Engineering Project: The Wheel (DAY 2)
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CW: Paper Wheel Design. (14” diameter and 1” wide). ALL WHEEL PROJECT WORK HAS TO BE DONE IN CLASS.
HW: Build ¼ wheel piece if unsuccessful today or starting again from scratch.
DN: What does it mean to be precise in engineering?
Reminder: [1] Safety & Policy quiz retakes during the next tutorial. [2] CER & Experiments quiz retakes next week Wednesday and Thursday at Lunch must bring 10+ flashcards (p3-6 of your notebook) to participate.
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Lesson OUTLINE
20-25min Students continue work on their wheel projects. Students will join ¼ pieces together to create a single functional wheel.
10min Students who have completed assembly should do some test rolls IN CLASS on the floor and make adjustments. (Students must write their names on their wheels.)
5min Wheel Tests. The wheels must roll straight-ish down black top (starting from the concrete walkway). The wheel can’t be airborne or assisted by the wind. Each group gets three attempts. Grade determined by distance traveled. Wheels that fail to roll minimum distance are recycled and students start again from scratch. Highest grade is recorded.
5min Clean-up.