5/30-6/2

1. Complete Planewood Derby....First Priority! 

2. Begin/Continue work on hydraulic arm project. 

   1. Feel free to incorporate items from outside class. 

5/22-5/26

*I'll be out of school on the 26th:

• Continue the work below!

• If you need to test your cars, feel free.

• If you need to print make sure that you keep an eye on it, youcan remove and replace filament if you need to. If it doesn't start printing well cancel the print and leave a sticky note with the name of the file on the build plate and I'll get it printing on Tuesday morning. 

1. Wrap-up Planewood Derby Cars with V2.0 of wheels/braking system.

   1. Final Testing

   2. Engineering Report

2. Start Hydraulic Arm Project

   1. Read through project.

   2. Create an initial design sketch.

5/16 and 5/18

*Aim to be testing protype 1 by Friday/Tuesday 5/16

1. Planewood Derby Project- Remember to document your progress.

5/8-512

*Aim to be testing protype 1 by Friday/Tuesday 5/16

1. Planewood Derby Project- Remember to document your progress.

   1. You should be well into wheel design by now and be thinking about breaking systems. 

   2. Read through the project and make a plan of attack.

      1. Once you understand the challenge, spend time researching what type of wheels you want to create. 

         1. I have two different axel types see me for specifics. 

   3. Create a Google Slide Show that chronicles your preference in automotive external appearance features....(what do you think makes a car look good?!?)

   4. Start the design phase on graph paper.

   5. Be sure to keep track of your design/build/testing process for the eventual portfolio.

   6. Research wheel types and breaking systems so that you have some idea of what you can do to create both in three dimensional space.

   7. Testing can begin as soon as the end of this week.

5/1-5/5

1. Is your bridge engineering project turned in on Google Classroom?  GET IT IN!

2. Planewood Derby Project- Remember to document your progress.

   1. You should be well into wheel design by now and be thinking about breaking systems. 

   2. Read through the project and make a plan of attack.

      1. Once you understand the challenge, spend time researching what type of wheels you want to create. 

         1. I have two different axel types see me for specifics. 

   3. Create a Google Slide Show that chronicles your preference in automotive external appearance features....(what do you think makes a car look good?!?)

   4. Start the design phase on graph paper.

   5. Be sure to keep track of your design/build/testing process for the eventual portfolio.

   6. Research wheel types and breaking systems so that you have some idea of what you can do to create both in three dimensional space.

   7. Testing can begin as soon as the end of this week.

4-17-4/21

1. Engineering Disasters Presentations - Let's get the last couple done.

2. Complete Bridge Project - Final Designs should be tested by the end of class on Monday 4/17 so that you can start your Planewood Derby Project on Wednesday.

   1. Make sure you've tested by Monday next week. 

   2. Document all three phases of your project (pasta 1.0, balsa 1.0, balsa 2.0) and create your Engineering Report. 

      1. Turn in on Google Classroom

3. Planewood Derby Project- You should have started this by Wednesday!

   1.  I assume most of you will be starting this early next week, but a few of you are ahead of the pack so I figured I'd drop it here!

   2. Read through the project and make a plan of attack.

      1. Once you understand the challenge, spend time researching what type of wheels you want to create. 

         1. I have two different axel types see me for specifics. 

   3. Create a Google Slide Show that chronicles your preference in automotive external appearance features....(what do you think makes a car look good?!?)

   4. Start the design phase on graph paper.

   5. Be sure to keep track of your design/build/testing process for the eventual portfolio.

   6. Research wheel types and breaking systems so that you have some idea of what you can do to create both in three dimensional space.

Hi Folks! 

You're on your own today but you know what to do!

• Get those Balsa 2.0 bridges built. Must be completed for testing by the end of class on Monday!!!

• If you've already tested work on your engineering report.

• If you engineering report is already in read through the Planewood Derby assignment linked below and then start researching wheel types and breaking systems (both will have to be 3-D designed and printed by you).

• If you need to print something and haven't printed yet, seek out someone in class who has and they can help you. 

• Please....Please.....Please.....Be careful, be kind, and clean up better than you do when I'm there!

