Overview:

For our class project we were tasked with developing a lesson about a fluid mechanics topic for elementary level students.

I worked closely in a group of engineering students and education students to refine this lesson. This project started with a trip to the classroom that the lesson will be given to find the interests of the elementary level students. This interest is then transitioned into a lesson plan that was crafted from input of the group.

Task:

Our group was tasked with developing the classes interest of waterparks into an engaging lesson. The topic that we decided on was flow rate. So we developed a lesson and learning devise that could teach elementary school level learners the basic concepts of flow rate. 

Solution:

The education students developed a lesson plan while the engineering students devolved  the hands on learning devise. We developed a challenge for the students to overcome using the learning devise. They had to fill the bottom tank in ten to fifteen seconds. By using the engineering design method the students used an iterative process to find the right tank height and tube size to get the water to flow at the correct flow rate. Below is the prototype and final learning devise in use.

 

Conclusion:

This project tough me how to work with a diverse team and delegate tasks throughout a group. The skill that was most polished from this project was team work, but an incite to engineering education was also established. Overall I believe this project will make me a better engineer the the future because it has widened my horizon and increased my appreciation of those with skill sets that differ from my own.