Sustainable Systems and Engineering Design · Engineering & Design

Prototyping and Testing

Developing models and conducting fair tests to see how well a design performs under pressure.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why is it important to fail during the first attempt at a design?
  2. 2How do we know which part of a design needs to be improved?
  3. 3What can we learn from comparing two different solutions to the same problem?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: STEM Skills and Connections - Grade 4ON: Structures and Mechanisms - Grade 4
Grade: Grade 4
Subject: Science
Unit: Sustainable Systems and Engineering Design
Period: Engineering & Design

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