Projects

Sem 1 individual project- Learning Study

Date	The Learning Study	Link to Handout
11/18	Learning Study Proposal Due	LSproposal.pdf LSrubric.pdf
	Refer to the Learning Skills Inventory- It can help give you some ideas for areas you might want to focus on.	LSI.pdf
12/1	Revisions to Proposal Due
12/1	Recommended start date for collection of evidence
12/8	MUST have started collecting evidence by this date in order to get your full 3 weeks of evidence
12/12	Evidence Check 1
12/19/08	Evidence Check 2
1/9/09	Evidence Check 3

Attachment	Size
Learning Skills Inventory.pdf	62.04 KB
Learning study proposal.pdf	75.34 KB
Learning Study Rubric.pdf	52.58 KB

Motion Tri-mind

Date	Motion Tri-Mind	Link to Handout
9/24	Project assigned	Slides and Task cards.pdf
8/1 and 8/2	Rough Draft due
8/8 and 8/9	Final Draft due
8/10	Reflection due
8/16	EC - Groups which are going to teach in 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms will be doing it this day between 12:10 and 2:30 (to be worked out with each individual teacher)
8/16	Any other Extra Credit work should be completed by this date unless another date has been arranged with Mr. Ronneberg

Eggstreme Bungy

Date	Eggstreme	Link to Handout
1/7	Project was assigned	see below
1/9	Build day
1/12	Testing day
1/13	Drop Day
1/14	Peer Evaluation and Software Due

Attachment	Size
Eggstreme Overview.pdf	121.74 KB
Deadlines for Eggstreme Project.pdf	86.92 KB
Eggstream Peer Evaluation.pdf	37.17 KB

Sem 2 individual project - Breadth Project

Semester 2 This project can be completed individually or in pairs (depending on the topic chosen). It gives students a chance to delve deeper into a topic we were not able to cover in class, share what they have learned in class with a younger group of students, investigate a career in the sciences, or design and build a device that employs physics related concepts.

Attachment	Size
breadth project proposal.pdf	95.91 KB

Rube Goldberg Project!

The Guidelines for the machine, report, presentation and grading of the machine are attachements at the bottom of the page.

This year's the Rube Goldberg Machines will all accomplish one task - Create/Produce a smiley face in an 8.5"x11" area. This is so that we can compete at UCD Picnic Day in the Rube Goldberg competition put on by the Engineering Fraternity - Theta Tau. For the official UCD rules go HERE.

The winning 1-3 teams from the Davis High competition will go one to compete at Picnic Day against UCD Engineering for a $100 prize. So make your Rube Goldbergs Awesome!!

In order to compete in the UCD competition your machine must meet the following guidelines (in addition to meeting the requirements listed in the Rube Goldberg Overview document attached below):

The machine must complete the task as described by the Chairman.
• The machine must be no larger than 6 ft. x 6 ft. x 5 ft.
• The machine must have a minimum of twenty (20) steps.
• There is no maximum number of steps.
• No live animals may be used in the machine.
• The machine must not imply profane, indecent or lewd expressions.
• Any loose or flying objects must remain within the set boundaries of the machine. This includes,
but is not limited to, drops of water, slivers of balloon, and other “small” objects. Steam and other
gasses are exempt from this rule.
• No flames may be used on the machine.
• No hazardous materials or explosives can be used on the machine.
• The machine must be safe to the satisfaction of the RG officials. The contest Chairman must
approve any questionable items prior to the competition. It is the intent of the Local Contest
Chairman to contact all teams 2 to 4 weeks prior to the competition to schedule an inspection of
each team’s machine for safety.
• Any destructive action against another machine is grounds for disqualification.

Here are some links to get you motivated:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Goldberg_machine

http://www.rubegoldberg.com/

Attachment	Size
Rube Goldberg Overview.pdf	155.63 KB
Rube Goldberg Grading Rubric.pdf	54.77 KB

ANTSR (aka the instrument project)

America's Next Top Science Rockers!!

A Project-Based Learning Opportunity which focuses on the practical (and pleasing) application of the physics of sound and waves -
to design, build, and play musical instruments

ANTSR Wiki

The place where each class has a space to record what they are learning, what they are building, and useful or cool things they have found on the internet

Click "Read more" for details...

Students must build and play an instrument which:

1- Reliably plays a full major scale - at least 8 notes. Though with a little extra work you could include the minor notes (flats/sharps) and make a 12 note scale.
2- Is sturdy and transportable (should be mounted nicely so that you can basically just start playing it anywhere without tons of setup)
3- Is playable by anyone (meaning no special musical skills are required to make the notes, i.e. anything with a neck should have frets, or at least markings so anyone can put their finger in the right spot to make an in-tune note).

