It’s your first time to work in group to make a project. Illustrate two things you will do to be sure your group will be effective, showing the benefit of each of them.
In your school all students are classified into groups for capstone. Explain how this calcification helps you to deal with your new educational life in two points.
Two of your team members suggested two prototypes (each member had a design idea), and while the team members were discussing the two models, the two members argued because each one of them was biased towards his design. How will you overcome this situation? 1- as a team leader. 2- as a team member.
The team leader distributed the tasks among the team members and one of your teammate doesn’t accept his/her task. Explain two advice for your teammate to persuade him/her to accept his/her task.*
The first capstone project in STEM is nearing completion, and it has had a significant impact on shaping certain aspects of your personality. Describe two specific ways in which working on the capstone has influenced you personally.*
You may previously worked with a team, but this is the first time to work in a STEM team, explain one positive item you note in work with STEM team than other teams outside stem community, and one negative note, clarifying how to modify the negative one to be positive.
During your Capstone project, you will work with a team of students from different cultures and backgrounds. These differences can create various interests, ideas, and working styles. Explain two ways to turn these differences into benefits for your collaboration. Also, consider how these differences can improve teamwork during your project
Mention and describe two strategies that could enhance collaboration and improve teamwork communication during the project.
Explain the biggest challenge your team faced while working on this project, and what strategies your team used to overcome it.
While constructing your prototype, you realize it closely resembles another group's design. To ensure your project stands out, your team decides to make it unique. Explain two steps to make it unique.
AS A NEW MEMBER OF A SYSTEM THAT RELIES ON COOPERATIVE WORK AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. SELECT TWO OF YOUR MOST IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS AND EXPLAIN ONE OF THEM THAT ENABLES YOU TO PERFORM YOUR ROLE WITH THE TEAM EFFECTIVELY
You have entered STEM schools with some expectations about the STEM education system. After dealing with the STEM community, explain two points one that meets your expectation and another one that does not. *
AS A NEW STEAMER AND IT IS YOUR 1ST TIME TO BUILD A PROTOTYPE WITH YOUR TEAM, DURING THAT MANY EVENTS FACED YOU SOME OF THEM PLEASED YOU AND SOME DIDN'T. EXPLAIN TWO SITUATIONS ONE IS PLEASED YOU AND ANOTHER DIDN'T DURING THIS NEW EXPERIENCE
You are now about to finish your capstone and at the same time, you have a mid-year exam. Explain in three points how you are going to organize your time to deal with this issue.
Creating a good presentation is an important part of the project to explain how each step of the project is implemented. Explain ,in detail, how you and your colleagues have planned and distributed roles to produce an interesting presentation.
In general education schools there is a textbook for each subject, but in stem education subjects are based on learning outcomes instead. As a stem student now, explain two techniques you will follow to adapt to this new system.
After your summer course, you had an idea of what to expect in your stem school and in capstones. Now that you have begun your first capstone and had your first journal experience, describe one part of this experience that is not what you expected.
Working in a team for capstones may be new for you, and you may be used to working alone. What part of working in a team are you excited about? Why are you excited about that part of teamwork?
After finishing the documentation of your work in your portfolio the team leader suggested designing a presentation to display the contents of the portfolio by creating a presentation using power point while another team member suggested creating a website. How does the team make this decision?
Imagine your team leader is stubborn and doesn't agree on some steps in your test plan while you (as a member of the team) can't be convinced by his point of view. How can you deal with this issue? *
Are you the type of person who likes to complete your work in a short amount of time near the deadline, or do you like to distribute your work into tasks over time? Explain.
EDP
In Egypt’s STEM education system, the engineering design process (EDP) is a thinking process used to learn and apply concepts and skills in an integrated manner. The first step of the EDP is defining the problem. Identify two reasons that make defining the right problem to solve important to the success of and project. Alternative: “Explain how a poorly defined problem could negatively impact two later steps in the engineering design process."*
You and your team found the solution for your challenge, Explain two ways that helped you to determine this solution.
While constructing your bridge , you test many designs and ratio of material components to make your prototype able to carry at least 10Kg of traffic load , Choose two of your tests you did and explain it, then discuss the results you obtained to reach the final design of your prototype
After constructing your prototype, you tested the results, and found that you need to improve your design to get more accurate results. Explain briefly a strategy you will follow to achieve this.*
As you complete your first capstone project and prepare for the next challenge, reflect on your experience. Based on what you learned, explain two practices or strategies you will apply in your next project and two approaches you will aim to avoid and mention the reasons. *
It is important to choose trusted source of information for your Capstone project. Your friend thinks of using an information source such as a Facebook for their scientific information. Do you think this is a trusted source for scientific information? Why or why not?
