Jacobucci _ Inventions and Engineers-3 Thursday Assignments
- Instructors
- Term
- 2019-2020 School Year
- Department
- Science
- Description
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Description: Are you interested in creative problem-solving? In this class, we will explore the engineering process and apply the process to a variety of handson problems. We will explore various categories of inventions and engineering and will explore the scientific principles they are based on. The class will consist of regular handson, inclass build challenges. Students will work both in groups and independently to explore the principles of engineering.Class Title:
Inventions & Engineering
Code:
MSC270
Text:
Various Resources
Rating:
3
Prerequisite:
None
Grade:
7-8
Fees:
None
Max:
15
Can be repeated? Yes
Files
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
Due:
Week 36 4/13/2020
This week we are going to look at a few items that were invented by accident. Spend some time on line searching out information about these inventions.
Not everything that is invented, was invented on purpose. Some things are invented by accident. People trying to do one thing, and creating something else.
For this scavenger hunt, I have listed a few of those items. See if you can find out who invented them, when they did it and what were they really trying to invent, and what happened by accident.
Remember to check in with me once during the week (even if you have two classes with me, you only need to check in once)
You can do so in a few ways:
1. adding a message to this google classroom post
2. sending me an email
3. come by and chat during my online office hours. (On Webex, Tuesday and Thursday, 9-10am)
Not everything that is invented, was invented on purpose. Some things are invented by accident. People trying to do one thing, and creating something else.
For this scavenger hunt, I have listed a few of those items. See if you can find out who invented them, when they did it and what were they really trying to invent, and what happened by accident.
Remember to check in with me once during the week (even if you have two classes with me, you only need to check in once)
You can do so in a few ways:
1. adding a message to this google classroom post
2. sending me an email
3. come by and chat during my online office hours. (On Webex, Tuesday and Thursday, 9-10am)
Due:
Week 35 4/6/2020
Welcome back. I hope everyone is healthy and doing well. As you know by know we are doing an online format for our class. Thing will be a bit different for now. I will send out a weekly video and some quick directions into your new google folder (on Monday). I will continue to use google classroom to communicate with you all and give you your assignments, post videos, share worksheets, etc.
You will need to check in with me once a week, You can do so in a few ways:
1. adding a message to google classroom
2. sending me an email
3. come by and chat during my online office hours. (On Wedbex, Tuesday and Thursday, 9-10am)
You only need to check in with me once per week, so if you are taking two classes with me, one check in counts for both classes.
Assignments: I will continue to post all assignments here on google classroom.
House Projects: Unfortunately we can not get you your house projects. They are all locked in my classroom and we do not have access to them. So that project will just need to get put on hold for now.
For this week you will be doing a research project on a famous architect. You are going to research an architect. You will then create a presentation about this architect. It needs to be a Google Slides presentation. You will be sharing your findings by sharing your presentation with me. See the document below for the specifics on the presentation.
For those of you who like to build models, look at Step 4 of the assignment.
Upload your presentations to this assignment.
You will need to check in with me once a week, You can do so in a few ways:
1. adding a message to google classroom
2. sending me an email
3. come by and chat during my online office hours. (On Wedbex, Tuesday and Thursday, 9-10am)
You only need to check in with me once per week, so if you are taking two classes with me, one check in counts for both classes.
Assignments: I will continue to post all assignments here on google classroom.
House Projects: Unfortunately we can not get you your house projects. They are all locked in my classroom and we do not have access to them. So that project will just need to get put on hold for now.
For this week you will be doing a research project on a famous architect. You are going to research an architect. You will then create a presentation about this architect. It needs to be a Google Slides presentation. You will be sharing your findings by sharing your presentation with me. See the document below for the specifics on the presentation.
For those of you who like to build models, look at Step 4 of the assignment.
Upload your presentations to this assignment.
Due:
Week 27 2/13/2020
Begin tiny house projects
We will continue our wiring practice next week.
Tiny House Challenge
In this lesson, students will design a tiny house. This project is designed to not only evaluate the students’ understanding of the Engineering Design Process, but to practice basics circuits. Your house needs to include one series circuit (3 lamps) and one parallel circuit (2 lamps).
Objectives
Students will design and build a tiny home for one person.
Students will develop, construct, and evaluate solutions to a Tiny Home Challenge using the Engineering Design Process and by applying and using scientific knowledge.
Students will make drawings then build models of their tiny homes. Blue prints and electrical schematics need to be draw to scale on graph paper.
Students will decorate their tiny house. all furniture needs to be homemade, no premade doll furniture.
Timeline
Week 27 2/13-14/2020 begin project
Week 29 2/27-28/2020 Blue prints due due
Week 30 3/ 5-6/202 electrical schematic due
Week 35 3/9-10/2020 models due,
We will continue our wiring practice next week.
Tiny House Challenge
In this lesson, students will design a tiny house. This project is designed to not only evaluate the students’ understanding of the Engineering Design Process, but to practice basics circuits. Your house needs to include one series circuit (3 lamps) and one parallel circuit (2 lamps).