• Have a great weekend, be safe and make good choices!

4/11 and 4/13

1. Engineering Disasters Presentations

2. Complete Bridge Project

   1. Make sure you've tested by Monday next week. 

   2. Document all three phases of your project (pasta 1.0, balsa 1.0, balsa 2.0) and create your Engineering Report. 

      1. Turn in on Google Classroom

3. Planewood Derby Project

   1.  I assume most of you will be starting this early next week, but a few of you are ahead of the pack so I figured I'd drop it here!

   2. Read through the project and make a plan of attack.

      1. Once you understand the challenge, spend time researching what type of wheels you want to create. 

         1. I have two different axel types see me for specifics. 

   3. Create a Google Slide Show that chronicles your preference in automotive external appearance features....(what do you think makes a car look good?!?)

   4. Start the design phase on graph paper.

   5. Be sure to keep track of your design/build/testing process for the eventual portfolio.

   6. Research wheel types and breaking systems so that you have some idea of what you can do to create both in three dimensional space.

You Sould Have Designed a Part in Fusion360 and Have Begun Your Final Bridge By Friday....

4/3-4/7

1. Engineering Disasters  presentations (Two/Day)

2. Use Fusion360 to design something.

   • Not necessary for that something to be for your bridge but it can be. 

   • If we have time you should print whatever it is that you've designed.

     • You can only print items you've designed from scratch.

3. Balsa Bridge 2.0 Design

   • Prototyping/Redesigning Balsa Bridge

     • What structural element will you design in fusion360 to improve the efficiency of your bridge?

     • How will this item improve your overall efficiency?

   • How will you modify the overall design of your bridge as you create Balsa 2.0?  

     • Changes shoud be based on the results of your testing

       • Where did Balsa 1.0 fail?

         • How can you improve on your previous design.

UPDATE FOR THURSDAY 3/30

3/27-3/31

1. Engineering Disasters  presentations (Two/Day)

2. Use Fusion360 to design something.

   • Not necessary for that something to be for your bridge but it can be. 

   • If we have time you should print whatever it is that you've designed.

     • You can only print items you've designed from scratch.

3. Balsa Bridge 2.0 Design

   • Prototyping/Redesigning Balsa Bridge

     • What structural element will you design in fusion360 to improve the efficiency of your bridge?

     • How will this item improve your overall efficiency?

   • How will you modify the overall design of your bridge as you create Balsa 2.0?  

     • Changes shoud be based on the results of your testing

       • Where did Balsa 1.0 fail?

         • How can you improve on your previous design.

3/20-3/24

1. Engineering Disasters  presentations (Two/Day)

2. Use Fusion360 to design something.

   • Not necessary for that something to be for your bridge but it can be. 

   • If we have time you should print whatever it is that you've designed.

     • You can only print items you've designed from scratch.

3. Balsa Bridge 1.0 Testing should be complete this week.

4. Prototyping/Redesigning Balsa Bridge

   • What structural element will you design in fusion360 to improve the efficiency of your bridge?

     • How will this item improve your overall efficiency?

   • How will you modify the overall design of your bridge as you create Balsa 2.0?  

     • Changes shoud be based on the results of your testing

       • Where did Balsa 1.0 fail?

         • How can you improve on your previous design.

3/13 - 3/17

1. Engineering Disasters  presentations (Two/Day)

2. Bridge Testing Spreadsheet

3. Back to the drawing board.....Balsa 

   1. Tool Intro

   2. Design Phase

   3. How can you improve your design over pasta 1.0

4.  Search Fusion360 Educational License and Sign up!

1. • 1. Letter Link You'll Need -  Make a copy, add your name and save as a pdf.

        1. Make a copy of the letter.

        2. Change it to your name and the current date.

        3. Save it as a pdf. 

        4. You'll need to submit it to Fusion360 when you sign up for a subscription.  You'll have access to the program for 1 year on a free educational license. 

        5. Remember to record your user name and password somewhere safe. 

     2. Tutorial Video

     3. Another Tutorial....Longer, More In-Depth, Probably Better.

3/7-3/10

Search Fusion360 Educational License and Sign up!

