Activity 6:
How do engineers create innovative designs?
Flip Through the Flip Book
Use the STEM Career Flip Book to learn about drafters in the Engineering section. When
do you think a drafter would be involved in a building project? What purpose do you think a drafter serves?
Open the Flip Book.
STEM Spotlight!
With your teammate, look back over your notes on your team responses to the Activity 5
Challenge Time: Talk About It!
questions. Which community issues do you think are of the greatest importance? Discuss which issues you think matter
most and work with your teammate to choose one topic to focus on as you create an innovation of your own.
Challenge Time: Brainstorm!
It's not always easy to come up with solutions to a problem. It helps to brainstorm to create a list of
possibilities. Use this activity to spark a flood of ideas!
Do the Challenge: Write the important community issue your team would like to fix in
the "Problem or Need" square below. Then come up with an innovation that could be a potential solution. Next,
consider what it will take for your innovation to work. The Brainstorm diagram will help you map out your
thoughts so you don't get stuck.
