Name: Aaliyah Arpon

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Foundations of Technology
Unit 2 Lesson 1: The Engineering Design Process
Define the Problem
1.

Define the Problem

What need or want must be met by the solution?
My team must make a crane that will hold the greatest amount of weight before failing for FOT
Construction Company before March 15 by using the Engineering Design Folio, creating a conceptual
model of their crane and apply the Pythagorean Theorem, create a prototype of their crane and test
for failure of the prototype and determine the efficiency of their design by completing the Crane
Strain Efficiency Worksheet.

Category

Below
Average

Average

Defining
Problem

Rephrases the Develops a problem statement,

problem with
that includes the who, what, when
limited clarity. and how the problem will be
addressed. Recorded in the
Engineering Folio or EDJ.

Excellent

Develops a problem statement that is

clearly and precisely stated. The
problem statement includes the who,
what, when and how the problem will
be addressed. Recorded in the
Engineering Folio or EDJ.

2013 International Technology and Engineering Educators AssociationFoundations of Technology, Third

Edition /
Technology, Engineering, and Design