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.