Today:  

• Let me know if you need to leave the classroom, unless it's a quick trip to the restroom. 
• You can snack in here, but you should plan ahead and bring your snacks.
• Beams?
• How to order materials
• Laptop inventory
• Work on your prototypes
• Clean up at 12:35.  Check the area where you worked.

Assignments/Deadlines:

• See details in class 42 -- 2 days (counting today) to get your first prototype ready to share.  Focus less on whether you have time to complete your "vision."  Adjust your vision/plan to the time that you have.

Today:  

• Discuss midterms
• Dual enrollment signup
• Work on capstone.  One Example of process

Assignments/Deadlines:

• Next Friday:
  • Share your progress on your capstoneproject. 
    • Share one physical prototype of your overall project goal.  This is not just a part of your project, this should be the whole thing.  You can show us the actual prototype, or you can show us a video.
    • Explain what you learned from making the prototype.
    • Multiple prototypes/experiments can help you secure a better grade.
    • Whoever has the most prototypes gets bonus points (5% on this assignment) and a donut.
    • Whoever's process is most interesting/coolest (to me) gets bonus points and a donut.  I apologize in advance for hurt feelings.  One thing I appreciate is a simple, arguably ugly, prototype that provides a lot of information.

Today:  

• Check your grades in PowerSchool.  Is there anything that you've submitted that I haven't graded?
• Clean up your boxes.  Return anything that goes somewhere else.
• Midterm presentation work time.

Assignments/Deadlines:

• Submit your slideshow in Google Classroom

Today:  

• Dual enrollment voucher help?
• Clean up your boxes.  Return anything that goes somewhere else.
• Midterm presentation work time.

Assignments/Deadlines:

• Midterm prep

Today:  

• Presentation of the Donuts
• Disassemble Arduino Cars -- unless your group is going to try for a better performance score.
• Dual enrollment check-in

Assignments/Deadlines:

• Brainstorm project ideas and begin working on your slides.

Today:  (I'm a bit disorganized today :-))

• We need to disassemble the Arduino cars.  Unfortunately, I haven't graded the Arduino Car Stuff. I will grade it by Friday, so you can decide whether you want to try for a better performance score.
• What kind of donuts do the winners want?
• Consider how much progress groups made on competition day, compared to all of the other days that they worked on the project.  Why?
• Midterm:
  • 5 minute slide presentation (presented by you, in person, on exam day).
  • Propose 3 projects (a primary and two backups) -- a good project is one that you can repeatedly "iterate" in school; solves a global problem or is at least sustainable and harmless; is novel in some way
  • In your slideshow, address these points for your top pick. I may insist on a particular order.

  • 1.   ____  Provide a succinct and fitting title for your project proposal.

    2.   ____  Clearly describe the problem that you hope to solve.

    3.   ____  Explain why this is a problem worth solving.

    4.   ____   Describe who would benefit from this solution.

    5.   ____  Explain how this problem qualifies as a global problem (or, at least, how your project is sustainable and manages to not be a drain on the planet)?

    6.   ____ Present a concept drawing (made by you) of your finished product.  This could also be a diagram, flow chart, or whatever makes the most sense.

    7.  ____  Use your concept drawing to explain how your concept works. 

    8.   ____  Sketch and describe your plans for your first prototype (which must be ready within 3 weeks of beginning this project.)

    9.  ____  Provide some examples showing how you will continue to apply iterative design to investigate solutions to your problem (You will be required to have a minimum of 3 iterations, but preferably more).

    10.   ____  Discuss the Prior art (similar solutions that already exist) – provide at least two examples of existing research, knowledge, or technology relating to this problem?  You may think of the “prior art” as the shoulders (that you can stand on) of the people that came before you.

    11.   ____  Explain how your project can be a novel improvement over the prior art.

    12.   ____  Convince us that your goal for this project is reaso realistically attainable.

    13.  ____  Very briefly share two other alternative and viable ideas.

• Dual Enrollment Info
• Share some project ideas

Assignments/Deadlines:

• Brainstorm project ideas and begin working on your slides.

