1. 10/01 Chalk Talk on Our Design
Objective: IWBAT create a to-scale design of our bridge, within our group, and critique my classmates’ designs
EQ: What modifications can be made to your bridge design, to improve it, according to your classmates?
Dispatch: What is the most important thing to remember when designing your bridge?
Classwork:
Group bridge design and Share out
Chalk Talk
HW: Reflection 9L

2. 10/03 PBL Tasks Delegation Begin
Objective: IWBAT continue research on our project and divide up the tasks within my group
EQ: How can your project topic/idea improve society?
Dispatch: What is your PBL product/topic and what all needs to be done for you to complete the project?
Classwork:
PBL Tasks
HW: Reflection
10L

3. 10/06 Critique Peers’ Design
Objective: IWBAT critique my classmates’ designs, and modify my bridge based upon the feedback
EQ: Why is it important for engineers to reflect?
It is important for engineers to reflect on their prototypes and mistakes, because…
Dispatch: What is the engineering design process and how does it differ from the scientific `method?
Classwork:
Chalk Talk
Begin Bridge Building
HW: Reflection
11L

4. 10/08 Beginning Building
Objective: IWBAT begin building our bridge and make modifications when necessary
EQ: How often do engineers redesign prototypes?
Engineers redesign their prototypes often/seldomly. For example….
Dispatch: Did your classmates offer you any constructive advice that you will use to modify your design?
Classwork:
Begin Bridge Building
HW: Reflection
12L

5. 10/10 Addressing our Public Audience
Objective: IWBAT write a rough draft addressing our public audience, on how our project idea can improve society or an existing prototype EQ: Why is it important to provide data/evidence when addressing your public audience? It is important to provide data/evidence, when addressing our public audience, because… Dispatch: What or who would your ideal public audience be for your project, why? Classwork: PBL Research PBL Public Audience Letter HW: Reflection 13L

6. 10/13 Continuing Bridges….
Objective: IWBAT continue building our bridge and make modifications when necessary EQ: How well is your bridge design progressing, what modifications, if any, do you think are necessary? My bridge design is progressing… Dispatch: Explain to Coach Q what we are doing today. What are the bridges that you’re building? What have you learned about them? What are the rules? Classwork: Build Bridges HW: Reflection 14L

7. 10/17 Planning Our Products
Objective: IWBAT write a rough draft addressing our public audience and evaluate it based upon a rubric EQ: How do rubrics help students to meet expectations? Rubrics help students meet expectations, by… Dispatch: Finish your public audience letter rough draft! Classwork: Rough Draft Peer Edit Accurate design plan HW: Reflection 15L

8. 10/22 Strength-To-Weight Ratio
Objective: IWBAT continue bridge building and learn to calculate strength to weight ratio EQ: How does your bridge type and materials used, affect your strength-to-weight ratio? Bridge types and materials used, affect my strength-to-weight ratio by… Dispatch: What is a strength-to-weight ratio? Classwork: Strength-to-weight ratio calculations Bridges HW: Reflection (If not finished in class) 16L

9. 10/27 Evaluating Bridge Efficiency
Objective: IWBAT evaluate the efficiency of a bridge, by calculating its strength-to-weight ratio, when given weight of bridge and maximum load, and perform conversions when necessary.
EQ: How do you evaluate the efficiency of a bridge? Does this make you question the design of your bridge? Why or why not?
Dispatch: Just answer the dispatch, don’t write the question Mrs. Brooks is attempting to find the strength-to-weight ratio for her bridge. Her bridge weighs 309 g and can hold 78 lbs. Her calculations revealed that her bridge has a strength-to-weight ratio of .25 g. Her students insist that her calculations are incorrect. What is Mrs. Brooks doing wrong, and how does she calculate the S-T-W ratio correctly?
Classwork:
Bridge Efficiency Activity
HW: Reflection (If not finished in class)
18L

10. 11/03 Notebook Check
Objective: IWBAT evaluate my classmate’s Notebook for accuracy and understanding
EQ: What can you do to improve your grade for next quarter?
Dispatch: Copy the Notebook Check set-up on a separate sheet of paper; prepare Notebook for notebook check
Classwork:
Notebook Check
Intro to Mechanical Engineering
HW: Reflection (If not finished in class)
20L

11. 11/06 Mechanical Engineering Intro
Objective: IWBAT increase my understanding of mechanical engineering and practice measuring angles
EQ: What angle degree will produce the best trajectory?
Dispatch: Why might mechanical engineers need to have an understanding of angles?
Classwork:
Intro to Mechanical Engineering
Angle measuring practice
PBL
HW: Reflection (If not finished in class)
21L

12. 11/12 Brainstorming Catapults
Objective: IWBAT brainstorm ideas on how to make a successful catapult, and create a blueprint of a prototype
EQ:
Dispatch: How would you make a catapult? What materials would you use? Explain your design.
Classwork:
Catapult prototype #1
Introduction into catapult types
Modified prototype (#2)
HW: Reflection (If not finished in class)
22L

