Extreme Calendar 2009-10

Tentative

Semester 1

Week 1

Intro to the class: 

Video:  See some of the things that were done in the previous 2 years of extreme engineering.

Basic Skills Test:  Dimensional Analysis, Interpreting Graphs (Rockets), Vectors,  Algebra (kinematic equations, accident scene), Quadratic Equations (Rocket Project), Trig. Ratios, Law of Sines, Conversions (Ipods)

Conversions: Converting distances and speeds. How many songs can fit on an ipod.  Conversion:  ½ work sheet.  How does a multimillion dollar satellite crash into Mars because of incorrect conversions.

Force/Speed/ Acceleration power point:  Relate this to how a wii controller works.

Constructing robot, calculating speed/ velocity

Week 2

Conversion quiz

Group dynamics power point:  In today's society you must be able to work with other people.  Whether you are working at a business, communicating with someone on a phone, and most importantly marriages, and loved ones, there is a group dynamic that you need to be aware of.  In this class you will be making robots together in groups, and you need to be able to take advantage of each persons talents.

Construct a square robot:  Calculate the robots speed.   What happens to the robots speed and acceleration, if you change gears?  Which robot gearing is the fastest, why?  (Worksheet)

Interpreting Graphs Worksheet.  (Software showing how filling up the volume of a container would be graphed).

Week 3

Simple Machines Power point:  Simple machines worksheet with levers.

Excursion:  Vail bike trip to see how gearing works on a bike.

Week 4&5

Newton's 3 Laws

Physics of car safety power point

Egg Drop Lab

Trig ratios/ vectors

Week 6

Accident Scenes

Week 7

Robot obstacle course

Week 8

Martial Arts

Week 9

 Terminal velocity power point

Vectors

Excursion:  We will take a trip to Sky Venture so that the kids can get the idea of what it is like to experience terminal velocity.

Week 9 & 10

Construction of estes rockets

Launching of rockets

Math behind the launching:  Come up with the quadratic equation to estimate the path that the students rocket traveled.  Use the graph and equations to predict where the rocket was at certain time periods.

Week 11

Kinematic equations

Week 12 and 13

Robots obstacle course

Kinematic Equations

Week 14

Week 15

Review for Final Test

Week 16

Finals (Final from day #1 assessment)