Space, the Final Frontier. The nine NASA-created challenges in this unit are designed to teach class members the engineering design process. Each challenge comes with teacher and student pages that can be used individually or as a complete unit. 

Concepts

design, engineering design, vehicle design, technology resources

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign unique design challenges to different groups
• Research the NASA video library to find to share with the class videos that accompany the design class members are performing

Classroom Considerations

• Several materials are needed, so set aside plenty of planning time
• A large area is needed to build and store the designs

Pros

• Engaging unit about the design process
• some of the wide variety of designs are dependent upon previous designs

Cons

• Rubrics are not included
• No assessments are included