Today:

• Finish the contest:  New procedure!
  • Teams will "queue up.'
  • When you reach the front of the line, you must begin within 1 minute. 
    • If you are ready, you will assemble your car and drive it in the figure 8 (details below)
    • If you are not ready...
      • We will move on to the next team in the line.
      • You may re-enter the line whenever you want.
  • You do not have to be ready in order to line up.
  • You can have as many performances as time permits.
• Details relating to the Figure 8...
  • Assemble your parts while being timed; then prove that your car works by connecting via bluetooth and driving in a "figure 8" around two posts spaced 2' apart, in under 3 minutes.  If you can't complete the figure 8, your assembly time for ranking purposes will be considered infinite.
  • Assembly time will begin when you first touch one of the car parts, and it will end when you last touch one of the car parts.  It won't include bluetooth connection time.
  • Score = assembly time (but only if followed by a successful figure 8).  This time will be added to your current score to yield your overall contest score. 
  • The assembly time portion of the contest will not affect your grade.

Assignments/Deadlines:

• Dual Enrollment for UVM Credit (1/17/23).  Here are the instructions.  See additional info in Google Classroom
• Midterm Assignment (Details next class).  The basic plan is for you to present three possible capstone ideas to the rest of the class.
• Turn-in your Arduino car stuff by today, in Google Classroom ("Arduino Car -- Turn Stuff In Here")
• Don't forget to complete your final entry in the Google Doc describing your contribution to your team.  The final required entry is for 12/21/22, the first day of the contest.

Today:

• Contest -- 2 rounds (if there's time)
  • The first team will begin at 10:55. 
  • Competition order will be was chosen at random.  Here's a video of the process.  You'll just have to trust me that I only did it once.
  • If your team isn't ready to begin within 1 minute of the previous team's finish, you will be skipped and penalized.
  • Unanticipated problem will be dealt with in a reasonable manner (e.g. minor penalties, etc.)
  • After all teams have had one chance, we can begin a second round.  The second round will only count if everyone who wants a 2nd chance has had one.
• Turn-in your Arduino car stuff by 1/3/23 ("Arduino Car -- Turn Stuff In Here")
• Don't forget to complete your final entry in the Google Doc describing your contribution to your team.
• Get your mobile!

Today:

• Work time
• Each team gets a fresh set of batteries today -- but not next class.
• Don't forget:
  • Enter the work you have done between classes.
  • You need to show evidence of three different working versions of your car.

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• Arduino Car Contest -- Next Wednesday --12/21
• "Arduino Car -- Turn Stuff In Here" -- 12/22

Class 34:

Today:

• Remember, these cars are not being graded or scored on aesthetics!  Function; not form.
• I changed the Arduino car stuff turn-in deadline to next Thursday.
• Work time -- I'm not good with calendars... Monday is the last full day before the contest.  Last class I told you that day was today.
• Don't forget:
  • Enter the work you have done between classes.
  • You need to show evidence of three different working versions of your car.

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• Arduino Car Contest -- Next Wednesday --12/21
• "Arduino Car -- Turn Stuff In Here" -- 12/22

Today:

• Mobile project reflections are due today.
• Work time -- Counting today, you have two three full work days before the contest.  And you need evidence of 3 distinct prototypes.
• Don't forget:
  • Enter the work you have done between classes.
  • You need to show evidence of three different working versions of your car.

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• Mobile Project Reflection -- Today 12/13
• Arduino Car Contest -- Next Wednesday --12/21
• "Arduino Car -- Turn Stuff In Here" -- 12/21

Today:

• Look at DS Cup standings
• Award Donuts
• Closet 3-D printing

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• Mobile Project Reflection -- Tuesday 12/13
• Arduino Car Contest --12/21
• 3-D Printing all by yourself -- Deadline removed for now, due to 3-D printer problems.

Today:

• Clarify Arduino Car "Assembly" requirements  -- see updated clarifications in the assignment in classroom.
• Notice arduino car deadline.  I changed it, but I forgot to fix the dates here.

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• Mobile Project Reflection -- Tuesday 12/13
• Arduino Car Contest --12/21
• 3-D Printing all by yourself -- Deadline removed for now, due to 3-D printer problems.

Today:

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• Mobile Project Reflection -- Tuesday (12/13)
• Arduino Car Contest --12/21
• 3-D Printing all by yourself -- Deadline removed for now, due to 3-D printer problems.

