This document provides instructions for a technology challenge to design a product that can help prevent the spread of diseases and outbreaks. Students must follow the engineering design process to invent and build an original prototype, and then present their solution with a picture, written explanation of how it works, and cost analysis. The goal is for students to use their engineering skills to develop a medical safety technology and contribute to public health.

1. MS. REID

3. Technology

4. Earle Dickson invented the first
Band-Aid® in 1921. His wife cut
herself very often, and he got
frustrated with having to cut out
a piece of gauze every day, and
taping it to the cuts. He saw a
need to invent a piece of
technology that helps prevent
infections.

5. How do the innovations of technology
play a role in keeping society safe?
What can be your contribution? Your
challenge is to develop a piece of
technology that can help keep us safe
from diseases and outbreaks.

6.  You must design and
build a product.
 Your design must be
innovative.
 Your design must be
an original idea or an
enhancement to a
current idea.
 You must follow the
Engineering Design
Process.
 You must include a cost
analysis of your product
 How much will it cost to
make it?
 A market price for your
product
 A profit margin
 You must present your
product, presentation
must include:
 A picture of your
product.
 A written explanation of
how your product work
and how will it keep us
safe.
 A cost analysis

7. For this challenge you will be
use engineering
to solve problems in medicine, such as creating
replacement body parts, drug-delivery systems,
medical instruments, and test equipment. Their
work helps restore health and function, and
improves the quality of life for people who are sick
or injured.
typically need a bachelors
degree in biomedical engineering. Some position
may require a graduate degree. The average
salary is $88, 040.
Most work in
manufacturing, universities, hospitals, and
research facilities of companies and educational
and medical institutions.

8. Choose your jobs
 Team Captain: Manages the project.
 Materials Manager: Requests the
materials from the teacher.
 Time Keeper: Keeps the group on task
so the project can be done by project
day.
 Scribe/Illustrator: Completes the final
Engineering Design Brief.
 Reporter: Will be responsible for
explaining your project.

10.  Ask yourself: What is the problem?
 We have been asked to make a contribution
to medical safety.
 What are you being to do?
 Our solution is to design a technological
product that can keep us from diseases and
outbreaks.

11. What are your constraints (or limitations?)
 We must design and build a product. Our design
must be innovative. Our design must be an
original idea or an enhancement to a current
idea. We must follow the Engineering Design
Process. We must include a cost analysis of our
product: How much will it cost to make it; a
market price for our product, and a profit
margin. We must present our product and our
presentation must include: a picture of our
product; a written explanation of how our
product work and how will it keep us safe; and
our cost analysis

12. Do your research!
 Research some diseases or outbreaks. Research
some products the help prevent these diseases
or outbreaks. What features do they have? How
can you improve those features for your
product?
What are some solutions? Brainstorm some
ideas with your team.
 Come up with two different ideas for your
product.
Choose the best one!

13.  Draw a diagram
 Draw a picture of how you want your final
design to look.
 List your materials
 What materials will you need to make a
prototype?
 Plan the steps you will take to get your
solution
 Make a list of EVERYONE’s responsibilities
in your group. Who does what? So when you
get your materials everyone will know what
they are doing.

14. Follow your plan
Make adjustments as needed
Create a product
Test it
Does it look like you planned.

15. Did it work?
If it doesn’t look like what you
imagined, make some improvements.
How can you make it better?
Modify your design.

16. Find a creative way to present your
product. Remember your constraints.
 The presentation must include:
 A picture of your product.
 A written explanation of how your product work and how will it
keep us safe.
 A cost analysis
Explain your results.
Write your presentation up for people to
read.