Design ChallengeDesign Challenge

To design blades for a windmill that will catch the wind and use the wind’s energy to lift a container of weights

The Set-UpThe Set-Up

An Introduction to the An Introduction to the EiE Teacher GuidesEiE Teacher Guides

Teacher Guide StructureTeacher Guide Structure

• Overview• Prep Lesson• Lesson 1: Engineering Story• Lesson 2: A Broader View of an

Engineering Field

• Lesson 3: Scientific Data Inform Engineering Design

• Lesson 4: Engineering Design Challenge• Assessments

Lesson 1 - Storybook

Lesson 1: Important PointsLesson 1: Important Points

The Story:• Introduces relevant science,

engineering, and technology vocabulary• Introduces field of engineering.• Sets context for engineering design

challenge• Introduces the Engineering Design

Process. • Is vague about child’s solution.

Lesson 1: Introducing the EDP

Lesson 2:Lesson 2:Who are Mechanical Engineers?Who are Mechanical Engineers?

Guiding QuestionHow do mechanical engineers observe and

think about machines?

Lesson 3:Lesson 3:Testing Sail DesignsTesting Sail Designs

Guiding Question

What properties of a sail affect how well it catches the wind?

The Set-UpThe Set-Up

Lesson 3

Lesson 4: Lesson 4: Designing a WindmillDesigning a Windmill

Guiding QuestionHow can we use what we know about materials and their properties, our creativity, and the Engineering

Design Process to design windmill blades that catch the wind?”