Week 4 January 22 - 26
Day 1 - We completed the Disc Sander Safety Quiz, and started learning about the Drill Press. If you were absent, see Mr. Stratton to make up the quiz.
Day 2 - We finished the Drill Press Safety Quiz. See Mr. Stratton if you were absent.
Day 3 - We introduced the Engineering activity, and began learning about the design problem. The design problem is that students will design and build a car powered only by a mousetrap that will travel 30 feet or more.
Day 4 - We learned how to build a successful mousetrap car. While learning about mousetrap cars students were assigned to take notes that they can then use in the design phase of their engineering assignment. If you were absent you can go to the same webpages we did in class, read through the information, and take some notes. You will need 1and 1/4 pages of notes, single spaced. The web pages are: https://www.docfizzix.com/topics/design-basics/MouseTrap-Cars/
https://www.docfizzix.com/topics/construction-tips/Mouse-Trap-Cars/ The topics we addressed in class include: friction, gearing, inertia, rotational inertia, how to attach the mousetrap, how to change the gearing, using CD wheels, how to increase traction, etc. Be sure to take a look at the information regarding distance racing cars since that is the kind we will be building in class.
Day 5 - We finished up notes, looked at examples, chose a partner, and began the design process by brainstorming ideas for the design of a mousetrap powered car. If you were absent, you can do much of the same from home.
Day 2 - We finished the Drill Press Safety Quiz. See Mr. Stratton if you were absent.
Day 3 - We introduced the Engineering activity, and began learning about the design problem. The design problem is that students will design and build a car powered only by a mousetrap that will travel 30 feet or more.
Day 4 - We learned how to build a successful mousetrap car. While learning about mousetrap cars students were assigned to take notes that they can then use in the design phase of their engineering assignment. If you were absent you can go to the same webpages we did in class, read through the information, and take some notes. You will need 1and 1/4 pages of notes, single spaced. The web pages are: https://www.docfizzix.com/topics/design-basics/MouseTrap-Cars/
https://www.docfizzix.com/topics/construction-tips/Mouse-Trap-Cars/ The topics we addressed in class include: friction, gearing, inertia, rotational inertia, how to attach the mousetrap, how to change the gearing, using CD wheels, how to increase traction, etc. Be sure to take a look at the information regarding distance racing cars since that is the kind we will be building in class.
Day 5 - We finished up notes, looked at examples, chose a partner, and began the design process by brainstorming ideas for the design of a mousetrap powered car. If you were absent, you can do much of the same from home.