1. • 1. Letter Link You'll Need -  Make a copy, add your name and save as a pdf.

        1. Make a copy of the letter.

        2. Change it to your name and the current date.

        3. Save it as a pdf. 

        4. You'll need to submit it to Fusion360 when you sign up for a subscription.  You'll have access to the program for 1 year on a free educational license. 

        5. Remember to record your user name and password somewhere safe. 

2. Pasta Bridge Testing Starts 3/8

3. Lets try to have our Pasta 1.0 bridges at a point where we can test by the end of class Thursday 3/9.

   • Bridge Testing Spreadsheet

4. Back to the drawing board.....Balsa 

   • Tool Intro

   • Design Phase

   • What will you 3-D print to incorporate....a Truss Component? Bracket of some sort? Ornamentation? I'd like it to be functional but for this round of design it's okay if it isn't.

2/20 I'll be out....But you have plenty to do!

1. Bridge Project

2. Engineering Disasters Project Work

2/22 and 2/24

1. Physics of Bridges Sheet (It's Paper, just ask)

2. OnShape....Woah...What's that! Sometimes you get what you pay for!

   • Go online, create an educational account, write down your user name and password somewhere safe and that you'll remember.

   • Watch some of these resources and try them out before the end of the week. 

     1. Be thinking how you can incorporate 3-D design into your project.......You'll need to add something.

   • Lets try to print something this week.

   • Don't start the Balsa bridge until you've designed something in OnShape.

3. Wait a Minute...What about FUSION360?

   • Check this out!

   • Search Fusion360 Educational License and Sign up!

     1. Letter Link You'll Need -  Make a copy, add your name and save as a pdf.

        1. Make a copy of the letter.

        2. Change it to your name and the current date.

        3. Save it as a pdf. 

        4. You'll need to submit it to Fusion360 when you sign up for a subscription.  You'll have access to the program for 1 year on a free educational license. 

        5. Remember to record your user name and password somewhere safe. 

4. Lets try to have our Pasta 1.0 bridges at a point where we can test by the end of class Wednesday.

   • Bridge Testing Spreadsheet

5. Back to the drawing board.....Balsa 

   • Tool Intro

   • Design Phase

   • What will you 3-D print to incorporate....a Truss Component? Bracket of some sort? Ornamentation? I'd like it to be functional but for this round of design it's okay if it isn't.

2/14 and 2/16

1. Bridge Project

   1. Bridge Types

   2. Choose Bridge Type You'll make Spag 1.0 out of.

   3. Begin Scale Drawing of Spag 1.0....actually Ling 1.0....You're Welcome...

      1. See me with your scale drawing to get approval to move on to building.

2. Put in a Tech Ticket to have Cura loaded onto your school computer.

3. Onshape vs. Fusion 360.....

2/8 

1. Finish testing on your tower.

2. Complete the Engineering Report for your tower (Google Classroom)

3. Research and Choose an Engineering Disaster to report out on. 

4. Start researching bridge designs. (See Google Classroom

2/10

1. Finish testing your towers. You should probably be done.....

2. Engineering Report for Paper Towers DUE TODAY!

3. Engineering Disasters Project - If you haven't chosen, you should.....

4. Bridge Project Kick Off

   1. Remember, documentation is key to this AAA!

1/29-2/3

1/31

Do Now:

Did you complete the engineering design process assignment in GC?

• If not do it now!!

Agenda:

1. Testing the Towers....to FAILURE.

   • This needs to happen before the end of this mod

2. The Engineering Design Process 

3. Reflection Time

   • What worked?

   • What didn't work?

   • How will you change it?

   • Record all of your thoughts/ideas and photographs for your engineering report.

4. Rebuild Newspaper Tower v2.0

   • Test to failure. 

   • Engineering Summary for v1.0 and v2.0

     1. See HW section for detailed description

5. Engineering Disasters Project

2/2

Do Now:

Jump into the agenda!

