Deliverable
Go-Kart Concept Brainstorm
Reflection
Community Partners
Critique and Revision
Submission Required
Lead a rapid ideation session to generate a wide range of go-kart concepts. Talk with your dad and teachers to gather user needs and safety considerations, capturing empathy notes. Create multiple quick concept sketches or storyboards, and build a feasibility/impact matrix comparing ideas on safety, durability, weight, and power delivery. Pick the Top 3 concepts with clear rationales and document the whole process in your weekly journal, emphasizing quantity of ideas over polish.
Plan day
Day 12
Duration
60 min
Grouping
Small Group
Steps
7 steps
Lesson plan
7 steps · 60 min| # | What teachers do |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and goal setting. (5 min) |
| 2 | Review safety needs and considerations with your dad and teachers. (10 min) |
| 3 | Rapid ideation session - sketch and jot down as many go-kart concepts as possible. (15 min) |
| 4 | Create empathy notes based on the discussions with dad and teachers. (10 min) |
| 5 | Develop quick concept sketches or storyboards for Top 3 go-kart concepts. (10 min) |
| 6 | Build a feasibility/impact matrix comparing ideas on safety, durability, weight, and power delivery. (5 min) |
| 7 | Share and discuss sketches with your dad and teachers for feedback. (5 min) |
Preparation (3 items)
- Gather sketching materials (paper, pencils, erasers) and ensure access to a computer or tablet for digital sketches if needed.
- Organize a brainstorming space in the welding shop where you can lay out sketches and notes.
- Schedule a time with your dad and teachers to discuss and review your ideas and progress.
Student-facing instructions
Begin by setting clear objectives for the brainstorming session and review safety considerations. Engage in rapid ideation by sketching multiple go-kart concepts and capturing ideas in your weekly journal. Develop empathy notes from discussions with your dad and teachers, which will inform your design focus. Produce concept sketches or storyboards for the Top 3 ideas, then use a feasibility/impact matrix to assess and compare these concepts. Share your work and gather feedback from dad and teachers to refine ideas.