Pre Engineering Distance Learning Remote Projects

2020 Updated with Slides (not doc) and Submission Slides link separately. Students will create a commemorative coin in Autodesk TinkerCad 3D online free software. Project #2 (after nametag + basics) Hyperdoc contains links to Coin Quizlet (for research) imbedded links and videos. 1) Students research coins , analyze coin criteria and design their coin in TinkerCad 2) Step by step instructions with advanced break outs provide scaffolding and differentiation 3) Clear constraints and Submit Here fo

Here is a resilience project. Kids build and fail and retest through their natural curiosity with low risk resource waste. Specifically designed to get my students off of their screens, this is a linked and video instructional on making paper airplanes. There are step by step instructions for 7 different designs with additional links to details. Students definitely appreciate the option to choose their own design. The launcher option is certainly advanced, with about 15% of my students pu

Start with the basics of Autodesk TinkerCad (online 3D design resource) and make the first of several projects. This first project takes at least 1 week depending on experience: 1) Name Tag (this project) 2) Commemorative Coronavirus Coin 3) TinkerCad Codeblocks Slides come with animations, video links and step by step instructions.

My middle school students using district chromebooks have had great success with tinkercad - Autodesk's browser 3D design software. This step-by-step introductory project gets kids started and making a name tag. They can send you .stl files to 3D printing but it is not necessary - the design and building requirements are adequately challenging and satisfying. This free version is 1 of 3 complete and engaging instructional multimedia lessons.

My students really enjoyed getting off the computer and using their space in an inventive way. Our extended fall lockdown turned into pretty cool challenges - buy-in is with making a mess and smashing things into the wall, in the name of research. "I am doing a school project! Friction, tension, mass and some engineering design are crosscut in all the problem solving.Students choose a character/action figure, design a cart and zipline.Add some youtube video examples - I can't use my flipgr

Engineering basics with paper, ruler, pencil, scissors. Great starter for getting kids to build low impact high success rate paper air skimmers - they bowl them down the hallway/gym (social dist pretty easy) and measure their tosses. Starts with ruler instructions and ruler game, glue gun game and then they are on their own with the plans - interpreting the plans is the goal. I have included ruler game, glue gun game, my own Google Sheets video. The plans are on the last page - I recommend pr

After TinkerCad Project 1(nametag) and Proj 2 (Commemorative Coronavirus Coin) Students will learn, step by step with embedded animations and videos how to 1) Utilize advanced TinkerCad moves 2) Use codeblocks (like scratch) to move and animate multipart objects 3) Produce and export an animation .gif This project can be followed step by step for students who need quite a bit of scaffolding. Advanced and curious students will quickly master basic moves and make complex structures and animations

Have your students play on their custom checkers/chess boards with custom pieces in Google Slides. I have added resources to help students create their own chess boards (interesting pieces with backgrounds removed) NEW: Slide with animated chess pieces Step by step guide to : 1) Making a custom board (including using Pixlr.com for removing background) 2)Make custom pieces 3)Turning the board into a permanent background Timers and rock paper scissors (who goes first) are included 4) How to sha

Start Quarantine Engineering with a nice soft, everyone can do it exercise. 7 day project containing games, video links, Archimedes principle basics and written directions ( modified for less stress). Easy project for students to test, experiment, modify and use Google sheets without too much data gathering pressure. Linked and open Basic Directions + Data Sheet embedded in Slides Have fun.

Collection of screenshot skills/apps, finding photos, adding files, submitting assignments and advanced split screen moves. My 6th graders utilize each one of these skills as I slowly add them to our skill set.

Create a Tumblewing walk behind glider. Includes video links, pattern links and how to photos. Fun, easy, low material project. No data - only two styles to choose from and some suggested Advanced modifications.