Experimental Design
- Problem Statement: Engineers solve problems by creating new products, systems, or environments. Before creating something, it is very important to define the problem. Otherwise, you might build something only to find that it does not meet the original goal!To define your problem, answer each of these questions:
- What is the problem or need?
- Who has the problem or need?
- Why is it important to solve?
- Design Name: What will you name your design? Does it sound professional? Does it relate to the type of oven you are designing?
- Design Drawing: Draw and label the parts of your oven. It might even help to draw it from different angles. I recommend sketching on loose leaf paper first.
- Design Description: What led you to come up with this design? Are you using other people's ideas? If so, who's?
- Materials: What materials will you need to build your oven? How much of each material will you need? What are their costs?
- Main Design Procedures: What are the steps to build your oven?
- Dependent Variable: If you forget what this is, look in your notebook's vocabulary section
- Control (Variable): If you forget what this is, look in your notebook's vocabulary section
- Independent Variable Ideas: What do you foresee as being possible independent variables in your project (what might you change for your next iteration)?