Thursday, February 24, 2011

2.4.1 Bridge Design

Today, February 24, in class we...

Reviewed requirements for the bridge design project. Decided on a final due date of March 8th.

Worked on bridge designs.

2.4.1 Bridge Design Continued

Today, February 24th, in class we...

Continued working on the bridge design contest. Remember to be documenting your progress and how your design changes over time.

Eagle Butte Field Trip

Today, February 22nd, in class we...

Toured the Tech Center and Eagle Butte Coal Mine.

2.4.1 Bridge Design

Today, February 17, in class we...

Reviewed the requirements for project 2.4.1 and discussed the design process. If you have questions about what is required, please see Mrs. Cone.

Worked on designing the most efficient bridge using the West Point Bridge Design software.

REMINDER: FIELD TRIP ON TUESDAY. Bring your release forms.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

2.4.1 Introduction to West Point Bridge Designer

Today, February 15, in class we...

Discussed field trip to Eagle Butte Mine on Tuesday Feb 22nd...parent release forms need to be returned by Tuesday.

Installed West Point Bridge Designer on laptops and explored the software using steps 1-20 in the 2.4.1 packet.

Exploration and data from steps 1-20 due at the end of class.

Friday, February 11, 2011

2.2.2 Manufacturing Process

Today, February 11th, in class we...

Discussed how to find the area, volume and mass of our component in Inventor: Right Click on the name of the part in the part organizing window on the left hand side of the screen. Go to iProperties, click on the Physical tab, select your best guess for the material your component is made from, and it will calculate the mass, area and volume. Record as part of 2.2.1.

Discussed activity 2.2.2: Research how your component is manufactored. Create an illustration depicting this process from start to finish in your engineering notebook. Make sure you site your sources.

2.2.1 and 2.2.2 are due on Tuesday.

2.2.1 Part 2

Today, February 9th, in class we...

Completed part 2 of activity 2.2.1 using AutoDesk Inventor. The modeling is due on Friday...

We had trouble finding where to calculate the area, volume, and mass of the component...I will research and provide an answer on Friday...

2.2.1 Part 1 Step 9

Today, February 7th, in class we...

Completed step 9 of the product analysis activity 2.2.1 due by Wednesday

Thursday, February 3, 2011

2.2.1 Part 1 Steps 3-8

Today in class we...

Completed steps 3-8 of activity 2.2.1 Product Analysis due on Monday

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

2.2.1 Introduction to Materials

Today in class we...

Turned in write up for 2.1.8.

Completed 2.2 Crossword Puzzle for extra credit.

Viewed powerpoint presentation for "Introduction to Materials"

Completed Steps 1 and 2 of Part 1 of 2.2.1 due on Tuesday (UPDATE: DUE THURSDAY DUE TO "SNOW" DAY)