Today:

• Today is your last chance to get your mobile in place before judging begins.
• Work time:
  • Arduino Car Challenge
  • 3-D Printing "All by yourself"

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• Arduino Car Contest -- December 15th
• 3-D Printing all by yourself -- December 9th

Today:

• Introduce the Arduino Car Challenge -- Video from class

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• see classroom

Today:

• Hang your mobile from the classroom ceiling. 
• I am predicting a lot of late submissions, so...  The top contest finishers will be selected from the mobiles that are turned in today.  Second tier (late) mobiles will still be judged, and they will receive the same feedback as the on-time mobiles, but they will be ranked after those handed in today.  Turning your mobile in late will not affect your ultimate project grade (at least not in the long term; you may have a zero for a while)

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• Enjoy your break!  (and, maybe, finish your mobile, if you didn't finish today)

Today:

• Work time -- see Monday (class 25) for details
• Glowforge laser cutting directions are in Google Classroom.

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• Finished Laser cut mobile -- due next class. Turn it in by hanging it here in the classroom.  I will transfer it to the science office for grading and judging.

Today:

• Work time -- see last class for details
• Glowforge laser cutting directions are in Google Classroom.

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• Finished Laser cut mobile -- due on Friday. Turn it in by hanging it here in the classroom.  I will transfer it to the science office for grading and judging.

Today:

• Laser cutting
  • Try the Glowforge!  Here are the full directions. 
    • Here's a video showing the steps to create a .svg file.
      • Make sure that it will fit on the smaller wood used at the Glowforge.
      • Make sure that it's scaled 1:1.
    • Here's a video showing the process at the MakerSpace
• Prototype assembly
• Adjustments.  You will probably have tilting beams.  To make adjustments, you could use a drill to create
•  new holes.  Then move those holes accordingly in your cutting file. 
• Cut new replacement parts (Make sure that you use the same kind of wood, or their densities and weights may not match the rest of your mobile).

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• Finished Laser cut mobile -- due on November 18th (Friday before Thanksgiving Break).  Turn it in by hanging it here in the classroom.  I will transfer it to the science office for grading and judging.

Today:

• Time to laser cut!  Mobiles are due next Friday.
• If you're finished, do your "3-D Print All By [your]self"
• Stay tuned for "Glowforge Laser Cutting and Engraving All By Myself"

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• Finished Laser cut mobile -- due on November 18th (Friday before Thanksgiving Break).  Turn it in by hanging it here in the classroom.  I will transfer it to the science office for grading and judging.

Today:

• First mobile prototype due today.  Submit a Rhino file with just the 2-D drawing layout for laser-cutting.  You will be graded on your success in creating a 2-D drawing that conserves material, cuts efficiency, and has no double lines.

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• Finished Laser cut mobile -- due on November 16th (Wednesday before Thanksgiving Break).  Turn it in by hanging it here in the classroom.  I will transfer it to the science office for grading.

Today:

• Check for missing assignments.  If you want to change your 1st quarter grade, turn in missing or improved work now.
• Take the laser-cutter safety quiz?
• Work time
• The missing mobile from the science office video

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• First mobile prototype due next class.  Submit a Rhino file with just the 2-D drawing layout for laser-cutting.  You will be graded on your success in creating a 2-D drawing that conserves material, cuts efficiency, and has no double lines.
• Laser cut mobile -- due on November 16th.  Turn it in by hanging it here in the classroom.  I will transfer it to the science office for grading.

Today:

• Check for missing assignments.
• Take the laser-cutter safety quiz?
• Return engineering log grade sheets
• Work time

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• First mobile prototype due this Friday.  Submit a Rhino file with just the 2-D drawing layout for laser-cutting.  You will be graded on your success in creating a 2-D drawing that conserves material, cuts efficiency, and has no double lines.
• Laser cut mobile -- due on November 16th.  Turn it in by hanging it in the classroom.

Today:

• How to laser-cut in D104, using Rhino.  Follow these directions!!!
  • Videos:
    • Preparing your file before going to the Fab Lab
    • Set-up and cutting at the Fab Lab
• Go to D-104 and cut something.

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

•  Today -- Progress Check #1 -- Laser Cut Mobile
• Monday -- be ready to take the laser cutter safety quiz

Today:

• Discuss upcoming stuff

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• Today -- Laser-cut mobile Overview
•  Thursday -- Progress Check #1 -- Laser Cut Mobile
• Next Monday -- be ready to take the laser cutter safety quiz

Today:

• Distribute the prizes  Current standings
• Demonstrate how to complete "progress check #1" for the laser-cut mobile. VIDEO
• Reminder about Rhino 7
• Submit your stomp rocket engineering log.  It's due today.  Points will be deducted for my instructions being left intact (from the template).

