Engineering Design Process - Egg Drop Challenge

A step-by-step approach used to ​find a solution to a need.

1. Identify the NEED (problem), CRITERIA (things the solution must have) and CONSTRAINTS (limitations that will make designing the solution difficult).

2. ​Brainstorm multiple possible solutions for the problem.

3. ​Choose the most promising solution and build a PROTOTYPE (rough draft of the solution used to prove the idea will work like it is supposed to.

​​4. Test the prototype and get FEEDBACK (information about the PROS (good things) and CONS (bad things) of the design.

​5. ITERATE (repeat steps 2-4 to modify and improve the design. Continue iterating until a satisfactory solution is found.

​6. Communicate the results of the solution to others. The more people who have access to your solution, the better!

​Criteria (Design must):

• ​Prevent egg from cracking

• ​Land on crash pad tarp

• ​Be as cost effective as possible

• ​Each iteration must be built and tested in one class period.

​Constraints (Design can't):

• ​Use any outside materials

• ​Cost more than $25

• ​Only 3 iterations allowed

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