Weeks 1-3 Explore BID

BIRDEE Unit 2 Overview

Unit 2 is broken into two parts - an Explore BID and a Design Challenge. In this unit, students focus on solution-driven Biologically Inspired Design.

Unit 2 Essential Question

How can I analyze systems in nature and apply my understanding to build a more sustainable world?

Student Learning Goals

Students will...

Understand the role of teamwork in the engineering design process

Analyze and understand systems in nature

Analyze structure, form, and mechanism of a biological object

Derive a problem from analysis

Create biological analogies to inspire unique solutions to a design problem

Engage in the EDP to solve complex problems

Preserve natural systems and legacy

Explore BID

Weeks 1-3

Students learn about organisms that use suction, lift, and grasp. They will use SFM to analyze these organisms, and 4-Box to derive requirements. Information learned will provide background knowledge & inform the ideation component of the Design Challenge.

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Experiments

2.3.2. Low-Fi Mechanical Lever

2.3.4. Mechanical Hand

Inquiry Stations

2.3.5. Robotic Arm Stations

Week 1 Explore BID: Unit 2 Introduction

2.1.1. Unit Intro: BID + Engineering

2.1.2. What does it do and why? SFM & 4-Box

2.1.3. What could the problem be? Ideate and Identify

2.1.4. Research and Specify the Problem using 4-Box

2.1.5. Evaluate Analogy using T-Chart