Objectives
Students will design and build a tiny home for one person.
Students will develop, construct, and evaluate solutions to a Tiny Home Challenge using the Engineering Design Process and by applying and using scientific knowledge.
Students will make drawings then build models of their tiny homes. Blue prints and electrical schematics need to be draw to scale on graph paper.
Students will decorate their tiny house. all furniture needs to be homemade, no premade doll furniture.
Timeline
Week 27 2/13-14/2020 begin project
Week 29 2/27-28/2020 Blue prints due due
Week 30 3/ 5-6/202 electrical schematic due
Week 35 3/9-10/2020 models due,
Due:
Week 25 1/30/2020
We experimented with the Van De Graff machine.
Homework: Remember to bring in your shoe box.
Homework: Remember to bring in your shoe box.
Due:
Week 23 1/16/2020
Begin learning about electricity.
During class: Using the snap circuits sets. with your partner you will read through chapter 1 of the manual and fill out the worksheet as you go. Build the required circuits as you read. You will have two class periods to complete the worksheet. If you finish early, you can create other builds with the snap circuit kits.
Homework:
Read "the 7 basic sources of electricity you should know about" and watch the videos that go with it.
Don't forget you need to bring in a large shoe box.
During class: Using the snap circuits sets. with your partner you will read through chapter 1 of the manual and fill out the worksheet as you go. Build the required circuits as you read. You will have two class periods to complete the worksheet. If you finish early, you can create other builds with the snap circuit kits.
Homework:
Read "the 7 basic sources of electricity you should know about" and watch the videos that go with it.
Don't forget you need to bring in a large shoe box.
Due:
Week 24 1/23/2020
Finish snap circuits activity
Due:
Holiday Homework
Holiday Homework:
Bring in a shoe/boot box. We'll be cutting them up, so they can't be too small (no little kid shoe boxes).
Bring in a shoe/boot box. We'll be cutting them up, so they can't be too small (no little kid shoe boxes).
Due:
Week 13 11/7/19
puff mobile day 1
design and build
design and build
Due:
Week 11 10/24/19
Continue working on your bridge, if you are done, you may play the building games.
Due:
Week 8 10/3/19
We finished bridge presentations and continued working on our bridges.
New due date for completion of your bridges is 10/31/19
New due date for completion of your bridges is 10/31/19
Due:
Week 12 10/31/19
Finish and test bridges.
Due:
Week 10 10/17/19
Continue working on your bridge, if you are done, you may play the building games.
Due:
Week 9 10/10/19
Continue working on your bridge, if you are done, you may play the building games.
Due:
Week 5 9/12/19
Inventions and Engineering Challenge #1
Bridge Challenge.
Purpose: To build a bridge 50 cm wide (span) to support the weight of a food tin plus extra weights in the tin. The bridge must be FREESTANDING! You must use all straws and rubber bands.
Materials:
50 drinking straws
10 rubber bands
Yarn
1 food tin.
In your notebook, create drawings of your bridge design. These must be checked by the teacher before you can start building.
You will have three class periods to complete this build.
Week 5 (9-12/13) build day 1
Week 6 (9-19/20) build day 2
Week 7 (9-26/27) Bridge project presentations
Week 8 (10-3/4) Build day 3
Week 9 (10-10/11) bridge testing day.
Bridge Challenge.
Purpose: To build a bridge 50 cm wide (span) to support the weight of a food tin plus extra weights in the tin. The bridge must be FREESTANDING! You must use all straws and rubber bands.
Materials:
50 drinking straws
10 rubber bands
Yarn
1 food tin.
In your notebook, create drawings of your bridge design. These must be checked by the teacher before you can start building.
You will have three class periods to complete this build.
Week 5 (9-12/13) build day 1
Week 6 (9-19/20) build day 2
Week 7 (9-26/27) Bridge project presentations
Week 8 (10-3/4) Build day 3
Week 9 (10-10/11) bridge testing day.
Due:
Week 7 9/26/19
Bridge project presentations.
Homework: none.
Homework: none.
Due:
Week 4 9/5/19
Discuss shared folder.
30 second presentation on Best invention.
Introduction to bridges. powerpoint and notes (tape notes into science notebook)
If we have time, we'll begin discussing strength and shape.
Homework:
Bridge project- Due 9/26
30 second presentation on Best invention.
Introduction to bridges. powerpoint and notes (tape notes into science notebook)
If we have time, we'll begin discussing strength and shape.
Homework:
Bridge project- Due 9/26
Due:
Week 3 8/29/19
Log onto google classroom. Give notebook.
Class discussion: Inventions vs discovery.
Homework: Do a little research, "What is the most important invention to humans? And Why? Write a paragraph describing the invention, what is it used for, who invented it, when was it invented, why it was invented and why you feel it is the most important.
Class discussion: Inventions vs discovery.
Homework: Do a little research, "What is the most important invention to humans? And Why? Write a paragraph describing the invention, what is it used for, who invented it, when was it invented, why it was invented and why you feel it is the most important.