Oien-Inventions and Engineering-Period 4 Tuesday Assignments

Your tiny home model must be completely done by next week. 
Late work cannot be accepted, as next week is the last day of class.


Next week, you will be an architect, presenting your floorplan and model to a "client". 
You have had 2 months to complete this, so you should've put 10-15 hours into this project. Measurements must be as precise as possible, and not sloppy.
Be prepared to share next week.
If you took it home to finish, you must bring it back next week.


Virtual students, create a slideshow presentation. Include your floorplan and at least 5 well-lit photographs of your home in your slideshow. 
Please email me if you need help. 

We will be building during classtime. 


Your model must be an exact model of your blueprints. Take your time and make exact measurements.
Begin building your house. You will need to draw on your house any openings prior to cutting.  Create all walls and floors, before you decorate. 

Homework- Make one piece of furniture at home.


-Virtual students put in an hour or two of work on your home. We will be working on it over the next 3 weeks.

Review blue prints, share with teacher
Review building techniques- Your model must be an exact model of your blueprints. Take your time and make exact measurements.
Begin building your house. You will need to draw on your house any openings prior to cutting.  Create all walls and floors, before you decorate. 



Homework: Create two pieces of furniture for your house.

Begin floor plan ideas.
Review the tiny house criteria, and take another look at the google slide Tiny house shoe boxes.
Using Floor planning software, you will create a blue print of your tiny house.
You will be using Floorplanner. This is an online software program, you will be signing up for the free version of it. There are paid features, but for our project you will not need those features. You will use your st vrain school account to create an account. Be sure to write down the password you create so you don't forget it.
Below are a couple of tutorials to help you navigate the program. The first was created by another teacher (not our district, but its good)- It talks about creating an account and starting a project. The second talks about how you can add a second story or loft to a project. There are a bunch of other videos also available on youtube and in the help section.
When you design your house, use the dimensions for the shoe box you will be using. (1"-1') This will depend on your box and the design you plan to do.

Share your blueprint with me when you are done.

Today we will begin our new unit on home design. We will spend the next 3 weeks designing our home and creating a digital model, and then we will create a cardboard model.

homework:
-Complete tiny house brainstorming questions.
-Find a shoe box to build your tiny house in. When looking for a box, think about 1"=1', so a bigger box works better than a small box.

Today we will share our cars with each other.

Watch Bill Nye video on human transportation.
Homework- Complete "Human Transportation" sheet.

Finish building, testing, and racing your car.
Complete the Final Analysis sheet.
Be prepared to share your car next week during class.

Gone with the Wind - Air powered Cars!
The use of renewable forms of energy is a major focus for today's engineers. Wind power is one of the simplest and least expensive sources of renewable energy. By designing air-powered model cars, students experience the iterative steps of the design process while exploring and gaining a better understanding of how wind power may be utilized.

You will have 2 weeks to complete this challenge. Review the Challenge Guidelines in the doc below.
This week, you will complete the pre-planning guide and be prepared to share your ideas during class next week.
The following week, we will share our completed cars.

We will not be meeting online today.
Watch the video and follow instructions given in the doc below.

Boats # 2- Moving through the water
Begin by watching the quick video on How boats move through the water.
For this activity you will be using supplies in Baggy B.
You will need to provide a bath tub full of water to test your boat.
Follow the directions on the worksheet to complete this activity. You can type directly on the worksheet. Fill in the questions completely.
Bring your boats to class next week to share them.

Today we will be looking at buoyancy.
Watch the video that describes what buoyancy is.

For this activity you will be using baggy A from your supplies. Baggy A consists of a sheet of aluminum foil. You will need to provide a sink with water and a bunch of pennies for this activity.
Follow the directions on the worksheet to complete this activity. You can type directly on the worksheet. Fill in the questions completely.

Purpose: to explore a the world of transportation.
Create a google slide show about an engineer who had an impact on transportation.
See the attachment below for details.
See the rubric for points.

Purpose: to explore a the world of transportation.
Create a google slide show about an engineer who had an impact on transportation.
See the attachment below for details.
See the rubric for points.

Homework:
-Using the engineering design process, make 2 different airplanes- 1 that can fly the farthest and one that can stay aloft the longest amount of time.
-Build planes using the link shared during class, or you may choose to design your own.
-After you decide on your final 2 designs, complete the analysis sheet.
-Save your planes and be prepared to share them next week during class.

