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Droehm Team:
Learning Is a Journey
Thermal Protection Systems
Forces and Motion Unit Reflection
Reflection is an important part of learning. Write a "Three Legged Stool" Reflection about how you did with your learning during the Forces and Motion Unit.
The "Three Legged Stool Reflections" document located in Google Classroom under the Thermal Protection Systems heading provides you with the prompts for your reflection. Your reflection will be at least 5 sentences. You must use at least 2 of the prompts from the "What did I learn?" Leg of the stool, reflect on at least 1 of the learning behaviors in the "How did I learn it?" section, and use at least 2 of the prompts from the "What's next?" section.
Make your reflection sound like a flowing paragraph. Please do not just list the prompts as a bulleted list. The prompts are there to help you reflect, but I want you to add your own ideas and thoughts to it.
Type your response in the document attached in the Google Classroom assignment called "Forces and Motion Three Legged Stool Reflection."
Show Mrs. Roehm your finished reflection for a signature.
TPS Post 1: Data As Evidence, Sorting Student Work
In this post you will be learning how to write a data comparison statement. Below is a picture of the requirements. Please read the slide below carefully:
Remember when you did the Newton's Car Lab in the last unit? If you forgot or you were absent, you could watch the video below:
We are going to pretend that students collected data while launching their Newton's Cars. Below is the data they collected:
Based on this data, students write data comparison statements. Your job is to give the students feedback on what they did well and what they need to improve on.
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Go to Google Classroom and open the TPS1: Data as Evidence, Sorting Student Work Assignment.
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Slides 3 - 6 include student responses. The students were trying to write what we call a data comparison statement. A data comparison statement is how scientists use data as evidence.
Your job is to put the slides in order. You will click and drag the slides along the left to put them in order. Order them with the 1st slide being the student that used data as evidence MOST effectively.
HINT: Slide 2 includes the requirements for using data as evidence. This will help you know what to look for.
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Show Mrs. Roehm your completed assignment for a signature.
TPS 2: Balloon Rockets
In this post, you are going to write your own Go to Google Classroom and complete the TPS Post 2: Balloon Rocket Assignment.
Show Mrs. Roehm your finished reflection for a signature.
TPS 3: Thermal Protection Systems
1. Go see Mrs. Roehm for the NASA Data Document.
2. Read the section labeled "1. Conduction."
3. Read the Section on the back labeled "Thermal Conductivity and Heat Capacity."
4. Read through the data table to get an idea of materials that have high/low conductivities and specific heats. This data should help you make effecitve design choices.
5. Read these constraints (click the link).
6. Build and test two TPS Designs being sure to follow the constraints.
7. After testing TWICE, move on to the next task. (Don't worry - you will build more later!)
You will get a signature for this AFTER you complete Q1P6. When you bring your work for Q1P6 to Mrs. Roehm, she will also sign for Q1P3-5.
TPS 4: Answer TPS Question #1
Go to Google Classroom and open up the assignment for TPS 4: Thermal Protection Systems.
Answer Question #1. ONLY ANSWER THE FIRST QUESTION! Don't do the 2nd question yet!
Show Mrs. Roehm your answer for feedback. (She won't sign until post 6, but she wants to give you feedback!)
TPS 5: TPS Testing
Continue building your TPS designs until you are successful. No signature needed. When successful, click Task Complete.
TPS 6: TPS Question #2
Complete the 2nd Question on the TPS 4: Thermal Protection Systems assignment in Google Classroom.
Show Mrs. Roehm your completed assignment for a signature.
TPS 7: TPS Explanations
Complete the TPS Explanation Assignment in Google Classroom. Show Mrs. Roehm your work before moving on.
Show Mrs. Roehm your completed assignment for a signature.
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