Students Involved in Discovering Engineering Project

This lesson will engage students in Robotics and Engineering by allowing them to choose a complex individual or group project to work on over the course of the semester. Students will research projects and submit a proposal that details the process and estimated number of hours needed to complete.  When the project is approved, they will submit a list of necessary supplies and equipment.  Students will then work on their side project for the remainder of the semester whenever there is time between units or when they have finished the work for the day.  All throughout the project students must use a lab notebook to document what they do at each stage of their process and what problems they encounter.  Students should also document their process/steps/phases with pictures.  At the end of the semester, students will create an Instructable for their project, and present it to the class.