Blaisdell_Agenda_Spring2014_TermB



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Apr 14-18

 * Mon - Welcome to the Design Tech Portion of Exploring Technology
 * Introductions -
 * Course Overview -
 * Wikispace - Please bookmark this page
 * Schoology - Tests and assignments
 * Requirements - Binder, Pencil and Paper and a good attitude!
 * Shop Tour - Pending
 * What is design technology?
 * Tue - Orthographic Projects and Drafting
 * Technical drawing - drafting, orthographic and isometric drawings
 * [|What is drafting?]
 * Key terminology on the whiteboard
 * The Orthographic projection : top, front and right side views
 * Orthographics
 * Wed - Orthographics
 * Practice with Orthographic projections and Isometric drawings
 * Let's complete these sheets to get the gears moving!
 * Please complete Drawing sheets D8\D2\D27
 * Please let me know if something is unclear or you're having trouble with something.
 * Thu - More practice with Orthographics
 * Google SketchUp - Let's see what's up for next week. Tutorial
 * Massive Black - A commercial application of SketchUP
 * Let's do sheets D5\F1 in our drawing package
 * Fri - Good Friday (Easter Weekend) ||
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Apr 21-25

 * Mon - Easter Monday
 * Tue - Google SketchUp
 * The ** drawing package is due at the end of the period ** - Please hand this in.
 * Sketchup tutorial
 * Please complete the intro exercise located here
 * Read and follow the online instructions
 * Wed - SketchUp Exercises
 * How do we post a picture of our SketchUp projects online? [Saving as a jpg]
 * Not sure how to save your sketch as a picture? see here
 * Please post a jpg image from your SketchUp work onto your web portfolio Under a new project page called "SketchUp"
 * Continue working on exercises 1,2,3
 * Thu - Making plans using sketchUp
 * Yesterday we talked about pixels and colour theory - see this link
 * See this link for making plans in SketchUp
 * Complete exercise 3 on sketchUp
 * Plans - 2D or 3D? Which is easier?
 * Fri - More SketchUp
 * Exercise 4 - Complete exercise 4 - Post an image of your sketchup drawing on your portfolio today under the Sketchup Page of your portfolio ||
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Apr 28- May 2

 * Mon - [[file:Safetyatwork.pps]]
 * Tools and Safety General tool use
 * Bandsaw demonstration
 * Tue - Bandsaw safety notes
 * First attempt is the recorded mark for All your safety tests - Study the notes and ask questions until you are ready to take the test!
 * Bandsaw [[file:bandsaw safety.ppt]]
 * When we're finished notes try:
 * First - Schoology Practice test
 * Wed - Band Saw and Drill Press safety
 * First off - Bandsaw Safety - review the notes and then..write the Bandsaw test
 * Take a look and go over safely operating the drill Press
 * Thu - Tests on the Drill Press and Mitre saw safety
 * View the safety notes on the Drill press in preparation for the Drill Press test.
 * The Drill Press
 * When complete lets take the drill press safety test on Schoology
 * Let's go into the shop and check out the Mitre Saw
 * When finished, take the Mitre Saw safety test on schoology
 * Fri - Scroll saw safety and Mitre saw safety test
 * Review Mitre Saw safety. When finished, take the Mitre Saw safety test on schoology
 * Scroll saw
 * When finished take the safety test on schoology
 * Next week - The last of our machine specific safety tests - The sanders (Disc and belt) ||
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May 5-9
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 * Mon - Safety Test Wrap up
 * Sander safety Sanders
 * When finished, take the sanders safety test
 * General Safety test - The Big one! - Take this test in schoology.
 * Please study the online resources located here for any tool that you have not written the test for or got at least an 80%. Take the test (again) on schoology after studying the materials specific to the tests where you didn't achieve 80%.
 * Tue - Practical Safety Test
 * The Spin Top project
 * Getting Stock - Practical Safety (Mitre Saw, Band saw, sanders)
 * Let's make the disc of the spin top.
 * Wed - Practical Safety Test Continued
 * Let's finish making the disc of the spin top.
 * Thu - Making plans for the Top - ** BE CREATIVE ** in your designs
 * Spin Top
 * First create a new project called __**Spin Top**__ in your portfolios (web page under **Hard Tech**)
 * Make four pages UNDERNEATH this main page
 * Research - Put the results of your research here
 * Planning - Include a copy of your completed SketchUP plans here (make a jpg 2D image)
 * Production - Create a procedure list; How're you going to make this thing, machines, dimensions, etc
 * Reflection - Complete after you have made your top - Conclusions
 * Read the descriptions of the content of these pages
 * Delete the Generic content and following the instructions, create your own content
 * Begin with research - How can you make a spin top that spins the longest? Use the web.
 * Document your research - Put what you learned from it on your research page
 * Using the plan template, SketchUp and the results of your research, design the world's best spin top
 * My suggestion is to draw on Sketchup using the top view ONLY with Camera Perspective OFF, in 2D
 * Then separately, draw off to the side or in another sketchup file, your 3D isometric version - paste this into your 2D plan in the upper right corner.
 * You may alternatively draw in 3D and then cut and paste 4 times into your drawing, rotating each to get the required view. __This is typically much harder and I don't recommend it.__
 * You may make the Launcher and Spin top plans together (for this investigate Making Components in Sketchup)
 * When complete, post an image of your plans on your portfolio
 * Fri -
 * Making plans - continued
 * Let's complete as much of this as possible so as to get building next week!
 * Please complete sketchUp exer 4 (as a plan with dimensions loaded up onto your portfolio under a project "SketchUp". Include an isometric and __dimensioned__ orthographic drawing on the template provided in the wiki.
 * Use this template
 * Assembly -Veterans
 * ** Please be sure that you have passed ALL of your safety tests with at least an 85%! - Check on Schoology - or with Mr Harkness if you're unsure. ** ||
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May 12-16

