Wednesday 13th (A) - 70 minutes 

• Objective: To get to know each other and what we'll be doing in this class this year!

• Classwork: 

  • Daily Drawing: Draw something fun/ exciting that you did over the summer.

  • Welcome and introductions  //  Classroom Policies and Procedures  //  Google Classroom Login  //  Syllabus talk and parent sign sheet

  • Paper Bridge Challenge Introduction  //  Work on Paper Bridge Blueprints

• Homework:

  • Parent Syllabus Sign Sheet (see classroom, due Monday)

  • Paper Bridge Idea Brainstorming due Monday (see classroom)

Thursday 14th (B) - 70 minutes 

• Objective: To get to know each other and what we'll be doing in this class this year!

• Classwork: 

  • Daily Drawing: Draw something fun/ exciting that you did over the summer.

  • Welcome and introductions  //  Classroom Policies and Procedures  //  Google Classroom Login  //  Syllabus talk and parent sign sheet

  • Paper Bridge Challenge Introduction  //  Work on Paper Bridge Blueprints

• Homework:

  • Parent Syllabus Sign Sheet (see classroom, due Tuesday)

  • Paper Bridge Idea Brainstorming due Tomorrow (see classroom)

Monday 18th (A) - 100 minutes 

• Objective:  Practice communicating design ideas and observe the efficacy of different blueprints.  

  • Practice implementing design plans and develop craftsmanship skills. 

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing: Draw a famous bridge that you can think of.  Draw it from multiple angles (4 min)

  • New Seating Chart & Phone Numbers 

  • Turn in Paper Bridge Challenge Design Drawings  &  Collect Syllabus Signature Sheets

  • Select which paper bridge your group will build (5 mins)  //  Build paper bridges (30 minutes)

  • Bird walk (look at different design plans and how the bridges turned out)

  • Start Notes on Static Equilibrium

• Homework:

  • TBA

Tuesday 19th (B) - 100 minutes 

• Objective:  Observe different bridge design types and understand what design features allow for success or failure.  

  • Be able to analyze the forces and moments acting on objects in static equilibrium.  Be able to draw free body (force) diagrams to help analyze situations.

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing: Draw the bridge testing apparatus. Try to include as much detail as possible and keep everything proportional.

  • Collect Syllabus signature sheets

  • Bird walk (look at different design plans and how the bridges turned out)

  • Test bridges!  //  Analysis Notes  

  • Start Notes on Static Equilibrium  //  PLTW Notes

    • Forces  //  Moments  //  Moment Stick Demo  //  Force Vectors - PLTW Notes

    • Free Body Diagrams - PLTW Notes

    • Force Vector Practice Problems  //  Vector Addition Desmos Simulation

  • Start Centroids and Balancing Notes (if time)

    • VSacue Leaning tower of Lyre Video  //  Iceberger Game  //  Moment of Inertia

• Homework:

  • TBA

Wednesday 20th (A) - 100 minutes 

• Objective:  Observe different bridge design types and understand what design features allow for success or failure.  

  • Be able to analyze the forces and moments acting on objects in static equilibrium.  Be able to draw free body (force) diagrams to help analyze situations.

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing: Draw the bridge testing apparatus. Try to include as much detail as possible and keep everything proportional.

  • Test bridges!  //  Analysis Notes  

  • Continue Notes on Static Equilibrium  //  PLTW Notes

    • Forces  //  Moments  //  Moment Stick Demo  //  Force Vectors - PLTW Notes

    • Free Body Diagrams - PLTW Notes

    • Force Vector Practice Problems  //  Vector Addition Desmos Simulation

  • Start Centroids and Balancing Notes (if time)

    • VSacue Leaning tower of Lyre Video  //  Iceberger Game  //  Moment of Inertia

• Homework:

  • Finish front side of Force Vector Practice Problems (by next class)

Thursday 21st (B) - 100 minutes

• Objective:  Be able to analyze the forces and moments acting on objects in static equilibrium.  

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing: Draw the house/ image linked here.  Try and get the scale and proportion as close as possible.

  • Force Vector Practice Problems  //  Vector Addition Desmos Simulation

  • Force Vector/ Static Equilibrium challenge!

