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This Engineers Love Pizza, Too! activity also includes:
- Research Handout (.pdf)
- Research Handout (.doc)
- Research Handout Answers (.pdf)
- Research Handout Answers (.doc)
- Presentation Peer Review Form (.pdf)
- Presentation Peer Review Form (.doc)
- Evaluation/Grading Rubric (.pdf)
- Evaluation/Grading Rubric (.doc)
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Help overcome challenges in eating pizza. Scholars work in groups to design a device that assists a physically handicapped person eat pizza. They build a prototype of such a device to test their designs before building. To finish, groups demonstrate their work as a part of their presentations to the rest of the class.
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Concepts
Instructional Ideas
- Invite a doctor or engineer to give a presentation on the need for biomedical technology
Classroom Considerations
- A variety of materials and tools should be available
- Pupils should have some experience with engineering design
Pros
- Provides a variety of worksheets for the project such as research questions, a rubric, peer review forms, and an answer key
- Includes a suggested project schedule to keep groups on task
Cons
- Idea may not be of interest to some learners