October 9th
We are getting geared up for our first Junk Box Wars competition. Students will first become familiar with Junkyard Wars through video analysis to get a preview of what is in store for them.
JUNK BOX WARS
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Each episode pits teams of
friends against one another. |
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Each project pits teams of
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Each team is challenged to construct
anything from a race car to a rocket. |
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Each team is challenged to construct
anything from a race car to a rocket. |
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Teams have ten hours to design and build their machines. |
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Teams have up to one hour to design and build their machines. |
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Teams have access to all the tools their hearts' desire. |
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Teams have access to the tools they need. |
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Teams are challenged to use their knowledge and experience of machines to create a device. |
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Teams are challenged to use their knowledge and experience of machines to create a device. |
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Teams have their very own expert in the field who can steer them in the right direction. |
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Teams have a teacher (and other volunteers) who can steer them in the right direction. |
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Team members race to find parts in a junkyard that can be used to build their machines. |
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Team members sort through materials in a junk box that can be used to build their machines. |
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Team members test and refine their machines to earn the best score during competition. |
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Team members test and refine their machines to earn the best score during competition. |
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T. Trimpe 2002
August 31, 2009
Check out the new Weekly Science Current Event form located and available for download on the "download documents" page of this website. The new format allows for you to tab through and type in your information for those of you who have talked to me about the need to type up your current event instead of hand write it.
August 20, 2009
Every week students will have an ongoing assignment. Each student will be required to turn in a "Science Related" current event including a completed "Science Current Event Form". The form is available in the classrom and can be found on my "Download Documents" page on this website. This assignment is worth 25 points and each student is expected to turn one
per week in.
If a student is absent, they are expected to turn the current event in on Monday or the the day they return to class. Magazines and articles are available in class for students who don't have access to computers at home. If a student knows about an absence ahead of time it is recommended they turn their assignment in beforehand. This assignment is not optional and could
result in reducing a students grade significantly.
Please contact me if you have any questions.