Lab 1 - Scale: Larger or Smaller
Main Focus Question: How can you create larger or smaller drawings with the Pantograph?
Students will be introduced to the concept of scale by thinking about how houses are made. They will learn how a pantograph can help create scaled drawings, and complete the Pantograph build.
In Play Part 1, students will explore scale by tracing VEX GO pieces and using the Pantograph to create smaller versions. During the Mid-Play Break, students will discuss how the engineering of the Pantograph allows it to create larger or smaller drawings.
In Play Part 2, students will change the Pantograph build so that they can trace the smaller drawings to create larger ones
Lab 2 - Design Challenge!
Main Focus Question: How can you use the Pantograph to create blueprints for a design challenge?
Students will be introduced to the idea of a design bid, and asked to use the Pantograph to create a design for an astronaut school. Students will build or modify the Pantograph build and record the challenges and questions in their Engineering Process Design Organizer.
In Play Part 1, students will create a basic outline of their astronaut school and use the Pantograph to create smaller versions. Students will sketch their own design ideas on the small versions, record their ideas on the Engineering Process Design Organizer, and discuss them during the Mid-Play Break.
In Play Part 2, students will collaborate to prepare their final school design by creating a large design of the astronaut school from their previous ideas using the Pantograph. Students will record their improved final design on the Engineering Design Process Organizer.
