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Topic: Technology Around Us
Sub Topics

 How Do Engineers Work?

 How Can We Solve a Problem?

 Problem Solvers

 An Engineer uses math an science to solve problems.

 Engineers work on many kinds of problems.

 Some engineers design many kinds of problems.

 Some engineers design robots.

 Others plan roads.

 Some design cars.

 The Design Process

 Engineers use a design process to solve problems.

 A design process is a with steps that help engineers find good

solutions.
 The Design Process

 Find a Problem

 Plan and Build

 Test and Improve

 Redesign

 communicate
 The Design Process

1. Find a Problem

Jack has an itch he can not reach. How can he scratch it? The Steps of
this design process show Jack what to do.

Jack names his problem. He needs to find a way to scratch his back. He
brainstorms ways to solve his problem.

Problem- I can’t scratch my back

2. Plan and Build

Then Jack chooses a solution to try. He makes a plan. Jack draws and
labels his plan. He chooses the best material to use.

Jack builds his back scratcher. He uses the materials he chose and the
plan he made.
3. Test and Improve
Jack tests the back scratcher with a friend. They try the back scratcher
to see we

Whether it works.

4. Redesign

Jack thinks of a way to redesign his back scratcher. He adds notes about
how to make it better.
5. Communicate
Jack writes and draws to show what happened. He can share what he
learned with others