Today we will try to create a helicopter that falls the slowest.
Have some scrap paper, scissors, tape and paper clips or pennies handy for class-time.

Homework: finish recording your observations on the Helicopter Worksheet

Bridge Project

Project Due Date: 12/01/2020

Purpose: to explore the world of civil engineering.

Step 1: Choose a famous/well known bridge.

Step 2: Go onto google classroom and in the comment section, list what bridge you picked. No two people can pick the same bridge.

Step 3: You are going to do a bit of research about your bridge. You will be acting as a travel agent and need to convince us to go visit your bridge. You will be creating an electronic travel brochure using google slides. It should be bright, colorful, and very informative.


Step 4: include the following information in your bridge:
• where is it
• when was it build
• who built it
• any challenges faced in building it
•multiple pictures of your bridge. Minimum of 5.
• what was it made of (materials)
• how long did it take to build
• other interesting facts about the structure (minimum of 3)

Today we will share final design drawings and discuss ideas.
This week you will continue working on your bridges.
When you complete your bridge, test your bridge and fill in the analysis worksheet.
Upload at least two pictures of your bridge. these should be taken before you test your bridge.
We will be sharing pictures of our bridges in class.
Your final bridge build will be due after Thanksgiving break.

bridge challenge #1
Planning phase due next week 11/17/2020
Fill in the planning phase worksheet and attach images of your final design drawings.
We will be sharing our final design drawings and ideas together in class.
Finished bridge will be due on 12/01/2020

Introduction to bridges. powerpoint and notes. Use the attached document to help you take notes.

Please print this out and have it ready for class next week.

Share furniture that you created in tinkercad.
Design a room in tinkercad. It can be your actual room or the room you wish you had. You room should have three walls ( it should be open on the front and top so we can see in.). You need to include at least one door and one window. You should include furniture (minimum of three pieces) and decorations (minimum of 2). It should be colorful and creative.
We will share these with in class.
You will have three weeks to complete them.

Architectural Engineering Project

Purpose: to explore the world of architectural engineering.

Step 1: Choose a famous modern building. NO ancient structures, it must have been built after 1900.

Step 2: You are going to be a travel agent and need to convince us to go visit your building. You will be creating a presentation to share with the class. Your presentation should not be more than 5 minutes.

Step 3 &4: Presentation:
Find a creative and inventive way to present your findings to the class. These need to be uploaded to google classroom before class time.- See the attachment for more details.

You will have 3 weeks to complete this project.

Remember to log in through the class link, which includes the class code. Your nickname is your name+birthdate (just 2 numbers- day of the month).
1) On TInkercad. Create 3 different pieces of furniture.I will show your finished projects during class next week. I have linked a couple of youtube videos on how to build furniture. There are a bunch if you just keep looking. These are just for reference to give you ideas and help you out.
2) Start Main Project #1: Architectural design. See the separate project post. This will be due in 3 weeks.

This week we will be learning a bit more in tinkercad.
You will be creating a key chain with your name on it. You are not required to actually print your designs, but you do need to create them in tinkercad. Be prepared to share you design with the class. extension: Now that you have created the plain key chain- make it your own. Play around on Tinkercad and add some other design elements to make it your own.
I have also included a reference page to included the basics of tinkercad.

Introduce tinkercad.
Use the link below to join this class on tinkercad. You will be asked to enter your nickname. Your nickname is your first name as it appears on my roster and the day you were born on. For example my nickname would be Amy22.
After today, you can go to the tinkercad link under resources and log in.
this week you will be doing the Project: Let's learn TInkercad.
To get to the project:
1. log into Tinkercad.
2. On the top right click on the learn tab
3. In the center of the screen, click on the Project tab
4.click on the blue box labeled "Let's learn Tinkercad!"
5. there are 5 lessons for you to complete.

Create your own poster demonstrating the engineering design process, pick an activity (like the taco party) to help you show the different steps. Your poster should be neatly draw, on unlined paper 8X11, with color, or made in Google Draw, like my example poster below.

Complete the questions and submit before next week

Complete the questions and submit before next week

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. Be prepared to share your thoughts with class next week. You do not need to submit your work unless you are unable to share in class next week.

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. Be prepared to share your thoughts with class next week. You do not need to submit your work unless you are unable to share in class next week.