Component Two

Finding and Working with a Technical Advisor

Task
One

Your teacher should help your team locate a scientist or an engineer. This person will become your team's technical advisor. He/she should know about the technical application you chose to solve your problem. Include the following information on your website:
  • who he/she is,
  • where she/he works, 
  • what she/he does on the job, 
  • how long she/he has been doing this kind of work, and
  • why she/he decided to become a scientist or engineer.

Task
Two

Ask your technical advisor to review what you have written in Component One. Tell how your technical advisor helped your team to better understand the problem. Include any suggestions your technical advisor offered about your team's solution to the problem. Put this information on your website.

Task
Three

If your technical advisor is an engineer, ask him/her about working with scientists. If your technical advisor is a scientist, ask him/her about working with engineers. Explain the difference between what a scientist and engineer do and why you think it is important for scientists and engineers to work together. Put this information on your website.