Materials List:
Design to Deliver:
Optimizing Craft Production for Efficiency, Profit, and Purpose
https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/uol-3003-craft-production-efficiency-profit-purpose-activity
Optimizing Craft Production for Efficiency, Profit, and Purpose
Each group needs:
- (Optional) Teach Engineering Design Process Chart, Teach Engineering Design Process Poster
- 1 Plastic Brick Kit Components List (Amazon list for ordering brick parts)
Printed Materials
- 4 copies of the Bill of Materials (BOM)
- 4 copies of the Vehicle Design Options & Specifications Sheet
- 10+ copies of Customer Order Form
- 1 copy of the Craft Production Data Analysis Spreadsheet
- 1 copy of the Manufacturing Performance Review Sheet
- 1 copy of the Project Portfolio Rubric
- calculators
- (Optional) Student Survey
- devices to take photos, document prototypes and work on the spreadsheet
- one die
For the entire class:
- laptop/computer with projector to display instructions and time
- test area materials for ramp and drop tests (Note: The teachers who contributed to this activity created relatively elaborate versions; therefore, the attached images do not reflect how these materials must appear. Ramp and drop tests can be made from a wide variety of sloped and elevated surfaces, depending on classroom setting and materials available.)
- (Optional Lesson) Branding a Company Logo
- Phase 1 Presentation
- Phase 2 Presentation
- Phase 3 Presentation