  • Centroids and Balancing Notes

    • VSacue Leaning tower of Lyre Video  //  Iceberger Game  //  Moment of Inertia

• Homework:

  • Force Vector Practice Problems if not finished during class (due next class - Tuesday)

Monday 25th (A) - 100 minutes 

• Objective:  Practice analyzing the forces and moments involved with objects that are in static equilibrium.

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing: Draw something that is balancing that doesn't seem like it should be able to balance. (4 min) Example Image

  • Collect/ Check Force Vector Practice Problems

  • Force Vector/ Static Equilibrium challenge!

  • Start Centroids and Balancing Notes (if time)  //  block stacking challenge!

    • VSacue Leaning tower of Lyre Video  //  Iceberger Game  //  Moment of Inertia

  • OnShape Login and access  //  center of mass in OnShape

  • Start notes on internal forces (Compression, Tension, Shear, Bending, Torsion)

• Homework:

  • TBA

Tuesday 26th (B) - 100 minutes

• Objective: Practice analyzing the forces and moments involved with objects that are in static equilibrium.

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing: Draw something that is balancing that doesn't seem like it should be able to balance. (4 min) Example Image

  • Collect/ Check Force Vector Practice Problems

  • Force Vector/ Static Equilibrium challenge!

  • Start Centroids and Balancing Notes (if time)  //  block stacking challenge!

    • VSacue Leaning tower of Lyre Video  //  Iceberger Game  //  Moment of Inertia

  • OnShape Login and access  //  center of mass in OnShape

  • Start notes on internal forces (Compression, Tension, Shear, Bending, Torsion)

• Homework:

  • TBA

Wednesday 27th (A) - 100 minutes 

• Objective:  Understand and identify the internal forces that objects experience.  Describe how internal forces are experienced at the atomic and macro scales.

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing: Draw the iceberg that's on the board and then consider: what are the forces acting on this iceberg?  What stable position will it find itself in?  (4 min)   //  Iceberger Game

  • OnShape Login and access  //  center of mass in OnShape

  • Start notes on internal forces (Compression, Tension, Shear, Bending, Torsion)

  • Introduction to Material Properties - Wikipedia  //  Materials Testing Video  //  Material Testing Notes

  • Material Testing Independent Research  //  Cool Materials Video: What is Concrete?  //  Why Concrete Needs Reinforcement

• Homework:

  • TBA

Thursday 28th (B) - 100 minutes

• Objective: Understand and identify the internal forces that objects experience.  Describe how internal forces are experienced at the atomic and macro scales.

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing: Draw the iceberg that's on the board and then consider: what are the forces acting on this iceberg?  What stable position will it find itself in?  (4 min)   //  Iceberger Game

  • OnShape Login and access  //  center of mass in OnShape

  • Start notes on internal forces (Compression, Tension, Shear, Bending, Torsion)

  • Introduction to Material Properties - Wikipedia  //  Materials Testing Video  //  Material Testing Notes

  • Material Testing Independent Research  //  Cool Materials Video: What is Concrete?  //  Why Concrete Needs Reinforcement

• Homework:

  • TBA

Monday 1st  - Labor Day, No School

Tuesday 2nd (A) - 100 minutes  - I know this week is a little different

• Objective:  Describe how internal forces are experienced at the atomic and macro scales.  Describe how a materials properties are a result of its structure (at both the atomic and micro scales).

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing: Draw what you think Metal, Wood, and Concrete look like at the micro scale and  atomic scale (5 min)

  • Finish notes on internal forces (Compression, Tension, Shear, Bending, Torsion)

  • Introduction to Material Properties - Wikipedia  //  Materials Testing Video  //  Material Testing Notes

  • Introduction to tensile testing - Rubber Band and Force Sensors (data collection and graphing)

  • Material Testing Independent Research  //  Cool Materials Video: What is Concrete?  //  Why Concrete Needs Reinforcement

  • Other Cool Videos:  Nitinol  -  Veritasium Video  //  How hard can you hit a golf ball  //  Mushroom Bricks  //  Mechanically Stabilized Earth

• Homework:

  • TBA

Wednesday 3rd (B) - 100 minutes - I know this week is a little different

• Objective:  Describe how a materials properties are a result of its structure (at both the atomic and micro scales).  Understand how to derive information on a materials properties from a tensile strength test.

