Invention
Step 6: Evaluate the Solution
Prototype Hot Air Balloon
Innovation
Step 7: Re-Design your Solution
Scientific Method
Step 5: Test the Prototype
Step 4: Build a Prototype
Step 3: Develop a Solution
Step 2: Research the Problem
Engineering Design Process
Step 1: Define the Problem
How the scientific method is related to the engineering design process
Improving upon a hot air balloon design
Observe our hot air balloon rises in the air AND see how well our idea (solution worked). Think of ideas to solve those issues/problems
Design & build a hot air balloon that will stay in the air the greatest amount of time
Stepwise process used to research how or why hot air balloons work
Perform experiments on hot air balloons, read about hot air balloons, watch videos on hot air balloons
What we designed/built in class. A mini hot air balloon
The 1st hot air balloon
Fill the hot air balloon with hot air and let it go/rise into the air
Build the hot air balloon design that I came up with (designed)
The scientific method is the research section of the engineering design process
After watching our hot air balloon rise we look for other ideas to make it work better AND then modify the design AND retry
Stepwise process used to innovate a hot air balloon design by using scientific knowledge
Design a hot air balloon by drawing a picture, include dimensions, and explain how to build it