Prin+Tech+9

Prin Tech 9

[] Learn about electricity by navigating through the six sections on this site. There is a "quick menu" on the bottom of each page so you can move to another part of that section quickly and there is also a vocabulary icon on the top of each page that may be helpful. Explenation of simple circuits and electricity. [] || ....................................................................... || Siege Machines [] Have fun thinking about physics while doing this online interactive. The goal of this activity is to adjust a trebuchet, one of the most devastating weapons of the Middle Ages, in order to crush a castle wall. You, as well as medieval engineers, will use trial and error techniques to adjust the trebuchet to make sure its missile hits and destroys the castle wall. Video of two boys and their punkin chunkin trebuchet - [] Simple machines explained by Bill Nye [] Plans for trebuchets [] || If you dont have your own wikispace, let me recommend it. If not, message me for the name and password for the turkeyfoottech account.
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 * 30 KB || The document to the left is for the tasks of the day. If you forget yours, you may download this one to see what you need to do for the day. ||  ||




 * ** Job ** || ** Description for 8/30/12 ** ||
 * ** Captain ** || Today you and your team will be making some final decisions on the basics of your trebuchet. Keep your team working and be ready to report at the end of the period. Make sure each team member is doing their specific job and help any team member that may need some extra assistance. ||
 * ** Recorder ** || Today you will be completing the “How it Works” Assignment from yesterday. It is your job to make sure everything that your team agrees on is recorded on the daily questions document. You will also be typing the materials list that the builder and designer come up with. ||
 * ** Reporter ** || You will be the team’s spokesperson today when it is your turn to report. You will be explaining everything that the team decided was important information for today’s topics. ||
 * ** Builder ** || You and the designer will be working together today to find a few designs that you like. On the wittstech.wikispaces.com site, you will find many resources to find multiple designs for your group’s project. Please feel free to examine the products on the shop tables to gain knowledge about the construction of the trebuchets. Your specific job will be to make a list of materials you will need for each of the three suggested prototypes. This list does not need to be extensive but it needs to be realistic. ||
 * ** Designer ** || You and the builder will be working together today to find a few designs that you like. It is your responsibility to draw the designs or print them from the computer so that your group can see what you found. Today, you will give your information to the presenter and they will show the rest of the class what you discovered. Today’s sketches are brief, brainstorm sketches that you can use to guide final ones. ||