Engineer: Webelos Elective

This adventure is an elective adventure which can be used to earn the Webelos and Arrow of Light Badges.


Complete at least Requirements 1 and 2. Requirements 3 and 4 are optional.

1.
Pick one type of engineer. With the help of the Internet, your local library, or an engineer, discover three things that describe what that engineer does. (To use the Internet, be sure that you have a current Cyber Chip or that you have permission from your Webelos den leader, parent, or guardian.) Share your findings with your Webelos den. (9/15/2017)


2.
Learn to follow engineering design principles by doing the following:

(a)
Examine a set of blueprints or specifications. Using these as a model, prepare your own set of blueprints or specifications to design a project. (9/15/2017)

I had the opportunity to visit a new community getting built by Lennar homes. They gave me a folder with the floor plans for the different homes that they were selling. My home is built similar so I used these floor plans as well as the floor plans that my mom let me see from the appraiser. The Appraiser's floor plans were not detailed like the floor plans that Lennar Homes had. The sales representative said that the blueprints are more detailed but I couldn't have them.


(b)
Using the blueprints or specifications from your own design, complete your project. Your project may be something useful or something fun. (9/15/2017)


(c)
Share your project with others at a den or pack meeting.

3.
Explore other fields of engineering and how they have helped form our past, present, and future. (9/15/2017)

Civil Engineers
"Civil engineering focuses on structures that serve the public such as transportation systems, water treatment, government buildings, public facilities such as airports and train stations, and other large-scale projects that benefit the public. A civil engineer must be able to design safe structures in various locations." Website NSTA.org



Electrical Engineering
"Electrical engineers design, develop, test, and supervise the manufacturing of electrical equipment, such as electric motors, radar and navigation systems, communications systems, and power generation equipment. Electronics engineers design and develop electronic equipment, such as broadcast and communications systems—from portable music players to global positioning systems (GPSs)." Website: bls.gov


4.
Pick and do two projects using the engineering skills you have learned. Share your projects with your den, and also exhibit them at a pack meeting. (9/15/2017)

I made 3 different projects. First, I made a catapult out of a paper cup, clothespins, and 2 tally sticks. I also used tape and a glue gun. Then I created a parallel circuit out of my snap circuit set. I also made a Beam Bridge out of K.Nex.




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