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