Engineering
Homework & Assignments
Here are the assignments students have been given in Engineering. They are organized by due date, with the most recent assignments listed first.
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Due Tuesday, December 2:
On the web, find plans for how to build a deck. Print them out or email them to Ms. Norris. Then draw three ideas for how to build a deck out of popsicle sticks.
Due Monday, December 1:
"The Case Against Sprawl" article and questions (this is being assigned on Monday, 11/24 to give you a full week to work on it. It is very long -- do not wait until the last minute!)
Due Monday, November 24:
- Read Chapter 10 of textbook, take notes, and answer questions #2-6, 8, 9 in detail.
- WYLAW
Due Tuesday, November 18
Complete the Unit One Test Study Guide
Due Monday, November 17:
- WYLAW 11
- Revisions
- Begin studying for Unit One Test by looking over:
- Notes
- Assignments
- Textbook Chapters 1-9
Due Friday, November 14:
- Complete Page 65 in your NB.
- Study Chapters 7-8 in the textbook and pp. 61-64 of the NB. You will have an open-notes quiz on Friday.
Due Thursday, November 13:
Due Monday, November 10:
- WYLAW 10
- Read Chapter 8 in the TB. Take notes on the bold vocabulary and answer questions 1, 2, 3, and 6 OR 7 in detail.
Due Friday, November 7:
- Complete HW #16 and HW #17
- Bring ALL PAPERS for the portfolio (see HW #18 for a checklist.) You'll have time in class on Friday to assemble the portfolio.
Due Thursday, November 6:
Due Tuesday, November 4:
- Revisions (last day to turn them in this quarter is THURSDAY, Nov., 6)
- Monday is the last day to come after school and work on your Organizer Project
Due Monday, November 3:
- Revisions
- Reread Chapter 7 very carefully. Take as many notes as you want. Open-notes mini-quiz on the material in that chapter on MONDAY.
- WYLAW 9
Due Friday, October 31:
"Working the Rail" handout
Due Thursday, October 30:
Read Chapter 7 in the textbook:
- Take Notes #15 on bold vocabulary
- Answer Questions #1-6. Use detail in your answers.
Due Tuesday, October 28:
HW #13: Pugh Chart Practice
Due Monday, October 27:
Due Friday, October 24:
Read Chapter 6 of the Textbook:
- Take Notes #14 on bold vocabulary
- Answer Questions 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 in full sentences.
Due Thursday, October 23:
Finish HW #11: Research for the Organizer Project
Due Tuesday, October 21:
Finish HW #8: Brainstorming Your Organizer
Due Monday, October 20:
- Revise at least two things
- Week Seven WYLAW
Due Friday, October 17:
Read Chapter 5 and:
- Take Notes #12 on the four vocab terms from the gray boxes in the margins.
- Answer #1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 in full sentences.
Due Thursday, October 16:
- Read p. 35 of NB. In Notes #12, write step-by-step in your OWN words how to do an oblique drawing.
- On p. 37 of NB, do an oblique drawing of the object from p. 33.
Due Tuesday, October 14:
Due Friday, October 10:
Finish your city block project drawing.
Due Tuesday, October 7:
Draw what you want the front of your building for the city block project to look like. You do not have to draw in perspective, but include all of the details that you plan to include in your final perspective drawing.
Due Monday, October 6:
Due Friday, October 3:
Planning to Draw your Name in Perspective
Due Thursday, October 2:
On p. 34 of your NB, draw two objects from home isometrically. Scale them as needed. Label them with the scale. For extra credit, draw three objects -- and draw them well!
Due Tuesday, September 30:
Read p. 31 in your Engineering Notebook (NB). Complete pp. 32-33.
Due Monday, September 29:
Due Friday, September 26:
Review for Mini-Quiz #2
Due Thursday, September 25:
Complete the entire Orthographic Drawings handout
Due Tuesday, September 23:
Complete at least two stations from Part Two of the Orthographic Drawings handout
Due Monday, September 22:
- Week Three WYLAW
- Revise at least two assignments that have a grade of 0, 1, 2, 3, or "( )"
Due Friday, September 19:
Scale, Volume, and Surface Area handout
Due Thursday, September 18:
Choose an object from home -- not a cube -- to draw orthographically, on graph paper. The drawing must have all sides included and must have all sides aligned.
Due Tuesday, September 16:
Read Chapter Four (Ms. Norris has provided you with a photocopy.)
- Take Notes #4 on the vocab and definitions, making sure to copy diagrams showing examples of each type of drawing
- Answer Questions 1-3 at the end of the chapter.
Due Monday, September 15:
- Week Two WYLAW
- You must revise at least TWO pieces of work. You are only excused if you have already turned in all your revisions (and did not get them back), or if you got a 4 or 5 on every assignment.
- If you did not complete the homework due Friday (see below), you must do so. All seven steps of your Cell Phone Project Handout, and the cell phone holder and box, will be due Monday.
Due Friday, September 12:
Due Thursday, September 11:
Read Chapter 3 of your textbook. Answer Questions 1, 2, 5, 6, 8.
Due Tuesday, September 9:
- Complete Steps 3 & 4 of your Cell Phone Project Handout
- Read Chapter 2 of your textbook (Ms. Norris has provided you with a photocopy, since books have not arrived yet). Take notes as you read, entitling them "NOTES #3." Your notes must include bold vocabulary (and their definitions) and the 8 steps of the Engineering Design Process. You will have an open-notes Mini-Quiz on Chapter 2.
Due Monday, September 8:
Due Friday, September 5:
Finish the Post-Activity Questions (Part IV) from the Bridge Bid Packet
Due Thursday, September 4:
Minneapolis Bridge Collapse article and questions
Due Tuesday, September 2:
Due Thursday, August 30:
- Bring a 1-inch binder and 5 dividers.
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