Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Airplane Problem Solving

Problem: DESIGN & BUILD AN AIRPLANE 


Attempt #1
In a given amount of time, design and build an airplane that will fly the farthest the fastest.
Important!!

1) Click on the Link below the fighter Jets to bring you to the Problem statement and analysis document for the airplane activity GD,  make a copy and put it in your folder

2) Make a prediction on the Problem statement and analysis document before you make any flight attempts.

3) Fly your plane, make observations of how it fly's and the distance.

4) Answer the questions on the document.

5) Make a copy of the Design Map and follow directions.  Include at the end of the questions on the document.







Thursday, June 4, 2026

ADDITIVE Manufacturing




ADDITIVE DESIGN & FABRICATION

      Energy        Motion      Design Process  

     Additive technology  Materials  SolidWorks Design                    Pre-Assessment


         STANDARDS ADDRESSED & ASSESSED      

3. Design and Application

Students will identify and develop an awareness of the attributes of design and engineering practices, the role of research and development, invention and innovation, and experimentation play in developing solutions to a problem.  

 

Standard

Descriptor

#8

Students will develop an understanding of the attributes of design.

#9

Students will develop an understanding of engineering design.

#10

Students will develop an understanding of the role of troubleshooting, research and development, invention and innovation, and experimentation in problem solving.


  4. Abilities for a Technological World

Students will develop the ability to intentionally apply the design process, implementation of tools and machines to model, test, troubleshoot, observe, investigate, and analyze the relationship between solutions and assess impacts on all technological products and systems.


Standard

Descriptor

#11

Students will develop the abilities to apply the design process.

#12

Students will develop the abilities to use and maintain technological products and systems.

#13

Students will develop the abilities to assess the impact of products and systems.

          
        LEARNING TARGET:  Stability in a technological system is affected by the                                                                            component's within the contained system      

              Project Processes 


  1. Please complete the  pre-assessment
  2. Please select one additive manufacturing projects below
  3. Review of the DESIGN BRIEF
  4. Review the Design Brief Spinning top 
  5. Complete a problem statement for the project you choose. 
  6. Complete your research and include links on the Problem statement doc 
  7. Complete a few Sketch ideas for your design
    1. Include all necessary views
    2. Include estimated dimensions in inches 
    3. Include estimated weight
    4. Include estimated performance with time or consecutive tricks
  8.  Review designs with me before you begin your SolidWorks design
  9. Drawing for Yo-Yo
  10. Cubic Inch Requirement for TOP
          History of the spinning top 



Sunday, May 10, 2026

3 View/Isometric Drawing


                                              ENGINEERED DRAWINGS
                                                    &
                                      COMMUNICATION  


Developing new products, inventions and innovations are always communicated through engineered drawings, which are used as a way to communicate information to Designers and Engineers.
Interpreting The importance of Engineering Drawings, the information they communicate about the design/information is critically important.  

Uniform standards 
By using uniform standards, processes and tools it creates a level playing field for like or common information across all sectors of the world.   The current conventions you will use to communicate drawing information is called ANSI, American National Standard.  By using specific conventions, Engineers and Designers have a uniform way to communicate all information needed to create a part, size, material, tolerances and more.  This is important these areas are standardized so no further information needs to be communicated to the fabricator, for production.  This decreases the need for lead time and any confusion about final production.

BFA DESIGN TECHNOLGY PROJECT PBGR's


2. Abilities for a Technological World
Students will develop the ability to intentionally apply the design process, implementation
of tools and machines to model, test, troubleshoot, observe, investigate, and analyze
the relationship between solutions and assess impacts on all technological products and systems.

Standard 11.  Students will develop the abilities to apply the design process.
Indicator R: Evaluate final solutions and communicate observation, processes, and results of the entire design process, using verbal, graphic, quantitative, virtual, and written means, in addition to three-dimensional models.


3. Design and Application

Students will identify and develop an awareness of the attributes of design and engineering practices, the role of research and development, invention and innovation, and experimentation play in developing solutions to a problem.  


5. The Designed World
Students will learn to turn resources, materials, tools, machines, people, information,
energy, capital and time into useful products and systems.

 Standard #17 Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use information

and communication technologies

Indicator P: Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use information and communication technologies.  In order to select, use, and understand information and communication technologies, students should learn that:  There are many ways to communicate information, such as graphic and electronic means.


NGSS

HS-ETS1-  2Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering.

MATH COMMON CORE CONNECTIONS 

Identify the shapes of two-dimensional cross-sections of three-dimensional objects, and identify three-dimensional objects generated by rotations of two-dimensional objects.                                

Learning Targets: 

  • Understand application of engineered drawings
  • Identifying uniform Standards/Conventions
  • Additive manufacturing Processes
  • Communicate information to produce 3D Models

ASSIGNMENTS/SKILL ACTIVITIES


3rd Angle Orthographic Projection 

3 View Challenge 

SOLIDWORKS/V-Carve/ON-SHAPE DESIGN SKILLS

    • GRAPHIC DESIGN AREA                                    
    • MANAGER TREE
    • ORIGIN
    • X, Y,  Z  AXIS 
    • SKETCH 
    • FEATURES
    • PART CREATION
    • DIMENSION
    • Materials
    • Assemblies
    • Analysis
    • Drawings 

Technical Communication Terms

  • Invention
  • Innovation
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • ANSI
  • GRAPHIC AREA
  • SKETCH
  • ORIGIN
  • X, Y,  Z  AXIS
  • SKETCH
  • FEATURES
  • EVALUATION
  • PART CREATION
  • DIMENSION

Friday, April 3, 2026

Society For Science

   

SOCIETY FOR SCIENCE 


 This site has opportunities for science and engineering               competitions and research grant opportunities around the US





         

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Glowforge



Follow this link to set up the

                                                               Glowforge
          We use Adobe Illustrator to process and upload prepare images to use with the laser cutter.
         

           Click here to review the steps of this process. 

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

CANTILEVERS FORCES - LOADS - SHAPES

LOADS - FORCES - SHAPES PRE-ASSESSMENT
 Assignments ~  Online Activities  ~   Class Projects 
Follow links below to complete each assignment.  Some will be single class assignments and other are multiple week assignments.  Discussion in class will dictate which will be due when as well as listed in Google Classroom, you are responsible to meet outline deadlines as they come.  


Crane Strain Design Problem 

CRANE STRAIN EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS #1

CANTILEVERS ARE USED IN ALL TYPES OF APPLICATIONS

DRAWING EXAMPLES

BUILDING BIG FOR CANTILEVERS

FORCES, LOADS, MATERIAL,SHAPES

CRANE STRAIN PROBLEM STATEMENT 





DESIGN BRIEF  Major project Description

RESOURCES & ACTION STEPS