State of the Economy (First)
In this project, students must study the economy. This includes:
*Recessions*
*Leading Indicators*
*Unemployment Rate*
*Stock Market*
*Consumer Confidence Index*
Rebuilding the Bay Bridge
Video of Bridge
In this project,students must study a famous bridge and successfully reconstruct it. Here are the following steps:
*Quick Write~What are some famous bridges*
*Powerpoint~Take notes on advantages and disadvantages on every bridge*
*Bridge thickness Experiments~Lengths and Thickness breaking points*
*Webquest~Search information on types of bridges*
*Buy supplies!*
*Build Bridge!*
*DESTROY BRIDGE*
Investigative Math
In this project, students must cooperate as a group to solve these multi-step math problems.
*The World in a Room~If you got every single person in the world into a room how big would that room have to be if it were a perfect square? How high would you have to stand on a ladder in the center of the room to see to the corners of the room?*
*The Rolling Cup~Have you ever noticed that when a cup tips over on its side, it rolls in a circular arc? What determines the size of that arc or the circle it makes?How can you conduct an experiment to find out how big the circle a cup makes will be?
Balloon Powered Car (Middle)
The objective of this project was for students to use their knowledge they learn previously to build a successful car. Those are:
*Newton’s Three Laws of Motion*
*Unit Cancellations*
*Distance, Rate, and Time*
*Average Speed and Instantaneous Speed.
*They must build their car with items that are not what you see on a usual car. Students must also remember they must revise and edit their car after each trial and error to make it out of their best effort possible.
Simple Machines (Last)
In this project, students will learn how they can make tasks easier using machines they can easily build.
In this project, students must study the economy. This includes:
*Recessions*
*Leading Indicators*
*Unemployment Rate*
*Stock Market*
*Consumer Confidence Index*
Rebuilding the Bay Bridge
Video of Bridge
In this project,students must study a famous bridge and successfully reconstruct it. Here are the following steps:
*Quick Write~What are some famous bridges*
*Powerpoint~Take notes on advantages and disadvantages on every bridge*
*Bridge thickness Experiments~Lengths and Thickness breaking points*
*Webquest~Search information on types of bridges*
*Buy supplies!*
*Build Bridge!*
*DESTROY BRIDGE*
Investigative Math
In this project, students must cooperate as a group to solve these multi-step math problems.
*The World in a Room~If you got every single person in the world into a room how big would that room have to be if it were a perfect square? How high would you have to stand on a ladder in the center of the room to see to the corners of the room?*
*The Rolling Cup~Have you ever noticed that when a cup tips over on its side, it rolls in a circular arc? What determines the size of that arc or the circle it makes?How can you conduct an experiment to find out how big the circle a cup makes will be?
Balloon Powered Car (Middle)
The objective of this project was for students to use their knowledge they learn previously to build a successful car. Those are:
*Newton’s Three Laws of Motion*
*Unit Cancellations*
*Distance, Rate, and Time*
*Average Speed and Instantaneous Speed.
*They must build their car with items that are not what you see on a usual car. Students must also remember they must revise and edit their car after each trial and error to make it out of their best effort possible.
Simple Machines (Last)
In this project, students will learn how they can make tasks easier using machines they can easily build.