IED classes will continue the research in to the engineering advancements that lead to changes in a product that you are probably familiar with already. We will spend Monday through Wednesday conducting the research and building the presentations and then present on Thursday and Friday. Be sure that you are focusing on the engineering and technology advancements that contribute to the improvements. This is a project grade and will count twice the weight of other assignments.
After that is complete, you will begin working on the puzzle cube project. You will start with designing your cube with a physical model, moving to a graphical model and then finally a solid model using Inventor. Note that our school license allows you to download an education copy of Inventor for use at home in your class work. I will give you more information about that as the time gets closer.
Agendas this week
Monday - Wednesday - Product Innovation Research
If you are interested in the A&M Spark Conference on November 22, you should sign up right away. I have already started registering teams from RRHS, and the deadline from A&M is November 7.
This Week at RRHS
This is Homecoming Week, and you can check out the schedule of events including "dress up days", the parade and pep rally on the RRHS web site. That means that a pep rally is on Friday, which means pep rally schedule.
Also, we are at the middle of this grading period. Expect progress reports to come home on Thursday. You also need to be aware that this "six weeks" period is only five weeks long. That means that there are now only two weeks and at most a week and a half after you get your progress report before the end of the six weeks. One week after that starts our full week of Thanksgiving break. The year is certainly going by quickly.
Key Dates:
November 7 - End of 2nd six weeks grading period
November 21 - RRISD Thanksgiving holiday begins
December 1 - School begins after the holiday
December 15-18 - Fall final exams. School releases for the Christmas holiday starting December 19.
College Recruiter Visits This Week
Tuesday - University of Houston
Thursday - Texas Lutheran University
Friday - University of Houston at Victoria
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Monday, October 13, 2014
Week of Oct 13
This Week in IED
IED will finish up looking at unit conversions and dimensions this week. You will have a quiz over unit conversions Thursday and Friday and then learn how to properly dimension a drawing so that someone else can understand the size, shape, and location of all of the features of a part that you might design. On Thursday, you will learn how to take measurements using a dial caliper, which is capable of taking measurements down to 0.001" resolution.
There is an opportunity for some lucky juniors to participate in the High School Aerospace Scholars program through NASA. I have more detailed information on this on the Internships page linked above, but applications are now open. High school juniors can apply to participate in a number of online sessions throughout the school year and then attend a summer internship/camp at NASA in Houston this summer (2015). The culmination will be to participate on a research project with NASA engineers and to present your project results in front of NASA staff and media.
The A/B schedule is a little strange this week due to the holiday and PSAT testing day on Wednesday. Wednesday should be an A day according to the rotation, but all students will be involved in PSAT testing or other related activities, so Thursday will be an A day, followed by the 2nd B day of the week on Friday.
Agendas This Week
I will link the agendas for each day here on the class page so that you can have more detailed information about what we are doing each day.
Thursday - Making Linear Measurements
This Week at RRHS
If you look at the calendar, you would think there is a mistake with both Wednesday and Thursday being listed as an A day. That is, in fact, actually the case - sort of. All sophomores and juniors will take the PSAT test Wednesday morning, and the seniors and freshmen will be involved in related activities as well. Therefore, the only "normal" A day schedule will be Thursday. Tuesday and Friday will be regular B days, and the schedule will return to normal next week.
Other than that twist, the schedule is normal. No late start or pep rally schedules to contend with. The six weeks, however, is not normal. We will have only 5 weeks in this six week grading period, so staying on top of grades is even more critical than it normally would be. The progress reporting period will end next Friday, and you will have less than 2 weeks from the time they come home before the complete end of this six weeks. The school year is flying by quickly!
College Rep Visits This Week
None. The next scheduled visit by a college rep will be Concordia next Tuesday.
IED will finish up looking at unit conversions and dimensions this week. You will have a quiz over unit conversions Thursday and Friday and then learn how to properly dimension a drawing so that someone else can understand the size, shape, and location of all of the features of a part that you might design. On Thursday, you will learn how to take measurements using a dial caliper, which is capable of taking measurements down to 0.001" resolution.