Agenda

1. Percent Change

2. Take stock of where you've been in the tower build. 

   1. Reflect on what worked well and what didn't.

   2. Research your options (if you haven't already).

   3. Sketch two or three ideas.

   4. Build the one with the most promise.

   5. Test

      1. Results Spreadsheet

3. Engineering Report(See HW)

4. Engineering Disasters Project

5. Bridge Project Kick Off 

HW: 

 Engineering Summary for Strong Newspaper Towers. 

Including:

• Your Name, Date, and Mod.

• Name of Project

• Summary of Project Objective in an easily understandable way.

• Summary of Research Completed include source urls.

• Results of Initial vs Results of Final in graphical form.

  • Be sure to include percent increase in weight carrying capacity and the math you did to figure it out.

• Further discussion about what you would do to further advance the design you chose and rational as to why those changes will work.

1/25

Do Now: 

• Pickup one piece of paper from each of the stacks by the classroom desktop computer.

• Complete these in any order while I get to know your names.

  • Room Search/Safety Search

  • Google Classroom Prompt "Getting to Know You"

    • Class Codes:

      • kinjfbn

    • Don't forget to submit this assignment when you're done. 

    • Getting to know me!

1. General Class 

• Syllabus/Class Sheet

• Cell Phones

  • I should never see them unless I ask you to use them.....

2. Lab Safety

• Contract

• Equipment

• Procedures

3. Scientific Method

• Paper Towers Part I - Tall Paper Towers

  1. Two sheets of Newspaper 30cm of masking tape....Go!

Homework: 

1. Return your syllabus/letter home signed at the beginning of our next class (Completion Assignment)

2. Think about your paper tower design, what can you to to redesign that will help your tower be as tall as possible.

1/27

Do Now:

• Google Classroom "Engineering Design Process" 

  • Make sure you read all the instructions!

• Fix your folders!

• Rebuild your tallest tower, can you make it taller? (max 10 min)

Agenda:

1. Paper Tower Part II, Let's make them useful..... 

   1. Build

      • Make sure you document the process.....photographs, challenges, how you met challenges!

   2. Test

2. The Engineering Design Process 

3. Reflection Time

   1. What worked?

   2. What didn't work?

   3. How will you change it?

4. Rebuild

5. Engineering Disasters Project Intro

1/9-1/13

LT's

1. I can research design solutions to specific problems in the human world

2. I can create a three-dimentional model of a structure using the engineering design process

3. I can revise a three-dimensional model to be better suited to it's purpose.

4. I can use 3-D modeling software to create individual pieces of a structural model that improve the overall suitability of the structure to it's purpose.

Agenda:

• Complete the Engineering Report for your Car/Break Build

  • This is your first priority

• Hydraulics Challenge!

  • Sketch your arm today

  • Think through the different planes of motion you need to accomplish

  • Make it happen.

  • As you work be thinking about how your design could be improved by CAD......

By FRIDAY!!!!

• You must have an engineering report for your Bridge and Car in Google Classroom.

• You must have a progress report (or finished engineering report) in Google Classroom for your Hydraulic Arm.

Exam: For Non-Seniors and Seniors below an A
Exam Date Is:  Tuesday January 17th at 10:30 

What To Bring: Fully Charged Laptop! Make sure that you have access to one of the CAD programs, either Fusion360 or OnShape!

1/3-1/6

LT's

1. I can research design solutions to specific problems in the human world

2. I can create a three-dimentional model of a structure using the engineering design process

3. I can revise a three-dimensional model to be better suited to it's purpose.

4. I can use 3-D modeling software to create individual pieces of a structural model that improve the overall suitability of the structure to it's purpose.

Agenda:

• Complete the Engineering Report for your Car/Break Build

  • This is your first priority

• Hydraulics Challenge!

  • Sketch your arm today

  • Think through the different planes of motion you need to accomplish

  • Make it happen.

  • As you work be thinking about how your design could be improved by CAD......

12/19-12/22

LT's

1. I can research design solutions to specific problems in the human world

2. I can create a three-dimentional model of a structure using the engineering design process

3. I can revise a three-dimentional model to be better suited to it's purpose.

4. I can use 3-D modeling software to create individual pieces of a structural model that improve the overall suitability of the structure to it's purpose.

