8th+Grade--Tech+Ed

=Solar Cooking Resources:= toc **Why solar cooking?** []

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**History of Solar Cooking** []

** Principles of Solar Box Cooker Designs ** []

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=High-voltage websites= Here are a few websites where you can learn about electricity. Some of them have videos you can watch or you can read the articles associated with them. Once you are able to tell me the following 5 things about electrical circuits, you are eligible to make the lie detector.
 * What is current?
 * What is voltage?
 * What is the difference between a series and parallel circuit?
 * How does electricity work?
 * If we are using a battery to power our lie detector, are we using AC or DC current? How do you know?

The websites, in no particular order: www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/physics/electricity_intro.shtml @http://science.howstuffworks.com/electricity.htm @http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/electricity/ @http://www.pge.com/microsite/safety_esw_ngsw/esw/science/basics.html @http://ippex.pppl.gov/interactive/electricity/intro.html @http://www.andythelwell.com/blobz/ @http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/physics/electricity.html @http://educate.intel.com/en/TheJourneyInside/ExploreTheCurriculum/EC_CircuitsAndSwitches/CSLesson1/

You may have to visit a few websites to get all the answers. If you would prefer to just search the answers on the internet, that's fine too. If you have a website you'd like to suggest, post it on the discussion board so we all can use it!

=Electrical Components= This is a pre-test to find out how much you know already about electronics and electrical parts. Please do not cheat on this quiz. It is not meant to hurt your grade, neither will it. I just need to know how much you already know so I know what I need to teach. Here's the quiz:

Please download the file, save it to your H: drive, and then open it and answer the questions. When you finish, do the puzzle on the back board. Good luck!

=Home Storage Design=

For our first project in class, we will be creating something to enter into a competition held by HMS Manufacturing. The first prize for the competition is a 16 GB iPad Wi-Fi + 3G. The competition brief can be found at []. You may enter as many times as you want.

To prepare for this, we will learn how to sketch and make 3-view/orthographic drawings in class. We will also learn and implement the engineering design process to help you come up with some really great ideas. REMEMBER TO CARRY A PAPER AND PENCIL WITH YOU!!!! Don't let your good ideas go to waste! Jot down whatever comes to mind so you don't forget about it later. Remember: The shortest pencil is better than the longest memory.

The rubric, in case you're wondering what you will be graded on:

=3-View Drawings= In class, we learned how to create a technical drawing with three views: front, top, and side. If you missed this day, come talk to me. If you need the matching worksheet, download it here:

=Don't forget!= Just a reminder to bring in your signed course description by Friday this week.

=You made it!= Welcome to our class wiki! Here you will find class announcements, information about homework assignments, and links to interesting and helpful websites, including information about competitions you can enter! We're going to bring the world into our classroom as much as possible, so if you find something (a website, etc.) that you think is worth sharing, please share it with us! If we pool our resources, we can all learn together.

If anyone was not here the first day of school, we took a survey to find out what everyone was interested in. Please fill it out and return it to me if you haven't already.

See you in class, Ms. Heintz