PLTW 7th Grade ~ (Period 5) Assignments
- Instructor
- Ms. Lisa L Garcia Cordes
- Term
- 2015-2016 School Year
- Department
- Elective
- Description
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undefinedThank you for visiting our PLTW Webpage. I'm sure you are here searching for our school supply list like I asked you (your child to). Good Job on being diligent!!! :-DHOWEVER… In speaking to Mrs. Barajas, who taught PLTW last year and is teaching it to the 8th graders this year, I discovered that we received a huge shipment of PLTW supplies provided to us by the district for our students to use. (And I do mean huge!!!) Soooo… aside from the normal school supplies that our kids need in their other courses (pens, pencils, etc), they will not be needing to purchase and additional supplies at this time. As projects arise, there may be an item or two that might be needed however. Items such as cotton balls, straws, etc will be requested as a homework assignment and given to the students the week before we are ready to do that particular project. Soooo… once again, thank you for staying on top of things, thank you for ensuring that the message was relayed and for wanting to do well and have your supplies ready, and thank you to our district for saving us all a bunch of money and time!I look forward to meeting you at Back-to-School Night on September 3rd!Enjoy the rest of your weekend! And I'll see you soon.Ms. Cordes
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Pegboard Toy Tutorials -
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HW Club - 3pm - 4pm Every Thursday.
Come complete / work on - ALL Unfinished Projects (ie. Furniture Builds, Sketch Plane Cube, etc)
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View the PowerPoint below. When finished, complete your packet for this topic:
1.5.2 Computer Modeling Fundamentals
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GRADES - Semester 1
*** PARENTS ***
Do NOT Panic…
If you open Parent Portal today, you will probably see your child's grade recorded as an "F". THIS IS NOT THEIR GRADE IN THIS CLASS!!! In order for me to "see" the projects I will be inputting quickly, I checked off the "Grade Completed" box on my end, so it would highlight the assignments that to be inputted in order to expedite grading. HOWEVER, in doing so, the grading program records the highlighted boxes as zeros and factors them into their grade. I tried to turn it off to no avail. In other words, all of the "Design" and "Furniture" Project scores will be inputted once I collect their Engineering Notebooks. This kids know this, but I wanted you to know as well.
I will be collecting your child's Engineering Notebook Tuesday afternoon, so that I may have project grades updated by Wednesday, and their report card grade ready. You may check back with Parent Portal Wednesday evening for an accurate grade in the class.
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Home Lab: Paper Skimmer …
Introduction
Throughout history many systems of measurement have been devised and then thrown out as more precise and more logical systems have come along. While most of the world has adopted the metric system, the United States still clings to the Standard system, also called the customary system.
In this measurement lab, you will have a chance to perfect your precision measuring skills. STEM professionals, such as scientists, technologists, mathematicians, and engineers, must be able to measure accurately. It is very important that you pay attention to the units that you are using.
Equipment
- PLTW Gateway notebook
- Pencil
- Metric or English ruler
- 60# Cardstock,Tagboard, file folder, or cereal box
- Glue
- Tape
Procedure
In this activity you will create a skimmer that will slide across the floor with ease if your measurements are accurate and your workmanship is exceptional.
- Neatly and accurately use the plan sheet and measuring tool to draw your skimmer main body, air scoop, and two (2) fins onto the material that you will use to make your skimmer.
- Carefully cut out your skimmer parts. Cut only on the solid lines. The dotted lines are where you will score and fold.
- Use your ruler to draw the dotted lines on your cardboard air scoop and main body, and then fold on these lines to create a 90° angle.
- Glue the fins to the ½ in. flap on the main body. Make sure that the angled edge faces the front of your skimmer. Glue or tape the main body back to the fins at an angle as shown in the orthographic drawing.
- Glue the flaps of the air scoop to the inside edges of the main body with the narrow end flush with the front of the main body as shown in the orthographic drawing.
- After all glue has dried, throw your skimmer along the floor and see how smoothly it glides.
Skimmer Design Instructions (Part 1) ~
Skimmer Assembly Instructions (Part 2) ~
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1) Go To:
2) Complete the word document
3) Email your answers back to me.
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Here is the Design Process PowerPoint to help you answer the questions in your Design Squad packet.
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1.1.5b - Engineer Interview
Your Engineer Interview is DUE MONDAY! I have included the Interview Questions and PLTW Engineering Career Sheet to this file.
If you get stuck, and have questions, email me immediately! I will answer your questions as soon as I can. Good Luck, and HAVE FUN!!!!! You should be able to be creative, AND learn a LOT at the same time!
1) Choose a type of Engineer to Interview (any profession you choose)
2) Come up with 10 Essential Questions (7 of them are attached here. You need to create 3 more.)
3) Find an Engineer to Interview (You may use the Internet to help you find someone. ie University or College instructor, Boeing engineer, medical personell, or interview someone in Person if you know someone who is an engineer that you can interview. If you talk to the engineer in person, don't forget to get their business card to attach to your interview.)
4) Type a "Formal Letter" to the engineer you chose. Be sure to include the 10 Essential Questions Worksheet in their email. --- Include Ms. Cordes in the email so that she gets a copy of the letter and the person you are emailing.
5) Find the answers to the 10 Essential Questions on the Internet. Type up the answers. Remember, just because the internet gives you an answer to a question does not mean that the person you are interviewing will agree with the answers you found. The person you are interviewing's ideas and thoughts on the questions count much more than the typical answer online.
6) Find pictures of an engineer working in that field online. Print some really good, interesting pictures. (You'll need 2 sets of the same pictures. One set goes on your poster and the copies of those same pictures goes in your Engineering Portfolio.
7) Buy a sheet of poster board ($1 @ Dollar Tree)
8) Make a poster about the engineering profession you chose. Be sure to put one of the sets of pictures you printed earlier on you poster. The answers to your 10 Essential Questions should also be on your poster.
9) Buy a 2" 3-ring Binder, and dividers. This will become your Engineering Portfolio. A copy of your formal letter to your engineer with the 10 Essential Questions you asked them), their emailed answers to your 10 Essential Questions (hopefully, you'll get an answer), copies of the pictures you chose of the engineer at work, and their business card stapled to the interview letter (if you interviewed them i person)
Attached are 7 of the 10 Essential Questions you will need to help you Interview your engineer. Use these 7 questions, and add 3 more questions of your own choosing. Be sure to write the extra 3 questions you choose to ask on this Interview Sheet.
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Activity 1.1.2 Introduction to Engineering Take Home Test (4 pages)
Use your notes to complete the Take Home Test. Be sure to give detailed and complete answers to every question.
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Fling Machine -
* Collect materials
* Build your fling machine (catapult)
* Test your Fling Machine 10x AND record your results in your E.N.
* Include your procedure & thought processes.
* Be ready to test it with me tomorrow.