Course Title: Introduction to Modeling and Design 774Z

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1 Assessments/Resources Unit 2, October Unit 1, September What is my learning style? How do engineers and designers put their ideas into forms that can be understood by others? How is a tower designed and constructed for maximum structural efficiency? What tools, materials and techniques are used to construct model structures? How do I safely use these tools? Learning styles assessment. Design sketching and Orthographic Projection. Balsa tower design, construction and destructive testing.. Development of freehand sketching techniques. projection. How is a tower designed and constructed for maximum structural efficiency? What tools, materials and techniques are used to construct model structures? Balsa tower design, construction and destructive testing Tower project report projection. Basic model construction techniques Basic word processing computer skills Learning style Evaluation of student sketches and orthographic exercises. Learning styles Sketch gallery on my website. Orthographic Projection handouts. Tower design and construction handouts. Supplied tools and materials Evaluation of students construction techniques. Supported load during destructive test. Evaluation of students project report. Tower design and construction handouts Supplied tools and materials. Tower testing fixture. 1

2 Unit 3, November How is a bridge designed and constructed for maximum structural efficiency? Balsa bridge design and construction. projection Unit 4, December How do I build a straw rocket? Straw rocket design and construction. Basic rocket kit construction Straw rocket construction techniques. Evaluation of student sketches and orthographic exercises. Supported load during destructive testing Evaluation of straw rockets flight performance. Assessments/Resources. Bridge page on my website. Bridge design and construction handouts. Supplied tools and materials 2

3 Unit 5, January Basic rocket design and construction. Basic kit construction Unit 6, February Basic rocket design and construction. Basic kit construction Evaluation of rockets flight performance. Evaluation of rockets flight performance. Assessments/Resources 3

4 Unit 7, March What is a mousetrap car? What makes it work? What materials and construction techniques are used? Basic mousetrap car construction. Mousetrap car distance competition. Basic math applied to mousetrap car design.. Basic physics applied to mousetrap car design. Unit 8, April How do I improve my cars performance? What design changes will have the greatest effect?? How do I modify the basic car to my new design? Basic mousetrap car modification. Basic kit rework. Mousetrap car distance competition. Basic math applied to mousetrap car design.. Basic physics applied to mousetrap car design. Assessments/Resources Mousetrap car page on my website. Mousetrap car page on my website. 4

5 Assessments/Resources Unit 9, May What is a CO2 car? What makes it work? What materials and construction techniques are used? Basic CO2 car construction. CO2 car speed competition. Basic math applied to CO2 car design.. Basic physics applied to CO2 car design. Unit 10, June How do I improve my cars performance? What changes will have the greatest effect? What modification techniques are used? Basic CO2 car construction. CO2 car speed competition. Basic math applied to CO2 car design.. Basic physics applied to CO2 car design. CO2 car page on my website. CO2 car race track. CO2 car page on my website. CO2 car race track. 5

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