Here's the assignment and the rubric. Remember you use 3 sheets of white paper folded in half and stapled for your JOURNAL. Each student must have a JOURNAL. Time is very limited next week so maybe you and your design team should do some of this for home learning.
A day should try to finish construction and trials on Wednesday.
B day should try to finish construction and trials on Tuesday.
I have to be out on Thursday and the Fieldtrip is on Friday so there can be no final evaluations of the Goal on those days. Your group must demonstrate meeting the GOAL to me in order to be graded.
STEAM
CHALLENGE #2: LANDING SAFELY
SCENARIO: The pong people are very bouncy people. Their paddle
shaped planet is undergoing a period of rapid climate change. Through an
agreement with NASA several of their explorers are coming to Earth to scout out
whether or not their planet should send more of their people to Earth to see if
Earth will serve their needs. The astropongs
have traveled at a speed of 29,000 km/hour from their planet. They are able to
slow down their speed enough to hover and release a lander.
CHALLENGE: Follow the design process to design and build
a shock-absorbing system that will protect two astropongs when they land on
Earth.
LANDER REQUIREMENTS: Your lander must meet or exceed
these criteria. See the rubric for more details.
· Open
cockpit- astropongs don’t like to be squeezed.
· No
seat belts or restraints may be used.
· Safe
landing means that both astropongs arrive on Earth without falling out of the
cockpit.
· The
lander does not tip over as it drops.
· The
lander must fit into the cargo bay with the hatch totally secured.
· No
food may be used in the lander.
AVAILABLE MATERIALS: cardboard or foam core science
boards, a Styrofoam cup, straws (up to 6), astropongs (2), and a payload egg.
Other Supplies must be procured by the design team.
JOURNAL: Each member of the design team MUST keep a
journal and submit it at the end of the project.
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CATEGORY
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5
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4
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3
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2-1
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Cover/Title Page
p.1
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Creative title with
main author listed along with other members of team. Neat, colorful, and
attractive.
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A cover with a title
and the author’s name along with the team members names is present.
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A cover is present.
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ASK: Identify the Need and Constraints
p.2
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The following are
addressed completely:
u What is the problem to solve?
u What do we want to design?
u Who is it for? What do we want to accomplish?
u What
are the project requirements?
u What
are the limitations?
u What is
our goal?
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The following are somewhat
addressed:
u What is the problem to solve?
u What do we want to design?
u Who is it for? What do we want to accomplish?
u What
are the project requirements?
u What
are the limitations?
u What is
our goal?
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Some of the ASK is
present
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RESEARCH the PROBLEM
p.3
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The following are
addressed fully
u What products or solutions already exist?
u What data has been collected?
u What does the data indicate?
u What technologies might be adaptable to your
needs
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The following are
addressed
u What products or solutions already exist?
u What data has been collected?
u What does the data indicate?
u What technologies might be adaptable to your
needs
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The following are
somewhat addressed:
u What products or solutions already exist?
u What data has been collected?
u What does the data indicate?
u What technologies might be adaptable to your
needs
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Some of the following
are addressed:
u What products or solutions already exist?
u What data has been collected?
u What does the data indicate?
u What technologies might be adaptable to your
needs
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IMAGINE: Develop Possible Solutions/
BRAINSTORM
p.4-5
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Evidence of great
brainstorming will be multiple notes and sketches in the journal.
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Evidence of adequate
brainstorming will be a few notes and sketches in the journal.
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Evidence of some
brainstorming is very limited in scope or evidence.
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Little evidence of
brainstorming is present
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PLAN: Select a Promising Solution
p.6
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Rich evidence that the
team
u Revisited the needs, constraints and research
from the earlier steps.
u Compared the best ideas.
u Selected one solution and developed a Plan
to move forward with it.
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Some evidence that the
team
u Revisited the needs, constraints and research
from the earlier steps.
u Compared the best ideas.
u Selected one solution and developed a Plan
to move forward with it.