Agenda:

• Test your car/brake Design

• Complete the Engineering Report for your Car/Break Build

• Start messing around with Hydraulics Check out your next Challenge!

12/12-12/16

LT's

1. I can research design solutions to specific problems in the human world

2. I can create a three-dimentional model of a structure using the engineering design process

3. I can revise a three-dimentional model to be better suited to it's purpose.

4. I can use 3-D modeling software to create individual pieces of a structural model that improve the overall suitability of the structure to it's purpose.

Planewood Design and Build

1. 1. Progress Expectation:  

      • Rolling car prototype by end of class Tuesday

      • Break Prototype by the end of class Thursday

      • Ready to test Monday.........

12/5-12/9

LT's

1. I can research design solutions to specific problems in the human world

2. I can create a three-dimentional model of a structure using the engineering design process

3. I can revise a three-dimentional model to be better suited to it's purpose.

4. I can use 3-D modeling software to create individual pieces of a structural model that improve the overall suitability of the structure to it's purpose.

12/5 and beyond.....

• Set up your Gallery Presentations around the room.

• Circulate and find the features you'll include in your final design.

  • Revisit the rubric to make sure you'll earn the highest point total possible. 

• Start the design phase on graph paper.

• Be sure to keep track of your design/build/testing process for the eventual portfolio.

• Research wheel types and breaking systems so that you have some idea of what you can do to create both in three dimensional space.

• PROGRESS EXPECTATION: You will have a testable model by the end of the class on Friday or be in the redesign phase for wheel, axel, features, etc. 

Remember:

Begin thinking about a problem that you can engineer a solution, through 3D Design and Prinding, to...something broken? Something that never worked well? Something to make your life easier?  

• Doesn't need to be large, it just needs to solve a human problem.

• A presentation about your process will be your final exam grade, so start thinking now!

11/28-12/2

LT's

1. I can research design solutions to specific problems in the human world

2. I can create a three-dimentional model of a structure using the engineering design process

3. I can revise a three-dimentional model to be better suited to it's purpose.

4. I can use 3-D modeling software to create individual pieces of a structural model that improve the overall suitability of the structure to it's purpose.

Agenda:

1. Turn in your Bridge engineering Project if you haven't already.

2. Begin Planewood Derby? - I assume most of you started this work before break.

3. Create a Google Slide Show that chronicles your preference in automotive external appearance features....(what do you think makes a car look good?!?)

   1. Kiosk Style - We'll have a gallery Thursday or Monday so do this first!

      1. You'll choose at least three features, find them on existing cars and highlight why you like them.

   2. You'll have to incorporate at least two features from your own or others slide shows into your car.

4. Start the design phase on graph paper.

5. Be sure to keep track of your design/build/testing process for the eventual portfolio.

6. Research wheel types and breaking systems so that you have some idea of what you can do to create both in three dimensional space.

Begin thinking about a problem that you can engineer a solution, through 3D Design and Prinding, to...something broken? Something that never worked well? Something to make your life easier?  

• Doesn't need to be large, it just needs to solve a human problem.

• A presentation about your process will be your final exam grade, so start thinking now!

11/14-11/18

LT's

1. I can research design solutions to specific problems in the human world

2. I can create a three-dimentional model of a structure using the engineering design process

3. I can revise a three-dimentional model to be better suited to it's purpose.

4. I can use 3-D modeling software to create individual pieces of a structural model that improve the overall suitability of the structure to it's purpose.

Agenda:

Engineering Disasters Projects

Bridges

4. • Complete Balsa 3-D Bridge Building and Testing By Thursday.

   • Bridge Design Portfolio Due by the end of class on Wednesday 11/16

   • Begin Planewood Derby? - I assume most of you will be starting this early next week, but a few of you are ahead of the pack so I figured I'd drop it here!

   • Create a Google Slide Show that chronicles your preference in automotive external appearance features....(what do you think makes a car look good?!?)

     • Kiosk Style - We'll have a gallery

       • Choose at least three features, find them on existing cars and highlight why you like them.

     • You'll have to incorporate at least two features into your car.

   • Start the design phase on graph paper.

   • Be sure to keep track of your design/build/testing process for the eventual portfolio.

