STEM AGENDAWeek 30

3/25 – 3/29

Agenda 3/25O Learning Target: Continue learning about general

safety.O Agenda:

O Review General Safety O Prepare to present your machine’s safety notesO Continue Safety Posters

O Safety for machine/General SafetyO Continue Safety Testing

O General Safety 1O General Safety 2O Hand tools?O Portable Powertools

O If finished: Discuss your team’s presentation to class

Safety Posters &Presentations to Class

O Your group is responsible for creating a safety poster for your assigned machine.

O Your group is responsible for presenting the safety notes for your machine.

O You will present your machine safety notes as a group on Tuesday.

Agenda 3/25 (5th Period)

Learning Target: Brainstorm and research wind turbine ideas.

Agenda:

• Intro to wind turbines

• Brainstorm and research wind turbine design

• Finish All Safety tests

Intro to Wind Turbines

• Videos

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhI8Y_sKcWI

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a09vHnVrBi0

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lWTQdHEazg

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YJuFvjtM0s

Brainstorm and Research Wind Turbines

• What are some things to consider?

• Materials, angle of rotor attack, number of rotor blades, shape of rotor blades, wind speed

• What else?

• Wind with Miller

• Mrs. Davis’s STEM assignments page

• http://miller.dwed.org.cn/course/view.php?id=2&lang=en_utf8

• Your name should be in this format: Period # Last Name First Name• 4 Davis Sheila

Safety

• Make sure you have completed

• General safety 1

• General safety 2

• Hand tool safety

• Tests are online on Mrs. Davis’s website

• Print the completed test

• Sign, date, and period

• Turn into basket

• Don’t forget to get your Safety Pledge signed!

• Your machine safety

• Other machine safety

Agenda 3/26

O Learning Target: Continue learning about general safety.

O Agenda:O Groups Present Machine Notes to ClassO Continue/Finish Safety Posters?

O Safety for machine/General SafetyO Continue/Finish Safety Testing

O Portable PowertoolsO Your MachineO Other Machines

O If finished: Explore Google Building Maker

Agenda 3/26 (5th Period)

Target: Brainstorm and research wind turbine ideas.

Agenda:

• Discuss Wind Turbine Project

• Design Process Steps 1-4

• Get group signed off!

• Finish safety tests online

The Problem

• Design and build two different model wind turbines to find which can generate the most energy.

• You will prove the energy generated by lifting weights and measuring the energy output.

• Constraints:

• Plastic or Balsa Wood?

• Turbine blades can be no longer than the radius of the box fans. Why?

• Complete and ready to submit to Kidwind Project website on April 15th (Monday)

Problem, Brainstorm, and Research

• Problem: Design and create model a wind turbine that can generate the most energy.

• What are some things to consider?

• Materials

• Angle of blade

• Number of blades

• Shape of blades

• Wind speed of box fans

• Gear ratio

• High or low torque generator

• Document problem, brainstorming, and research in engineering notebook

Develop Ideas (How to Document)

• What are some of your ideas for the wind turbine?

• You need at least one documented in your engineering notebook that addresses things to be considered from brainstorming and research.

• What is the best idea from your group?

• Draw a picture of the design you will try

• Describe the design (how many blades, shape, why you have chosen this design)

Build Your Model Wind Turbine

• See all gear ratio and motor combinations for the nacelle

• All design process steps 1-4 in notebook

• Mrs. Davis will check and sign off all team members

• Select and outline rotor blades

Safety• All tests are online on Mrs. Davis’s website

• General Safety 1, General Safety 2, Portable Power Tools

• All other tools and machines (print first page)

• Sign, period, date, and turn into basket all 100% tests

• Don’t forget to get SAFETY PLEDGE

signed!

Agenda 3/27O Learning Target: Continue learning about

general safety.O Agenda:

O Finish Safety TestingO Your MachineO Portable PowertoolsO Other Machines

O Finish Safety PostersO Safety for machine/General Safety

O If finished: Explore Google Building Maker

Agenda 3/27 (5th Period)Target: Brainstorm and research wind turbine ideas.

Agenda:

• Review Wind Turbine Project

• Design Process

• Define the Problem

• Brainstorm

• Research

• Finish safety tests online

The Problem

• Design and build two different model wind turbines to find which can generate the most energy.

• You will prove the energy generated by lifting weights and measuring the energy output.

• Constraints:

• Plastic or Balsa Wood?

• Turbine blades can be no longer than the radius of the box fans. Why?

• Complete and ready to submit to Kidwind Project website on April 15th (Monday)

Problem, Brainstorm, and Research

• Problem: Design and create model a wind turbine that can generate the most energy.

• What are some things to consider?

• Materials

• Angle of blade

• Number of blades

• Shape of blades

• Wind speed of box fans

• Gear ratio

• High or low torque generator

• Document problem, brainstorming, and research in engineering notebook

Agenda 3/28O Learning Target: Continue learning about safety.

O Agenda:O Watch Movie:

O The Next Frontier: Engineering the Golden Age of Green

O Finish Safety TestingO Your MachineO Portable PowertoolsO Other Machines

O Finish Safety PostersO Safety for machine/General Safety

Agenda 3/28 (Period 5)

Target: Brainstorm and research wind turbine ideas.

Agenda:

• Review Wind Turbine Project

• Design Process

• Brainstorm

• Research

• Develop Ideas

• Finish safety tests online

Agenda 3/29Learning Target: Learn about wind turbines.

Agenda:

• Turn in Safety Pledge!!!

• Intro to wind turbines

• Begin Design Process Steps

• Define the Problem

• Brainstorm

• Research

• Finish All Safety tests on YOUR OWN time

Intro to Wind Turbines

• Videos

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhI8Y_sKcWI

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a09vHnVrBi0

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lWTQdHEazg

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YJuFvjtM0s

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mxnFFo7d_I

The Problem

• Design and build two different model wind turbines to find which can generate the most energy.

• You will prove the energy generated by lifting weights and measuring the energy output.

• Constraints:

• Plastic or Balsa Wood?

• Turbine blades can be no longer than the radius of the box fans. Why?

• Complete and ready to submit to Kidwind Project website on April 15th (Monday)

Problem, Brainstorm, and Research

• Problem: Design and create model a wind turbine that can generate the most energy.

• What are some things to consider?

• Materials

• Angle of blade

• Number of blades

• Shape of blades

• Wind speed of box fans

• Gear ratio

• High or low torque generator

• Document problem, brainstorming, and research in engineering notebook

Agenda 3/29 (Period 5)

Target: Research wind turbine ideas and begin designing blades.

Agenda:

• Design Process for Wind Turbines

1. Define the Problem

2. Brainstorm

3. Research

4. Develop Ideas

5. Get signed off!

• Begin designing wind turbines?

Develop Ideas (How to Document)

You need two documented in your engineering notebook that addresses things to be considered from brainstorming and research.

• Draw a picture of the two designs you will try

• Shape

• dimensions

• Describe the designs

• how many blades

• why you have chosen this design

Build Your Turbine Models

• See all gear ratio and motor combinations for the nacelle

• All design process steps 1-4 in notebook

• Mrs. Davis will check and sign off all team members

• Select and outline rotor blades on

chosen material (balsa or plastic)