2/28/12 - 6th Grade Concept & Modern Cars Design Critique

Guys,

Today we reviewed for the test that is tomorrow and you guys seem ready.  The second part of class we looked at concept and modern car designs -- at least one that has been made within the last 5 years.  By the end of class you should have picked out one car design you think is a good and one that is bad.  The assignment is posted on the homework site as well as the rubric so you guys have more clarification.  As we discussed in class, what I am looking for includes...

1. A photo of each car you have decided to critique
2. The specifications of each car such as length, weight, and gas mileage.
3. Your reason as to why each car has a good/bad car design using what you have learned from your experience with car design using the K'NEX pieces
4. A comparison and contrast of the two cars.

It was mentioned in class that some people would like to use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the two cars and I am fine with that, whatever you feel comfortable doing.  I have posted a Venn diagram template on the homework site as well that you can use to complete this aspect of the task.

Tomorrow I will pick two cars to critique so you have an idea of what it should look like.  Study hard for your test and see you tomorrow.