   • Research wheel types and breaking systems so that you have some idea of what you can do to create both in three dimensional space.

Begin thinking about a problem that you can engineer a solution to...something broken? Something that never worked well? Something to make your life easier?  

• Doesn't need to be large, it just needs to solve a human problem.

11/7-11/11

LT's

• I can research design solutions to specific problems in the human world

• I can create a three-dimentional model of a structure using the engineering design process

• I can revise a three-dimentional model to be better suited to it's purpose.

• I can use 3-D modeling software to create individual pieces of a structural model that improve the overall suitability of the structure to it's purpose.

11/8 and 11/10

1. Engineering Disasters Presentations (All will be included in Q4)

2. Complete Balsa 3-D Bridge Building and Testing By Thursday.

3. Bridge Design Portfolio Due by the end of class on Wednesday 11/16

   • Data Spreadsheet

4. Begin Planewood Derby? - I assume most of you will be starting this early next week, but a few of you are ahead of the pack so I figured I'd drop it here!

   • Create a Google Slide Show that chronicles your preference in automotive external appearance features....(what do you think makes a car look good?!?)

   • Start the design phase on graph paper.

   • Be sure to keep track of your design/build/testing process for the eventual portfolio.

   • Research wheel types and breaking systems so that you have some idea of what you can do to create both in three dimensional space.

10/31-11/4

LT's

• I can research design solutions to specific problems in the human world

• I can create a three-dimentional model of a structure using the engineering design process

• I can revise a three-dimentional model to be better suited to it's purpose.

• I can use 3-D modeling software to create individual pieces of a structural model that improve the overall suitability of the structure to it's purpose.

10/31...11/...

1. Engineering Disasters Presentations (All will be included in Q2)

2. OnShape/Fusion 360 Options - You want to be using one of these by now!

   • Have you designed and printed something small?  If not today is your day!

   • What will you design to improve the efficiency of your bridge? 

     • What problem are you solving?

     • What flaws did initial testing reveal in your prototypes?

3. See me to let me know what style of bridge you're building and what you're designing for it in OnShape

   • Make sure that your onshape add-ons are less than half the total mass of the bridge....

4. What will you design in virtual space to improve the efficiency of your bridge?

5. Design Time - Balsa Basics

   • Paper First - incorporate your 3-D designed and printed part into your measured drawing.

   • Bridge testing to begin on Tuesday next week unless your ready sooner!

10/24-10/28

LT's

• I can research design solutions to specific problems in the human world

• I can create a three-dimentional model of a structure using the engineering design process

• I can revise a three-dimentional model to be better suited to it's purpose.

• I can use 3-D modeling software to create individual pieces of a structural model that improve the overall suitability of the structure to it's purpose.

10/27

1. OnShape/Fusion 360 Options - You want to be using one of these by now!

   • Have you designed and printed something small?  If not today is your day!

   • What will you design to improve the efficiency of your bridge? 

     • What problem are you solving?

     • What flaws did initial testing reveal in your prototypes?

2. See me to let me know what style of bridge you're building and what you're designing for it in OnShape

   • Make sure that your onshape add-ons are less than half the total mass of the bridge....

3. What will you design in virtual space to improve the efficiency of your bridge?

4. Design Time - Balsa Basics

   • Paper First - incorporate your 3-D designed and printed part into your measured drawing.

10/25

1. OnShape....Woah...What's that!

   • Go online, create an educational account, write down your user name and password somewhere safe and that you'll remember.

   • Watch some of these resources and try them out before the end of the week. 

     1. Be thinking how you can incorporate 3-D design into your project.......You'll need to add something.

   • Lets try to print something this week.

   • Don't start the Balsa bridge until you've designed something in OnShape.

2. Wait a Minute...What about FUSION360?

   • Check this out!

   • Search Fusion360 Educational License and Sign up!

     1. Letter Link You'll Need -  Make a copy, add your name and save as a pdf.

3. Back to the drawing board.....Balsa 

   • Tool Intro

   • Design Phase

   • What will you 3-D print to incorporate....a Truss Component? Bracket of some sort? Ornamentation? I'd like it to be functional but for this round of design it's okay if it isn't.

