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 The Engineering Design Process is a way that engineers can come up with designs and correct any errors that are made during the process. The Engineering Design Process involves 8 steps that you'll repeat as many times as needed. Most engineers do not design whatever they are building perfectly the first time so this process is very useful. 




Today in class we were separated into groups of 3 and were given a scenario.  The first step is to define the problem. The problem was to find a way to get a pencil lead case using the the Connect tools. After figuring out the problem, we asked some problems. Our problems were that my teammate Ben and I lacked experience in using Connect, we had a limited number of materials and limited amount of energy for the vehicle to move. After identifying our problems we started to brainstorm some ideas for the design. At first we thought we could use the rubber band to catapult the vehicle but ultimately decided to push the car instead. After that we planned we planned are design and came up with the materials we used. After starting to create it we realized we needed to change parts of the design. We tested tested it and decided it needed more improvement. On our original design the wheels were not stable so we put the brown "stoppers" to keep the wheels in place. We used many of the materials in the design: two red rods, two orange connectors, six green gears, two red gears, rubber band, two white rods, two blue roads, four wheels, and 4 white gears. We were able to successfully push the lead case across the table.




  


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