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Engineering Capstone DAY 2

Engineering Capstone DAY 2. Yesterday’s Homework In your notebooks… – Describe one thing you think could be better engineered for safety, the environment

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Engineering Capstone

DAY 2

Page 2: Engineering Capstone DAY 2. Yesterday’s Homework In your notebooks… – Describe one thing you think could be better engineered for safety, the environment

Yesterday’s Homework

• In your notebooks…– Describe one thing you think could be better

engineered for safety, the environment or your personal use. Be realistic and be ready to share!

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Let’s Get on the Computers!

• Log in: 1st 5 letters of your last name, initial of first name, initial of middle name and last 2 digits of Student ID #

• Password: Last 6 digits of student ID#

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Course Timeline & Project Deadlines * note: all deadlines are subject to change. Please add / edit new deadlines as they are announced.Sept. 5-7 Journal Review (all categories)Sept. 7 Journal Reviews due (20 total; 10 in primary subject area / 10 in

secondary subject area) note: an example of a subject area might be microbiology)Sept. 14 Submit & approve 3 potential projects ideasSept. 14-21 Make contacts with researchers in your 3 potential fields.Sept. 21 Purpose/Problem & Hypothesis due for 3 approved projectsSept. 10 - 17 Journal search for 3 potential projectsSept. 22 Journal Reviews due for 3 potential projects (10 journals each of

the first two; 5 journals for the third)Sept. 23 Prepare for WU Library trip Oct. 10 WA Library Trip (must locate 10 related journal references)Oct. 15 Summaries of 10 MU references dueOct 15-19 Work on Literature ReviewOct. 19 Literature Review due (1st draft) *Revisions are due 2 days after teacher reviews and returnsOct. 19 Bibliography due / Work on project methodOct. 31 Method due (1st draft) *Revisions are due 2 days after teacher reviews and returnsOct. 31 Independent & Dependent Variables due

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Nov. Application to JSHS (symposium) is due???? Experimentation begins as soon as method is approvedDec. 8 Abstract due (1st draft) *Revisions are due 2 days after teacher reviews and returnsJan. 10 Results due (1st draft) *Revisions are due 2 days after teacher reviews and returnsJan. 14 Symposium Individual applications dueJan. 18 Statistical Analysis dueJan. 24 Conclusion due (1st draft)Jan. 27 Graphical Analysis due (Tables & Figures)Jan. 31 Final Paper due (1st draft) {including Future Studies & Acknowledgements}*Revisions are due ASAP!!Feb. 4 Mail papers to JSHSFeb. 4 Begin working on Powerpoint PresentationsFeb. 10 JSEHS Paper Submission Deadline to SPU (two copies) Feb. 10 Washington American Water Award Paper DueFeb. 15 JSEHS Debate application dueFeb. 23? Applications & Central Sound Science and Engineering FairFeb. 25? Mail Applications, Contracts, & Abstracts to Lincoln

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Mar. 4 Powerpoint presentations dueMar. 1-7 Work on Presentation Boards / PostersMar. 4-7 Practice presentations given to various classes (at least 3)Mar. 7-8 JSHS (Symposium!!!!)Mar. 9 Central Sound Science and Engineering FairMar. 11 Begin Planning Marysville School District STEM Science FairMar.16 Registration for Imagine tomorrow dueMar.? Register for Google Science FairApril 12-? ? Work on individual / group presentation or prepare for next years project (deadlines will be posted at this time)April ? State MO Academy of Science competition (location to be announced)April 28 Mail copies of final paper to individuals involved in research/thank you notes sentMay ? Research Ceremony for parents (set up boards / posters in Commons)May 1-5 National JSEHSMay 12-17 International Science Fair May 17-19th Imagine Tomorrow Science FairMay 29th Marysville School District STEM Science Fair

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Engineering Categories

• Electrical/Mechanical http://www.societyforscience.org/page.aspx?pid=470#EE

• Materials/Bioengineering• http://www.societyforscience.org/page.aspx?

pid=470#EN• All Categories• http://www.societyforscience.org/page.aspx?

pid=470

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Homework

• Find 5 recent engineering articles/projects that interest you. Print the abstract and write a three sentence summary of your favorite article.

• The three sentence summary will include:– What was the purpose?– How did they test (collect data)?– What did they find out?

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Sources to Use

• http://www.sciencedaily.com/• http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/matter_e

nergy/engineering/• http://www.npr.org/sections/technology/• http://www.npr.org/sections/science/• http://phys.org/technology-news/engineering

/• & Lots more….