Monday/Tuesday 12/12-12/13

Please be helpful and respectful to our guest teacher!!

Log in to Code.org and start working on Course 2. 

• The section code is: RZGVCV

• You don't have to do the unplugged parts of the course

• This is a 20 hour course, so we will continue to work on it for the next few weeks.

Friday 11/18

Quizlet

Tuesday 11/1

I'm still home with the flu. Please be helpful and respectful to the guest teacher.

Go to Google Classroom for the assignment. Yesterday's assignment did not get done for some reason?? I changed it because I think Newsela isn't working. Please finish it today!

Friday 10/14

We're not going to work on the Rube Goldberg Projects today. We'll finish them next week (Due on Friday 10/21)

Agenda

1. Math problems - work on your own or with one partner to solve the problems on the worksheet. Be sure to show all your work, and include the names of both partners on the worksheet.

2. Watch the EdPuzzle Video about Jose Hernandez and answer the questions.

Thursday 9/29

When you are finished with your bridge, or while you are waiting for glue to dry, do the following:

1. Watch a couple of videos of Rube Goldberg machines:

• Top 10 Rube Goldberg Machines in Movies
• Mythbusters Christmas Rube Goldberg device
• Armtek Rube Goldberg

2. Read the Rules for the MESA Rube Goldberg challenge

• What is the goal of the challenge?
• What materials may be used?
• How big can the device be?
• How must the action of the device be initiated (started)?
• How many actions must it include?
• The device must include two different categories of energy. What categories of energy are allowed?

3. Start planning your device. Draw your ideas and make a list of materials you need.

September 27

Task 1: Warm Up Math Problems

Question 1: Vanessa drove 3 hours at the speed of 60 miles per hour trying to reach her destination 350 miles away. If she drives the remaining distance at 85 miles per hour, how many more hours will she take to reach the destination?

Question 2:  5 apples and 3 oranges cost 18 dollars. 7 apples and 4 oranges cost 25 dollars. What is the cost of 12 apples?

Task 2: Work on your bridge. Must be completed by this Friday. 

Task 3: Look at the MESA Day Projects and pick your top two choices to do next.

Tuesday 9/5

AGENDA

1. New Seating

2. Quiz: Stick Together Project Rules

• Kahoot Quiz

• You have 10 minutes to finish or study the questions from the Google Classroom assignment (Stick Together Rules) 

• MESA Day Project Rules Link

• Quiz

3. Work on Bridge Plans

Resources to help you with drawing plans for your bridge:

• Popsicle stick bridge pictures

• How to plan and make a model bridge

• Intro to scale drawings

• YouTube video: How to draw a floor plan

• Bridge Model Plan example

Tuesday 8/30

Learning Goals: 

• Understand the basics of how a bridge works
• Be able to use and understand bridge vocabulary terms
• Understand the MESA Day Rules for the Stick Together project

Task 1: Go to EdPuzzle and watch the video about bridges. You need to pass the quiz with 100% to move on.

Task 2: Read the Stick Together MESA Day Rules. Go to Google Classroom and complete the assignment. 

Ticket Out: Draw a diagram in your notebook of a bridge showing the measurements (length, width, roadway width, height and depth).

Monday 8/29

Note: If you never filled out the Survey, click HERE

Agenda

Toothpick Bridge Project Objective: You will work in a group of 3-4 students to build the longest suspension bridge possible that will hang between 2 chairs.



Supplies for each brown bag: 100 toothpicks and 1 meter of masking tape - or - 100 toothpicks and 50 mini marshmallows

Directions: 

1. Each group will receive 100 toothpicks and 1 meter long piece of masking tape or 50 mini marshmallows
2. Build a suspension bridge that will “hang” between two chairs.
3. Use only the supplies given.

Friday 8/25

Agenda

Toothpick Bridge Project Objective: You will work in a group of 3-4 students to build the longest suspension bridge possible that will hang between 2 chairs.

Supplies for each brown bag: 100 toothpicks and 1 meter of masking tape

Directions: 

1. Each group will receive 100 toothpicks and 1 meter long piece of masking tape. 
2. Build a suspension bridge that will “hang” between two chairs.
3. Use only the supplies given.

Thursday 8/25

Agenda

Learning Goal: 

• Understand the basics of how a bridge works
• Be able to use and understand bridge vocabulary terms
• Understand the MESA Day Rules for the Stick Together project

Task 1: Finish presentation/Notes: Stick Together Project/Bridges

Task 2: Read the Stick Together MESA Day Rules. You will need to pass a quiz before starting your bridge.

Wednesday 8/24

Agenda

Task 1: Presentation/Notes: Stick Together Project/Bridges

Tuesday 8/23

Agenda

Task 1: EdPuzzle

• Finish video: What is an Engineer? and answer questions.

Task 2: Make sure you turned in yesterday's Ticket Out:

• Research a tool, machine, or other object that you use regularly and complete the assignment on Google Classroom. Class code: b5cqz2

Task 3: EdPuzzle Video: The Engineering Design Process

• Compare the diagram passed out in class with the process described in the video. What are the similarities and differences?
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Monday 8/22

Agenda

Task 1: Bird Project

• You have five minutes to finish your bird
• Flight competition

Task 2: EdPuzzle Video

• Join MESA 2016-17 class in EdPuzzle. Class code: isubiav
• Watch video: What is an Engineer? and answer questions.

Task 3: Ticket Out: Research a tool, machine, or other object that you use regularly and complete the assignment on Google Classroom. Class code: b5cqz2

Friday 8/19

Agenda

Task 1: Brown Bag Bird Project

Each group of 2 or 3 students will receive a brown lunch bag containing the following:

• 1 craft stick
• 2 pipe cleaners
• 1 cork
• 1 straw
• 4 paper clips
• 1 rubber band
• 2  3x5 cards

You will have 40 minutes to design a bird with aerodynamic lifting surfaces (wings) and a streamlined body that will actually fly.

You will earn points for the following:

• looking like a bird 
• 1-10 points
• distance it flies 
• 0-5 feet = 2 points
• 5-10 feet = 4 points
• 11-15 feet = 6 points
• 16-20 feet = 8 points
• +20 feet = 10 points

Thursday 8/18

Agenda

• Group work
• Cup stack lab

Wednesday 8/17

Welcome to Ms. Lopez' MESA class blog! This is where you will go to find your class assignments. Bookmark it!!

Agenda

• What is MESA?
• Presentation: Classroom Rules and Procedures
• Syllabus is due back by Monday August 22nd (turn it in by Friday for a treat!!)
• Please fill out this Survey to help me learn more about you
• Name Game