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Little evidence that
the team
u Revisited the needs, constraints and research
from the earlier steps.
u Compared the best ideas.
u Selected one solution and developed a Plan
to move forward with it.
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Plan Requirements
p.7
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Plan is neat with
clear measurements and labeling for all components
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Plan is neat with
clear measurements and labeling for most components
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Plan provides clear
measurements and labeling for some components
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Plan does not show
measurements clearly or is otherwise inadequately labeled..
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CREATE: Build a Prototype
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A complete prototype
was built using the plans in the journal.
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A prototype similar to
the plans was built.
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A model not a
prototype is built or a prototype unlike the plans is built.
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Construction -Materials
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Appropriate materials
were selected and creatively modified in ways that made them even better.
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Appropriate materials
were selected and there was an attempt at creative modification to make them
even better.
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Appropriate materials
were selected.
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Inappropriate
materials were selected and contributed to a product that performed poorly.
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Construction - Care Taken
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Great care taken in
construction process so that the structure is neat, attractive and follows
plans accurately.
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Construction was
careful and accurate for the most part, but 1-2 details could have been
refined for a more attractive product.
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Construction accurately
followed the plans, but 3-4 details could have been refined for a more
attractive product.
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Construction appears
careless or haphazard. Many details need refinement for a strong or
attractive product.
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TEST and EVALUATE the Prototype
p. 8-9
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Data for more than
five trials is presented in a careful, reliable, organized data table. Analysis
of the data is presented. A summary of what the team determined and how the
conclusion was reached is presented in the journal. .
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Data for five trials is
presented in a careful, reliable, organized data table. Analysis of the data
is presented. A summary of what the team determined and how the conclusion
was reached is presented in the journal. .
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Data for fewer than
five trials is presented in a careful, reliable, organized data table. Analysis
of the data is presented. A summary of what the team determined and how the
conclusion was reached is presented in the journal. .
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Data not taken
carefully OR not taken in a reliable manner no matter how many times it was
taken,
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IMPROVE: Redesign if necessary
p.10
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Clear evidence of
troubleshooting, testing, and refinements based on data or scientific
principles. OR an explanation why no modifications were needed.
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Clear evidence of
troubleshooting, testing and refinements.
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Some evidence of
troubleshooting, testing and refinements.
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Little evidence of
troubleshooting, testing or refinement.
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GOAL
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Structure functions
extraordinarily well. Astropongs land safely the first time.
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Structure functions
well.
Astropongs land safely
the second time.
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Astropongs land safely
the third time.
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Fatal flaws present.
Astropongs do not land safely after 3 trials.
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Journal/Log - Content
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Journal provides a
complete record.
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Journal provides fairly
complete record.
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Journal provides very
poor record or no journal presented.
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Journal/Log - Appearance
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Journal is neat,
legible, the pages are numbered, and the contents are in order. Drawings are
legible and neat. Metric measurements are used
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. Journal is fairly
neat, legible, the pages are numbered, and the contents are in order.
Drawings are legible and neat. Metric measurements are used
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Journal is presented.
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Reflection of performance as a group member
p.11
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Honest reflection that
includes successes and “fails” as a group member. Lists what you did to be a
good group member.
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Reflection that
includes successes and “fails” as a group member. Lists what you did to be a
good group member.
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Very little
information presented.
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Reflection on project and process
p.12
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Discussion of what you
learned about through the project and process. What take-aways did you
develop?
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Discussion of what you
learned about through the project and process
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Attempt at reflection
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Column totals
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Total points earned
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Converted to grade points X/200
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Points Earned
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Grade Points
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80
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200
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76-79
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190
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72-75
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180
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68-71
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170
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64-67
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160
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60-63
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150
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56-59
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140
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52-55
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130
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48-51
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120
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44-47
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110
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40-43
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100
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17-39
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95
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1-16
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90
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0
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0
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