Mr. Podmers' 7th Grade STEM class

Weekly Calendar with assignments, projects, and other things we will be doing in class.  Check the calendar if you are absent and download missing assignments (if available) at the bottom of this page.  If not available, see Mr. Podmers the first day back to school.

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January 2012

Mon          23

No School

Tue         24

Review emergency plans, website (mrpodmers.weebly.com), Start paper mache of green cars.

Wed         25

Paper mache day 2.

Thurs       26

Finish paper mache of green car.

Fri          27

Solar charging station/ bracket, go over guidelines for chassis, battery, motor, wheels/axles.

Mon        30

Green Car.  Painting, decorating with details, ads/ sponsors.

Tue        31

Green Car.  Painting, decorating with details, ads/ sponsors.

February 2012

Wed        1

Green Car.  Chassis fabrication (motor, gears, wheels, axles, battery, toggle switch, wiring, etc).

Thur        2

Green Car.  Chassis fabrication (motor, gears, wheels, axles, battery, toggle
switch, wiring, etc).

Fri        3

Green Car.  Chassis fabrication (motor, gears, wheels, axles, battery, toggle
switch, wiring, etc).

Mon        6

Cut wheel wells.  Wiring of car.  Need to get checked off by teacher.

Tue        7

"Green Cars in Your Future???" packet.  Watch short video, then research in PC lab.

Wed        8

"Green Cars in Your Future???" packet page 2.
Homework if not done.

Thur        9

"Green Cars in Your Future???" packet page 3.
Homework if not done.

Fri        10

"Green Cars in Your Future???" packet page 4.
Homework if not done.  Whole Packet due Monday at beginning of class.

Mon        13

"Green Cars in Your Future???" packet is due at beginning of hour.  Race/
time green cars.

Tue        14

Flight Power Point.  Key terms.  Aerodynamics.  Kite History.

Wed        15

Measuring review.  Demo of kite template layout and fabrication.

Thur        16

Day 1 of kite fabrication

Fri        17

Day 2 of kite fab.

Mon        20

No school

Tue        21

Day 2 of 4 Kite fabrication

Wed        22

Day 3 of 4 Kite fabrication

March 2012

Mon        5

Montgolfier Brothers Literacy Activity.  2 Journal Entries done by end of hour today.  Hot air balloon should be at least half done.

Tue        6

Journal entry #3.   Balloon gores should be joined and top piece
should be assembled.

Wed        7

Jounal entry #4.  Balloon should be finished.  Bottom piece put on
with staples and personalize ballon with tissue paper designs.

Thur        8

Journal entry #5.  LAST DAY for balloon and decorating of balloon. 
Make sure KITE is ready to go for FRIDAY flight!

Fri        9

Journal entry #6.  FLY KITES!  Write observations, etc. in engineering
notebook.

Mon    19

Rocketry ALL week.
Finish fabricating rockets by Wednesday.

Thur        22

The Era of Innovation (flight) video.  Day 1 of 2

Fri        23

Finish video.