Week of Jan 10-14

Monday-Tuesday

Building Big webquest

Wednesday

mini-Labs

Thursday-Friday

Tower Challenge...due Monday~

Happy New Year!!

Week of Jan 3-7

Building Homes of Our Own
Monday- Tutorial due end of mod
Tues-Thurs - building in lab G2, all homes must be signed by Mrs. H for points
Friday- Building Big Skyscrapers video/handout

Week 14 (Nov 29-Dec 3)

Monday and Tuesday

Digital Dumping Ground webquest (click here for link to site)

Wednesday - Friday

Garbage In/Garbage Out Public Service Annoucement (click here for assignment and resources)
Group Presentations Friday
Ship the Chip completion Friday

Week of Nov 22-24

Ship the Chip Challenge has begun people!!! Packages are due to Mrs. H no later than Wednesday at 2:30 for shipping! See guidelines at http://www.potatochipchallenge.com/index.php

Monday:

Finish Map Activity

1.“The demand for manufactured products links the United States to countries around the globe.” (agree/disagree; benefit/drawback)

2.Percentages inside USA/outside USA (xtra credit)

Materials and Manufacturing Quiz Wednesday!

Week of Nov 15-19

Nov 15 C
Q: What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources? List 2 examples of each.

Mods 2, 3 , 4
Vocab
City of Materials Game
(laptops)

Mods 6/7 and 11
Vocab
Chapter 7 Textbook

Nov 16 CQ
: List 2 examples each of primary materials and industrial materials.

Mods 2, 3 and 4
Chapter 7 Assignment Sheet #2
City of Materials game

Mods 6/7 and 11
1. Chapter 7 thru Assignment Sheet #5

Nov 17 CQ
: What material would be best to manufacture a jigsaw puzzle for 2-year olds that sells for under $2? Why?

Mods 2, 3 and 4
Chapter 7 Assignment Sheet thru #4
City of Materials game

Mods 6/7 and 11
Chapter 7 thru Assignment Sheet #5
City of Materials game

Nov 18 CQ: Why are materials sometimes chosen for a product based on their properties?

Mods 2, 3 and 4
Powerpoint & Outline
Crossword
What’s Inside?
**Homework 

Mods 6/7 and 11
Powerpoint & Outline
Crossword
3. Ch 8, p. 196
** Homework

Nov 19 CQ: None – check homework!

Mods 2, 3 and 4
Manufacturing Maps
Letter of complaint
Ch 8, p. 196

Mods 6/7 and 11
Manufacturing Maps
Letter of complaint

Week of Oct. 11-15

Classes are operating on many different schedules this week. Be sure to check with Mrs. H for daily classwork and projects and don't forget to get notes from your team!

Mods 2 & 3 - Cereal Box Maze, Systems Design and Analysis
Mods 4, 6/7 and 11 - Rube Goldberg Contraptions, Systems Analysis

Week of Oct 4-8

Oct 4
CQ: Engineering Vocab (copy in notes)
Turn in Innovations Assignment
Match the list of disasters from Friday’s video with the type of engineering that would work on that project. (GFI magazine to pages 8-13)

Engineering:
Applying science and mathematics to practical things, such as designing bridges or developing chemicals, for the purpose of improving technology.

October 5-6

- Time Engineers: Egyptian Pyramid
CQ: Notes in Journal/Notebook from board
- Notebook Check tomorrow…9-23
9-27
9-28
9-29
10-4
10-5
- Commercials preformed tomorrow…

Oct 7….Systems Engineering!!
CQ: How do you convert the number 57 to binary code?
Powerpoint/Outline/Word Scramble
The Universal Systems Model – notes
Demo “The Flinker”

Oct 8
CQ: Which simple machines did you use to build your pyramid and irrigate your land in T.E.?
Open vs. Closed System Notes
Systems Reading/Matching Worksheet
DPS for “The Maze”

***Bring in Cereal boxes Monday!!!!