camp engineer it (jessica malloy)
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powerpoint presentation for Christie ElementaryTRANSCRIPT
Welcome to Camp Engineer It
Where “if you can imagine it, you can create it”.
What does an engineer look like?
Calling all engineers!
Let your imagination show and use creative materials to make
your prototype of what you think an engineer looks like. What
skills must an engineer exhibit? What traits do engineers have?
Conversation Starters
Materials Engineer
Can you engineer a life jacket out of everyday materials that they can use? It must keep a can of soup floating for at least 1 minute. 5th grade campers are counting on you!
Life Jacket Engineering Challenge
5th grade has gone to camp and they are so excited to canoe! It’s one of
their favorite parts of the whole experience, but all the life jackets have gone missing! Without life jackets, they can’t canoe.
Draw a diagram of the life jacket you will build for the can…be sure to make a list of all the materials you will need for the construction phase.
Build It:Next build your life jacket. During the building phase, you may share unused building materials with other teams -- and trade materials too. Be sure to watch what other teams are doing and consider the aspects of different designs that might be an improvement on your team's plan.
Test It:You'll test your life jacket along with other student teams.
Planning and Design
1. Were you able to design a life jacket for the can?
2. Did you redesign your life jacket after presenting your drawing to the class? Why or why not?
3. How similar was your final drawing to the actual life jacket your team built to support the can?
4. Which design in your class worked best? What was it about that design that made it superior?
5. If you could have used one additional material (tape, glue, wood sticks, foil -- as examples) which would you choose and why?
6. Do you think your design is scalable? Would it work efficiently if it had to float a brick or a bicycle? Why or why not?
Reflection
Camp was going great until our campers got lost in the woods. They
seem to be walking in circles and can’t find the right path.
Can you engineer a tower that they could use to see a farther distance? You
only have straws, pipe cleaners, and paper clips to build with.
Let’s help those lost campers see where they need to go!
Tall Tower Engineering Challenge
Think about the different ways you can bend or change the shape of straws, pipe cleaners, and paper clips. You may cut these items, but cannot use tape or other materials to connect them together. Draw your plan for the tower. Build it:Build your tower and see if it can hold different amounts of weight.Test it:You’ll test your tower along with other student teams. How tall did you build it?
Planning and Design
1. Describe the shape or construction of the tower that was the tallest. How was this tower different from yours, if yours did not win? 2. If you had a chance to do this project again, what would your team have donedifferently? 3. Do you think that this activity was more rewarding to do as a team, or would you have preferred to work alone on it? Why?
4. If you could have used one additional material (tape, glue, wood sticks, foil -- as examples) which would you choose and why?
5. Do you think that once a building is designed and approved for construction that many aspects are changed during the building process? Why or why not?
Reflection
Our 5th grade campers are homesick and there is no cell phone service. They want to find a way to
send a message to their family. Their only resource is a water launcher in a cabin that was
left from a science exhibit.
Can you help them get their message to their family by engineering a rocket that can be
launched by a water pump?
Water Rocket Engineering Challenge
Draw a detailed diagram of how your rocket will look when completed and estimate how high you believe your rocket with travel. Include a list of materials you will need.
Build It:
As a team, build your rocket.
Estimate Results
As a team, estimate how high your rocket will fly.
Test it:
Bring your rockets outside on Friday for launch!
Planning and Design
1. How did the height you estimated your rocket would reach compare with the actual estimated height? 2. What do you think might have caused any differences in the height you achieved? 3. Did your rocket launch straight up? If not, why do you think it veered off course? 4. How do you think the rocket would have behaved differently if it were launched in a weightless atmosphere?
5. Do you think rocket designs will change a great deal over the next ten years? How?
Reflection