United Grade 9 Engineering Design (NGSS HS-ETS1)

1. Engineering design

Analyzing a major global challenge · Breaking a problem into smaller problems · Evaluating solutions and trade-offs · Computer simulation of solutions

• The Design Process: From Problem to Product – The design process is a loop of steps designers use to solve a real problem for real people: investigate the need, define it in a brief and a measurable specification, generate many ideas, build a prototype, then test and evaluate it against the specification. Whatever fails sends you back round the loop. This repeating is called iteration, and it is how almost every product, app, building and artwork is improved.