 * Mon - Finishing Plans and start construction of your tops
 * Please be sure that Your plans are complete and posted to your web portfolios as described above
 * You may not start in the shop unless your plans are complete with dimensions to build from! and posted to your portfolio
 * You must also have passed with an 85% all of your safety tests!
 * Tue - UBUNTU (all Morning)
 * Wed - Spin Top Construction
 * If your plans are complete, start construction!
 * Thu - Spin Top Construction
 * Fri - Spin Top Construction
 * Monday we will finish construction of your tops including the "Spin Off" Competition
 * If you have finished your top, Please complete the Reflection page of your portfolio "What did you learn?"
 * If you have finished all of the above you may complete ** (for extra credit) **
 * Exercise 5 - Post completed work to your portfolio ||
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May 19-23

 * Mon - Victoria day
 * Tue - Continue Tops
 * If not finished drawings, Please do so ASAP and begin work in the shop
 * Wed - Continue Tops
 * Thu - Continue Tops
 * Fri - Wrap up Tops Construction
 * If finished with your top, start to add your reflections to your web site
 * Completed ** Top Portfolios are due Monday May 26 ** ||
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May 26-30

 * Mon - Last day for top construction
 * Finish those last minute details off
 * get Ready for testing tomorrow
 * Tue - Spin-off competition
 * Wed - Begin our Summative Project
 * Pneumatic Cars
 * Thu - Pneumatic Cars continued
 * Research and Design
 * Fri - Pneumatic Cars
 * Continue designing and completing portfolio pages (research and planning) ||
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Jun 2-6

 * Mon - Finish Car design
 * Please post your plans and complete your portfolios so we can start construction tomorrow.
 * Tue - Car production
 * Print your plans and transfer to the sides and top of your blanks
 * Wed - Car production
 * Continues
 * Thu - Portfolio work on the cars (photos and web)
 * Today is a great day to finish Exercise 4 and post to your portfolio!
 * Already finished exercise 4 and posted to your portfolio? You may complete exercise M05 for extra credit (This is just below exercise 4 on the same page). Post results to your portfolio on the same page as exer 4.
 * Please finish your Orthographic drawings and print off in preparation for starting construction tomorrow.
 * Fri - Car production continues
 * Please transfer your designs onto your car sides and top
 * Seal the 3/8" hole at the bottom (use wood glue!) ||
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Jun 9-13

 * Mon - Car production
 * Your designs should be complete and your SketchUp plans loaded onto your portfolio
 * This is our last week in the Shop as Race day is Monday!
 * Tue - Car production Continues
 * Wed - Car production Continues
 * Thu - Car production
 * Fri - Finished cars are due at the end of the period
 * Monday is race day! ||
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Jun 16-20

 * Mon - Final construction Day
 * Tue - Race day
 * Wed - Portfolio finish up day!
 * Please complete all last minute reflections on the Car
 * Look over your portfolio and be sure all previously assigned materials are posted
 * Feedback and Reflection day
 * Last day of class
 * Thu - Exams
 * Fri - Exams ||