Bridge+Project

 BRIDGE PROJECT

Area of Interaction: Human Ingenuity === Significant Concepts: Basic design concepts. === === Unit Question: How is the Design Cycle important to the successful outcome of a project? ===

INVESTIGATE: (Day 1) Spend one day playing the following games: [|Game 1:] Click "Level 1" to begin

[|Game 2:] Click "Start" to begin

Design Brief: (Day 2) Requirements: Your bridge should cross over an index card. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Your bridge should be 5 - 6 inches high. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Your bridge should 4 - 5 inches wide. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Your bridge should hold at least 100 pounds. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">You get one handful of popsicle sticks. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Questions: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">1. What is the strongest type of bridge? a bridge with triangle braces <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">2. What bridge would work best for me? a bridge with triangles <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">3. What geometric shape is the strongest structure? triangles <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">4. Other questions and answers you may have: <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Research Sites to Help You Answer the Questions Above: [|How Stuff Works:] [|Instructables:] [|Student Ideas:] [|Truss Bridge:] [|Building a Bridge:] [|eHow:]

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">PLAN: (1/2 Day) <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">5. Use a blank piece of paper to draw a rough draft of your bridge. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">6. On your paper include why you think this bridge will hold the most weight.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">CREATE: (4 DAYS) <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">7. Did you use all of the glue, popsicle sticks and other materials appropriately? yes <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">8. Did you work with your group members appropriately? no because I didn't have a group

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">EVALUATION: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">9. Did you research bridge types? yes <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">10. Did your bridge hold 100 pounds? yes <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">11. How much weight did your bridge hold? 286 pounds <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">12. What would you do differently next time? make stronger legs <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">13. Reflect on all the steps of the Design Cycle. What did you do well? What do you need to improve? (Notice that there are two questions, answer both of them!) <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Investigate: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">1. i found a good design online

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">2. i need to look at more ideas next time <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Plan: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">1. i had a good design that helped <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">2. i should do a more detailed sketch next time <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Create: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">1. i had a good design <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">2. i could put stronger legs on <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Evaluate: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">1. i could have been a bit more through on my answers <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">2. i was very detailed <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">14. Were you responsible and safe with all your materials? yes <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">15. Did you follow all my rules in the classroom? yes <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">16. Did you meet all the requirements for this assignment? yes <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">17. How is the Design Cycle important to the successful outcome of a project?

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">18. What grade do you deserve on this unit? (1 - 6) 6

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">How you will be Graded: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Investigate = 10 points <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Plan = 10 points <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Create = 20 points <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Evaluate = 15 points <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Completing all of the requirements = 40 points <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">5 points for being nice

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Total = 100 points