| Intermediate Technology Education | Control Technology | Design Stage 1 | Topic 1 | Knowledge/Skill Activity 2 |

Ideation

Concept Fan

Read the following description of a situation related to control technology. 

  • Your team is competing in a compressed-gas, vehicle speed challenge.  To attain the maximum speed in the distance it has to travel, the vehicle needs to travel in a straight line.  You are not allowed to use wheels on the vehicle.

Complete the following ideation activity

  • Develop a concept fan to identify all the issues related to the situation, and to identify problems that need to be solved

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Brainstorming

Read the following description of a situation related to control technology. 

  • Your team is competing in a weight-lifting challenge.  You have to design and fabricate an arm that can raise the most weight over a height of .25 meters.

Complete the following ideation activity

  • Use a brainstorming session to identify possible solutions

Make a suitable entry in your module portfolio

Sketching and Doodling

Read the following description of a situation related to control technology. 

  • Your team is competing in a marshmallow-throwing challenge. You have to design and fabricate a machine that can throw a  marshmallow through a 30 cm hole in a target, from a distance of 2 meters.

Complete the following ideation activity

  • Use a sketching session to identify solution ideas.

Make a suitable entry in your module portfolio