There is an opportunity for some lucky juniors to participate in the High School Aerospace Scholars program through NASA. I have more detailed information on this on the Internships page linked above, but applications are now open. High school juniors can apply to participate in a number of online sessions throughout the school year and then attend a summer internship/camp at NASA in Houston this summer (2015). The culmination will be to participate on a research project with NASA engineers and to present your project results in front of NASA staff and media.
The A/B schedule is a little strange this week due to the holiday and PSAT testing day on Wednesday. Wednesday should be an A day according to the rotation, but all students will be involved in PSAT testing or other related activities, so Thursday will be an A day, followed by the 2nd B day of the week on Friday.
Agendas This Week
I will link the agendas for each day here on the class page so that you can have more detailed information about what we are doing each day.
Thursday - Making Linear Measurements
This Week at RRHS
If you look at the calendar, you would think there is a mistake with both Wednesday and Thursday being listed as an A day. That is, in fact, actually the case - sort of. All sophomores and juniors will take the PSAT test Wednesday morning, and the seniors and freshmen will be involved in related activities as well. Therefore, the only "normal" A day schedule will be Thursday. Tuesday and Friday will be regular B days, and the schedule will return to normal next week.
Other than that twist, the schedule is normal. No late start or pep rally schedules to contend with. The six weeks, however, is not normal. We will have only 5 weeks in this six week grading period, so staying on top of grades is even more critical than it normally would be. The progress reporting period will end next Friday, and you will have less than 2 weeks from the time they come home before the complete end of this six weeks. The school year is flying by quickly!
College Rep Visits This Week
None. The next scheduled visit by a college rep will be Concordia next Tuesday.
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Week of Oct 6
This week in IED
We have now finished the sketching unit and will begin one on statistics and measurement, starting with a lesson on linear measurement in both metric and customary units and then conversion between the two systems. We will also have a quiz over sketching and the dimensions on Wednesday & Thursday.
I am beginning something new. I can link the agendas for each day here on this site, and the agendas contain links to the pages for each individual lesson. In that way, you can get access to Powerpoint and video instructions for the lessons as well as the assignment itself from anywhere you have computer access. This should make it easier for you to keep up with the work and to know "what we did when I missed class". If the agenda for each day of the week is not here at the start, check back as the week progresses since I will update this page as information central. You will also find a link to the agenda on the calendar entry for that day.
If you are interested in the Spark conference at Texas A&M on November 22, you need to get your full team registered (or yourself, if you are not part of a team) right away. Registrations are filling up.
Agendas for this week
Monday-Tuesday: Linear measurement
Wednesday-Thursday: Unit Conversions
Friday: Linear dimensioning
This week at RRHS
Grades are due (for me) first thing Tuesday morning, so I will need all assignments from the last six weeks on Monday. Also, expect report cards to come home Wednesday or Thursday.
Thursday is a late start day, with school starting at 9:25. All teachers will be in department meetings before school Thursday, so there are no tutorials.
College Visits
Wednesday - Baylor Univeristy
Le Cordon Bleu
Friday - Texas Christian University (TCU)
We have now finished the sketching unit and will begin one on statistics and measurement, starting with a lesson on linear measurement in both metric and customary units and then conversion between the two systems. We will also have a quiz over sketching and the dimensions on Wednesday & Thursday.
I am beginning something new. I can link the agendas for each day here on this site, and the agendas contain links to the pages for each individual lesson. In that way, you can get access to Powerpoint and video instructions for the lessons as well as the assignment itself from anywhere you have computer access. This should make it easier for you to keep up with the work and to know "what we did when I missed class". If the agenda for each day of the week is not here at the start, check back as the week progresses since I will update this page as information central. You will also find a link to the agenda on the calendar entry for that day.
If you are interested in the Spark conference at Texas A&M on November 22, you need to get your full team registered (or yourself, if you are not part of a team) right away. Registrations are filling up.
Agendas for this week
Monday-Tuesday: Linear measurement
Wednesday-Thursday: Unit Conversions
Friday: Linear dimensioning
This week at RRHS
Grades are due (for me) first thing Tuesday morning, so I will need all assignments from the last six weeks on Monday. Also, expect report cards to come home Wednesday or Thursday.
Thursday is a late start day, with school starting at 9:25. All teachers will be in department meetings before school Thursday, so there are no tutorials.
College Visits
Wednesday - Baylor Univeristy
Le Cordon Bleu
Friday - Texas Christian University (TCU)
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