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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11/06 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8. 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.

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

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!

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!