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BEST: Engineering Design Process Professional Development Series
This series, hosted by Don Higdon, will guide you through the steps in the Engineering Design Process, a system designed to help introduce students to the method engineers use to approach and solve a design problem.

Introduction: This gives a brief overview of the concepts behind the Engineering Design Process and outlines the goals of the series.    Introduction: This gives a brief overview of the concepts behind the Engineering Design Process and outlines the goals of the series.
Duration: 2.8 minutes
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Ask: This video covers the first step of the process, 'Ask.' It discusses how students should first approach a design problem as well as the types of questions they should ask as engineers.    Ask: This video covers the first step of the process, 'Ask.' It discusses how students should first approach a design problem as well as the types of questions they should ask as engineers.
Duration: 1.9 minutes
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Imagine: The second step in the Engineering Design Process, 'Imagine' covers the brainstorming processes used by students when first attempting to solve a design problem.    Imagine: The second step in the Engineering Design Process, 'Imagine' covers the brainstorming processes used by students when first attempting to solve a design problem.
Duration: 2.0 minutes
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Plan: The third video in the series, 'Plan' discusses the need for students to, quite literally, sketch out a solution and lay out a detailed plan.    Plan: The third video in the series, 'Plan' discusses the need for students to, quite literally, sketch out a solution and lay out a detailed plan.
Duration: 2.4 minutes
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Create: The fourth step in the process, 'Create' outlines the actual process of implementing a solution, giving practical guidelines for teachers as they assist their students.    Create: The fourth step in the process, 'Create' outlines the actual process of implementing a solution, giving practical guidelines for teachers as they assist their students.
Duration: 52.0 seconds
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Experiment: This video demonstrates the need for students to measure and test their solutions in order to determine whether their designs were successful.    Experiment: This video demonstrates the need for students to measure and test their solutions in order to determine whether their designs were successful.
Duration: 1.5 minutes
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Improve: This final installment in the series discusses the cyclical nature of the engineering process as well as demonstrates how students can revise their designs over time.    Improve: This final installment in the series discusses the cyclical nature of the engineering process as well as demonstrates how students can revise their designs over time.
Duration: 1.4 minutes
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Animation Number:10341
Completed:2008-08-19
Video Editor:Chris Smith (UMBC)
Producer:Chris Smith (UMBC)
Videographer:Chris Smith (UMBC)
Keywords:
SVS >> Engineers
SVS >> Education
 
 
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