention or innovation.
- identify, locate, and use a wide range of information resources,
and document through notes and sketches how findings relate to
the problem.
- generate creative solutions, break ideas into significant functional
elements, and explore possible refinements; predict possible outcomes
using mathematical and functional modeling techniques; choose
the optimal solution to the problem, clearly documenting ideas
against design criteria and constraints; and explain how human
understands, economics, ergonomics, and environmental considerations
have influenced the solution.
- develop work schedules and working plans which include optimal
use and cost of materials, processes, time, and expertise; construct
a model of the solution, incorporating developmental modifications
while working to a high degree of quality (craftsmanship).
- devise a test of the solution according to the design criteria
and perform the test; record, portray, and logically evaluate
performance test results through quantitative, graphic, and verbal
means. Use a variety of creative verbal and graphic techniques
effectively and persuasively to present conclusions, predict impacts
and new problems, and suggest and pursue
modifications.
This is evident, for example, when students:
- search the Internet for world wide web sites dealing with renewable
energy and sustainable living and research the development and
design of an energy efficient home.
- develop plans, diagrams, and working drawings for the construction
of a computer-controlled marble sorting system that simulates
how parts on an assembly line are sorted by color.
- design and model a portable emergency shelter that could be
heated by a person's body to a life sustaining temperature when
the outside temperature is 20 o F.
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