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing:  Design a material that is really elastic (stretchy).  What might that material look like at the atomic  or micro level?  What about a material that is really stiff?  What might that look like? (5 min)

  • Finish discussion of material properties  //  Cool Materials Video: What is Concrete?  //  Veritasium Video on Nitinol

  • Notes on Material Testing and Properties  //  Introduction to tensile testing with Vernier materials tester

  • Materials Testing (Stress/Strain) Lab  //  Lab Worksheet/ Assignment  //  Material Testing Lab - Raw Data

• Homework:

  • Finish Materials Testing Lab (due next class)

Thursday 4th (B) - 100 minutes

• Objective:  Describe how a materials properties are a result of its structure (at both the atomic and micro scales).  Understand how to derive information on a materials properties from a tensile strength test.

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing: Draw the material testing rig up on Mr. Smith's desk (5 min)

  • Check Material Testing Lab Front Side  //  Material Testing Warm-Ups

  • Finish and Turn in Material Testing Lab

  • Other Cool Videos:  How hard can you hit a golf ball  //  Mushroom Bricks  //  Mechanically Stabilized Earth

  • Material Testing Independent Research

• Homework:

• • Finish Material Testing Independent Research (due next class - see classroom)

Monday 8th (A) - 100 minutes 

• Objective:  Describe how a materials properties are a result of its structure (at both the atomic and micro scales).  Understand how to derive information on a materials properties from a tensile strength test.

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing: Design a material that is really elastic (stretchy).  What might that material look like at the atomic  or micro level?  What about a material that is really stiff?  What might that look like? (5 min)

  • Check Material Testing Lab Front Side  //  Material Testing Warm-Ups

  • Finish and Turn in Material Testing Lab

  • Other Cool Videos:  How hard can you hit a golf ball  //  Mushroom Bricks  //  Mechanically Stabilized Earth

  • Material Testing Independent Research

• Homework:

  • Finish Material Testing Independent Research (due next class - see classroom)

Tuesday 9th (B) - 100 minutes

• Objective:  Learn about how an object's shape affects its stiffness, and the different factors that affect how much a beam bends.  Apply your understanding of beam deflection to make predictions and calculations.

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing: Draw this beam/ girder bridge that is under construction (5 mins)

  • Start Beam Deflection Notes  //  Play around with little beams and weights - discover what affects how much a beam bends

  • Introduce Beam Deflection Lab and Practice Problems  //  Beam Deflection Tables

    • Instructions  //  Worksheet  //  Basswood Material Properties

  • Cool Materials Video: What is Concrete?  //  Why Concrete Needs Reinforcement

• Homework:

• • Finish Beam Deflection Lab and Practice Problems (due next class)

Wednesday 10th (A) - 100 minutes 

• Objective:  Learn about how an object's shape affects its stiffness, and the different factors that affect how much a beam bends.  Apply your understanding of beam deflection to make predictions and calculations.

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing: Draw this beam/ girder bridge that is under construction (5 mins)

  • Start Beam Deflection Notes  //  Play around with little beams and weights - discover what affects how much a beam bends

  • Introduce Beam Deflection Lab and Practice Problems  //  Beam Deflection Tables

    • Instructions  //  Worksheet  //  Basswood Material Properties

  • Cool Materials Video: What is Concrete?  //  Why Concrete Needs Reinforcement

• Homework:

  • Finish Beam Deflection Lab and Practice Problems (due next class)

Thursday 11th (B) - 100 minutes 

• Objective:  Learn about how an object's shape affects its stiffness, and the different factors that affect how much a beam bends.  Apply your understanding of beam deflection to make predictions and calculations.

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing: Free Draw - draw something that you see or something from your imagination (4 min)

  • Check/ Collect Beam Deflection Lab Practice Problems

  • Cool Materials Video: What is Concrete?  //  Why Concrete Needs Reinforcement  //  Hard Rock Hotel Collapse article  --  OSHA Findings

  • Additional Beam Deflection Practice Problems - KEY

  • Introduction to Trusses

    • King Truss Video  //  Suspension Bridge Video  //  Train Truss Animation  //  Truss Bridge Wikipedia

    • Video: The secret to truss strength  //  Video: 10 Trusses you need to know  //  Video: Every type of bridge explained

• Homework:

  • Finish Additional Beam Deflection Practice Problems (if not finished during class)

  • Quiz on Forces, Material Testing, and Beam Deflection Next Friday!!

