Bridge+project

Area of Interaction: Human Ingenuity === Significant Concepts: Basic design concepts. === === Unit Question: How is the Design Cycle important to the successful outcome of a project? ===
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INVESTIGATE: (Day 1) Spend one day playing the following games:  [|Game 1:] Click "Level 1" to begin

[|Game 2:] Click "Start" to begin

Design Brief: (Day 2) Requirements: Your bridge should cross over an index card. Your bridge should be 5 - 6 inches high. Your bridge should 4 - 5 inches wide. Your bridge should hold at least 100 pounds. You get one handful of popsicle sticks. Questions: 1. What is the strongest type of bridge? truss bridge 2. What bridge would work best for me? a truss bridge with triangles inside it. 3. What geometric shape is the strongest structure? triangle 4. Other questions and answers you may have: i has none :P <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Research Sites to Help You Answer the Questions Above: [|How Stuff Works:] [|Instructables:] [|Student Ideas:] [|Truss Bridge:] [|Building a Bridge:] [|eHow:]

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">PLAN: (1/2 Day) <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">5. Use a blank piece of paper to draw a rough draft of your bridge. 6. On your paper include why you think this bridge will hold the most weight.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">CREATE: (4 DAYS) <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">7. Did you use all of the glue, popsicle sticks and other materials appropriately? yes O: 8. Did you work with your group members appropriately? Yes

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">EVALUATION: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">9. Did you research bridge types? yup 10. Did your bridge hold 100 pounds? yup 11. How much weight did your bridge hold? 128 12. What would you do differently next time? i wouldve used more triangles 13. Reflect on all the steps of the Design Cycle. What did you do well? What do you need to improve? (Notice that there are two questions, answer both of them!) Investigate: 1. I investigated the problem and brainstormed. 2. I couldve made more ways to how to solve the problem. Plan: 1. I brainstormed how i could solve the problem. 2. I couldve took more time. Create: 1. Me and paige created the actual design exactly the way we wanted it to. 2. We couldve spent more time on it. Evaluate: 1. Our outcome was like we thought it was going to be. 2. The bridge couldve held more weight. 14. Were you responsible and safe with all your materials? Yeah 15. Did you follow all my rules in the classroom?yus 16. Did you meet all the requirements for this assignment? yuusss 17. How is the Design Cycle important to the successful outcome of a project? Without the design cycle we could easily choose the first idea that pops up or just try to solve the problem. Spending alot of time on the project is the best way to solve something.

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;">18. What grade do you deserve on this unit? (1 - 6) 5.943463 <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 20.8px;"> How you will be Graded: Investigate = 10 points Plan = 10 points Create = 20 points Evaluate = 15 points Completing all of the requirements = 40 points 5 points for being nice

Total = 100 points ||