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Calendar with Assignments and Due Dates

March 2016

Mon        14

~Seating
~Overview of class, Mr. P's website, what is a FAB LAB, What is Engineering?
~Apollo 13 video clip
~Video of 3D Printed hand.
~Go over S.E.A.R.C.H. (the engineering/problem solving model)




Tue        15

~Seating
~Overview of class, Mr. P's website, what is a FAB LAB, What is Engineering?
~Apollo 13 video clip
~Video of 3D Printed hand.
~Go over S.E.A.R.C.H. (the engineering/problem solving model)

Wed        16

~Cut Studio for vinyl
~How to weed vinyl
~ID Card maker using Photoshop

~Students that have made decals before are to make multiple color decals by isolating colors in Photoshop

Thur        17

~Cut Studio for vinyl
~How to weed vinyl
~ID Card maker using Photoshop

~Students that have made decals before are to make multiple color decals by isolating colors in Photoshop

Fri        18

~How is using the vinyl cutter and ID maker related to engineering?

~Graphic design is a huge part of using the FAB LAB

~Continue vinyl decals and ID cards

Spring Break: Week of March 21st-25th

April 2016

Mon        28

~How is using the vinyl cutter and ID maker related to engineering?

~Graphic design is a huge part of using the FAB LAB

~Continue vinyl decals and ID cards

Tue        29

~Last day of designing and cutting decals, and ID cards

Wed         30

~Last day of designing and cutting decals, and ID cards

Thur        31


~Design decals

~Cut decals

~Weed decals

Fri        1
~Review Engineering /Problem Solving Model ("SEARCH")
~Watch:  Design Squad: Cardboard Furniture
~While watching, write down 5 problems and their solutions to those problems (10pts)

~IF TIME, finish weeding decals

Mon         6

~Review Engineering /Problem Solving Model ("SEARCH")
~Watch:  Design Squad: Cardboard Furniture
~While watching, write down 5 problems and their solutions to those problems (10pts)
~IF TIME, finish weeding decals

Tue        7

~Review Engineering /Problem Solving Model ("SEARCH")
~Watch:  Design Squad: Cardboard Furniture
~While watching, write down 5 problems and their solutions to those problems (10pts)
~IF TIME, finish weeding decals

Wed         8

~Show Mr. P your 3 decals for credit


~Intro to Autodesk Inventor for "Newbies:"  Interface, tools, etc.

~Start Pegboard toy or 3D Printing project (with movable part(s)) for students who already know Inventor.

Thur        9

~Show Mr. P your 3 decals for credit


~Intro to Autodesk Inventor for "Newbies:"  Interface, tools, etc.

~Start Pegboard toy or 3D Printing project (with movable part(s)) for students who already know Inventor.

Fri        10

~START 10 Blocks assignment...

~Review and start practice part #1

Mon        13

Engineering Careers Assignment.  Created with Collab Presentation (PowerPoint)... Share with Mr. Podmers on Google Classroom.  Day 1 of 2

Tue        14

Engineering Careers Assignment.  Created with Collab Presentation (PowerPoint)... Share with Mr. Podmers on Google Classroom.  Day 1 of 2

Wed        15

Engineering Careers Assignment.  Created with Collab Presentation (PowerPoint)... Share with Mr. Podmers on Google Classroom.  Day 2 of 2


Thur        16

Engineering Careers Assignment.  Created with Collab Presentation (PowerPoint)... Share with Mr. Podmers on Google Classroom.  Day 2 of 2


Fri        17

"Prototype this" dvd

Mon        20

~Get 10 Blocks/or Pegboard Toy graded  (24 points) off your computer screen by Mr. P

~Intro to Hydraulics/Fluid Power.

~Introduce Robotic Arm Challenge

~Research robotic arm designs... (Use the engineering and problem solving model!)
  
~Sketching:  Thumbnail, rough/preliminary, final Drawings/Inventor Parts.

~Design your Robotic arm:
Use thumbnail and rough sketches to come up with a design for the "Moving the Mines" Challenge.

Tue       21

~Get 10 Blocks/or Pegboard Toy graded  (24 points) off your computer screen by Mr. P

~Intro to Hydraulics/Fluid Power.

~Introduce Robotic Arm Challenge

~Research robotic arm designs... (Use the engineering and problem solving model!)
  
~Sketching:  Thumbnail, rough/preliminary, final Drawings/Inventor Parts.

~Design your Robotic arm:
Use thumbnail and rough sketches to come up with a design for the "Moving the Mines" Challenge.

Wed        22

Robotic Arm Project Build:  
~Day 1 of 12
Get into groups/ partner up and share design visions/sketches.  Come up with design plan



Thur        23

Conferences

Robotic Arm Project Build:  
~Day 1 of 12
Get into groups/ partner up and share design visions/sketches.  Come up with design plan

Fri        24

No School

Mon        27

Tue        28

Wed        29

Thur        30

Fri        1

May 2015

Mon        4

Robotic Arm Project Build:  
~Day 1 of 12
Get into groups/ partner up and share design visions/sketches.  Come up with design plan

Tue        5

Robotic Arm Project Build:


Day 2 of 12

Wed        6

Robotic Arm Project Build:

Day 3 of 12

Thur        7

Robotic Arm Project Build:

Day 4 of 12

Fri        8

Robotic Arm Project Build:

Day 5 of 12
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