Green Design Challenge Activity
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Discuss the Design Challenge
Design a pilot program for a social entrepreneurship project focusing on green design that meets the following design principles:
- The design must meet a need for their school community
- The design must use collaboration between teacher, student, and community.
- The design must use sustainable processes and business practices.
Outcomes: Support student creativity and meet the learning standards of the school.
The Design Process
Present the design process used by engineers.
- Identify the Challenge
- Research and Brainstorm
- Design a Solution
- Test Ideas
- Evaluate
- Build It
Hand out materials
The groups will each be given easel pad paper, markers, pencils, scissors, tape, stapler, molding clay, pipe cleaners, different shaped craft sticks, and various paper to plan and build design prototypes.
Brainstorm and Prototype
Participants identified the challenge and have done some research. Now they have 15-20 minutes to brainstorm ideas and design prototypes that address the design challenge in groups of 2-3.
Participatory Sculpture Brainstorming
Virtual Bee Keeping Brainstorming
Presentations
Participants present their design ideas and answer questions.
Participatory Sculpture Presentation
Demoing Zero Energy School Sensor
Presenting Innovation Park
Occupational Training Bicycle Project
Participant Projects
- Virtual Bee Keeping
- Zero Energy School
- Innovation Park
- Participatory Sculpture
- Occupational Training Bicycle Program
