Designchallenge
Designchallenge
Scenario
Youareworkingwithateamtolookatthenecessarycareersrequiredtoensure
survivalofyourcolonyonNevermore.Yourgroupwilldecideonfouroccupationsthat
areessentialtoyourcolony.Afteryouhavedecidedonyourfouroccupationsyoumust
alsochoosealeaderforyourcolony.Yourleadershouldbeafigurefromscience
fiction(iemovies,TV,literature,orgraphicnovel).Afteryouhavemadeallofyour
decisionsyouaretoconstruct5LegoMentoscalethatwillrepresentyourfivefigures.
TheLegomenneedtobetox12.5scaleexactly.
DesignConstraints
Time:Youwillbeexpectedtocompletethisdesignchallengefromstarttofinishina
shortperiodoftime
Materials:Materialsareaconstraintbecauseyoumayonlyusematerialsthatyoucan
access,meaninganythingintheMakerSpace,theArtroom,oranythingthatyoucan
provideonyourown.
ProjectDeliverables
Deliverable
PointsAssigned
AssignedDate
DueDate
Listof
occupationsand
leaders
50
Monday,March23 Tuesday,March
24
scaledrawingof
yourfigure
showing
dimensionsof
finishedproduct
50
Monday,March23 Wednesday,
March25
FinishedLego
Man
100
Wednesday,
March25
Friday,April17
Forthisprojectyouwillbeworkingingroups.Allgroupswillhave5members.Each
memberwillbuildtheirownLegoMan.Eachgroupwillturnin5LegoMen.
GradingRubric100
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ClassroomperformanceMax10pts
EffortshowntowardsprojectMax10pts
UseofstudiotimeMax10pts
Safedemonstration/useofstudiotoolsMax10pts
Legoman/womanistoscaleMax10pts
Neatnessofconstruction/cuttingandgluingMax10pts
Legopersonreflectschosenoccupation/career/leaderandisuniqueand
inventiveMax10pts
8. LegopersonissymmetricalwithuniformbodypartsMax10pts
9. CleanedupworkspaceandfollowedproceduresMax10pts
10. Reflection/DiscussionMax10pts