Hello:
Please click on this link and read the article in Forbes about innovation and school:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericaswallow/2012/04/25/creating-innovators/

End Of Course Assessment Login

Good Morning/Afternoon:

Please copy this site code: NW01-2238
Next click on this link and then paste in the site code where indicated.
https://student.assessment.pltw.org/
Your   user name and password should be the same as what you use to access a school computer

Video of POE Student work

CEA TERM 1 EXAM

Questions 21 and 22: Image of a dormitory at Syracuse University found at:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4532388911_a5c2ba3934.jpg

Questions 23 and 24: Image of SU New House 3 building found at:

http://www.architectmagazine.com/educational-projects/new-news-is-good-news.aspx

Questions 25 and 26:  Image of the National Grid (formerly known as the Niagara Mohawk) found at:

http://syracusethenandnow.org/Dwntwn/ClintonSq/NIMO/NiMo-Panorama-Large.jpg

Questions 27 and 28: Image of the Golisano Children’s Hospital in Syracuse, New York found at:

http://media.syracuse.com/news/photo/2009-09-10-mg-golisano1jpg-bad30d305efb66b5_large.jpg

Questions 29 and 30: Image of a Green home that will possibly be built on the west side of Syracuse found at:

http://archrecord.construction.com/news/images/090401greenhome3.jpg

POE Block 3 October 20, 2011

Block 3 POE Lesson for Thursday October 20

Directions: Copy and paste the questions below into a Microsoft word document. Save the document as your name: Apollo 13 activity (example: Antwon Apollo 13 activity). Answer these questions as you watch the movie Apollo 13. This activity will be checked off on Monday October 24, 2011.

1. What was the Apollo space program

2. When did the Apollo space program take place?

3. Why did the United States Government develop the Apollo space program?

4. What does NASA stand for?

5. What was the goal of the Apollo space program?

6. Who was Neil Armstrong?

7. Why did the Apollo Astronauts spend so much time practicing in the simulator?

8. What is the name of Part A of the Apollo space craft?

9. What was the name of Part B of the Apollo space craft?

10. What did Jack Swagart do that caused the explosion on the Apollo space craft?

11. Once the explosion occurs, both the astronauts and the engineers on earth do not know what has happened. What do they do initially in reaction to this emergency?

12. After this initial reaction, what do the astronauts begin to do?

13. What do the engineers on earth begin to do?

14. Why does it become necessary for the astronauts to leave the command module and move to the lunar module?

15. What does the leader on earth mean when he says: “Failure is not an option”?

16. Why do the engineers have to use crazy materials like socks, tape, and plastic bags in order to fix the CO2 problem on the Apollo space craft?

17. How do they communicate their design to the astronauts in space?

18. How did both the engineers and astronauts use numbers through out the problem solving process?

19. How does the Apollo space craft simulator on earth become such a vital piece of technology in saving the astronauts in space?

20. Why did the US government stop sending astronauts to the moon?



DDP SKETCHING IN ISOMETRIC OCTOBER 12, 2011

Use the Isometric grid paper in the back of your engineers notebook to complete these sketches. Use the scale of 2 grid lengths is equal to one inch. So if the drawing indicates 3 (thats inches) then you will make the measurement 6 grid lengths long (3 X 2).

Welcome to AVID in Room 200B !!

Welcome to AVID! “But wait a minute”, you ask “what is AVID?” Click on the Link and read about AVID. When you are done click on the back button to come back to this web blog and then please do the following:

Click here to read about AVID

1. Open a Microsoft word document 
2. Save the document in your Z drive. 
3. Create a new folder that you will name AVID 2011-2012 (raise your hand if you are not sure what to do here…most students don’t) 
4. Name the file your name what is AVID doc (example: tom what is avid) 
5. Now you can copy and paste the questions below into your word document and then take as much time as you need to carefully answer them
6. COPY/PASTE these questions:

1. How would you describe AVID to a peer?
2. Why are you in AVID?
3. Do you have any past experience in AVID and if so, would you please describe this experience?
4. What are your expectations from this class?
5. What are you willing to give towards this class?
6. What are your general plans for this school year?
7. What are your academic plans for this school year?
8. What are your college plans?