Inches, Hands and feet

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Inches, Hands and feet

• Instructional Guide

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Learning Goals

• You will
• Demonstrate an understanding of basic design
  concepts as they relate to measurement and human
  form.
• Explain and demonstrate how an engineering design
  process can be used to improve technological
  devices.
• Recognize that all technological devices and
  designs have limitations.
• Realize that with innovation, technological
  devices can be improved in many different ways.

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Terminology

• Discovery New knowledge created through the
  process of inquiry.
• Serendipity - Making fortunate and unexpected
  discoveries by accident.
• Invention A process of turning ideas into
  devices and systems.

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Terminology

• Innovation The process of modifying an existing
  product to improve it.
• Technology Knowledge and processes to develop
  systems that solve problems and meet human needs
  and wants.
• Anthropometrics The study of human form as it
  relates to product design.

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Anthropometrics

• Used in designing many products including
• Clothing
• Automobiles
• Sporting equipment
• Kitchen utensils

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Anthropometric Challenge

• Your challenge is to work with a partner to
  examine a product that requires the use of
  someones hand. You will design a way to improve
  the product then build a prototype of it and show
  it to the class.

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Step 1 Identify a challenge

• Examine a product that requires the use of a
  hand.
• Find one thing that could be improved about the
  product.
• What needs to be improved?
• Why?

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Step 2 Explore Ideas

• Brainstorm ways to improve your product.
• Choose the top 2 ideas.
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  v Identify a challenge
  

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Step 3 Plan and Develop

• Create a plan.
• Keep a journal of all your ideas and work you
  have done.

v Identify a challenge
v Explore Ideas
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Step 4 Testing and Evaluating

• Test your product with 3 people
• What do they think of your product?
• Are there things you should change?

v Identify a challenge v Explore
Ideas v Plan and Develop
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Step 5 Presenting the Solution

• What is the best thing about your product
• How could you improve your product more?
• How well did your team work together?
• Would you do anything differently next
  time?

v Identify a challenge v Explore
Ideas v Plan and Develop
v Testing and Evaluating