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Engineer's Tool Box
Measurement & Empowered Learner
Measurement & Empowered Learner
Teacher Resources
EL - Unit 1 Folder (make a copy)
Standard vs Metric (Optional)
Fractions
Decimals
Understand and apply measurement
Be an Empowered learning and create a shed with the exact measurement required with little assistance from the instructor.
Use the measurement practice to pre-assess as Hook or Mr. Bean (What have you measured at home?)
Material Needed
Cardboard, Manilla folders, or cereal boxes, Tape, Scissors
Big Inch - Quick Assessment and Reference Sheet
Student Activities & Resources
Practice with the Quizlet for anyone unsure - Quizlet Measurement
Tech Ed LLC - NEW - Resources for understanding measurement
Movement
Students will be working in groups and out of there seat when working on the shed.
Teacher Notes:
When you feel comfortable that the student knows measurement, you can assign them to a team. We are really not focused on the house design, just the teamwork and measurement. Utilize some personalized learning, you may be working with the students who need more work on measurement the entire period, if they do not know measurement, do not assign them to a team.
Assessment Options / FHS ONLY CBE
Skilled Professional - Students will be assessed on the Skills part of the CTE Rubric for Measurement
Empowered Learner - Students will be assessed on the Empowered Learner section of the Rubric
Potential FHS CBE - 1B, 1C, 3B, 4B
Collaboration and Project management
Collaboration and Project management
Teacher Resources
Possible Learning goals: Creativity & Virtual Collaboration
(IN SHORT: How nature inspires and drives our past & modern engineering marvels.)
Define biomimicry.
Explain how engineers use biomimicry to design innovative new products.
List examples of engineered products that were inspired by nature.
Use biomimicry to develop an idea for a new product.
Starter: Give the students a list of Specifically engineer systems and have them find something in Nature that would apply. (Example: Aerodynamic Engineer (Helicopter Blades = Maple Seeds (Twirly Birds))
Video: Biomimicry Natural Designs - Play the video to 1:06 just to introduce the concept.
Material Needed
paper, rulers, markers, & colored pencils
Share the rubric with the students and stress that you are assessing responsible citizenship today!!! Spend some time on this.
Student Activities & Resources
Assign Student Solution Sheet (Each team will collaborate on one google slide)
Optional: CREATE A VIRTUAL TEAMWORK ENVIRONMENT: They can not set beside their teammate and can only communicate through the google slide.
Groups will work through the Student Template.
Students will design and draw a product that uses biomimicry.
Product idea presentation.
Movement
Students will move to sit by partner for 20 minutes at the end of project.
Teacher Notes: For the Starter make sure to find elements in nature that are obvious to make connection for all students (Ex: Eardrum/Speaker - Heart/Pump). The focus on the lesson is being a responsible citizen and a creative communicator. If you emphasize these, it will help you with projects later on. What does good collaboration look like?
Assessment Options / FHS ONLY CBE
Collaboration and Project Management Rubric
Responsible Citizens: Look For → Contributing to group work during the Starter activity.
Creative Communicator: Look For → Students collaborating effectively & constantly with their peers.
Potential FHS CBE - 1B, 1C, 2B, 2C, 3A, 3B, 4B
Biomimicry 3D Printing Extension
Evaluate a technological innovation that arose from a specific society’s unique need or want to use principles of ecosystem interactions and buoyancy to design and produce fishing lures that mimic the behaviors of aquatic insects to attract fish . This strategy is known as biomimicry . Students observe natural environments, form testable hypotheses on likely fish prey, create a buoyant model using a 3D printer with modeling software, and test the success of their custom-made lure . All work is captured in an engineering design portfolio
Basic Design Skills
Basic Design Skills
Teacher Resources
Teacher Slides - Engineering Design Skills
For some of the projects students could work in teams of two.
Demonstrate everyone’s ability to free hand/sketch/boost confidence
Gain an understanding of Basic Design Terminology
Develop Isometric Drawing Skill and understand their use case/purpose
Develop Scale Drawing Ability and understand their use case/purpose
Hand Sketching and Basic, Basic Design Terminology, Views, Dimension, & Scale
Drawing a Straight Line - Freehand / Mindset Video
Mindset Video - Stress in this class they need to believe they can do anything!!!
