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Virtual Field Trip Educator Guide Ques4on: What do you get when you combine the unique needs of those in the agriculture industry with the skills of engineers, designers, technicians and specialists from Ford Motor Company? Answer: A unique Virtual Field Trip (VFT)! On November 29 at 1 p.m. EST, students will go behind-the-scenes of Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan to learn how the agricultural industry impacts the engineering design process of Ford trucks and how an agricultural background helps employees shape the design, producHon and tesHng phases of the manufacturing process. Learn how Ford uses STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and advanced technologies like 3-D prinHng and virtual reality to solve the pracHcal challenges faced by those in agriculture fields, and meet customers who use Ford trucks to maximize their producHvity and efficiency in their day-to-day agricultural jobs. This companion guide has been designed to help educators connect and extend the learning from the VFT to classroom concepts. AcHviHes are flexible enough to be used before or aUer the VFT. Students will • idenHfy authenHc problems and soluHons that engineering design helps to address. • define the criteria and constraints of an engineering design challenge, based on customer needs. • propose, develop and redesign a soluHon to an engineering design challenge. • research careers related to engineering design.
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VirtualFieldTripEducatorGuide
Ques4on:Whatdoyougetwhenyoucombinetheuniqueneedsofthoseintheagricultureindustrywiththeskillsofengineers,designers,techniciansandspecialistsfromFordMotorCompany?Answer:AuniqueVirtualFieldTrip(VFT)!OnNovember29at1p.m.EST,studentswillgobehind-the-scenesofFordMotorCompanyinDearborn,MichigantolearnhowtheagriculturalindustryimpactstheengineeringdesignprocessofFordtrucksandhowanagriculturalbackgroundhelpsemployeesshapethedesign,producHonandtesHngphasesofthemanufacturingprocess.LearnhowFordusesSTEM(science,technology,engineeringandmath)andadvancedtechnologieslike3-DprinHngandvirtualrealitytosolvethepracHcalchallengesfacedbythoseinagriculturefields,andmeetcustomerswhouseFordtruckstomaximizetheirproducHvityandefficiencyintheirday-to-dayagriculturaljobs.ThiscompanionguidehasbeendesignedtohelpeducatorsconnectandextendthelearningfromtheVFTtoclassroomconcepts.AcHviHesareflexibleenoughtobeusedbeforeoraUertheVFT.Studentswill• idenHfyauthenHcproblemsandsoluHonsthatengineeringdesignhelpstoaddress.• definethecriteriaandconstraintsofanengineeringdesignchallenge,basedoncustomer
needs.• propose,developandredesignasoluHontoanengineeringdesignchallenge.• researchcareersrelatedtoengineeringdesign.
Correla4ngStandards
NextGenera4onScienceStandards(NGSS)• MS-ETS1-1Definethecriteriaandconstraintsofadesignproblemwithsufficientprecisionto
ensureasuccessfulsoluHon,takingintoaccountrelevantscienHficprinciplesandpotenHalimpactsonpeopleandthenaturalenvironmentthatmaylimitpossiblesoluHons.
• HSETS1.B:DevelopingPossibleSoluHons.WhenevaluaHngsoluHons,itisimportanttotakeintoaccountarangeofconstraints,includingcost,safety,reliability,andaestheHcs,andtoconsidersocial,cultural,andenvironmentalimpacts
CommonCoreStandards• RST.6-8.9CompareandcontrasttheinformaHongainedfromexperiments,simulaHons,
video,ormulHmediasourceswiththatgainedfromreadingatextonthesametopic.• WHST.6-8.2.bDevelopthetopicwithrelevant,well-chosenfacts,definiHons,concrete
details,quotaHons,orotherinformaHonandexamples.• RI.6.3Analyzeindetailhowakeyindividual,event,orideaisintroduced,illustrated,and
elaboratedinatext(e.g.,throughexamplesoranecdotes).• W.9-10.9DrawevidencefromliteraryorinformaHonaltextstosupportanalysis,reflecHon,
andresearch.StandardsforTechnologicalLiteracy• 15:Studentswilldevelopanunderstandingofandbeabletoselectanduseagriculturaland
relatedbiotechnologies.• 15.K:AgricultureincludesacombinaHonofbusinessesthatuseawidearraryofproductsand
systems.
