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| Carnival Tycoon Challenge | During this 18-week 6th grade course, students will explore the engineering design process and entrepreneurial thinking in the context of a carnival. The course begins with students making a sales pitch for a new carnival food stand based on market research. Students then run experiments using a pneumatic catapult, and they must design a new carnival game board with appropriate odds of winning. Then, after some skills development in engineering drawing, they re-design the catapult cradle to change the performance characteristics of their carnival game. Students will incorporate math and science content, including data representation, probability, experimental procedures, profit calculations, drawing, and measurement. | Monday, October 29, 2018 | Request this Module |
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| Flight of Fancy Challenge | During this 18-week 7th grade course, students will pose as new airline companies and redesign airplanes to be more comfortable, profitable, and environmentally friendly. This will be accomplished through a series of challenges, starting with a test flight of different Styrofoam gliders. Students will then examine interior layouts, learn 3D modeling in IronCAD, and finally, re-design a plane using a balsa glider as a model. In addition, students will incorporate math and science content, including measurement, proper experimental procedure, data analysis, and profit calculations. | Monday, October 29, 2018 | Request this Module |
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| Robot Rescue Challenge | During this 18-week 8th grade course, students will use further their understanding of the engineering design process and entrepreneurship. The course begins with a short design challenge, requiring the students to design and 3D print a cell-phone holder. Students then conduct experiments using a bio-inspired walking robot. The course ends with an open-ended challenge to design a rescue robot capable of navigating variable terrain. During these challenges, students will use LEGO® MINDSTORM NXT, 3D CAD modeling software, and 3D printing technologies. In addition, students will incorporate math and science content, including modeling, data analysis, scientific procedure, friction, and systems thinking. | Monday, October 29, 2018 | Request this Module |
Advanced Manufacturing and Prototyping Integrated To Unlock Potential (AMP-IT-UP)
is made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation (Award Number: 1238089)