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Adventures in Engineering for Kids

Author Brett Schilke
Release Date: 2020/06/01
ISBN: 9781631598401
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Design Genius Jr: Adventures in Engineering for Kids teaches creative problem solving, design thinking, and multiple facets of engineering to expands kids’ understanding of the world today and the possible worlds of the future. 

Table of Contents

  1. YOUR JOURNEY TO CITY X STARTS HERE…
  2. TRANSMISSION FROM THE MAYOR OF CITY X
    1. ENGINEER BRIEFING
    2. The Irresistible Futures Agency
    3. The Design Process
    4. Seven Social Challenges
    5. Prepare Yourself to Be a Designer of the Future
  3. CHALLENGES
    1. 1 DESIGN THE FUTURE OF TRANSPORTATION
    2. Understand the Challenge
    3. Transportation Basics
    4. Explore: Immerse Yourself in the Challenge
    5. User Research: Survey
    6. Synthesize: Create a “What-if” Question
    7. Design a Solution
    8. Case Study: The Importance of Perspective
    9. Imagine: The Blank Page
    10. Create: Improve and Repeat
    11. Share: The Three-Act Story
    12. 2 DESIGN THE FUTURE OF ENVIRONMENT
    13. Understand the Challenge
    14. Environment Basics
    15. Explore: My Little Corner of the World
    16. User Research: Vote
    17. Synthesize: The Why Game
    18. Design a Solution
    19. Case Study: Biomimicry
    20. Imagine: The Creative Walk
    21. Create: Build a Prototype
    22. Share: Your Citizen’s Irresistible Future
    23. 3 DESIGN THE FUTURE OF COMMUNICATION
    24. Understand the Challenge
    25. Communication Basics
    26. Explore: The “What’s in My Head?” Game
    27. User Research: Letter Writing
    28. Synthesize: Draw a Problem Map
    29. Design a Solution
    30. Case Study: Innovation by Accident
    31. Imagine: Scrambled Imagination
    32. Create: Blueprint Your Idea
    33. Share: Storyboard
    34. 4 DESIGN THE FUTURE OF FOOD
    35. Understand the Challenge
    36. Food Basics
    37. Explore: Make an Empathy Web
    38. User Research: Word On the Street
    39. Synthesize: The Four P’s
    40. Design a Solution
    41. Case Study: Building Our New Home World
    42. Imagine: Interconnected Challenges
    43. Create: Clay Modeling
    44. Share: TV Commercial
    45. 5 DESIGN THE FUTURE OF HEALTH
    46. Understand the Challenge
    47. Health Basics
    48. Explore: Your Own Life
    49. User Research: Point of Service
    50. Synthesize: Think like a Doctor
    51. Design a Solution
    52. Case Study: The World’s Youngest Space Engineer
    53. Imagine: Designing with Constraints
    54. Create: Feedback from Everyone
    55. Share: A Poetic Solution
    56. 6 DESIGN THE FUTURE OF ENERGY
    57. Understand the Challenge
    58. Energy Basics
    59. Explore: Live a Day
    60. User Research: Data Analysis
    61. Synthesize: First Principles
    62. Design a Solution
    63. Case Study: Horse Poop 9 Feet High
    64. Imagine: “This is not a …”
    65. Create: Focus Group
    66. Share: Musically Speaking
    67. 7 DESIGN THE FUTURE OF SAFETY
    68. Understand the Challenge
    69. Safety Basics
    70. Explore: Safety First
    71. User Research: Town Hall
    72. Synthesize: Systems Thinking
    73. Design a Solution
    74. Case Study: Innovation vs Invention
    75. Imagine: Outside the Box
    76. Create: Engineer’s Choice
    77. Share: Your Moment of Fame
  4. CONCLUSION
    1. YOUR IRRESISTIBLE FUTURE…
  5. THANK YOU FROM THE MAYOR OF CITY X
    1. What Is Your Irresistible Future?
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. About the Author
  8. Index
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