Block 7: Cross-Scenario Discussion + Iteration
Two students spent the same budget on the same technologies. One scored 82 in Tōhoku; the other scored 41 at Merapi.
Task: Explain the gap, without saying "Merapi is harder." What specifically does the same money fail to buy there?
Answer in your Field Notebook, dated.
I can explain why the same buildings and technologies produce different outcomes across boundary types, AND I have Iteration #2 logged with prediction and reflection.
I can break a big engineering problem into pieces I can actually solve.
"Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering."
Where this runs:
- U3 B6: Scenario Choice + Iteration
- U3 B7: Cross-Scenario Discussion + Iteration ← you are here
Assessed:
Engineering Design Portfolio: iterations 1–3 (T/T)
On track looks like:
Each iteration attacks a named sub-problem, and your Division-of-Labour Plan shows the breakdown.
I can use a simulation to test how my design choices play out before committing to them.
"Use a computer simulation to model the impact of proposed solutions to a complex real-world problem with numerous criteria and constraints on interactions within and between systems relevant to the problem."
Where this runs:
- U3 B4: Whole-Class Sim + First Independent Attempt
- U3 B6: Scenario Choice + Iteration
- U3 B7: Cross-Scenario Discussion + Iteration ← you are here
- U3 B9: Iteration
Assessed:
Engineering Design Portfolio: logged sim iterations (T/T)
On track looks like:
Each iteration is tested in the simulator and its outputs cited as evidence: changed, run, compared.
This block is a Phase 6 stub
Full content lands when Unit 3 is built out further.
Block 7 opens with cross-scenario paired discussion (why does the same building+tech yield different outcomes across boundary types?), followed by Iteration Attempt #2 in the Tectonic City Builder. The Comparative Reflection template (in the U3 Student Scaffolds packet, distributed via Classroom) is introduced; drafts begin.
Open your Class Notebook and type today's entry header as Heading 2:
A: Dec 4 | U3 B7 | Cross-Scenario Discussion + IterationB: Dec 7 | U3 B7 | Cross-Scenario Discussion + Iteration