10/18-10/21

10/17

1. Redesign Phase - 

   • Back to the graph paper....

   • New or modified design.

   • You have this week to design and build.

   • Bridge Testing Friday and Tuesday

2. OnShape....Woah...What's that!

   • Go online, create an educational account, write down your user name and password somewhere safe and that you'll remember.

   • Watch some of these resources and try them out before the end of the week. 

     1. Be thinking how you can incorporate 3-D design into your project.......You'll need to add something.

   • Lets try to print something this week.

10/19 and 21

1. Test Prototype S2.0....

   1. Don't forget to document your engineering journey....

2. OnShape....Woah...What's that!

   1. Go online, create an educational account, write down your user name and password somewhere safe and that you'll remember.

   2. Watch some of these resources and try them out before the end of the week. 

      1. Be thinking how you can incorporate 3-D design into your project.......You'll need to add something.

   3. Lets try to print something this week.

   4. Don't start the Balsa bridge until you've designed something in OnShape.

3. Back to the drawing board.....Balsa 

   1. Tool Intro

   2. Design Phase

   3. What will you 3-D print to incorporate....a Truss Component? Bracket of some sort? Ornamentation? I'd like it to be functional but for this round of design it's okay if it isn't.

10/21

10/11-10/14

1. Redesign Phase - 

   • Back to the graph paper....

   • New or modified design.

   • You have this week to design and build.

   • Bridge Testing Friday and Tuesday

2. OnShape....Woah...What's that!

   • Go online, create an educational account, write down your user name and password somewhere safe and that you'll remember.

   • Watch some of these resources and try them out before the end of the week. 

     1. Be thinking how you can incorporate 3-D design into your project.......You'll need to add something.

   • Lets try to print something this week.

10/3-10/6

1. Engineering Disasters Projects (a few each day this week)

2. Reflection time.

   • ROADBED THOUGHTS>>>>It needs to be right for your second prototype.

   • What did building your first bridge teach you that you can take into your next...

   • Do you have images of your process?

   • Do you have reflections of your time working on the first prototype?

   • If the answer to either of the previous two questions is no, make sure you fix it now.

3. Redesign Phase - 

   • Back to the graph paper....

   • New or modified design.

   • You have this week to design and build.

4. OnShape....Woah...What's that!

   • Go online, create an educational account, write down your user name and password somewhere safe and that you'll remember.

   • Watch some of these resources and try them out before the end of the week. 

     1. Be thinking how you can incorporate 3-D design into your project.......You'll need to add something.

9/26-9/30

9/27 and 9/29

1. Get your first prototype ready to test....

2. Reflection time.

   1. ROADBED THOUGHTS>>>>It needs to be right for your second prototype.

   2. What did building your first bridge teach you that you can take into your next...

   3. Do you have images of your process?

   4. Do you have reflections of your time working on the first prototype?

   5. If the answer to either of the previous two questions is no, make sure you fix it now.

3. Engineering Disaster Project Presentations Start on Monday!

4. OnShape....Woah...What's that!

   1. Go online, create an educational account, write down your user name and password somewhere safe and that you'll remember.

   2. Watch some of these resources and try them out before the end of the week. 

      1. Be thinking how you can incorporate 3-D design into your project.......

9/19-9/23

1. Engineering Disasters Project 

   • This should be done by our first class next week.

2. Bridge Project Where are you?

   • Don't forget the Google Classroom Progress Doc...

   • Remember, documentation is key to this AAA!

   • Lets try to have our first prototypes tested on Tuesday of next week

HW: Make sure you have handed in your Paper Tower Engineering Report!

9/12-9/16

9/15

1. Make sure your Paper Towers Engineering Reports are handed in in Google Classroom

2. Engineering Disasters Project

3. Bridge Project Where are you?

   1. Complete Strengths and Weaknesses before you go any further, it's in google classroom.

   2. Don't forget the Google Classroom Progress Doc...

   3. Remember, documentation is key to this AAA!

HW: 

Make sure you're Engineering Report is handed in.

