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Agenda for the Week of March 2-6

Monday: Final lift tests of wind turbine blades, add last details to Vlog
Tuesday: All Vlogs are due, begin Wind Snap Circuits 
Wednesday: Continue Wind Snap Circuits, Club Picture Day
Thursday: Snap Circuits 
Friday: Snap Circuits Videos due

Agenda for the Week of February 18-21

Learning Target: I can use the design process to build and test wind turbine blades. 
 
Tuesday: Vlogging 101, Decision Matrix
Wednesday: Complete decision matrix, shopping, begin building
Thursday and Friday: Build and Test Wind Blades

Agenda for the Week of February 10-14

Learning Target: I can predict and test kill-a-watt usage in basic items.
Monday: Demo Day: Sort through the 16 items and predict their usage. Then begin testing.
Tuesday: Finish testing and study final results.
Wednesday: Begin brainstorming and sketching ideas to create a wind turbine.
Thursday: Complete brainstorming and 2 sketches for building.
Friday: Shop for building supplies. 

Agenda for the Week of February 3-7

Learning Target: I can learn about and compare ecological footprints.
 
Monday: Take the quiz on what your personal ecological footprint is on our planet.
Tuesday: Using the ecological footprint website and four scenarios, compare how other children are living their life to yours. 
Wednesday: Catch up day
Thursday: Kill-o-watt Demo Day!
Friday: Demo Day Data Day

Agenda for the Week of January 27-January 31

Learning Target: I can learn the types of energy and the forms of renewable energy.
 
Monday: Vocabulary grafitti 
Tuesday: Complete vocabulary graffiti, start watching renewable energy video
Wednesday: Finish video and turning viewing guide
Thursday and Friday: Energy Saver Website Activities

Agenda for the Week of January 21-24

Tuesday: 
Complete any Easy CBM Testing
Finish testing puzzle cubes
Add final details to iMovie
 
Wednesday:
Final presentations of puzzle cube
 
Thursday:
Introduce Energy and the Environment unit
Set up notebook section
 
Friday:
Renewable energies introductions 

Agenda for the Week of January 13-17

Monday: Finish building, sanding, and coloring puzzle cubes. Add final details to iMovie.
 
Tuesday: Test puzzle cubes, collect data on each attempt on your cube. 
 
Wednesday and Thursday: Easy CBM testing
 
Friday: Finish any make up Easy CMB and collection of puzzle cube data

Agenda for the Week of January 7-10

Learning Target: I can use the design process to develop a puzzle cube.
 
Tuesday
Welcome back!
Review routines and procedures 
Double check completion of all puzzle cube pre-work
Partner check all criteria and constrains for this design challenge
 
Wednesday-Friday
Build puzzle cubes that meets all criteria and constraints

Agenda for the Week of December 16-20

Monday: Puzzle Cube decision time
Tuesday and Wednesday: Multiview sketches of puzzle cube pieces
Thursday: Stop motion videos of puzzle cube
Friday: Watch stop motion videos.

Agenda for the Week of December 9-13

Learning Target: I can create a multi view sketch of a three dimensional object.
Monday:
Finish multi view sketches of the four Disney shapes and turn a Pic Collage into Schoology.
Create a shape of your choice and complete a multi view sketch of the shape. Create a Flip Grid Video about your shape and your multi view sketch.
Tuesday:
Finish Flip Grid video and give feedback to 3 students
 
Learning Target: I can create a therapeutic toy.
Wednesday: 
Find the possible combinations of blocks to make shapes for a therapeutic toy.
 
Thursday and Friday:
Using possible combinations of shapes, begin building possible therapeutic toys and testing their difficulty. 

Agenda for the Week of November 11-15

Learning Target: I can build a foot orthosis and test its effectiveness in meeting the stated criteria.
 
Monday-Tuesday:
Build and Test, make any modifications
Document progress and changes
 
Wednesday-Thursday:
Work on presentations in the Clips App
 
Friday:
Present final projects

Agenda for the Week of November 3-7

Learning Target:
I can use the design process to solve a problem for a person with cerebral palsy.
 
Monday:
Work on Keynote for decision matrix presentations
Tuesday:
Decision Matrix
Final Sketches
Wednesday-Friday
Shopping and Building
 

Agenda for the Week of October 28-November 1

Learning Target:
I can use the design process to solve a problem for a patient with cerebral palsy.
 
Monday:
Watch "Instant Design Challenge Video"
Define the problem, criteria and constraints for AFO project.
 
Tuesday:
Brainstorm and sketch ideas for AFO project.
 
Wednesday:
Groups for AFO project.
Complete a Decision Matrix for your group
Begin working on final sketches that came from the decision matrix
 
Thursday:
Halloween Tangram activity
 
Friday:
Continue working on sketches and supplies and materials list.

Agenda for the Week of October 7-11

Learning Target: I can use the design process to solve a problem.
Monday; 
Build and Test the second version of your design.
Document in engineering notebooks, with pictures and videos
Make any additional changes
 
Tuesday-Thursday
Work on final presentations
Presentations will include: evidence from each step of the design process
These will be make in Clips
 
Friday:
Share final presentations with the class
 

Agenda for the Week of September 23-27

Learning Target:
I can learn how engineers use the design process to solve problems.
 
Monday:
Watch PLTW introduction to the design process video, make reference sheet
 
Tuesday:
Introduce design challenge. (Define Problem)
 
Wednesday:
Begin generating concepts to solve the design challenge.
Some will begin sketching (design solutions)
 
Thursday:
Continue sketching
-a minimum of 2 sketches
-each sketch must include measurements
-a product and price list must also be included for each sketch
 
Friday:
Decision Matrix