This Week in IED
IED students will finish up the study of tolerances through Wednesday, and then you will have a chance to build a pendant for your Mother for Mothers' Day. We will be printing your designs, if you wish, on the 3d printer and can even print in color.
Be sure that you have completed the dimension activity (printed and turned in to me) and the section view activity. I will also be reviewing journals this week, which is the last week before progress reports are issued.
IED Agendas for the Week:
Monday + Tuesday & Wednesday: Tolerances
Thursday & Friday: Mothers' Day Pendant Designs
This Week at RRHS
There are no special schedules set up for this week, but things are starting to move quickly as we near the end of the year. Freshmen will have their awards ceremony this week on Monday morning at 8:00 a.m. in the 100 bldg gym. The ceremony for sophomores & juniors will be Tuesday at 8:00 a.m., also in the 100 bldg gym. The senior awards ceremony will be held later in May (May 18 6:30 p.m.), so be sure to put that date on your calendar.
EoC and AP testing will start up next week (May 4), which will affect our schedules as large numbers of students will be out from day-to day.
Also, look for information to be coming out soon regarding final exams and exemptions. In IED, all students will take the EoC exam, which will count as our final, the week prior to scheduled final exams. Final exam exemptions for engineering courses are not allowed. The good news is that you can qualify for college credit at Rochester Institute of Technology, the University of Texas at Tyler, Texas A&M Univeristy-Kingsville and others based on your performance in IED and the EoC exam.
College Visits This Week
Tuesday - Santa Fe University of Art and Design
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Friday, April 17, 2015
Week of April 20
This Week in IED
IED classes will continue to study how engineers document their designs. We revisited dimensioning last week and got started looking at section views, which will continue in to Monday & Tuesday of this week. Then, we will learn about tolerances that are inherent in any engineering design and begin to wrap up this unit.
Down the road, we will revisit the certification testing to give you an opportunity to add an Autodesk Inventor (R) certified user to your resume and work on a group project to design a miniature golf course. The end is near!
Agendas for this Week:
Monday-Tuesday: Section views continued
Wednesday - Thursday: Tolerances
Field Trips/Conferences
This Thursday is the deadline to sign up for two exciting field trips available to engineering students. Cedar Ridge High School will host the 4th annual Youth in STEM conference this Saturday (THIS Saturday, April 25). It is from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. and doesn't cost anything to you. There will be several companies there to demonstrate the exciting and new things that engineers are doing in their work. There are also several exhibitions to allow attendants to get their hands dirty with engineering, game design, robotics, drones, and much more. Below is a partial list of the some of the exhibits that will be there. Bring some canned food to donate to the local food bank for a chance to win an iPad or a Lego Mindstorms kit.
Other than a faculty meeting Thursday morning, it is a pretty normal week. Even Thursday will follow the normal bell schedule, but there will be no Thursday morning tutorials before school because of the meeting.
This is now the last "six" weeks of the year. Although, it is really 8 weeks long. Things get really busy from here on, so keep on top of things. Starting May 4, AP and STARR (or EoC) testing will cover two weeks and affect a number of our classes. Not long after that, you should look for exemption information and start preparations for the final exams.
College Recruiter Visits
Wednesday - The University of Houston
IED classes will continue to study how engineers document their designs. We revisited dimensioning last week and got started looking at section views, which will continue in to Monday & Tuesday of this week. Then, we will learn about tolerances that are inherent in any engineering design and begin to wrap up this unit.
Down the road, we will revisit the certification testing to give you an opportunity to add an Autodesk Inventor (R) certified user to your resume and work on a group project to design a miniature golf course. The end is near!
Agendas for this Week:
Monday-Tuesday: Section views continued
Wednesday - Thursday: Tolerances
Field Trips/Conferences
- Dell Alienware – Gaming Technology
- GeekBus (STEM mobile trailer out of San Antonio) - http://www.geekbus.com/
- Steve Wolf (“Science in the Movies”) - http://www.scienceinthemovies.com/
- KingsIsle Entertainment (Gaming Software) - https://www.kingsisle.com/
- Flat Iron Pre-College Academy (Drones) - http://precollege.flatironschool.com/
- AT&T (Fiber Optics)
- Texas A&M (Engineering)
- ACC (Gaming, Electronics, Auto Cad, and Computer Science)
- Texas Board of Professional Engineers (Professional Organization)
You must sign up by Thursday at the latest at the conference web site.
Then, on May 12, we will take 20 students to visit Samsung's Austin Semiconductor plant. It is a fascinating trip, and students always enjoy the day. You will get a chance to peek inside of an operating, fully-automated modern semiconductor plant, interact with their engineers to find out about engineering and college, tour the museum on the history of semiconductors (aka electronics or computers), and get fed a good meal. There is no cost to you. Just sign up (below), turn in your permission forms, and meet us at school on the morning of May 12. We will take you to Samsung and return to campus around 2:00. You will miss 1st, 2nd, & 3rd periods and should be back before 4th period starts. That is the day of the French Language, Spanish Literature, or the US Government AP exam, so you won't be able to go if you are taking those.
