Sit with your JSS team and get your car and a laptop.
Make small name 'plates' with your names, year, and period designator
Come up when called with car and name plate
While car pictures are taken, please Take JSS Self evaluation and check your grades for missing work. This is a QUIET assignment. There is to be NO talking!!
When all 'tests' have been completed and the laptops are turned in, discuss the best and worst part of your car. You will be video taped on this info. Figure out who's going to say what and practice.
If time allows, you will be taking apart your car and placing all parts in 3 different piles: trash, recyclable, Re-use. Use your name label you just created in this as well. When all lined up, have teacher take a picture. When this is done, recycle, trash, and put reusable parts back into parts box.
Friday JSS Race Day!
Wednesday and Thursday - Dec 6th and 7th
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Homework? I grade homework at 7:00am on the day that it's due. So....if you didn't complete it, here's an alternative assignment:"How to build a society without fossil fuels." Watch the movie and on your wikipage - at the top- put in a title and write 2 paragraphs: one that summarizes the movie (in your own words) and a second paragraph on your opinion of what the author said and how it might pertain to us as Americans.
Three grades due by Thursday:
Weight and balance
Line test
Data input
Friday - RACE! No makeup for this!!!!
Need more time to work? I am staying after school on Wednesday for an hour (3:30 to 4:30) for those who wish to work
Monday and Tuesday - Dec 4/5th
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Complete solar panel holder structure by Tuesday - Grade will be on showing teacher weight and balance
Please review grading for this project - click here
Homework due Wednesday, Dec 6th: Watch the following movie: https://youtu.be/xKxrkht7CpYOn your wikipage – create another section and title it,“How do solar panels work?” Below the title answer the following questions:
What is light?
What are the major physical barriers to using solar cells and modules?
What are the major social and political barriers to using solar energy?
What are most solar cells made from?
Does an electron have a positive or negative charge?
How long can solar cells last?
Each individual silicon cell puts out how many volts?
How efficient are the normal commercial solar cells?
How many people in the world don’t have access to a reliable electric grid?
Monday, Nov 27
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Review of procedures to cutting out chassis
Monday, Nov 20
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Procedures to cutting out chassis
Wednesday and Thursday, Nov 15/16
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Get a laptop out and log in. This is a SILENT activity. There is to be NO talking. Come to this page and Take the Mindset Assessment to Learn More About Your Mindset When you're done, write down a short summary of the results in your composition book. When you're done with your writing, close the lid of your computer, but don't log off.
Review homework and reason for focusing on Cradle to Cradle
Makeup for homework: Didn't do homework last night? If you want to make it up you'll have to watch the following movie and review it, including opinion. Two young scientists break down plastics with bacteria.Remember, grading is on content, quantity, quality, and writing.
Review Tuesday's material strength activity
What was learned and how can we apply that knowledge
Work as a team and use every second. Class time is severely limited.
Create questions that drive your design solutions
Don't be afraid. Try often. There are NO mistakes.(Other than if you stop trying) Observe what you learn from attempts
Question if you have a FIXED or GROWTH mindset.
Have a plan / be aware of how you're using materials. Plan for little to no waste.
If you're stuck, look around. Steal ideas, but alter them to make them better.
Be OPEN to new ideas from others.
JSS Systems overview and design procedures
Start sketching ideas for the 'top view' of a potential chassis. Take into consideration weight, length, width, and materials. Each person should have 10 sketches each in composition book.