Monday 15th (A) - 100 minutes 

• Objective:  Learn about different types of trusses and when trusses are used instead of beams.

  • Apply your understanding of materials, forces, and statics to analyze the strength of a truss bridge.

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing: Draw this truss bridge ~ 4 min

  • Collect/ Go over Beam Deflection Lab and Practice Problems

  • Collect/ Check/ Go over Additional Beam Deflection Practice Problems

  • Introduction to Trusses  //  Truss Notes

    • King Truss Video  //  Suspension Bridge Video  //  Train Truss Animation  //  Truss Bridge Wikipedia

    • Video: The secret to truss strength  //  Video: 10 Trusses you need to know  //  Video: Every type of bridge explained

  • Basswood Material Properties

  • Introduction to Quarter Project and Truss Building Challenge

• Homework:

  • Quiz on Forces, Material Testing, and Beam Deflection Next Monday!!

Tuesday 16th (B) - 100 minutes

• Objective:  Learn about different types of trusses and when trusses are used instead of beams.

  • Apply your understanding of materials, forces, and statics to analyze the strength of a truss bridge.

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing: Draw this truss bridge ~ 4 min

  • Collect/ Check/ Go over Additional Beam Deflection Practice Problems

  • Introduction to Trusses  //  Truss Notes

    • King Truss Video  //  Suspension Bridge Video  //  Train Truss Animation  //  Truss Bridge Wikipedia

    • Video: The secret to truss strength  //  Video: 10 Trusses you need to know  //  Video: Every type of bridge explained

  • Introduction to Quarter Project and Truss Building Challenge

• Homework:

  • Quiz on Forces, Material Testing, and Beam Deflection This Friday!!

Wednesday 17th (A) - 100 minutes 

• Objective:  Learn about different types of trusses and when trusses are used instead of beams.

  • Apply your understanding of materials, forces, and statics to analyze the strength of a truss bridge.

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing: Sketch out/ draw at least 3 different truss designs (how you arrange the individual beams) ~4 min

  • Truss Bridge Wikipedia  //  Suspension Bridge Video  //  King Truss Video 

  • Video: The secret to truss strength  //  Video: 10 Trusses you need to know  //  Video: Every type of bridge explained

  • Truss Calculation Practice Problems

  • Small Scale Truss Building (different types of trusses)

• Homework:

  • Finish scale drawing of the truss your group will build for testing next week

  • Quiz on Forces, Material Testing, and Beam Deflection Next Monday!!

Thursday 18th (B) - 100 minutes 

• Objective:  Learn about different types of trusses and when trusses are used instead of beams.

  • Apply your understanding of materials, forces, and statics to analyze the strength of a truss bridge.

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing: Sketch out/ draw at least 3 different truss designs (how you arrange the individual beams) ~4 min

  • Truss Bridge Wikipedia  //  Suspension Bridge Video  //  King Truss Video 

  • Video: The secret to truss strength  //  Video: 10 Trusses you need to know  //  Video: Every type of bridge explained

  • Truss Calculation Practice Problems

  • Small Scale Truss Building (different types of trusses)

• Homework:

  • Finish scale drawing of the truss your group will build for testing next week

  • Quiz on Forces, Material Testing, and Beam Deflection Tomorrow!!

Monday 22nd (A) - 100 minutes 

• Objective:  Assess your understanding of what we've learned so far this year.

  • Practice designing and constructing trusses

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing: No daily drawing today! You have 5 minutes to study/ prepare for the quiz.

  • Quiz on Forces, Material Testing, and Beam Deflection

  • Build/ construct popsicle stick trusses for testing/ analysis next class

• Homework:

  • Finish building popsicle stick truss if not completed during class

  • Finish quiz if not finished during class

Tuesday 23rd (B) - 100 minutes

• Objective:  Assess your understanding of what we've learned so far this year.

  • Evaluate the performance of different types of trusses and analyze their weaknesses/ points of failure.

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing: No daily drawing today! You have 5 minutes to study/ prepare for the quiz.

  • Quiz on Forces, Material Testing, and Beam Deflection

  • Test and analyze performance of popsicle stick trusses

• Homework:

  • TBA

Wednesday 24th (A) - 100 minutes 

• Objective:  Evaluate the performance of different types of trusses and analyze their weaknesses/ points of failure.

