Robotics

Watch this video as many times as you need.  Answer the following questions in you EDN.

EDN Set-Up:

1. Save two blank sides of paper in your EDN after the Dinobot Challenge.  
2. Write FLL Trash Trek Challenge on the top of the next page.
3. Under FLL Trash Trek Challenge, write "What's the Problem?"
4. Answer the questions BELOW under "What's the Problem?" in your EDN.

What's the Problem?  (Answer the following in full sentences.  Since the questions will not be directly above your answers, make sure you RSQ in your response.)

1. Describe the theme of the tasks.
2. Summarize what your robot must DO for this challenge. (You do not need to be specific for each task, give a general statement here.)
3. Which task do you believe will be the most difficult to complete? Why?
4. Which task do you believe will be the easiest to complete?  Why?
5. What can you add to your robot (given the pieces in your kit and expansion pack) to complete the tasks.
6. What do you suggest as a plan for your group to complete this task?  (To clarify:   We are not looking for "our plan is to complete all tasks very quickly".  Be more specific.  What is your plan of attack.  How will work be divided?  In what order should you complete the tasks?  Where should your focus be first, second, third... How should you prioritize the work for this challenge?  etc...  When you meet with your group, what do you believe should be your action plan?)

Complex Fractions

Watch this video as many times as you need. WSQ in your notebooks.  

W = Work out any problems assigned during the video in your notes.

S = Summarize the video.  This can be done using bullets.  List at least 3 things you learned from this video or important things to remember about this lesson.

Q = Question you have or a question someone else might have about the information in the video. This can also be a question that sparks discussion or causes other to think about the topic more deeply.

Summary Questions:

1. How do you turn complex fractions to unit rates?
2. How do you divide fractions?
3. How is converting complex fractions to unit rates similar to dividing fractions?

Solutions to Work:

Percents and the Engineering Design Process Day 3

Yea!  You came back!  Let's have some design fun!

“Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” - Newt Gingrich

"Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments." - Henry ward Beecher

“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”

            -Winston Churchill

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."

-Thomas Edison

“And what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events, may, in fact, be the first steps of a journey.” -Lemony Snicket

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose. ~Bill Gates

Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.

~Henry Ford

Today's Schedule:

1. Advice from 6th Graders
2. Review the EDP.
3. Discuss Create, Try It Out, and Make It Better
4. How will we share our data?
5. Share It!
6. Scoring
7. Survey
8. Quote Visual

Percents and the Engineering Design Process Day 2

Welcome back!  I'm glad you've decided to join us again.

Let's Review what we learned yesterday.

Today's Schedule:

1. Video Discussion
2. Kahoot Review
3. Inch Worm Challenge 
1. What's the Problem?
2. Explore
1. Read about Newton's Laws of Motion
2. Videos on Newton's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Laws of Motion
3. Video on all 3 Laws of Motion 
4. Simulations on Newton's Laws of Motion
3. Design

Percents and the Engineering Design Process Day 1

Welcome to Mrs. Sopko's STEM Blog.  Let's begin our journey through the Engineering Design Process with a quick pre-test.  Go to Kahoot and join our game.

Today's Schedule:

1. Fuzzy Stick Challenge
2. What is a flipped classroom?
3.   
1. Watch Video
2. Raise your hand to get your work checked.
3. Complete the practice activity.
4. Decimals and Percents Center
1. Watch the Video
2. Raise your hand to get your work checked.
3. Complete the practice activity.
5. Fractions and Percents Center
1. Watch Video
2. Raise your hand to get your work checked.
3. Complete the practice activity.
6. Kahoot Review

Opposites

Watch this video as many times as you need. WSQ in your notebooks.  

Despite what is said in the video, this is NOT an optional video.  Also, there is no need to complete the survey mentioned at the end of the video.

Summary: 

1. What are opposites?
2. How are opposites different from Absolute Value?
3. What happens if you have a number in parenthesis with a negative sign outside of the parenthesis? (ex. -(-3))

Distance Between Two Integers

Watch this video as many times as you need. WSQ in your notebooks.  

W = Work out any problems assigned during the video in your notes.

S = Summarize the video.  This can be done using bullets.  List at least 3 things you learned from this video or important things to remember about this lesson.

Q = Question you have or a question someone else might have about the information in the video. This can also be a question that sparks discussion or causes other to think about the topic more deeply.

Summary:
1. How do you find the distance between two positive integers?
2. How do you find the distance between two negative integers?
3. How do you find the distance between a negative and a positive integer?
4. Copy and complete the following statement in the summary section of your EDN.

When finding the distance between two points, your answer will (always, sometimes, never) be positive.