Assessment Writing Task Analysis
Gear Car Project – Engineering Design
Debbie Gregg
Question/Task / Level of Questions / CTE Standard Addressed / Common Core Standard Addressed / What Do Students Need to Know in Order to Answer This Question? / Assessments/ProductIdentifying a need/problem / · Apply and create an appropriate process for an assigned situation to solve a real world problem, using tools and materials.
· Understand that design is a creative planning process that leads to useful products and systems. / · Implement a purposeful and articulated process to solve a problem. RWC10-GR.9-S.4-GLE.2-EO.c
· Define and narrow a topic for self-designed research for a variety of purposes and audiences RWC10-GR.12-S.4-GLE.1-EO.a / · Read and Comprehend Design Brief
o Has to include gears
o Size limitations
o Material requirements
o Speed requirements
o Shut off requirements
o Intent of real vehicle design / · Circle Map
· Bubble Map
Research / · Gather technical information and data using a variety of resources.
· Analyze information and data for value to the research objectives.
· Evaluate information and data to determine value to research objectives.
· Access and navigate Internet (e.g., use a web browser).
· Search for information and resources.
· Evaluate Internet resources for reliability and validity.
· Prepare reports and other business communications by integrating graphics and other non-text elements.
· Use appropriate computation methods that encompasses estimation, calculation, and degree of precision.
· Reference the sources of information. / · Make inferences and justify conclusions from sample surveys, experiments, and observational studies. (CCSS: S-IC) MA10-GR.HS-S.3-GLE.2-EO.b
· Summarize, represent, and interpret data on a single count or measurement variable. (CCSS: S-ID) MA10-GR.HS-S.3-GLE.1-EO.a
· Interpret expressions for function in terms of the situation they model. (CCSS: F-LE) MA10-GR.HS-S.2-GLE.2-EO.b
· Reason quantitatively and use units to solve problems (CCSS: N-Q) MA10-GR.HS-S.1-GLE.2-EO.a
· Synthesize information to support a logical argument RWC10-GR.12-S.4-GLE.2-EO.a
· Use reading and note-taking strategies (outlining, mapping systems, skimming, scanning, key word search) to organize information and make connections within and across informational texts RWC10-GR.12-S.2-GLE.2-EO.c
· Document sources of quotations, paraphrases, and other information, using a style sheet, such as that of the Modern Language Association (MLA) or the American Psychological Association (APA) RWC10-GR.11-S.4-GLE.1-EO.e
· Integrate information from different sources to research and complete a project RWC10-GR.9-S.4-GLE.1-EO.a / · Types of Gears
o Speed/torque relationship
o Gear type identification and purpose
· Proper material selection
· Research how actual vehicles are produced
· Critique Existing Examples
· Common Vocabulary / · Note cards, 2 column notes, bibliography
· Gear ratio practice worksheets
· Vocabulary notes
Generating Ideas / · Use mathematical principals to analyze the application of an existing material or system with the goal of improving and modifying it.
· Analyze and interpret prior knowledge of tools, materials and processes to create a plan of action.
· Analyze elements of a problem to develop creative solutions.
· Create ideas, proposals, and solutions to problems.
· Generate new and creative ideas to solve problems by brainstorming possible solutions.
· Identify alternatives using a variety of problem solving and critical thinking skills. / · Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation. (CCSS: W.9-10.7) RWC10-GR.10-S.4-GLE.1-EO.a
· / · Brainstorming
· Analogy
· Attribute Listing
· Morphological Synthesis
· Constructive Discontent
· Adaptation
· Apply research
· Communicating Ideas
o Sketch/Model / · Brainstorming
· Sketches
· Pros/Cons list
Developing a Solution / · Demonstrate the ability to characterize a plan and identify the necessary tools that will produce a technical solution when given a problem statement.
· Use appropriate computation methods that encompasses estimation, calculation, and degree of precision.
· Find solutions to equations involving power and exponential functions; solve these equations graphically or numerically or algebraically using calculators, graphing utilities or other.
· Evaluate alternatives using a variety of problem solving and critical thinking skills.
· Gather, analyze and interpret data on the quantity of energy in a system or object using appropriate measurements, equations and graphs.
· Categorize sequences as arithmetic, geometric, or neither and develop formulas for the general terms related to arithmetic and geometric sequences using tables, graphs, symbols, text, and geometric models. / · Interpret expressions for function in terms of the situation they model. (CCSS: F-LE) MA10-GR.HS-S.2-GLE.2-EO.b
· Build a function that models a relationship between two quantities. (CCSS: F-BF) MA10-GR.HS-S.2-GLE.1-EO.d
· Implement a purposeful and articulated process to solve a problem RWC10-GR.9-S.4-GLE.2-EO.c
· Monitor and reflect on the rationale for, and effectiveness of, choices made throughout the problem-solving process RWC10-GR.9-S.4-GLE.2-EO.d
· Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information. (CCSS: W.11-12.6) RWC10-GR.11-S.3-GLE.3-EO.e / · CAD Drawings /Parts/ Assemblies or working plans
· Meet specifications listed in Design Brief
· Bill of materials
· Multiple Solutions to Solve the Problem / · CAD Drawings
· Bill of Materials
· Calculations of Gear Ratios and car weight
· Process Write up
Realizing a Solution / · Describe the elements of good engineering practice (e.g. understanding customer needs, planning requirements, analysis, using appropriate tools and materials, prototyping, test, evaluation and verification.
· Effectively use project management techniques (including, but not limited to, time management practices, effective organizational skills, conduct analysis of cost, resources, and production capability and quality practices with continuous improvement
· Organize information to use in written and oral communications. / · Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in expectations 1-2 above.) (CCSS: W.11-12.4) RWC10-GR.11-S.3-GLE.3-EO.c
· Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in order to address a question or solve a problem. (CCSS: RI.11-12.7) RWC10-GR.12-S.2-GLE.2-EO.b
· Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task. (CCSS: SL.9-10.4) RWC10-GR.10-S.1-GLE.1-EO.a
· Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest. (CCSS: SL.9-10.5) RWC10-GR.9-S.1-GLE.1-EO.f / · Safety Procedures
· Select Best Solution
· Progress Checkpoints
· Plan of Manufacture
· Production of Working Model
o Engineering Drawings
o Presentation Drawings
o Fabrication of Materials / · Gear Car Model
· Completed Drawings and Bill of Materials
·
Evaluation / · Analyze rate, goal and commercialization of technology through a production process.
· Understand that the design needs to be continually checked and critiqued, and the ideas of the design must be redefined and improved.
· Evaluate ideas, proposals, and solutions to problems. / · Interpret functions that arise in applications in terms of the context. (CCSS: F-IF) MA10-GR.HS-S.2-GLE.1-EO.b
· Monitor and reflect on the rationale for, and effectiveness of, choices made throughout the problem-solving process RWC10-GR.9-S.4-GLE.2-EO.d
· Monitor and reflect on the rationale for, and effectiveness of, choices made throughout the problem-solving process RWC10-GR.9-S.4-GLE.2-EO.d / · Evaluation of product vs. specifications listed in Design Brief
· Testing of product for speed performance
· Reflection on suggestions for improvement or redesign / · Written Analysis