This unit introduces student to the Engineering Design and Development Process. Students will work in teams to learn and apply the engineering design and development process to concisely define a problem. A problem statement is the foundation upon which all problem-solving effort is based. The problem statement allows students to focus effort. Students will validate the problem by documenting credible sources and indicate that the problem exists. They will justify the problem by performing additional research, including market research to confirm that the effort involved with solving the problem are warranted based on current need and projected need of a product. At the end of this unit, students will create a project proposal in which they will formally validate and justify the problem selected.