Ac4vity1:DemandInfluencesDesignDuringtheVirtualFieldTrip,studentsobservedhowmarketresearchersandconsumershelpinspirefeaturesandmaterialsusedinFordtrucksforagriculturaluse.InthisacHvity,studentteamswillworktogethertosimulatetheprocessengineersgothroughtodesignandconstructaproductbasedonconsumerneeds.Materials• AccesstotheInternet• “YouBeTheDesigner”challengesheet• Everydaymaterialsintheclassroomand/orathomesuchaspaperclips,tape,construcHonpaper,plasHcbags1. AskstudentgroupstorecallfromtheVFTdifferentwaysthatconsumerneedsandmarketresearchershave
influencedthedesignofFordtrucks.Theycansimplyreportanswersororganizeanswersintoaneed/soluHontable.Example:
2. Invitegroupstoreporttheiranswers,anddrawconclusionsabouthowproductdesignsareoUeninfluenced
bycustomerneeds.3. Reviewtheengineeringdesignprocesswithstudents.
– Ask:IdenHfytheproblem,theneed,thecriteriaandtheconstraints– Research:Learnasmuchasyoucanabouttheproblem– Imagine:DeveloppossiblesoluHons– Plan:SelectapromisingsoluHon– Create:Buildaprototype– Test:Testandevaluatetheprototype– Improve:Redesignasneeded
4. Tellstudentgroupsthattheywillhaveanopportunitytousetheengineeringdesignprocesstodesignand
constructaproduct,basedonconsumerneeds.
5. Distributethe“Challenge”acHvitysheet,andreviewdirecHonswithstudents.
6. GivestudentsampleHmetocompletetheirdesignsandprototypes.
7. ProvideHmeforstudentstosharetheirproposedsoluHonstotheclass.Asothergroupsobserve,theyshouldevaluatetheconceptsbasedonthecriteriaandconstraints.ThiscanberecordedasatallyoronaLikertscale.
8. AUerallgroupshavesharedtheirideas,encouragestudentstoreflectonhowtheywouldmodifytheirdesignsbasedonfeedbackandseeingotherdesigns.Summarizewithstudentswhyitisimportanttodevelopproductsbasedonconsumerwantsandneeds.
9. InvitestudentstomakeconnecHonsbetweenthechallengetheyjustcompletedandthechallengesfacedbythosewhodesigntransportaHonsoluHonsforthoseintheagricultureindustry.
ConsumerNeed/Problem Solu4on
Difficulttogetintothetruckbox Designedanextendedrunningboardandastepthatextendsfromthebackofthecab.Thelakerhasahandletomakeaccesseasier.
Needextrastorage Designedsystemofhiddenstorageinthecab.
Visibilityislimitedfromthefrontseat Designeddropdownwindowtoincreasesizeofglass.
Ac4vity2:CareersinAc4onMaterials• AccesstotheInternet• “CareerProfile”AcHvitySheetDuringtheVFT,youmetmanyprofessionalswhoarededicatedtohelpingsolvetheuniquetransportaHon,designandtechnologyneedsofthoseintheagricultureindustry.Fromdesignerstoergonomicengineers,eachcareerplaysauniqueroleinaddressingconsumerneedsandmovingfrominiHalideatofinalproduct.SeveralcareerswerediscussedduringtheVFT,eitherbynameordescripHon,andsomeofthecareersarelistedbelow.Askstudentstosharewhattheyremember,ifanything,aboutthesejobs:• AutonomousVehicleTesHngSpecialist/AutomaHonTechnician• Designer/GraphicDesigner• ElectricalEngineer• EquineVeterinarian• GeospaHalAnalyHcsScienHst• HydraulicTechnician• MarkeHngManager/MarkeHngSpecialist• MechanicalEngineer• ProcessEngineer• ProducHonManagerChallengestudentstochooseoneofthecareerslistedabovetolearnmoreabout.TheycanconductresearchforalllistedcareersatAgExplorer.com.InvitethemtorecordtheirresearchontheCareerProfile(akached).Onceresearchiscompleted,invitestudentstocreategroupswithatleastthreedifferentcareersrepresented.Directstudentstosharewhattheylearnedabouttheircareerswithothergroupmembers.Then,distributethe“AgricultureCareersSimilariHesandDifferences”studentacHvitysheet.ChallengegroupmemberstocompletetheVenndiagrambylisHnguniquedescripHonsofeachcareerintheoutercirclesandsimilariHesbetweenthecareerswherethecirclesoverlap.Finally,invitestudentstodiscusswhichcareers,oftheonestheyresearched,soundmostinteresHngtothem,andwhy.
