Unit 3 Competency Competency 2: Examine how the design process is used to create and modify products and inventions.

Suggested Objective a:  Follow the design process to modify a product or invention.

Suggested Objective b:  Apply concepts of planning, design, building, testing, quality assurance, and customer needs

 Design

 

In this section of our unit, we will learn more about the process of designing a product.  We will apply the concepts learned in planning, designing, building, testing, quality assurance, and customer needs.  One of the assignments will be for you to design and build a car.  Let's get started and have some fun with designing.

Using the Design Process

Design Process (Links to an external site.) - Hyundai has posted on their website steps they take to design a new car.  Let's take a look.

Toyota Design (Links to an external site.) - Toyota has posted the steps they follow for designing a car.

STEM Design Challenge:  Edible Cars (Links to an external site.) - the Teaching Channel site has a 14 minute video for design and building a car.

How Car Design Works, Start to Finish (Links to an external site.)