SAE Summer STEM 6

Standard: MS-ETS1-4. Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved. Objective: Students will test their modified structures with Sir Dumpty's offspring and reflect on how to optimize their structural designs. 1. Do Now: Class Survey 2. Finish structures 3.  The Final Test 4.  Award Ceremony 5. Class Activities

Standard: MS-ETS1-4. Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved. Objective: Stud ents will test their structures with crash test eggs and make improvements, as needed, for official tests tomorrow. 1. Redesign Pre-Quiz 2. Reflection 3. Crash Test 4. Re-design 5. Redesign Post Quiz

Standard: MS-ETS1-4. Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved. Objective: Students will use their blueprint to build a structure that prevents one of Sir Dumpty's offspring from breaking after a great fall. 1. Construction Pre-Quiz 2. Review blueprints 3. Build Design 4. Easter Egg Test Run 5. Re-design 6. Construction Post-Quiz

Standard: MS-ETS1-4. Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved. Objective: Students will identify the design constraints for the structure to protect Sir Dumpty's offspring and draft a blueprint for their group's plan. 1. Blueprint Pre-Quiz 2. Reviewing the Problem 3. Prizes 4. Design constraints 5. Video examples     A. Video A     B. Video B     C. Video C     D. Video D 6. Materials 7. Brainstorm blueprint 8. Blueprint Post Quiz

Standard: MS-ETS1-4. Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved. Objective: Students will establish group norms after identifying the need for designing a structure that prevents one of Sir Dumpty’s offspring from breaking after a great fall. 1. Sir Dumpty's Tragic Tale 2. Group Roles and Contracts 3. Egg Decorations and Backstory

Standard: MS-LS3-2. Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation. Objective: Students will complete monohybrid and dihybrid Punnett Squares to determine their monster offspring and explain how genotypes determine phenotypes. 1. Do Now: Dihybrid Punnett Squares Pre-Quiz 2. Dihybrid Punnett Squares 3. Monster Offspring 4. Written Connections 5. Exit Slip:  Dihybrid Punnett Squares  Post Quiz

Standard: MS-LS3-2. Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation. Objective: Students will use a Punnett Square to determine all the  possible c ombinations of a dihybrid cross and explain how genotype determines phenotype 1. Do Now: Monohybrid vs. Dihybrid Crosses Pre-Quiz 2. Rock, Paper, Scissors Tournament 3. Dominant, Recessive, Shoot! 4. Monohybrid vs. Dihybrid Crosses 5. Exit Slip: Monohybrid vs.  Dihybrid Crosses  Post Quiz

Standard: MS-LS3-2. Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation. Objective: Students will use a Punnett Square to determine all the possible c ombinations of a monohybrid cross and explain how genotype determines phenotype. 1. Do Now:  Punnett Square Pre-Quiz 2.  Dominant/Recessive Square Off 3. "Heredity" Guided Notes 4. Practice Monohybrid Crosses 5. Written Connections 6. Exit Slip:  Punnett Square Post Quiz

Standard: MS-LS3-2. Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation. Objective: Students will explain how genotype determines phenotype by make connections about the inheritance of traits using key vocabulary. 1. Do Now:  Genetics & Heredity Pre-Quiz 2. Genetics Guided Notes 3. Heredity Guided Notes 4. Written Connections 5. Exit Slip:  Genetics & Heredity Post Quiz

Standard: MS.LS3.2 Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation. Objective: Students will identify inheritable traits and explain what genes are by completing a helping quadrant with a 3 or better according to the success criteria. 1. Do Now:  Inheritable Traits Pre-Quiz 2. Identifying Traits 3. Genetics Helping Quadrant 4. Exit Slip:  Inheritable Traits Post Quiz

Standard: MS-ESS2-5. Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions. Objective:  Students will use interpreted data as evidence to explain how the motion of air masses causes wind. 1. Do Now:  What Causes Wind? Pre-Quiz 2. CEJ Posters 3. RoundRobin Discussion 4. Exit Slip:  What Causes Wind? Post Quiz

Standard: MS-ESS2-5. Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions. Objective:  Students will interpret collected data as evidence for how the motion of air masses causes wind. 1. Do Now: Wind Pre-Quiz 2. Wind 50/50 Quiz     WATCH THIS VIDEO . 3. What is evidence? 4. Interpret collected lab data 5. Exit Slip: Wind Post Quiz

Standard:  MS-ESS2-5. Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses result in changes in weather conditions.   Objective:  Students will collect data by making observations of how differences in air pressure causes wind. 1. Do Now:  Air Pressure Pre-Quiz 2. What Causes Wind? 3. Air Pressure Demonstration 4. Exit-Slip:  Air Pressure Post-Quiz