LESSON PLANS
7TH GRADE STEM
WEEK OF MARCH 6TH-10TH
MONDAY, MARCH 6TH
LEARNING TARGET: I can write code to make motors and sensor work to turn axels of mechanisms to solve design problems.
BELL RINGER: Students will prepare papers for test
BEFORE: Teacher will give directions for test
DURING: Students will take a test on mechanisms part 2
AFTER: Students will complete research project that was started last Friday.
ASSESSMENT: Test on mechanism part 2 and research project.
TUESDAY, MARCH 7TH
LEARNING TARGET: I can write code to make motors and sensors work to turn axels of mechanisms to solve design problems.
BELL RINGER: Students will describe the mechanical advantage of a cam and follower
BEFORE: Teacher will go over the answers to the bell ringer to check for understanding.
DURING: Students will watch a short power point presentation on cam and follower.
AFTER: Students will work in groups to build the cam and follower
ASSESSMENT: assembly of cam and follower
WED, MARCH 8TH
LEARNING TARGET: I can write code to make motors and sensors work to turn axels of mechanisms to solve design problems.
BELL RINGER: Students will describe the mechanical advantage of a crank and follower
BEFORE: Teacher will go over the answers to the bell ringer
DURING: Students will work in groups to build a crank and slider.
AFTER: Students will log onto ROBOTC and begin to write simple pragma statements.
ASSESSMENT: Assembly of crank and slider.
THURSDAY, MARCH 9TH
LEARNING TARGET: I can write code to make motors and sensors work to turn axels of mechanism to solve design problems.
BELL RINGER: Students will describe the steps that need to occur to open a sample program in ROBOTC how and why pragma statements are written
BEFORE: Teacher will go over the answers to the bell ringer to check for understanding.
DURING: Students will open their sample programs in ROBOTC and complete pragma statements for design challenge.
AFTER: Students will write code with teacher’s guidance for turning on motors and turning them off.
ASSESSMENT: code written for turn on and turn off motors in ROBOTC.
FRIDAY, MARCH 10TH
LEARNING TARGET: I can write code to make motors and sensors work to turn axels of mechanisms to solve design problems.
BELL RINGER: Students will write the sample code for turning on and turning off motors in ROBOTC.
BEFORE: Teacher will go over the answers to the bell ringer.
DURING: Students will log onto ROBOTC and write pragma statements for motors, and three types of sensors(touch, bump, and limit switches)
AFTER: Students will write code for turning on and off motors by using switches.
ASSESSMENT: Code written in ROBOTC for using switches to turn motors on and off.