LASER CUT - Constellation Coasters

Follow established health and safety procedures during science and technology investigations, including wearing appropriate protective equipment and clothing and safely using tools, instruments, and materials

Use an engineering design process and associated skills to design, build, and test devices, models, structures, and/or systems

Investigate how science and technology can be used with other subject areas to address real-world problems.

describe a design process or other problemsolving process for planning and developing products and/or services (see pp. 16–19)

apply appropriate technological concepts (see pp. 5–6) as an integral part of the design process

identify the steps in a design process (e.g., define the problem or challenge, taking into account relevant contextual or background information; gather information about criteria, constraints, and available materials; generate possible solutions, using techniques such as brainstorming; choose the best solution; develop and produce a model or prototype; test the model or prototype; incorporate improvements or redesign and retest; report results) (see pp. 18–19)

plan and organize projects and related activities, using a design process and appropriate methods and tools (e.g., sequence chart, tracking sheet, file management)

apply the steps in a design process to develop solutions to creative challenges (e.g., define the problem or challenge, taking into account relevant contextual or background information; define project objectives and criteria and identify constraints such as cost, time, or technology limitations; gather information and generate possible solutions using techniques such as brainstorming; evaluate possible solutions and apply the one that most effectively meets the objectives and criteria within the existing constraints) (see pp. 22–23)

demonstrate how a design process can be used in all phases of project development from conception to finished product (e.g., in analysing the situation, defining the problem or need, synthesizing ideas, planning procedures, generating solutions, evaluating results for continuous product improvement)

describe how the results of each step in the design process affects the next step in the process (e.g., prototype testing can show that more idea development is needed) (see pp. 22–23)