The document provides guidance for students to research the design of a robot character. It instructs students to identify constraints for the robot, including that it must be a robot. Students are then directed to search resources on the class website to answer guiding questions and find inspiration for how others have solved similar problems. Students are to gather information on sources that inspire them within the given constraints. The goal is for students to understand how to research a design problem.

1. S TA GE 2
RE S E A RC H
ROB OT C HA RA C TE R
DE S IGN C HA LLE NGE

2. OBJECTIVE
S TU D E N TS WILL D E M O N S TR ATE
H O W TO
R E S E AR C H A D E S IG N P R O BLE M

3. E S E A RC H TH E D E S IG N P R O BLE M
- GATHER INFORMATION TO FUEL YOUR
IDEAS -
S TE P 1 S TE P 2
Id e ntify S ou rce s G ath e r ins p iration

4. E S E A RC H TH E D E S IG N P R O BLE M
BE G IN BY WR ITIN G YO U R D E S IG N S TATE M E N T BE LO W:
ID E N TIF Y YO U R C O N S TR AIN TS :
C ONS TRAINT 1 (P rim ary ch aracte ris tic) R ob ot
C ONS TRAINT 2 (P h ys ical ch aracte ris tic) ______________________
C ONS TRAINT 3 (P e rs onality trait) ______________________

5. E S E A RC H TH E D E S IG N P R O BLE M
GUIDING QUESTIONS
What are the How have others
needs and/or solved similar
wants of our design problems?
audience?

6. E S E A RC H TH E D E S IG N P R O BLE M
STEP 1 S P E N D S O M E TIM E LO O K IN G AT TH E R E S O U R C E S O N O U R
ID E N TIF Y
C LAS S WE BS ITE . ID E N TIF Y R E S O U R C E S TH AT WILL H E LP
S O URCES
YO U AN S WE R TH E G U ID IN G Q U E S TIO N S .
S OURC E IS IT HE LPFUL? WHA T MA KE S THIS S OURC E HE LPFUL?
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7. E S E A RC H TH E D E S IG N P R O BLE M
C ONS TRAINT 1 - “ ROBOT”
STEP 2
G ATH E R S O URCE 1 :
IN S P IR ATIO N WH AT IS TH E S O U R C E ? WH AT, S P E C IF IC ALLY, ABO U T TH IS S O U R C E IN S P IR E S YO U ?
How have others
solved similar
design problems?
S O U R C E 2:
WH AT IS TH E S O U R C E ? WH AT, S P E C IF IC ALLY, ABO U T TH IS S O U R C E IN S P IR E S YO U ?

8. E S E A RC H TH E D E S IG N P R O BLE M
C ONS TRAINT 1 - “ ROBOT”
STEP 2
G ATH E R S O U R C E 3:
IN S P IR ATIO N WH AT IS TH E S O U R C E ? WH AT, S P E C IF IC ALLY, ABO U T TH IS S O U R C E IN S P IR E S YO U ?
How have others
solved similar
design problems?
S O U R C E 4:
WH AT IS TH E S O U R C E ? WH AT, S P E C IF IC ALLY, ABO U T TH IS S O U R C E IN S P IR E S YO U ?

9. E S E A RC H TH E D E S IG N P R O BLE M
C ONS TRAINT 2 - _______________________________
STEP 2
G ATH E R S O URCE 1 :
IN S P IR ATIO N WH AT IS TH E S O U R C E ? WH AT, S P E C IF IC ALLY, ABO U T TH IS S O U R C E IN S P IR E S YO U ?
How have others
solved similar
design problems?
S O U R C E 2:
WH AT IS TH E S O U R C E ? WH AT, S P E C IF IC ALLY, ABO U T TH IS S O U R C E IN S P IR E S YO U ?

10. E S E A RC H TH E D E S IG N P R O BLE M
C ONS TRAINT 2 - _______________________________
STEP 2
G ATH E R S O U R C E 3:
IN S P IR ATIO N WH AT IS TH E S O U R C E ? WH AT, S P E C IF IC ALLY, ABO U T TH IS S O U R C E IN S P IR E S YO U ?
How have others
solved similar
design problems?
S O U R C E 4:
WH AT IS TH E S O U R C E ? WH AT, S P E C IF IC ALLY, ABO U T TH IS S O U R C E IN S P IR E S YO U ?

11. E S E A RC H TH E D E S IG N P R O BLE M
C ONS TRAINT 3 - _______________________________
STEP 2
G ATH E R S O URCE 1 :
IN S P IR ATIO N WH AT IS TH E S O U R C E ? WH AT, S P E C IF IC ALLY, ABO U T TH IS S O U R C E IN S P IR E S YO U ?
How have others
solved similar
design problems?
S O U R C E 2:
WH AT IS TH E S O U R C E ? WH AT, S P E C IF IC ALLY, ABO U T TH IS S O U R C E IN S P IR E S YO U ?

12. E S E A RC H TH E D E S IG N P R O BLE M
C ONS TRAINT 3 - _______________________________
STEP 2
G ATH E R S O U R C E 3:
IN S P IR ATIO N WH AT IS TH E S O U R C E ? WH AT, S P E C IF IC ALLY, ABO U T TH IS S O U R C E IN S P IR E S YO U ?
How have others
solved similar
design problems?
S O U R C E 4:
WH AT IS TH E S O U R C E ? WH AT, S P E C IF IC ALLY, ABO U T TH IS S O U R C E IN S P IR E S YO U ?

13. E S E A RC H TH E D E S IG N P R O BLE M
STEP 2
G ATH E R WH O IS O U R AU D IE N C E ? KE E P IN M IN D TH AT O U R M O VIE WILL BE R ATE D “ G ”
IN S P IR ATIO N
What are the
needs and/or
wants of our
audience? WH AT Q U ALITIE S WILL YO U R AU D IE N C E WAN T TO S E E IN O R IBTE R ?
F R O M YO U R R E S E AR C H , WH AT S O U R C E S D O YO U F E E L H AVE IN C O R P O R ATE D TH E S E Q U ALITI