According to the EDP steps, while working with your team to determine the capstone project, you selected certain resources and decided not to use others. select a certain type of resource you chose and one you didn't , explaining the reason for each decision
You are now in the stage of identifying the design requirements. Select one of the design requirements, and choose one material, explaining how the chosen material's properties help you to achieve these design requirements.
Through constructing your prototype, explain the most two significant safety risks associated with this project, and what are the specific strategies you consider to deal with each ?
Describe one measurable test performed on your prototype to determine if it meets the design goals for the chosen solution. The test should include an objective, pass/fail criteria, and a description of how the results will help the redesign of your prototype.
This is your first exhibition and presentation experience. Describe two ways you prepared for that important day and explain the specific role you played in your team’s presentation.
ACCORDING TO EDP, TO SOLVE A PROBLEM YOU MUST BE ABLE TO CLEARLY DEFINE THE PROBLEM IN YOUR CAPSTONE CHALLENGE, THEN SEARCH PRIOR SOLUTIONS TO FIND A SUITABLE SOLUTION. EXPLAIN HOW YOU CAN GENERATE YOUR SOLUTION.
You have selected your dam prototype materials. Explain, giving two points, how these materials can help you to achieve the design requirements of this semester's challenge.*
YOU HAVE SELECTED YOUR DAM PROTOTYPE MATERIALS, WHAT ARE THE CRITERIA THAT MADE YOU CHOOSE THE MATERIALS YOU WILL USE IN YOUR PROTOTYPE.
During testing your prototype, you should follow some safety rules. Explain three of them in detail.
While you are revising your capstone poster for the exhibition according to the rubric approved for this. Describe three difficulties you, and your team, faced in dealing with the rubric for the first time.
You are going to solve. Choose one prior solution you have found and state one strength and one weakness for this solution.
You have finished the research about the prior solutions, and you have probably selected a solution by now. Explain your solution and justify why it is a good solution for the problem you are solving.
After starting to apply your prototype design and having already bought your materials, one of your teammates suggested a better design. What will you do with this suggestion? Justify your answer with one reason.
You are now in the EDP step of developing possible solutions. What would happen if this was the first step of the EDP instead of the fourth step?
It is stated in your design challenge that you will make two different designs with paper before building the prototype to test. Explain two differences between your two paper designs. *
“Testing your prototype can lead to one of two conclusions. One conclusion is that you want to make only small changes to your prototype. Another conclusion is that you want to change your entire design. Both conclusions are okay in Capstone projects. Describe which conclusion your team experienced. "
One Grand Challenge you are working on is population growth and its consequences. Explain why this Grand Challenge important to solve. Provide an example of what may happened if this Grand Challenge is NOT solved.
Learning Transfer / Connection
(Lo 1.01) You have studied SketchUp program. Select two most important tools in your opinion and explain how you can benefit from them in your Capstone project.
In your challenge you are asked to construct a bridge with a scale of 1:50 for the constructed prototype. In Math (Ma.1.01) you are studying some concepts such as the unit circle, trigonometric functions, sin law, cos law, angle of elevation and angle of depression. Choose one of the Math concepts that you will depend on for your project, and explain how you can get benefit from that concept in your project.
Concerning PH 1.01 in which you deal with measurement. Mention three factors that would affect the accuracy of your measurements negatively, then explain how to overcome one of these factors to make measurements accurately.*
In (ES.1.02) you have studied how atoms are arranged in mineral crystals and how that affects the physical properties of the mineral. in your project you based on this idea to construct your bridge, Explain two types of arranging of the pieces of palm parts and why you chose one of them for your bridge.*
In (Ch 1.01), you explored the concepts of scientific theories and scientific laws. During the construction of your prototype, you likely applied several related theories and laws. Describe how you used one scientific theory and one scientific law in your project, providing specific examples.*
(CH.1.01) In Chemistry, you learned that variables can be related to each other in different ways. Sometimes variables move in the same direction, and sometimes in opposite directions. For example, the time it takes to get home is usually smaller if the speed of your car is bigger. What are the two variables you could use in your building? As the first variable changes, how do you think the other one will change?