This Week at RRHSThen, on May 12, we will take 20 students to visit Samsung's Austin Semiconductor plant. It is a fascinating trip, and students always enjoy the day. You will get a chance to peek inside of an operating, fully-automated modern semiconductor plant, interact with their engineers to find out about engineering and college, tour the museum on the history of semiconductors (aka electronics or computers), and get fed a good meal. There is no cost to you. Just sign up (below), turn in your permission forms, and meet us at school on the morning of May 12. We will take you to Samsung and return to campus around 2:00. You will miss 1st, 2nd, & 3rd periods and should be back before 4th period starts. That is the day of the French Language, Spanish Literature, or the US Government AP exam, so you won't be able to go if you are taking those.
Other than a faculty meeting Thursday morning, it is a pretty normal week. Even Thursday will follow the normal bell schedule, but there will be no Thursday morning tutorials before school because of the meeting.
This is now the last "six" weeks of the year. Although, it is really 8 weeks long. Things get really busy from here on, so keep on top of things. Starting May 4, AP and STARR (or EoC) testing will cover two weeks and affect a number of our classes. Not long after that, you should look for exemption information and start preparations for the final exams.
College Recruiter Visits
Wednesday - The University of Houston
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Week of April 13
This Week in IED
It is hard to believe that we are now beginning the last grading period of this year! It certainly goes by fast. Of course, it is really 8 weeks, but that includes the finals week as well as a week of preparation for finals. We will take or EoC (final) exam the week prior to "finals week", and everyone must take the EoC for engineering as a requirement of our curriculum. Look for information regarding finals, exemptions and more to come out in the next few weeks.
Also, the beginning of May is what we could refer to as "test season" as core subjects have their EoC exams and many of the AP exams. That always makes for some interesting planning and means that the 8 weeks of this grading period will not be 8 full weeks of new material.
We continue our study of documentation information that engineers use to communicate to each other, technicians, and other interested parties. We started with the review of dimensioning techniques and will learn how to see "inside" of a complicated part using something called section views. On Thursday & Friday, we will learn that nothing is ever made to the exact dimension that we think that it is. Tolerances are a part of every manufacturing process and must be understood in order to make robust designs.
Agendas:
Monday: Finish Dimensioning & update portfolio
Tuesday-Wednesday: Section Views
Thursday-Friday: Tolerances
RRISD will host the 4th annual Youth in STEM conference at Cedar Ridge High School on April 25 (Saturday) from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Engineering students from all over our district will come together for a Youth in STEM conference & fair. Vendors will be there to show the kinds of things that engineers are doing right now and what you can look forward to after graduating from college with that engineering degree. You will get to visit with students from other RRISD high schools to gather ideas about their programs, and prizes (like a iPad or a Lego Mindstorm kit) will be provided. You must sign up at the conference web site so that they will have enough lunches for everyone. Since it is most of the day, lunch will be provided. There is no charge for any of the activities or lunch.
If you are interested in the Samsung trip May 12, you MUST sign up on this form and also bring me your signed permission form. Students must have signatures from parents as well as teachers to notify me that you are passing your classes and have permission of everyone to attend. You will miss 1st - 3rd periods that day, if you can attend. The trip is well worth the time and very valuable to your education and exposure to the high tech field.
This Week at RRHS
Thursday will be a late start, so plan for school to start at 9:25 instead off the usual 9:08. Report cards for the 5th six weeks will be given out during 2nd period.
It is hard to believe that we are now beginning the last grading period of this year! It certainly goes by fast. Of course, it is really 8 weeks, but that includes the finals week as well as a week of preparation for finals. We will take or EoC (final) exam the week prior to "finals week", and everyone must take the EoC for engineering as a requirement of our curriculum. Look for information regarding finals, exemptions and more to come out in the next few weeks.
Also, the beginning of May is what we could refer to as "test season" as core subjects have their EoC exams and many of the AP exams. That always makes for some interesting planning and means that the 8 weeks of this grading period will not be 8 full weeks of new material.
We continue our study of documentation information that engineers use to communicate to each other, technicians, and other interested parties. We started with the review of dimensioning techniques and will learn how to see "inside" of a complicated part using something called section views. On Thursday & Friday, we will learn that nothing is ever made to the exact dimension that we think that it is. Tolerances are a part of every manufacturing process and must be understood in order to make robust designs.
Agendas:
Monday: Finish Dimensioning & update portfolio
Tuesday-Wednesday: Section Views
Thursday-Friday: Tolerances
RRISD will host the 4th annual Youth in STEM conference at Cedar Ridge High School on April 25 (Saturday) from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Engineering students from all over our district will come together for a Youth in STEM conference & fair. Vendors will be there to show the kinds of things that engineers are doing right now and what you can look forward to after graduating from college with that engineering degree. You will get to visit with students from other RRISD high schools to gather ideas about their programs, and prizes (like a iPad or a Lego Mindstorm kit) will be provided. You must sign up at the conference web site so that they will have enough lunches for everyone. Since it is most of the day, lunch will be provided. There is no charge for any of the activities or lunch.
If you are interested in the Samsung trip May 12, you MUST sign up on this form and also bring me your signed permission form. Students must have signatures from parents as well as teachers to notify me that you are passing your classes and have permission of everyone to attend. You will miss 1st - 3rd periods that day, if you can attend. The trip is well worth the time and very valuable to your education and exposure to the high tech field.
This Week at RRHS
Thursday will be a late start, so plan for school to start at 9:25 instead off the usual 9:08. Report cards for the 5th six weeks will be given out during 2nd period.
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