Material Needed
Graph Paper / Iso paper
Ruler
Tape Measure
Blank sheet of paper
Student Activities & Resources
Isometric drawing
Scale drawing of figure.
Figures can vary
⅓ scale
Scale Notes
Final Summative Assessment - Students will draw a design to 1/3 scale on the final slide - Instructors can certainly provide more choice to students.
Movement
With tape measures, students in two person groups measure one item and sketch accurately, representing three dimensions. Considering scale. Students choose how to represent object - ortho, iso.
Iso Practice Choice Activity = 7 Spots to Locate to draw one of 7 Shapes (objects blown up and printed large/posted)
Teacher Notes: ** #1 thing in this lesson is to demonstrate to students that they can LEARN and be better at things that they thought they were not. IT IS CRITICAL you get this message out for success in this class.
Assessment Options / FHS ONLY CBE
Assessment - Design and Engineering Design skills
Innovative Designer - Demonstrate some free hand sketching and growth Mindset
Skilled Professional - Able to understand and draw some isometric shapes
Potential FHS CBE - 1C, 2A, 2B, 5A
Summative Assessment: Draw the figure to the left to 1/6 scale using centimeters.
Creativity & Innovation
Creativity & Innovation
Teacher Resource
Teacher Slides - Red Brick Challenge
Describe the importance of creativity in the real-world setting by explaining the different types of thinking strategies.
Explain the evaluation process of application thinking and identify different red brick constructions.
Justify and evaluate the various red brick constructions by peer feedback.
Design an updated red brick construction project using peer feedback.
Us the “How you become less Creative as you Get older” Video as a Hook to discuss Creativity
Materials
It would be great to have a red brick
Paper
Pencil
Student Activities & Resources
Study possible characteristics of bricks
List applications for each characteristic
Give 60 second group pitch to entire class about UNIQUE ideas generated. If brick is available, model for class.
What is a Red Brick - Creativity Activity (one per group when they partner up on slide 5)
Movement
Dividing the students into 5 separate teams in slide 4
Working in Teams with Red Brick Activity
Elevator Pitch Presentation
Teacher Notes: Focus on getting students to realize material can be utilized in many ways, it will be an important concept in the class & when they brainstorm. Celebrate students who can work on their own and as a responsible citizen, try to do something special for them. Choose their own seat / classroom treat / first pick in a teammate for the design process challenge int he next unit
Assessment Options / FHS ONLY CBE
Assessment - Creative Communicator / Empowered Learner
Empowered Learner - Able to work through the Creativity Challenge Sheet Independently, formative assessment (Quantity vs. Quality)
Creative Communicator - Group Work focus on Communication Skills in working with others (Could have a responsible Citizen assessment as well if classroom management is a goal) & 60 Second Elevator Pitch (whole group participation) & Peer Feedback Form (own group and/or other groups) - “Most Creative Ideas” or “Most Unique Idea”
Potential FHS CBE - 1C, 2B, 2C, 3A, 3B, 4B, 5A
Standards of Workmanship
Standards of Workmanship
Teacher Resources
Teacher Slides - Standards of Workmanship
Student Resources
Standards of Workmanship Jigsaw
Standards of Workmanship Contract
Materials
Poster paper/poster board
Markers
Colored Pencils
Or
Electronic Poster links
MOVEMENT
Get Supplies
Grouping Areas
Collaboration
Activity
Create a one-page poster (digital or hand drawn) to highlight one of the standards from the Contract
Retro Video - Office Safety - Utilize and discuss what could go wrong in your classroom
Can't get no traction - Funny safety video
Discuss with your students of what could happen in your room.
Phone distractions and mess left on floors and table should be emphasized.
Important Teacher Notes:
Include split-page “Do” and “Don’t Do” with pictures.
Focus on some of the KEY standards you want in YOUR classroom
For this assignment, students will be creating a one-page poster to highlight rules from YOUR standards of workmanship contract
They should focus on some of the KEY standards you want in YOUR classroom. Every classroom in our system is different, so you know what is important or not.
Poster examples could include a split-page “Do” and “Don’t Do” with pictures of someone being safe versus unsafe, or a drawing of what could happen if someone were being unsafe. Students could also create digital posters. You have creative freedom with how you choose to showcase the standards in your classroom.
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