Engineering an Improved Medical Delivery System

Each group needs:

• 2 laptops/computers/tablets
• electronic folder with electronic copies or paper copies of each worksheet:
• • Initial Medical Delivery System Worksheet (PDF)
  • Cancer Treatment Research Worksheet (PDF)
  • Mission Statement Worksheet (PDF)
  • User Needs Worksheet (PDF)
  • Sketching and Benching Worksheet (PDF)
  • Group Sketch Exercise Worksheet (PDF)
  • Concept Screening Selection Worksheet (PDF)
  • Poster and Video Rubric (PDF)
• 2 biology textbooks
• orange (for testing their prototype)

Entire class needs:

• various household items and items from Dollar Store items (e.g., all types of string, cloths, ties, bulbs, tubes, clamps, wire, tapes, mesh, hard plaster, filters, Styrofoam, foil, zip ties, bottle caps, paper clips, wood sticks, gauze, plastic cups, etc.). See here for Potential Dollar Store Items (PDF).
• 6-12 feet medical tubing
• 2 IV clamps
• adhesives (tape, glue, wire)
• laptop/computer with projector to show videos to the class (optional)