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• Next Tuesday -- Laser-cut mobile Overview
• Next Thursday -- Progress Check #1 -- Laser Cut Mobile

Today:

• Contest! 
  • Inspection -- show me your rockets so that I can verify size and materials
  • Go to the football field. I need to remember to bring...
    • Large foam board
    • Laser distance measurer
    • Record book
• Finish your engineering log.
• Try opening Rhino 7

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• The stomp rocket engineering log is due on Friday.
• Check powerschool to see if you're missing anything.  If you've completed an assignment that's not showing up, email me.

Today:

• Here's an example of what your 2nd laser cut box tutorial assignment should look like...
• Final stomp rocket testing
• Work on the laser cut mobile

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• Wednesday (next class): Stomp rocket contest

Today:

• A few helpful Rhino tricks...
  • setpt
  • align
  • create smarttrack point
  • measure
  • scale
• Work time

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• Today: Stomp Rocket Version 3.0
• Next Tuesday: Stomp rocket contest -- weather permitting

Today:

• Work time

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• Today: 
  • Stomp Rocket Version 2.0
  • Laser cut box tutorial, part 2.
• Thursday: Stomp Rocket Version 3.0
• Next Tuesday: Stomp rocket contest

Today:

• Note -- for prototypes its fine to use hot glue. 
• Look at next contest -- laser cut mobile.  Some examples.
• Work time

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• See Google Classroom

Today:

• Take a look at the calendar. -- Stomp rocket contest ends next Friday (10/14).
• parametric design in Rhino?  A Grasshopper example
• Work time

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• Laser cut box tutorial #1 due today.  But I won't put the grade in until Wednesday.
• The stomp rocket contest will take place next Friday.  If you are going to be gone on Friday, have your rocket tested on Wednesday.
• The stomp rocket engineering log is due next Friday.  You must have at least three versions in your engineering log.

Today:

• Kyle Clark speaking today

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• Laser cut box tutorial due next Monday.

Today:

• Discuss grades.
• Submit a stomp rocket .stl file if you have one ready.  There are Google Classroom assignments for versions 1, 2, and 3; and I will add more.
• Test your stomp rockets outside, in front of the school, on the grass.
• In the future, I will be deducting points from engineering logs that still have my instructions in them.  I will also be more critical with my grading.  Pay attention to the comments.

Upcoming Stuff/Due Dates:

• Kyle Clark talk next class.  If you're curious, look up what he does.  I'm sure he would enjoy questions.  (Kyle Clark -- Beta Technologies)
• Laser cut box tutorial due next Monday.

Today:

• Submit a stomp rocket .stl file if you have one ready.
• Test each new version of your stomp rocket and complete a Stomp Rocket Engineering Log entry for each one.  You can have more than three versions.

Assignments/Due Dates:

• Stomp rocket .stl file due today.
• Laser cut box tutorial due next Thursday (9/29).

Class 8:

Today:

• Note -- speaker next week (Kyle Clark -- Beta Technologies)
• Submit your stomp rocket .stl file if you haven't done that already
• If your first stomp rocket has been printed, test it and complete Version 1.0 section of the Stomp Rocket Engineering Log.
• If you have designed and submitted a rocket file for 3-D printing, but you're waiting for it to be printed, begin the "Design for laser cutting" assignments in Google Classroom.

Assignments/Due Dates:

• Stomp rocket .stl file due next class (this Friday).
• Laser cut box tutorial due next Thursday (9/29).

Today:

• Reminder -- we will be working on several projects at once.  3-D printing takes time, and there is no sense in doing nothing while you wait for your printed part.  We are going to move on to design for laser cutting before we finish the stomp rockets.
• If anyone is ready to print, submit your file for printing. 
  • 1 -- confirm that everything is the size that you want, and that you're measuring in the units that you want.
  • 2 -- set your scale to millimeters
    • Tools (yellow gear or tab)
      • Options
        • Units
          • Millimeters
  • 3 -- save your file as a .stl file (stereolithography).  Include your name in the name and make it a helpful name.
  • Submit your file in Google Classroom -- see "Submit your Stomp Rocket .STL file for 3-D Printing"
• If you have designed and submitted a rocket file for 3-D printing, begin the "Design for laser cutting" assignments in Google Classroom.

