We are learning to:
· Solve problems using engineering design process
· Explain how forces and the properties of materials affect the behaviour of an object
· Create a simple budget and solve problems involving financial purchases
Design Brief:
Follow the Engineering Design Process to design and create a vehicle. The vehicle must transport cargo down a ramp in the fastest and safest way possible. You will need to plan the best way to overcome friction and maintain enough speed to make it down the ramp. In addition, the vehicle will have to be stable enough to transport the precious cargo (egg) without damaging it. Can you build a safe vehicle? How will you get the vehicle to slide or roll down the ramp? Will the cargo arrive safely? What will happen if the angle of the ramp is changed? You will also need to stay within a budget and must “purchase” materials to use.
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Australian Curriculum Links
General Capabilities: Critical
and Creative Thinking – Generating ideas, possibilities and
actions; Reflecting on thinking and processes
Science
Year 3:
· Consider the elements of fair tests and use formal
measurements and digital technologies as appropriate, to make and record
observations accurately (ACSIS055)
Year 4:
· Consider the elements of fair tests and use formal
measurements and digital technologies as appropriate, to make and record
observations accurately (ACSIS066)
· Forces can be exerted by one
object on another through direct contact or from a distance (ACSSU076)
Year 5:
Maths
Year 3:
· Represent money values in multiple ways and count
the change required for simple transactions to the nearest five cents (ACMNA059)
· Measure, order and compare objects using familiar
metric units of length, mass and capacity (ACMMG061)
Year 4:
·Solve problems involving purchases
and the calculation of change to the nearest five cents with and without
digital technologies (ACMNA080)
· Use scaled instruments to measure and
compare lengths, masses, capacities and temperatures (ACMMG084)
Year 5:
Design and Technologies
Years 3 and 4:
· Investigate
how forces and the properties of materials affect the behaviour of a product or system (ACTDEK011)
· Plan a sequence of production steps
when making designed solutions individually and collaboratively (ACTDEP018)
Years 5 and 6:
· Critique needs or opportunities
for designing,
and investigate materials, components, tools, equipment and processes to achieve intended designed
solutions (ACTDEP024)
· Develop project plans
that include consideration of resources when making designed solutions individually
and collaboratively (ACTDEP028)
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