13. 11/14 Brainstorming Catapults and PBL
Objective: IWBAT brainstorm ideas on how to make a successful catapult, and create a blueprint of a prototype
EQ: What type of catapult did your group agree on and why??
Dispatch: There are 5 elements to your PBL. Briefly describe them; Problem, Research, Solution, Final Product, Public Audience/Presentation
Classwork:
PBL
Finish introduction into catapult types
Modified group prototype (#2)
HW: Reflection (If not finished in class)
23L

14. 11/17 Brainstorming Catapults and Finalizing Prototypes
Objective: IWBAT brainstorm ideas on how to make a successful catapult, and finalize a prototype with my group
EQ: What changes did you make to your catapult, if any? Why?
Dispatch: What are the forces that propel a Magonel, Trebuchet and Ballistic catapult?
Classwork:
Modified group prototype (#2)
Prototype Whip-Around
HW: Reflection (If not finished in class)
24L

15. 11/19 Finalizing Catapult Prototypes and Beginning Construction
Objective: IWBAT Finalize a prototype with my group and begin catapult construction
EQ: What changes did you make to your catapult, if any? Why?
Dispatch: What is a “to-scale” blueprint?
Classwork:
Modified group prototype (#2)
Prototype Whip-Around
HW: Reflection (If not finished in class) 6L

16. 11/21 PBL Final Product Completion
Objective: IWBAT Finalize my PBL Final Product with my group
EQ: You have only three more classes to finish your Final Products/Presentation, how do you plan to finish?
Dispatch: According to your task form, evaluate your progress, what is left to do?
Classwork:
PBL
HW: Reflection (If not finished in class)
26L

17. 12/1 Catapult Construction Continues
Objective: IWBAT explore the difference between accuracy and precision and continue construction on our catapult
EQ: Would you prefer your catapult to be accurate or precise?
Dispatch: What is the difference between accuracy and precision?
Classwork:
Accuracy and Precision
Catapult Construction
HW: Reflection (If not finished in class)
27L

18. 12/5 Continuing Our Final Products and Discussing Our Presentations
Objective: IWBAT finish my final product with my group
EQ: What are the most important things to remember when doing a presentation?
Dispatch: Think of an impactful presentation or speech that you heard, what made it have an impact on you?
Ex. I have heard many speeches and presentations, but the ones that stand out to me are when the presenters are passionate about their topic…
Classwork:
PBL Final Product
Presentation Rubric
HW: Reflection (If not finished in class)
28L

19. 12/8 Testing Our Final Designs
Objective: IWBAT test my catapult and make any necessary changes
EQ: Evaluate your catapults performance in the two categories, distance and accuracy.
Dispatch: Reflect on your prototype 1 and 2. How has your catapult design changed? Why has it changed?
Ex. As I reflect on my first and second prototypes, I realize that my catapult design is completely different…
Classwork:
Catapult Testing
Catapult Modifications
HW: Reflection (If not finished in class)
29L

20. 12/12 Practice Presentation
Objective: IWBAT practice our group presentation, based off of what is expected on the rubric
EQ: How can you improve your presentation?
Dispatch: I will randomly pick groups to present. You will present as if it is your final presentation. What do you need to do to prepare?
Classwork:
Practice Presentations
PBL Working Session
HW: Reflection (If not finished in class)
31L

21. 12/15 Gallery Walk Evaluation
Objective: IWBAT evaluate peers blueprints and catapults using evidence from rubric
EQ: How can evaluating (grading) someone else, help you better understand expectations? Will you change your catapult or blueprint?
Dispatch: What is the purpose of a rubric and how does it differ from a correct/incorrect answer key? What are the pros and cons to both?
Classwork:
Catapult and Blueprint Evaluation
HW: Reflection (If not finished in class)
32L

22. Evaluation Gallery Walk
In this activity, you will help your classmates, by giving them suggestions on their design, before it is evaluated for a final grade. Each group’s catapult and blueprint will be placed on their table with a stack of evaluation cards next to it and a rubric. When I say “rotate”, each group will rotate to the next table, in sequential order, At each table, the recorder will pick up an evaluation card and evaluate each group’s catapult and blueprint, giving them a score based upon the rubric. Along with the score, you must provide evidence and reasoning, as to why that score was given. You may discuss this with your group. One person will fill out the evaluation card, the other group members will record score and reasoning on their Notebook. Rotate recorders. A new person should record on evaluation card each rotation. Once finished with the evaluation, place card upside down on the table and wait for the next rotation.

23. Read the At Standard section on rubric
On page 9R, write what is expected of you for the presentation `

24. Chalk Talk
1) Each group member will create a Final Draft bridge design on the back of their Rough Draft
2) Stack and pack! Stand up!! Silently, form groups of 4! Find a table and sit!
3) Each group will create a Group design on the Poster Paper with a description including what materials you will use and measurements (20 mins)
4) Each group will share their design ideas
5) We will do a gallery walk, commenting on each design, only using Post-Its, NO TALKING!

25. Catapults 1) Each group of 4
2) Stack and pack! Stand up!! Silently, form groups of 4! Find a table and sit!
3) Each group will create a Group design on the Poster Paper with a description including what materials you will use and measurements (20 mins)
4) Each group will share their design ideas
5) We will do a gallery walk, commenting on each design, only using Post-Its, NO TALKING!