NOTE: References to ipads/Notability are for classrooms with access to those. Please check with your teacher/Project Manager for their preference for your class
Step 1:
Before beginning your design, you must research your project.
First, complete a team KWL chart using one of your team members iPads and the Notability app. The KWL topic includes earthquakes, the New Madrid Seismic Zone, and building earthquake resistant structures. Only fill out the K (what you know) and W (what you want to know) sections right now. Save the L (what you Learned) part for the end of the project. Email your KWL (with first two columns completed) to the project manager
Step 2:
Create and maintain timeline. Check with your project manager for a due date and estimated time to spend on each task. Include tasks for: 1. research 2.brainstorm structure design, 3. blueprint of school 4. create earthquake resistant school and practice presentation 5. presentation. Email your schedule to the project manager.
Step 3:
Using this note taking guide, the engineer with more life experience (older) will complete the odd questions, the other (younger) engineer will complete evens, and both will do #13. At the top of your notes, please tell if you are completing odds or evens. If you have 3 people in your group--see the project manager for additional instructions.
When you report to your partner, each engineer will take notes on the important information you are relaying. (You may summarize their findings on the note taking guide under the question they researched).
These are your research links also noted on the note-taking guide.
1.Department of Natural Resources (Facts about New Madrid Seismic Zone) 2. (The New Madrid Seismic Zone)
3. Earthquake Resistant Homes Compared (National Geographic) (login: [email protected], powellcms111)
4. The Science of Earthquakes,
How Stuff Works app: video--"Fema, The New Madrid Fault *til time 1:23"; article--"Will buildings ever be truly earthquake proof?";
"How Earth-quake Resistant Buildings Work";
5. ***Alternate Link if you do not have access to the app: VIDEO: Fema, the New Madrid Fault and
ARTICLE 6. "Will buildings ever be truly earthquake proof?"
ARTICLE 7. "How Earth-quake Resistant Buildings Work"
8. Faultline: Damage Control-Engineering
9. video--Scientist Profile: Earthquake Scientist username: [email protected] password: powellclass
10. In Search of the Earthquake Proof Building
11. The Dos and Don'ts of Earthquake-Resistant Construction
This link is for additional research if you are done before your teammate(s)
Are you done? Check with your partner and summarize their research for each question on the numbers you were not assigned to cover.
If you are trying to summarize a list, you could tell which list item you think is most important instead of just re-listing what your partner has already written.
***If you are using Notability, I would recommend using your finger to write text instead of typing so it doesn't mess with the format of your notes.
{{{{{When you report to your partner, each engineer will take notes on the important information you are relaying.
(You may summarize their findings on the note taking guide under the question they researched).}}}}}
When your research and sharing of information is complete, email your notes to the project manager.
Step 1:
Before beginning your design, you must research your project.
First, complete a team KWL chart using one of your team members iPads and the Notability app. The KWL topic includes earthquakes, the New Madrid Seismic Zone, and building earthquake resistant structures. Only fill out the K (what you know) and W (what you want to know) sections right now. Save the L (what you Learned) part for the end of the project. Email your KWL (with first two columns completed) to the project manager
Step 2:
Create and maintain timeline. Check with your project manager for a due date and estimated time to spend on each task. Include tasks for: 1. research 2.brainstorm structure design, 3. blueprint of school 4. create earthquake resistant school and practice presentation 5. presentation. Email your schedule to the project manager.
Step 3:
Using this note taking guide, the engineer with more life experience (older) will complete the odd questions, the other (younger) engineer will complete evens, and both will do #13. At the top of your notes, please tell if you are completing odds or evens. If you have 3 people in your group--see the project manager for additional instructions.
When you report to your partner, each engineer will take notes on the important information you are relaying. (You may summarize their findings on the note taking guide under the question they researched).
These are your research links also noted on the note-taking guide.
1.Department of Natural Resources (Facts about New Madrid Seismic Zone) 2. (The New Madrid Seismic Zone)
3. Earthquake Resistant Homes Compared (National Geographic) (login: [email protected], powellcms111)
4. The Science of Earthquakes,
How Stuff Works app: video--"Fema, The New Madrid Fault *til time 1:23"; article--"Will buildings ever be truly earthquake proof?";
"How Earth-quake Resistant Buildings Work";
5. ***Alternate Link if you do not have access to the app: VIDEO: Fema, the New Madrid Fault and
ARTICLE 6. "Will buildings ever be truly earthquake proof?"
ARTICLE 7. "How Earth-quake Resistant Buildings Work"
8. Faultline: Damage Control-Engineering
9. video--Scientist Profile: Earthquake Scientist username: [email protected] password: powellclass
10. In Search of the Earthquake Proof Building
11. The Dos and Don'ts of Earthquake-Resistant Construction
This link is for additional research if you are done before your teammate(s)
Are you done? Check with your partner and summarize their research for each question on the numbers you were not assigned to cover.
If you are trying to summarize a list, you could tell which list item you think is most important instead of just re-listing what your partner has already written.
***If you are using Notability, I would recommend using your finger to write text instead of typing so it doesn't mess with the format of your notes.
{{{{{When you report to your partner, each engineer will take notes on the important information you are relaying.
(You may summarize their findings on the note taking guide under the question they researched).}}}}}
When your research and sharing of information is complete, email your notes to the project manager.
Step 4:
You and your partner engineer will use one of three options (Homestyler <--not recommended for ipads, Poster, or 3-D Model) to design your earthquake resistant school.
1. Use this checklist (open in Notability--each partner needs one) during the blueprint and presentation portion to make sure you are including important elements. Email to project manager right before your presentation (right before step 6).
2. Use this graphic organizer (open in Notability, one per partnership) to brainstorm elements to include in your structure. Note features that contribute to earthquake proofing the building. Email one copy per team to the project manager.
3. Then draw and label your design (use paper, one per partnership) noting the elements that will make the building earthquake resistant (this is your blueprint). The project manager (Mrs. Powell) must give the green light before designs can be created.
You and your partner engineer will use one of three options (Homestyler <--not recommended for ipads, Poster, or 3-D Model) to design your earthquake resistant school.
1. Use this checklist (open in Notability--each partner needs one) during the blueprint and presentation portion to make sure you are including important elements. Email to project manager right before your presentation (right before step 6).
2. Use this graphic organizer (open in Notability, one per partnership) to brainstorm elements to include in your structure. Note features that contribute to earthquake proofing the building. Email one copy per team to the project manager.
3. Then draw and label your design (use paper, one per partnership) noting the elements that will make the building earthquake resistant (this is your blueprint). The project manager (Mrs. Powell) must give the green light before designs can be created.
Step 5:
Design structure using Autodesk Homestyler (site or app), posterboard, or materials of your choice (you can make a 3-D model!) you provide to make a model working with your partner engineer and referring to your previously made blueprint.
Use the checklist from step 4 and this rubric to make sure you are meeting expectations.
Design structure using Autodesk Homestyler (site or app), posterboard, or materials of your choice (you can make a 3-D model!) you provide to make a model working with your partner engineer and referring to your previously made blueprint.
Use the checklist from step 4 and this rubric to make sure you are meeting expectations.
Step 6:
Present your design to the board.You and your partner engineer will come before the board (class) and present and explain your design. Make sure you have analyzed the rubric to ensure your presentation is meeting guidelines! You want to be convincing and prove that your design is elite and rises above any competing idea.
Present your design to the board.You and your partner engineer will come before the board (class) and present and explain your design. Make sure you have analyzed the rubric to ensure your presentation is meeting guidelines! You want to be convincing and prove that your design is elite and rises above any competing idea.