Name: Aaliyah Arpon

Period: 1

Date: 3/3/2016

Date Started:
Due Date:
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Foundations of Technology
Unit 2 Lesson 1: The Engineering Design Process
File 2.1.5: Crane Stain Design Brief Design Folio
5. Exploring possibilities
Reflect on your brainstormed ideas and research notes and describe the plusses and minuses of each
design approach you have considered.
Brainstorming
Idea

Pluses

Minuses

Sketch 1

Best arm strength

Best holding strength

Uses more materials

Sketch 2

Uses less materials

Strongest string

Skinnier arm (weaker)

Uses less materials

Hollow (weaker)
Wouldnt hold much

Sketch 3

Category

Below
Average

Average

Consider
Alternative
Solutions

Inadequately
analysis of a
variety of
possible
solutions.

Satisfactorily analyzes a variety of Did not enter the research phase with
possible solutions, based on
a preconceived idea of the final
research and the relationship of
design. Satisfactorily analyzes a
those designs to the criteria and
variety of possible solutions, based on
constraints. All notes are recorded research and the relationship of those
in the Engineering Folio or EDJ.
designs to the criteria and constraints.
All notes are recorded in the
Engineering Folio or EDJ.

Boom Sketch 1
Boom Sketch 3

Excellent

Boom Sketch 2

2013 International Technology and Engineering Educators AssociationFoundations of Technology, Third

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Technology, Engineering, and Design

2013 International Technology and Engineering Educators AssociationFoundations of Technology, Third

Edition /
Technology, Engineering, and Design

2013 International Technology and Engineering Educators AssociationFoundations of Technology, Third

Edition /
Technology, Engineering, and Design