Monday and Tuesday, Nov 13th and 14th
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Strength of materials activity
Task: in your group, use materials to 'stiffen' and 'strengthen' 1 sheet of paper so that it won't 'deflect' when weight is applied. What counts:
The structure that is the least amount of weight but holds the most amount of weight with the least amount of deflection
Contact points are 15 cm apart
No part of the 'structure' you build can use the 'floor surface' to reduce or inhibit deflection
Homework for Wednesday: Watch either (or both) of the movie below. On your wikipage, use the title of the movie you watched as the title of your new section. (Create space at the top, by putting the cursor to the left of the first word on the your page and then press the ENTER key twice to three times. Move the cursor back up to the top). Write two paragraphs - the first a summary, the second your opinion and what you think the movie has to do with you building a solar car in class
Take the Grit survey Tell the teacher what you got
Intro to Google Sketchup
Unit introduction - See Google Sketchup page to the right
Friday, Nov 3
Complete intro to isometric sketching
Using your assigned laptops, watch the instructions to Isometric Sketching for blocks 1 and 2. Sketch blocks 1 and 2 isometrically into your composition books. Movies for the isometric sketching are on the 7 Sketching page in the Nav Bar to the right
How to work with wiki: Watch movie on front of period page. Log into your own wikipage (from your period page) and type an inspirational "quote"
Homework: watch TED Talk - "Grit: The power of passion and perseverance". On your wiki, put a title, give a short summary of the talk, followed by your opinion. Then, conclude with if you think you have GRIT and why you think you do or don't. Do you want GRIT? How will it help you in life?
Thursday, Nov 2
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Complete Orthographic Sketch of solar car
Discuss parts and systems
Intro to isometric sketching
sketch iso of blocks 1, 2, and 3 in composition book
Wednesday, Nov 1
Actions
Collect permission slips, put tape on pencil and comp books (will grade from com books) Make sure names are on comp books and pencils
Complete orthographic sketching of blocks 1, 2, and 4
As a team, sketch your assigned solar car - top, front, and right sides
Thurs 18 Jan
- Actions
- All students get a computer and complete the end of class **self**-evaluation.
- Please check your grade for this class. Today is the last day to turn in late work.
- If you want your pencil and/or composition book, please take them. If you leave them here in class, they will be donated
- Please clean all items from the class storage cabinet
Tues 11 JanTues, 9 Jan and Wed, 10 Jan
Thursday, Friday, Monday 4th, 5th, and 8th Jan
Snow Days!
Wednesday, 3,4, and 5 Jan
Wed Dec 13, Thurs Dec 14, and Friday Dec 15
Monday Dec 11 and Tues Dec 12
Friday
JSS Race Day!
Wednesday and Thursday - Dec 6th and 7th
Monday and Tuesday - Dec 4/5th
Monday, Nov 27
- Actions
- Review of procedures to cutting out chassis
Monday, Nov 20Wednesday and Thursday, Nov 15/16
- Actions
- Get a laptop out and log in. This is a SILENT activity. There is to be NO talking. Come to this page and Take the Mindset Assessment to Learn More About Your Mindset When you're done, write down a short summary of the results in your composition book. When you're done with your writing, close the lid of your computer, but don't log off.
- Review homework and reason for focusing on Cradle to Cradle
- Makeup for homework: Didn't do homework last night? If you want to make it up you'll have to watch the following movie and review it, including opinion. Two young scientists break down plastics with bacteria. Remember, grading is on content, quantity, quality, and writing.
- Review Tuesday's material strength activity
- What was learned and how can we apply that knowledge
- Work as a team and use every second. Class time is severely limited.
- Create questions that drive your design solutions
- Don't be afraid. Try often. There are NO mistakes.(Other than if you stop trying) Observe what you learn from attempts
- Question if you have a FIXED or GROWTH mindset.
- Have a plan / be aware of how you're using materials. Plan for little to no waste.
- If you're stuck, look around. Steal ideas, but alter them to make them better.
- Be OPEN to new ideas from others.
- JSS Systems overview and design procedures
- Start sketching ideas for the 'top view' of a potential chassis. Take into consideration weight, length, width, and materials. Each person should have 10 sketches each in composition book.
Monday and Tuesday, Nov 13th and 14thFriday, November 10th
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Nov 7th, 8th, and 9th
- Actions
- Google Sketchup. (7 Google Sketchup 3D) Start wherever you left off.
- Due date: Thursday, Keychain is due for full credit
- At the end of the period, make sure you put your laptop in the right slot and that it's plugged in correctly
- If you get done early, you may start designing a 'part' for your solar car. See 7Google Sketchup-3D page, Assignment #2
Monday, Nov 6thFriday, Nov 3
Thursday, Nov 2
Wednesday, Nov 1
Tuesday, Oct 31st
Monday, Oct 30