Jacobucci - Inventions and engineers-3 Friday 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
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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)
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)
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 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:
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 11/8/19
Test bridges
puff mobile day 1
design and build
puff mobile day 1
design and build
Due:
Week 9 10/11/19
Continue working on your bridge, if you are done, you may play the building games.
Due:
Week 11 10/25/19
Continue working on your bridge, if you are done, you may play the building games.
Due:
Week 8 10/4/19
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 10 10/18/19
Continue working on your bridge, if you are done, you may play the building games.
Due:
Week 6 9/20/19
challenge #1 build day 2
Homework: Continue working on your bridge project presentation
Homework: Continue working on your bridge project presentation
Due:
Week 4 9/6/19
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 8/30/19
Log onto google classroom. Discuss google classroom and 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.