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Grisham Middle School
Middle Years Programme
School
Lesson Plan
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Length of Unit: 4 Weeks
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MYP Area of Interaction:
Man the Innovator
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MYP Area of Interaction:
Approaches to Learning
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Date
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Content
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Assessment
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Monday
April 7
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Rubber Band Racers
Race Day
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Longest and Straightest Wins
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Tuesday Wednesday
April 8 – 9
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Working Drawings of Rubber Band
Racers.
3 view Orthographic with Dimensions
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Completed 3 View Drawing due
Wednesday
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Thursday Friday
April 10 - 11
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Rocketry
Movie: October Sky
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Stay awake during the movie.
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Monday –Thursday
April 14 - 17
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Build and Construct Model Rocket in
teams. Working
drawing required for each student.
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Completed Rocket
Presentation drawing
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Friday
April 18
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Rocket Launch
Weather Permitting
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Remember to duck
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Bridge Builder
Students design a truss bridge using
West Point Bridge Builder,
then construct wooden scale model and test for strength.
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Online Link:
West Point Bridge Builder.
http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/download.htm
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Monday - Friday
April 21 - 25
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Begin Bridge Design in Groups of Two
Work around the TAKS test
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Completed West Point Bridge Design
and Printed Out
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Monday – Friday
April 28 – May 2
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Scale Drawing of Bridge for each
student required before Construction in Lab can begin.
Completed Bridge due by Friday
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Completed Scale Drawing
(1 per student)
Completed Bridge (1 per team)
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Monday – Tuesday
May 5 - 6
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Bridge Test Day
Winner Last Semester
365 pounds
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Bridge Test for Load Capacity
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