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Weekly Agenda: January 14-18

Monday: Introducing Energy and the Environment
Introduction
Vocabulary Review
 
Tuesday: Kill-A-Watt Power Activity
Stations: Testing Energy of Common Household Items
Record Data
Analyze
 
Wednesday: Kill-A-Watt Power Activity Cont...
Stations: Testing Energy of Common Household Items
Record Data
Analyze
Reflection
 
Thursday: Introduce Wind Turbine Project
Form Groups
Brainstorm and Research
Decision Matrix
 
Friday: Wind Turbine Project
Collect Supplies
Start Building

Weekly Agenda: January 7-11

Monday: 
Review routines, procedures, and safety contracts.
Set up engineering notebooks for our new unit, Energy and the Environment
 
Tuesday-Thursday:
Continue to review procedures, routines, and safety 
Digital Citizenship
 
Friday:
Digital Citizenship Review
Routines and Procedure Review Game

Weekly Agenda: December 17-21

Monday - Work on Therapeutic Toy Commercials
Tuesday - Finish Therapeutic Toy Commercials
Wednesday - Therapeutic Toy Group Presentations
Thursday - Finish Therapeutic Toy Group Presentations
Friday - STEM Activity 

Weekly Agenda: December 3-7

Monday: Therapeutic Toy Design Challenge
               Group Checklist
 
Tuesday: easyCBM Testing
 
Wednesday: easyCBM Testing
 
Thursday: easyCBM Testing
 
Friday: Therapeutic Toy Design Challenge
             Budget Planning

Weekly Agenda: November 26-30

Monday: Engineering Design Process Review
 
Tuesday: Engineering Design Process iMovie
 
Wednesday: Introduce Toy Design Challenge
 
Thursday: Form Toy Design Groups- Start Project
 
Friday: Continue Toy Design Project: Brainstorm and Research

Weekly Agenda: November 12-16

Monday: Design Process Review

Tuesday: Puzzle Cube Video Presentation Peer-to-Peer Review
 
Wednesday: Design Process Review & Introduce Data Collection
 
Thursday: Puzzle Cube Statistical Analysis Activity
 
Friday: Finish Data Activity & Reflect

Weekly Agenda: November 5 - 9

Learning Target:
I can apply and document the design process to create a puzzle cube.
 
Monday- Complete stop motion of prototype cube.
               Complete any sketching
               Build final wooden puzzle
 
Tuesday- Start Finished Puzzle Presentation (Stop Motion)
 
Wednesday- Continue Stop Motion of final puzzle cube
 
Thursday: Complete Stop Motion of final puzzle cube
 
Friday: Growth Mindset Packet 

Weekly Agenda: October 29 - November 2

Learning Target: I can document my steps through the design process.
 
Monday: Make multiview sketches of each of the puzzle pieces of puzzle cube
 
Tuesday: Finish sketches, focus on isometric
 
Learning Target: I can use the design process to effectively develop a design solution that solves a problem or addresses a design opportunity.
 
Wednesday: Begin building puzzle cubes
 
Thursday: Continue building puzzle cubes, Stop motion demo with Ms. Hodge
 
Friday: Complete building, begin compiling final presentations for puzzle cubes

Weekly Agenda: October 22-26

Monday: Measurement Flip Grid
 
Tuesday: Measurement Task Cards
 
Wednesday: Intro to Design Briefs
 
Thursday: Probability
 
Friday: Puzzle Designs

Weekly Agenda: October 15-19

Monday - Introduction to Measurement
Tuesday - Measurement: Fractions to Decimals
Wednesday - Measurement: Fractions to Decimals
Thursday - Measurement: Using a Dial Caliper
Friday - Measurement: Ruler vs. Dial Caliper Comparison
 

Weekly Agenda: October 1-5

Monday: Review
Review Multi-view sketching with small group
 
Tuesday: Sketching
Perspective Sketching
 
Wednesday: Measurement
Quiz for Multi-view sketching
 Introduce Measurement
 
Thursday: Flip Grid Practice
 
Friday:PicCollage Practice
Happy Fall Break!
 

Weekly Agenda: September 24-28

Monday

  • Introduce Sketching Types
  • Practice Thumbnail Sketching
  • Practice Perspective Sketching

Tuesday

  • Practice Isometric Sketching
 

Wednesday

  • Multi-view Sketch

Thursday

  • Mystery Object Activity 

Friday

  • Sketching Practice
  • House Meeting

Weekly Agenda: September 17-21

Monday (9/17):
  • Finish easyCBM testing
  • Foot Orthosis Project
Tuesday (9/18):
  • Foot Orthosis Project
Wednesday (9/19):
  • Foot Orthosis Project
Thursday (9/20):
  • Foot Orthosis Project
Friday (9/21):
  • Present Foot Orthosis Projects in class

Weekly Agenda: September 10-14

Monday

  • Form Groups
  • Brainstorm Foot Orthosis Project
Tuesday
  • easyCBM 
Wednesday
  • easyCBM
Thursday
  • easyCBM Fluency
Friday
  • Continue Orthosis Project
  • Half Day Students