Daryle Esswein
@martinteach
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11-04-2009 13:30:35
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In 2005 #DannyWay broke 2 jumping records on his skateboard flying over the Great Wall of China. We designed ramps to recreate Danny jumping and landing on his “sweet spot”. Focused on Newton’s 1st law and designing ramps for different purposes! Toni Scott Wertheimer Middle School
Video recordings can be powerful! I use them while students are discussing what they learned, and it helps drive my instruction to correct misconceptions. Our students are trying out new words in different scenarios. Toni Scott @Werheimerhawks #engineering #force
Today we discussed biomimicry explaining that scientists get ideas looking around the natural world. After looking at how ridges on whales help them glide through the water, we designed different windmill blades to see if they would move more quickly rounded. Toni Scott
Today we played information Tik-Tac-Toe reviewing vocabulary on Newton’s 3rd Law. Students need to flip the cup so that it lands face down on the desk to answer the question and earn X or O. Toni Scott
Students were surprised when we reverse engineered our cars. They thought the cars moved with a rubber band inside. They were impressed by the gears. Activity included creating a data chart and observing increased potential energy making the car move further! Toni Scott
We designed and engineered rollercoasters today. They needed to identify the approximate percentages of potential and kinetic energy. After building, they needed to transfer this knowledge to the real rollercoaster example. Here is one of the student projects! Toni Scott
Chemical energy from food is abstract so we made it more concrete! Studied the food web (CER) reviewing radiant energy and photosynthesis. We showed the eating process of mechanical/chemical (saliva/water and vinegar/stomach). Then role of intestines. Toni Scott
ZIPLINE Challenge with ping-ping ball. Students needed to design cart and determine the set-up of ZIPLINE. The cart has 4 seconds to get to the end without losing ball. Discussed gravitational kinetic energy, friction, and factors that determine speed. Toni Scott
Computer coding forces students to slow down and think incrementally. Teams had to answer the question and then code the robot. This could even be used for math, reading, or rainy day activities. Their next step will be to create and code robots.Toni Scott
Learning problem solving engineering and tinkering! Each part in system has an important function to make things work! In this case, students needed to redesign the axle system so the rubber band (potential elastic energy) had less friction to turn. Toni Scott
Cheap and easy way to include a STEAM project with your students. After reviewing the science involved in creating snowflakes, students made their own using watercolors and salt. We also learned different painting techniques while glue was drying. Toni Scott
I had considered painting the eggs gold! Today we started the engineering process creating a container that keeps the egg from breaking when dropped. The hardest challenge is analyzing problems and making modifications. Students used physics vocabulary. Toni Scott
Today we started our second engineering project tied to curriculum on resource scarcity and conservation. We watched a fabulous video from Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation about the Water Lens (used to make water clean). Students then developed their own filters. Toni Scott
Our Gardening Club lesson started with what plants need for growth! We watched a video MythBusters on the best environment for plants. They concluded that rock and roll music makes plants grow faster than classical or talking! Next we plant strawberries in our hydroponic garden.
