Couch Potato or Inertia Victim?
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Students design a simple behavioral survey, and learn basic protocol for primary research, survey design and report writing. Note: The literacy activities for the Mechanics unit are based on physical themes that have broad application to our experience in the world — concepts of rhythm, balance, spin, gravity, levity, inertia, momentum, friction, stress and tension.
For large-scale engineering projects that impact a lot of people, engineers conduct primary research. For example, building a new power plant or a dam can have positive and negative consequences on the surrounding environment, community and populations. Engineers strive to collect all the facts, opinions and points-of-view; then they analyze what they learned and report their findings. Understanding the problem helps engineers design a solution that best meets all the requirements.
After this activity, students should be able to:
- Describe how engineers conduct primary research for large-scale engineering projects that impact a lot of people
- Learn basic protocol for primary research, survey design and report writing.
- Incorporate source materials into their speaking and writing (for example, interviews, news articles, encyclopedia information)
- Write and speak in the content areas using the technical vocabulary of the subject accurately