Report Guidelines

Refer to ANTSR guidelines handout for details

Assignment Handouts

All handouts are posted at the bottom of this page.

General Timeline

Week 1 (3/18-3/27)

- introduction
- fill out talent application
- meet your band mates
- start initial research
- learn basic wave and sound concepts

Week 2 (3/30-4/3)

-DEADLINE: have a design drawing with materials list by thursday of this week.
-learn more advanced concepts in sound and waves necessary for instrument construction
-Decide on instrument you want to build
-Some general guidelines in terms of difficulty :
- --If you want to try something fairly straightforward with minimal design challenges, try a pan pipe made of pvc or a stringed instrument with a single string.
- --If you want to try something a bit more challenging, a multi-stringed instrument, flute, or percussive resonating tubes might be a good choice.
- --A mallet percussion instruments (marimba, xylophone, thumb piano, etc) has some wierd math involved and are hard to tune, but easier to play.
- --If you want something that will really challenge you, the sky is the limit, some things that might seem easy, are really not so easy (for instance, a flute is deceptively hard to get in tune).
-choose a song with your band, figure out if you need sharps and flats to play it.
-design and begin construction of the instrument
-Spring Break HW: Gather needed materials, we will have a work day in class when we return, so BE READY!

Spring break (3/24-3/30)

- gather materials necessary to build your instrument
- Some materials, which are hard to transport without a truck will be available for purchase in class when you return
  - PVC pipe - 2$ for 10 feet
  - steel pipe - $2 for 10 feet
  - some scrap wood - free
  - some screws and nails - free
- Other good sources of materials
  - your (or a friend's) garage is a good place to start. you might be surprised at what you can find lurking in the corners
  - Hibbert lumber (5th and G) gives away scrap lumber, just let them know you are working on a project for your HS physics class and would like to look through their scrap bin. They also have good prices on lumber, pipe, metal, and other misc. hardware.
  - ACE (3rd and G) has every screw, nail, wire, cork, rubber stopper, hose, pipe, metal bar, and any other doo-dad you could ever hope for. They are very helpful with finding what you need.
  - Watermelon Music (2nd and E) has tuners, strings, and many other intrument-specific details that you might need.
- - Start working on your instrument (if it is something that will require time spent at home to finish).

Week 3 (4/13-4/17)

Deadline: - Have you calculations done by monday of this week so that you can start building your instrument on tuesday.
-Work days on Tues and Wed/Thurs of this week, so BRING YOUR MATERIALS (I will be checking)
-continue learning about instruments and advanced concepts in sound and waves
-Construct instrument
-tune instrument
-practice song with band
-start writing your report

Week 4 (4/20-4/24)

-DEADLINE: Instrument construction must be finished by tuesday of this week.
-continue practicing song
-finish learning sound/wave concepts
-finish writing your report
-get your instrument graded

Week 5 (4/27-5/1)

-DEADLINE: Perform for the panel of judges (WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY)
Extra Credit: to anyone interested in performing at Open House (Wednesday night)! This can be in a group outside your band (i.e. if you want to get together with anyone from any of my classes and learn a song to perform at Open House)

Attachment	Size
ANTSR_Guidelines.pdf	208.97 KB
ANTSR_parent_permission.pdf	58.4 KB
ANTSR application.pdf	879.93 KB
ANTSR Overall Rubric.pdf	52.98 KB
ANTSR_Musical_Instrument_stations_lab.pdf	74.74 KB
ANTSR_ Contract.pdf	90.74 KB
ANTSR Instrument Info (student).pdf	928.85 KB
Interfence (superposition) activity worksheet.pdf	114.48 KB
A Very Sound Worksheet.pdf	218.34 KB
This Sounds Like a Problem to Me.pdf	44.78 KB
This Sounds Like a Problem to Me-KEY.pdf	39.01 KB
Waves and Sound Expectations.pdf	46.18 KB
Waves and Sound Expectations-key.pdf	56.22 KB
Slinky wave lab.pdf	66.13 KB

Universal Gravitation, Sattellite Motion, Special Relativity

Students will work as a class to produce a presentation, summary, and quiz relating to the topics of Universal Gravitation, Satellite Motion, and Special Relativity. Students will be assessed based on the quality of the products they produce as well as how well they organize themselves and whether they make productive use of their class time.
Details of the project requirements, as well as grading rubrics, can be found in the file attachements below.
A timeline is available on the calendar.

Attachment	Size
Universal Gravitation project-Regular.pdf	66.38 KB
Universal Gravitation project-Honors.pdf	66.24 KB
Univ Grav - Class Work Time Rubric.pdf	24.55 KB
Univ Grav - Overall Class Rubric.pdf	59.95 KB