Session #2198

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Simon Baru
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New York C
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Grades 6-8

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resources can be found at
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Success in the classroom

Prototyping Methods
Prompt & 21st century skills

Criteria and Constraints grounded in real world

Create your own

Method of
Prototyping

Determining
Success

Real World
Prompt

Criteria and
Constraints

Scale Model

Life Sized Model

Computer Simulation

Prototypes are a key step

in the development of a
final solution, allowing the
designer to test how the

Paper Prototyping

solution will work.

Method of
Prototyping

Determining
Success

Real World
Prompt

Criteria and
Constraints

The prompt & 21

Century Skills

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Urban Farming
You are an environmental engineer seeking to revolutionize the urban
farming practices in New York City. You would like to collaborate with urban
farmers in Tokyo because Tokyos local agriculture produces enough
vegetables to feed almost 700,000 city dwellers. You will need to conduct
research to determine the institution or scientist best fit for this
collaboration and come up with a plan to overcome obstacles such as time
difference and language barrier. Then, develop an urban farming model that
can be used in NYC.
Green Energy
You are an environmental activist that is passionate about green energy. Your
goal is to communicate best practices in sustainable energy. You will need to
research the methods used by countries that use 80%- 100% green energy;
such as Iceland, Lesotho, Albania, Paraguay, Bhutan, Mozambique, and
Norway. Create a plan for green energy that can be communicated across
cultures. Ensure that your methods will be viable solutions for at least two
different cultures speaking different languages taking the geography of the
country into consideration. ( Ideas for communication: Visual Flyer/ Info
Graphics or PSA with translated subtitles)

Method of
Prototyping

Determining
Success

Real World
Prompt

Criteria and
Constraints

Criteria and Constraints

Connecting to the real world
(and aligning to the NGSS engineering standards)

Cost
Safety
Reliability
Aesthetics
Risk Mitigation
Social Impacts
Cultural Impacts
Environmental Impacts

Method of
Prototyping

Determining
Success

Real World
Prompt

Criteria and
Constraints