Assignments/Due Dates:

• Finish the chess piece tutorial
• Design your stomp rocket.

Today:

• Revew Contest #2 goals and constraints
• Finish??? chess piece tutorial
• Check on the computer that isn't charging

Assignments/Due Dates:

• Today??? -- chess piece tutorial (you can finish it on Monday, if you need to)

Today:

• Course Expectations (subject to change)
  • Feedback
• Work on chess piece tutorial

Assignments/Due Dates:

• Friday -- chess piece tutorial

Today:

• Marshmallow challenge award presentation
• Share capstone project ideas.
• Course Expectations (subject to change)
• Preview of Contest #2 -- Hang Time Projectile
• On the classroom laptops, begin CAD Design For 3-D Printing (see details in Google Classroom).
  • ***Before you log off, upload your Rhino files to your Google Drive, so that you can access them from other computers.
• Try to sort out computers for working at home.

Assignments/Due Dates:

• Today -- Capstone project brainstorming assignment -- in Google Classroom.
• Next Thursday (9/15) -- "Chess Piece" tutorial (and Rhino file creation)

Today:

• Final round -- Marshmallow Challenge Version 3.0. 
  • Winners select their donuts.
  • Complete engineering log and submit in Google Classroom.  Make sure that you've done everything.  Then get rid of the brackets.  If you want to see the original template, because you've already removed the bracketed directions, you should be able to do that in Google Classroom.

Assignments/Due Dates:

• Today -- before you leave class:
  • Finish the marshmallow contest engineering log.  Make a copy and submit it in Google Classroom.
• Before next class
  • If you were not able to install Rhino, get a laptop.
• Friday (9/9) -- Capstone project brainstorming assignment -- in Google Classroom.
• Next Tuesday (9/13) -- "Chess Piece" tutorial (and Rhino file creation)

Class 2:

Today:

• Brief discussion of capstone projects and brainstorming capstone ideas.
• Be aware -- we will usually have several projects going on at once.
• Marshmallow challenge round 2 -- Build your version 2.0.
  • Construction
  • Log Entry -- attach your working Google Doc to the marshmallow challenge assignment in Google Classroom.  But don't "submit" it yet.
• On the classroom laptops, begin CAD Design For 3-D Printing (see details in Google Classroom).
  • ***Before you log off, upload your Rhino files to your Google Drive, so that you can access them from other computers.
• Today's class time -- 11:25-12:45 (or 12:40???)

Assignments/Due Dates:

• Before next class (Wednesday, 9/7)
  • Attempt to install Rhino 7 on a home computer.
  • Make sure that you have finished the Version 2.0 section of the Engineering Log.  Attach the doc in the Google Classroom assignment ("Contest #1: Marshmallow Challenge"), but don't submit it.
• Next Friday (9/9) -- Capstone project brainstorming
• Tuesday, Sept 13 -- "Chess Piece" tutorial (and Rhino file creation)

Class 1:

Warm Up:  What is the difference between engineering and inventing? (some people's answers)

Google image search for "engineering design cycle"

Today:

• Learn names/pronunciations
• Enter attendance
• The focus of this class -- to get better at problem-solving, specifically in the context of making things (by practicing and by acquiring skills)
• Tentative list of upcoming contests in the Designing Solutions Cup series...
  • 3-D Printed Hang-time projectile
  • 3-D Printed Supercapacitor-Powered Fan Car
  • Laser-cut Cardboard egg drop vehicle
  • Laser-Cut Mobile
  • Cell phone remote controlled Arduino Car
  • Individual Capstone Projects (to solve the world's problems)
• Begin Engineering Contest #1
  • Make your own copy of this Engineering Log Google Doc
  • Build and test the structure.  Experiment aftwerward.
  • Complete the Version 1.0 section of the Engineering Log.
• Today's class time -- 10:50-11:55

Handouts:

• Course expectations will be handed out next class.

Homework:

• Accept the Rhino 7 EHS Science Team Invitation
• Make sure that you have finished the Version 1.0 section of the Engineering Log.