9/13

1. Finish testing your towers.

2. Engineering Report for Paper Towers (See HW)

3. Engineering Disasters Project

4. Bridge Project Kick Off

   1. Remember, documentation is key to this AAA!

HW: 

 Engineering Summary for Newspaper Towers. Due Thursday in Google Classroom

Including:

• Your Name, Date, and Mod.

• Name of Project

• Summary of Project Objective in an easily understandable way.

• Summary of Research Completed include source urls.

• Results of Initial vs Results of Final in graphical form.

  • Be sure to include percent increase in weight carrying capacity and the math you did to figure it out.

• Further discussion about what you would do to further advance the design you chose and rational as to why those changes will work.

9/6-9/9

9/9 4

Do Now:

Jump into the agenda!

Agenda

1. Take stock of where you've been in the tower build. 

   1. Reflect on what worked well and what didn't.

   2. Research your options (if you haven't already).

   3. Sketch two or three ideas.

   4. Build the one with the most promise.

   5. Test

      1. Results Spreadsheet

2. Engineering Report(See HW)

3. Engineering Disasters Project

4. Bridge Project Kick Off 

HW: 

 Engineering Summary for Newspaper Towers. 

Including:

• Your Name, Date, and Mod.

• Name of Project

• Summary of Project Objective in an easily understandable way.

• Summary of Research Completed include source urls.

• Results of Initial vs Results of Final in graphical form.

  • Be sure to include percent increase in weight carrying capacity and the math you did to figure it out.

• Further discussion about what you would do to further advance the design you chose and rational as to why those changes will work.

9/7 3

Do Now:

Complete your Newspaper Tower v1.0

Agenda:

1. Testing the Towers....to FAILURE.

2. The Engineering Design Process 

3. Reflection Time

   • What worked?

   • What didn't work?

   • How will you change it?

4. Rebuild Newspaper Tower v2.0

   • Test to failure. 

   • Engineering Summary for v1.0 and v2.0

     1. See HW section for detailed description

5. Engineering Disasters Project

HW: Engineering Summary for Newspaper Towers. 

Including:

• Your Name, Date, and Mod.

• Name of Project

• Summary of Project Objective in an easily understandable way.

• Summary of Research Completed include source urls.

• Results of Initial vs Results of Final in graphical form.

  • Be sure to include percent increase in weight carrying capacity and the math you did to figure it out.

• Further discussion about what you would do to further advance the design you chose and rational as to why those changes will work.

8/31 - 9/2

Friday 9/2 2

Do Now:

• Google Classroom "Engineering Design Process" 

  • Make sure you read all the instructions!

• Fix your folders!

• Rebuild your tallest tower, can you make it taller?

Agenda:

1. Paper Tower Part II, Let's make them useful..... 

   1. Build

   2. Test

2. The Engineering Design Process 

3. Reflection Time

   1. What worked?

   2. What didn't work?

   3. How will you change it?

4. Rebuild (Maybe Wednesday!)

5. Engineering Disasters Project

HW: Think about your Redesign and how you'll build a stronger tower with the provided materials.

8/31 1

Do Now: 

• Pickup one piece of paper from each of the stacks by the classroom desktop computer.

• Complete these in any order while I get to know your names.

  • Room Search/Safety Search

  • Google Classroom Prompt "Getting to Know You"

    • Class Codes:

      • yhkge2k 

    • Don't forget to submit this assignment when you're done. 

    • Getting to know me!

1. General Class 

• Syllabus/Class Sheet

• Cell Phones

  • I should never see them unless I ask you to use them.....

2. Lab Safety

• Contract

• Equipment

• Procedures

3. Scientific Method

• Paper Towers Part I - Tall Paper Towers

  1. Two sheets of Newspaper 30cm of masking tape....Go!

1. Return your syllabus/letter home signed at the beginning of our next class (Completion Assignment)

2. Think about your paper tower design, what can you to to redesign that will help your tower be as tall as possible.

9/9

Do Now:

Agenda:

1. Engineering Disasters Project

   • Presentations

2. Bridge Project Rollout?

   • Research Bridge Types

3. What is OnShape?

   • Try to Download OnShape

   • Try to Download Cura