Operational Lesson: Student assembly of a DWV system.At least 51% of this lesson is in the lab.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Students act as engineers contracted by NASA to create water filtration devices that clean visible particulates from teacher-prepared "dirty water." They learn about the worldwide need for potable water and gain appreciation for why water quality is an important issue for people on Earth as well as on the International Space Station. Working in groups, students experience the entire engineering design process, including a read-aloud book about the water cycle; a visiting water engineer presentation; their own online research about filter methods and designs; group brainstorming of designs (using ordinary household materials); filter construction and testing; redesign and retesting; lab book documentation of their notes, research, plans and results; and a summary poster presentation at a mini-engineering fair. Two design planning worksheets, a poster layout suggestion sheet and a grading rubric are provided.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
Operational lesson part 2. Squaring up of building site, building Batter Boards, laying out Mason line, and hanging plumb bobs.At least 51% of this lesson is in the shop.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Hammer safety, proper setup of batter boards and a plumb bob.At least 51% of this lesson is in the lab.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Operational lesson: Squaring up building site by using the Pythagorean process, verifing the Pythagorean process by measuring diagonals based on their Hub placement, and building correct Batter Boards at all given locations.At least 51% of this lesson is in the shop.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Operational lesson: Recognizing Monument locations, measuring correct distance and direction, placing Stake Hubs in correct locations and adding tacks to Hubs at correct distance and location.At least 51% of this lesson is in the shop.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Reading a tape measure, translating Hub stake markings, and finding the location of a rectangle.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
