Lesson 1: Car Design

How is a Rubber Band Powered Wooden Car created?
What elements of design are needed to create a Wooden Car?
What should you think of when making your designs?

WM.03 Identify and describe the safe and appropriate use of various types of hand and power tools and machinery used for building.
WM.03.14 Select appropriate tools, procedures, and/or equipment.
WM.03.15 Follow laboratory safety rules and procedures.
WM.03.16 Demonstrate good housekeeping at a workstation within total laboratory.
WM.04 Explain and be able to demonstrate the methods involved in turning raw materials into useable products.
WM.04.02 Describe and prepare rough drawings and sketches.*(C14)
WM.04.04 Interpret a design to facilitate replication
WM.04.18 Identify characteristics and applications of the following engineered lumber: plywood and medium density fiberboard.(D22)
WM.05 Describe and demonstrate the attributes of wood design.
WM.05.01 Utilize the design process; including defining a problem, brainstorming, researching and generating ideas, identifying criteria and specifying constraints, exploring possibilities, selecting an approach, developing a design proposal, making a model or prototype, testing and evaluating the design using specifications, refining the design, creating or making it, and communicating processes and results.
WM.05.02 Check and critique a design continually, and improve and revise the idea of the design as needed. WM.05.04 Develop a production plan, including the layout, bill of materials, and cost analysis, for the production of cabinets or wood products.

Source an appropriate car design suitable for production on the variety of tools within the woodshop.

Students will be able to create a design that aligns to their own personal ability and comfort level.

Students will have a design that will show the ability of the projects completion.

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