5-5 KNEX CRANE
MONDAY - DESIGN A CRANE TO HOIST PACKAGES
Students: I can design a machine to complete a task.
Students: I can design a machine to complete a task.
1. Do lesson 15 today.
2. A new building is scheduled to begin construction. Trucks accidentally dropped off large containers of materials in the wrong location. They can only be lifted by a crane. Can you help? Watch the video below to learn how a crane works.
2. Look at the vocabulary terms and picture below.
Boom: a long beam projecting from the mast of a crane to support or guide cargo
Hoist - an act of raising or lifting something
Outrigger - A projecting frame extending beyond the structure of a vehicle, aircraft, or machine to stabilize
the structure.
Hoist - an act of raising or lifting something
Outrigger - A projecting frame extending beyond the structure of a vehicle, aircraft, or machine to stabilize
the structure.
3. I will give you suggestions on how to begin building your crane. Here is what it does and does not need to have.
Must have Does not need to have
hoist cab
boom wheels
outrigger- counterweights a turning or rotating piece
hook
4. You will make a plan and a sketch of your design. Only take parts as you need them. You will store your crane and tote in the library overnight.
Supplies:
You will be given a motor to use for lifting and lowering the hook of your crane.
Knex rods, connectors, wheels for pulleys
About 1 meter of string/rope
Wheels and chain are optional, but not necessary
Supplies:
You will be given a motor to use for lifting and lowering the hook of your crane.
Knex rods, connectors, wheels for pulleys
About 1 meter of string/rope
Wheels and chain are optional, but not necessary
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TUESDAY - CONTINUE TO WORK ON YOUR CRANE
Students: I can design and build a tool to complete a task.
1. Do lesson 16 today.
2. Take a look at these samples. They are only samples, build it any way you want. Using your plans from yesterday, do you want to make any changes? Resketch anything you plan on changing. Then you may begin building as a group. All members must be activity working.
3. Exiting the classroom.
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Seats 22 on down will line up next.
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Then the middle row, 26,25,24,23.
Seats 22 on down will line up next.
WEDNESDAY - CRANE CHALLENGE CONTINUED
Students: I can design and build a tool to complete a task.
1. Do lesson 17 today.
WEDNESDAY - CRANE CHALLENGE CONTINUED
Students: I can design and build a tool to complete a task.
1. Do lesson 17 today.
2. The challenge is to see how many packages you can lift and place down in a new location in 3 minutes. You may only touch your crane to move it forward, backwards and turn it. You may also control the hoist, but you may not touch it to help you pick up or remove any packages.
3. Exiting the classroom.
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Seats 22 on down will line up next.
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Seats 22 on down will line up next.
THURSDAY - FINISH THE CRANE CHALLENGE
Students: I can design and build a tool to complete a task.
Students: I can design and build a tool to complete a task.
1. Lesson 18 today.
2. Time your team for 3 minutes and see how many times you can lift the crate and place it in your tote. Remove the crate and do it again until 3 minutes runs out. Report your score to the teacher when finished. Each person can take a turn if there is enough class time.
3. Can you identify the parts of your crane: Hoist, boom, hook, outrigger?
4. Exiting the classroom.
Sign out of your computer.
Wait until I ask you to stand up.
Push in your chair.
Computers 28, 27 will line up first.
Then the middle row, 26,25,24,23.
Seats 22 on down will line up next.
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Computers 28, 27 will line up first.
Then the middle row, 26,25,24,23.
Seats 22 on down will line up next.
FRIDAY - PUT PARTS AWAY - FREE FUN FRIDAY
I can take care of the supplies I used this week and put parts in the correct place.
1. Please take some time to reflect on your learning this week. Answer the questions below in complete and thoughtful sentences.
2. All cranes need to be taken apart and the pieces put away to their proper places, please. Make sure you shared your poster with me. At least one vocabulary word this week.
3. You may have Free Fun Friday time.
MITECS STANDARDS
4. Innovative Designer Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions.
4.a. Know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts, or solving authentic problems.