In this world, there are many diseases that affect the body. One that affects the kidney is called Acute Kidney Injury. This ailment can cause the functional unit of the kidney, the nephron, to break down, preventing them from properly filtering between waste and blood. The kidney is made up of millions of these nephrons, and their goal is all the same, separate waste from blood. This allows for the body to be healthy.
The student handout will be given to all students working on the design challenge. It gives a brief recap of the story, it helps the students identify what they are attempting to achieve, and it recaps the design process.
This Instructor’s Guide provides the instructor additional information on how to run the design challenge with alternatives for materials and test setups as well as information to help make the design challenge a good educational experience.
The Telling the Story Video conveys the societal impact of the student’s research that is the basis for the design challenge and will set the problem-solving context for students.
The Design Challenge Video leads students through the design process. It indicates materials available, states what the criteria are for success and any constraints. It also gives a second ‘level’ of the design challenge that allows ‘early completers’ to move on to a slightly more difficult challenge.