Lesson Plan #2
“Linear Motion”
Teamwork Activity/Group Lab Assignment/Individual Design Sketches
Rationale:
Learning to problem solve while working in teams is an important skill to have in today’s job
market. Eventually everyone in this class must find a job and become an active member in the
community. Hopefully after working on today’s activity and assignment you will find working in
teams to be an enjoyable and rewarding experience. At the end of class when we begin
sketching our own individual design solutions, we will have a bounty of mechanical design ideas
made possible through the Group Lab Assignment.
Objectives:
-
work with others to solve problems that come up during the design process
analyze mechanical design solutions while working with teammates
adapt 3D mechanical design models to suit the interests of self, teammates, instructor,
&/or society
acknowledge teammates ideas throughout the design process
illustrate mechanical design solutions through physical models
show continual desire to improve upon a mechanical design solution
discriminate between mechanical devices to find the most efficient device to solve a
mechanical design problem
assess the value between several mechanical control devices
show dexterity in building physical mechanical models show dexterity in building 3D
mechanical models
choose a control device that effectively solves a mechanical design problem
illustrate how systems transmit and convert energy through physical mechanical
modeling
demonstrate how systems transmit and convert energy through written and verbal
presentation
justify why certain mechanical devices are used over others
Materials Required:
-
Paper copy of “Helium Stick” Teamwork Activity
Paper copy of “Linear Motion” Power Point Slide Show
Paper copy of “Mechanical Inventors - student workbook”
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(i.e. “Linear Motion - Group Lab Assignment”)
“Linear Motion” student text references (in class library)
Access to computers for student design research
Kinex Mechanical devices and components
Activity Chart
Time
Teacher Activity
Student Activity
Demonstrate active
involvement
Answer to their name
Evaluation
Observe student
behavior, Ask: What
happened?
What was supposed to
happen?
Why?
What’s the value of
team building
activities?
How will these
activities be helpful in
our class?
8:30
Take Attendance
8:35
Team Building Exercise
- Read “Helium Stick”
Instructions
Participate willingly,
organize teammates,
problem solve,
formulate solutions,
Support teammates,
8:50
Introduce the Group Lab Assn
- Topic: “Linear Motion
Group Lab Assn”
(from student course
package)
- Rational
- Objectives
Listen & prepare to take Observe attention, ask
notes
students if they need
clarification, etc.
9:00
Have students organize
themselves into groups of 3
and begin lab, walk around
facilitating and evaluating
student progress, provide
them with resources for their
questions (i.e. books, internet,
etc.),
Work in teams,
experiment, problems
solve, research
alternative design
solutions
Observe students,
level of participation,
willingness to
experiment & problem
solve, taking initiative
in their learning to do
research via internet,
books etc. , lab results
(marking)
9:35
Distribute “mechanical
challenge cards” to individual
students, get students to begin
hand-drawn sketches of their
design solution
(work must be done
individually)
Select “mechanical
problem” card, begin
individual
experimentation and
design sketches
Experimenting,
problem solving,
creating solutions,
asking questions,
relating information to
what they know
9:50
- Review the day’s activities,
- prepare students for the next
class in the computer lab
- “Mechanical problem” hand
sketches MUST be completed
for the Thursdays class
Listen, respond to
questions, pose
questions, write down
homework due date
Response to question
& posing questions
9:55
End Class
Clean up & prepare to
leave for next class
Watch them pull out
planners