Big Picture
Problem Solving / Design Process / STEM / Architecture / Robotics / Wind Turbine technology
The Numbers….
- Class Length: 9 weeks
- Frequency: Everyday for 40 minutes
- Who: Students who are NOT taking full year foreign language or have have FL 1/2 year
What you will need for this class
- Composition book
- Pencil
Introduction
1 Day: Rules, procedures, etc.
Architecture
Duration: 2 to 3 weeks
Unit Instructional Page: https://thonnings.blog/architecture/ (steps and procedures)
Covers:
- Small home design
- Sketching and designing a Floor plan with constraints in mind
- Scale drawings / using the architect scale
- Tools to build a scale model
Products: Labeled sketches, flow plans, online floor plan drafting, scale model
KidWind
Duration: 2 to 3 weeks
Unit Instructional Page: https://thonnings.wikispaces.com/Wind
- Research steps and instructions: https://thonnings.wikispaces.com/Steps%20and%20Procedures
- Challenge page: https://thonnings.wikispaces.com/KidWind%20Challenge
Covers:
- Researching one variable of blade design of wind turbines
- Collecting data, creating tables/graphs, giving presentation and sharing knowledge
- Use of tools, computer sensors, basic electronics,
- Parts of wind turbines, renewable energy, electric distribution systems
- Challenge – national competition where students design model wind turbines within constraints
Products: research turbine; challenge turbine – geared or non-geared
Robotics and Drones
Duration: 3 week
Unit Instructional Page: https://thonnings.blog/robotics/
Covers:
- Robotic basics and terminology
- Basic programing
- Challenges
Products: programming and running of robots to complete challenges
