No School - Labor Day
ACTIVITY:
Join Google Classroom using the code displayed on the screen.
Join PLTW website at my.pltw.org and join our class with the code or link in Classroom.
EVERYTHING gets put into your Engineering Notebook (EN) throughout the semester.
Begin Activity 1.2.2 Aircraft Trim Design Challenge
HW:
Get a quadrile notebook
Use the ppt below to answer the questions in Activity 1.2.1 and submit to google classroom.
Due Sunday (to accommodate seniors in Disney)🥴
ACTIVITY:
Seniors are in Disney
Finish Activity 1.2.2 Aircraft Trim Design Challenge
MAKE SURE YOU RECORD YOUR TEST RESULTS!!!
Your submission must be thorough and neat.
HW:
Answer all questions in Activity 1.2.2 and take pictures of your prototype and final solution. Submit to Google Classroom
ACTIVITY:
Seniors are in Disney
Wrap-up aircraft trim activity (20-30 min)
Briefly review slides 1.2.1 Aircraft Control Surfaces and Components and the worksheet that I placed in Classroom. Students should complete that and submit to Classroom by Sunday night.
HW:
Finish 1.2.3 if not done in class.
ACTIVITY:
Seniors are in Disney
Review Wrap-up Center of Gravity and Flight Stability activity.
HW:
None
ACTIVITY:
Discuss Engineering Notebook setup
Review lessons that seniors missed and remind them that they are due by Wednesday's class (Monday and Tuesday night to make those up).
Atmosphere - PPT 1.2.4 Atmospheric Conditions
Create a spreadsheet to complete Activity 1.2.4 Atmospheric Conditions
HW:
Complete Act 1.2.4
ACTIVITY:
Check and Review HW.
Aerodynamic Forces - PPT 1.2.5 Lift and Drag slides 1-15 only.
Activity 1.2.5 Lift Calculations - Complete questions 4-8 in class together, then review.
Complete #'s 9-14, and conclusion questions. finish for HW
HW:
ACTIVITY:
Finish 1.2.5 Lift and Drag slides covering Boundary Layer and watch the Boundary Layer video through 9:00 minutes.
Review Slides presentation 1.2.6 Airfoil Simulation
Complete Activity 1.2.6 Airfoil Simulation.
Record your data in this Sheets Template.
Possibly build a Wind Tunnel with the class using these instructions.
HW:
Quiz Friday on Lift and Drag - be able to answer questions similar to those in the lift and drag homework.
ACTIVITY:
Begin Activity 1.2.9 Glider Design using Aery software as your guide.
Open Aery software on the engineering computers and "Edit Configuration" to those found in this screen shot.
Glider Design - Tackett will show students how to use Aery32 software.
Create Designs using Aery32
Normal vs Canard wing placement.
Continue designing and building your glider, store them carefully in the cabinets so that they are not damaged as they dry.
ACTIVITY:
Begin Activity 1.2.9 Glider Design using Aery software as your guide.
Open Aery software on the engineering computers and "Edit Configuration" to those found in this screen shot.
Glider Design - Tackett will show students how to use Aery32 software.
Create Designs using Aery32
Normal vs Canard wing placement.
Continue designing and building your glider, store them carefully in the cabinets so that they are not damaged as they dry.
ACTIVITY:
Quiz on Lift and Drag (Monday)
Finalize your Glider design using Activity 1.2.9 as your guide.
Determine how you will cut out your design on your balsa wood and begin to construct your glider.
Build your glider today using Glider Building PPT as your guide.