In (BI.1.01) you studied the types of diseases and the factors of its spreading, controlling and eradication of each disease Explain one way in which this understanding can help you to design ecofriendly building from local natural material that can withstand one only of the following: heat, humidity and diseases spreading.
In CH 1.01, you learned how to create a chart that illustrates the main processes of scientific thinking. Briefly explain the benefits of this chart and how the two steps outlined in the chart will assist you in achieving your challenge of constructing your structures.
Based on (E.S. 1.03 )you have studied locally available natural building materials. Mention a local available component /material would be most effective for creating an eco friendly building, and what is the relationship between this material /component properties and your needs in your project?
You are asked to design a model of your project and apply the relationships between 2-D and 3-D objects you have studied in MA: 1.03 choose one point from (cross section, side view, front view, top view, scale) you intend to apply in your model Explain why it is important.
Based on the concepts and skills you have learned in LO PH.1.05, during your journey to design a sustainable residential building, you faced some problems related to the construction of your prototype and its stability. Identify two problems you face related to the stability of your prototype, then show how you overcome them based on the mentioned LO.
(PH.1.01) ACCORDING TO YOUR STUDY AND CAPSTONE CHALLENGE, DESIGNING THE BODY OF A DAM NEEDS A LOT OF MEASUREMENTS AND CALCULATIONS. DURING THE STEP OF GENERATING THE SUITABLE SOLUTION TO CONSTRUCT THE DAM, YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT MEASUREMENT ERRORS THAT ARE RELATED TO THE DIMENSIONS OF THE DAM BODY AND ITS RESERVOIR, EXPLAIN TWO EXPECTED MEASUREMENT ERRORS AND HOW TO OVERCOME THEM.
(BI.1.01) Depending on your study of cell membrane structure and function discuss two similarities between the cell Membrane and your dam design and how to get benefits to construct it
IN (CS.1.02) YOU HAVE STUDIED HOW DOES A COMPUTER USE NUMERIC SYSTEMS TO UNDERSTAND COMMANDS, THIS OCCUR BY CONVERTING INPUTS TO BINARY DIGITS THEN STORING IT IN RAM, BEFORE PROCESSING THEM AND RAM HAS A CERTAIN STORAGE CAPACITY, WHEN IT IS FULL, A PROBLEM OCCURS. THIS IS JUST LIKE WHAT HAPPENS IN A DAM WHEN THE WATER IN ITS TANK EXCEEDS ITS STORAGE CAPACITY. COMPARE BETWEEN THE PROBLEM OF A DAM TANK BEING FILLED WITH WATER BEYOND A CERTAIN LIMIT AND THE PROBLEM OF FULL RAM IN THE COMPUTER AND HOW TO TREAT EACH OF THEM?
In math 1.02 you have studied histogram, dot plot, boxplot, regression line......etc. In your challenge you are asked to display small sets of data by a graph and interpret it, which graph you will choose and why?
In your prototype you should choose one manufactured material in (ES.1.03) you learned about Earth's material. How this study helped you to choose the suitable material to your project mentioning the material you use.*
Following the rules of writing a paragraph you have studied. Write a paragraph on the rationale for the existence of a tunnel.
In (bi.1.01) you have studied infectious diseases and the ways of transferring them. Choose a common disease and explain how to slow or stop the spreading of this disease in a pedestrian tunnel.
The atomic structure is stable and impressive, but due to exposure to some external factors such as a large amount of energy or nuclear projectiles which causes atomic fragmentation, the atomic structure may deform, by similarity explain two factors may cause collapse or deform for your tunnel structure.
In your project before implementing your prototype you made a design for your tunnel, explain how you use ma.1.04 about the similarity and its properties to design your prototype.
(Ph.1.03) You studied equilibrium Vs Motion. And in your project, you aim to build a tunnel where the type of materials and soil will affect the tunnel equilibrium. Explain how you can benefit from what you studied in your capstone project this semester. *
(ES.1.03) In Earth Science, you have been studying building materials. When you create your poster, you will give recommendations for building a real rainfall collection system. Your friend suggests that you use an alloy instead of a bare metal for your collection container. Do you agree with his recommendation? Why or why not? *
In physics you are learning about precise and accurate measurements. In your bridge project, what is one possible source of measurement error when weighing your bridge? How you can make this measurement better?