Lesson Plan
Engineering Design Lesson Plan
Students will learn and apply the five steps of the engineering design process (Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Improve) by collaboratively designing, building, testing, and refining a simple tower.
This lesson builds critical problem-solving and creative thinking skills by guiding students through a hands-on engineering challenge aligned to real-world design work.
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Prep
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10 minutes
Step 1
Introduction to Engineering Process
5 minutes
Step 2
Group Formation and Challenge Brief
3 minutes
Step 3
Design Phase
5 minutes
Step 4
Build and Test
12 minutes
Step 5
Improve and Share
5 minutes
Slide Deck
Engineering Design Process
Today's Agenda
Step 1: Ask
Step 2: Imagine
Step 3: Plan
Step 4: Create
Step 5: Improve
Tower Challenge Instructions
Reflection & Share-Out
Worksheet
