Creative Engineering Project
For this project Mr. Williams wanted us to come up with a
problem that could be solved using engineering. We came up with a list that had
everything from water cleanliness to phones not charging fast enough. We
divided into groups and decided on a problem. My group consisted of Ben, Bella,
and Arno. Our creative engineering project was to try and stop gang violence.
We tried to have this happen by installing a GPS system inside of a gun. This
is why I have a picture of the inside of the gun up as the picture for this part of my website. We planned to put a GPS tracking device is the shooting mechanism in the gun.
Whenever a handguns shot was fired it would alert police of the location of the gun. If someone tried to take out the tracking device the gun would permanently be put into safety so you couldn't shoot the gun anymore. We specifically focused on handguns because we found that they contribute to most of gun related crimes. The police around the area would be alerted by a special people who report all the gunshots. The police would then hopefully close in and catch the gunman.
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Engineering Design Cycle
1.Identify the need-We decided to stop gang violence
2.Research the Problem-We researched stats and other information about guns and gangs
3.Develop Possible Solutions - We were able to design many solutions like a gps system or more patrol
4.Select the most promising solution-We picked gang violence
5.Construct a prototype- We constructed a picture of what the inside of the gun may look like
6.Test and evaluate the prototype- We couldn't test the prototype do to it being a picture
7.Communicate the design- We showed our design to Mr Williams and our class
8.Redesign- After this we looked over the design and perfected it
9.Repeat- We were unable to repeat all the steps for this project
Reflection
This project provided us with a wide range of choices for our problems/designs. I like the idea of gang violence that our group chose. My group worked very well together to make a video and a diagram of the gun. Through this project I learned that it becomes a lot more fun when you make a video for the project at hand. I also learned that you have the ability to change almost anything in the world such as changing the impact of gang violence by making it harder to get away with crimes. Two things that I need to change is learning to help when is needed. Bella made the video and she didn't need much help with that so as a group we all need to know that she has taken care of that and to move on to the next task at hand. I should also learn to step up more when it is needed. This Group project was defiantly one of the better ones due to its vast layout of choices
Whenever a handguns shot was fired it would alert police of the location of the gun. If someone tried to take out the tracking device the gun would permanently be put into safety so you couldn't shoot the gun anymore. We specifically focused on handguns because we found that they contribute to most of gun related crimes. The police around the area would be alerted by a special people who report all the gunshots. The police would then hopefully close in and catch the gunman.
Content
Engineering Design Cycle
1.Identify the need-We decided to stop gang violence
2.Research the Problem-We researched stats and other information about guns and gangs
3.Develop Possible Solutions - We were able to design many solutions like a gps system or more patrol
4.Select the most promising solution-We picked gang violence
5.Construct a prototype- We constructed a picture of what the inside of the gun may look like
6.Test and evaluate the prototype- We couldn't test the prototype do to it being a picture
7.Communicate the design- We showed our design to Mr Williams and our class
8.Redesign- After this we looked over the design and perfected it
9.Repeat- We were unable to repeat all the steps for this project
Reflection
This project provided us with a wide range of choices for our problems/designs. I like the idea of gang violence that our group chose. My group worked very well together to make a video and a diagram of the gun. Through this project I learned that it becomes a lot more fun when you make a video for the project at hand. I also learned that you have the ability to change almost anything in the world such as changing the impact of gang violence by making it harder to get away with crimes. Two things that I need to change is learning to help when is needed. Bella made the video and she didn't need much help with that so as a group we all need to know that she has taken care of that and to move on to the next task at hand. I should also learn to step up more when it is needed. This Group project was defiantly one of the better ones due to its vast layout of choices