  • Design a truss bridge that is optimized for the constraints of the quarter project.

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing: Sketch the truss you built, identify which members are in compression and which are in tension.  Identify where/ how you think your truss will fail - 5 min.

  • Collect Quizzes 

  • Test and analyze performance of popsicle stick trusses

  • Introduce Quarter Project  //  Project Info Sheet and Rubric  //  Last year's Testing Data

  • Start your Truss Project Portfolio

    • Truss Research/ Brainstorming  //  Truss initial design sketch  //  Truss drafting in OnShape

• Homework:

  • Finish truss design/ plan in OnShape (due by the start of next class)

Thursday 25th (B) - 100 minutes

• Objective:  Apply your understanding of materials, forces, and statics to design and construct a truss bridge that is optimized for the constraints of the quarter project.

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing: Sketch out at least 3 truss ideas to span a 30" gap with basswood sticks - that you think would be strong and easy to build

  • Collect Quizzes 

  • Introduce Quarter Project  //  Project Info Sheet and Rubric  //  Last year's Testing Data

  • Start your Truss Project Portfolio

    • Truss Research/ Brainstorming  //  Truss initial design sketch  //  Truss drafting in OnShape

• Homework:

  • Finish truss design/ plan in OnShape (due by the start of next class)

Monday 29th (A) - 100 minutes 

• Objective:  Apply your understanding of materials, forces, and statics to design and construct a truss bridge that is optimized for the constraints of the quarter project.

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing:  No daily drawing today - lets get straight to work!

  • Continue Work on Quarter Project  //  Project Info Sheet and Rubric  //  Last year's Testing Data

    • Finish work on construction of side trusses, make sure that they’re done in time to dry before the next class.

  • Continue your Truss Project Portfolio

    • Truss Research/ Brainstorming  //  Truss initial design sketch  //  Truss drafting in OnShape

• Homework:

  • Finish both sides of the truss by the end of the week (ideally by the start of next class)

  • Work on and update your project portfolio

Tuesday 30th (B) - 100 minutes

• Objective:  Apply your understanding of materials, forces, and statics to design and construct a truss bridge that is optimized for the constraints of the quarter project.

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing:  No daily drawing today - lets get straight to work!

  • Continue Work on Quarter Project  //  Project Info Sheet and Rubric  //  Last year's Testing Data

    • Consider how you’ll secure your joints against compression, tension, and shear?

    • Consider how you’ll join the two sides of your truss together.  How will you prevent racking?  How will you ensure that load is transferred to the joints?

    • Start work on construction of side trusses.

  • Start your Truss Project Portfolio

    • Truss Research/ Brainstorming  //  Truss initial design sketch  //  Truss drafting in OnShape

• Homework:

  • TBA

Wednesday 1st (A) - 100 minutes 

• Objective:  Apply your understanding of materials, forces, and statics to design and construct a truss bridge that is optimized for the constraints of the quarter project.

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing:  No daily drawing today - lets get straight to work!

  • Continue Work on Quarter Project  //  Project Info Sheet and Rubric  //  Last year's Testing Data

    • Consider how you’ll join the two sides of your truss together. Tie together your two trusses to make a bridge.

  • Continue your Truss Project Portfolio

    • Truss Research/ Brainstorming  //  Truss initial design sketch  //  Truss drafting in OnShape  //  Final Truss Images

• Homework:

  • Make sure you're on target to finish the truss by the end of class on Monday

  • Work on and update your project portfolio

Thursday 2nd (B) - 100 minutes

• Objective:  Apply your understanding of materials, forces, and statics to design and construct a truss bridge that is optimized for the constraints of the quarter project.

• Classwork:

  • Daily Drawing:  No daily drawing today - lets get straight to work!

  • Continue Work on Quarter Project  //  Project Info Sheet and Rubric  //  Last year's Testing Data

    • Finish work on construction of side trusses, make sure that they’re done in time to dry before the next class.

  • Continue your Truss Project Portfolio

    • Truss Research/ Brainstorming  //  Truss initial design sketch  //  Truss drafting in OnShape

• Homework:

  • Finish both sides of the truss by the start of next class

  • Work on and update your project portfolio