Unit 1 of the Academy sets the scene for the whole Academy program. It introduces and highlights the importance of several essential skills, including productive failure, collaboration, and creative thinking. It also introduces core engineering concepts like the engineering habits of mind and the engineering design process and offers students numerous opportunities to practice all of these skills.
This Resource will direct you to all of the activities included in Unit 1. You can download the overview using the blue button to the right. Click the Additional resources links to download the editable student overview.
Unit 1
Activity | Description |
|---|---|
Activity 1: | Review the schedule, policies, and expectations of Academy |
Activity 2: | Choose 1: |
Activity 3: | Students will learn what each step of the design process is for and why this process is followed by engineers of all kinds |
Activity 4: | Students will learn the five skillsets for long-term career success |
Activity 5: | Students will learn how they can grow their creative thinking skills |
Activity 6: | Students will learn the difference between a growth and fixed mindset and why it matters |
Activity 7: | Choose 1: |
Activity 8: | Students will learn how to recover from mistakes and grow from failure |
Activity 9: | Students will learn about the thinking strategies that will help them solve complex engineering problems |
Activity 10: | Choose 1: |
Activity 11: | Students will work with a team to build the tallest tower |
Activity 12: | Students will take a survey to learn more about your interests |
Activity 13: | In this design challenge, students are divided into teams and, using the materials provided and any other household materials and objects they can acquire, must build a Rube Goldberg machine to accomplish a simple task in the most complicated way possible. |
