technical_report_catapult

Technical Report Layout
Sample Report
 * 1) **Title Page**: provide key information as to the title, your name, the teacher’s name, course code, date of submission and an image.
 * 2) **Problem Statement**: outline the problem by making a statement such as…”to research, design, construct, test, modify and report on …”
 * 3) **Design Criteria**: outline the limitations to the design, materials, construction and/or length of time to the design challenge
 * 4) **Research**: provide 20 fast facts, in bullet form that will aid in the design, and/ or construct of your design
 * 5) **Thumbnail Sketch**: is a simple sketch to help you get ideas. Keep the thumbnails simple and small. You must have at least __five__ different thumbnails sketches
 * 6) **Solution Chart & Rational**: develop chart of five various criteria to base an evaluation for your five designs. Include a marking scale and reason for the design that is chosen.
 * 7) **Technical Drawing**: provide a two-dimensional __scale__ drawing of your design. It must include __dimensions__ and __labeled__ parts/information.
 * 8) **List of Materials**: provide a list of all materials and tools needed to construct the car
 * 9) **Testing & Modify**: for working models, test your design, make observation and record them, go back and modify the design to improve performance for a min. of 20 times.
 * 10) **Conclusion**: In one-half to one page in length state your conclusion to which design is the best based on your research, observations and analysis of the test results.