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Engineering Capstone

Engineering Capstone. DAY 2. 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!. Let’s Get on the Computers!.

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Engineering Capstone

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  1. Engineering Capstone DAY 2

  2. 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!

  3. 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#

  4. 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 ideas Sept. 14-21 Make contacts with researchers in your 3 potential fields. Sept. 21 Purpose/Problem & Hypothesis due for 3 approved projects Sept. 10 - 17 Journal search for 3 potential projects Sept. 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 due Oct 15-19 Work on Literature Review Oct. 19 Literature Review due (1st draft) *Revisions are due 2 days after teacher reviews and returns Oct. 19 Bibliography due / Work on project method Oct. 31 Method due (1st draft) *Revisions are due 2 days after teacher reviews and returns Oct. 31 Independent & Dependent Variables due

  5. Nov. Application to JSHS (symposium) is due • ???? Experimentation begins as soon as method is approved • Dec. 8 Abstract due (1st draft) *Revisions are due 2 days after teacher reviews and returns • Jan. 10 Results due (1st draft) *Revisions are due 2 days after teacher reviews and returns • Jan. 14 Symposium Individual applications due • Jan. 18 Statistical Analysis due • Jan. 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 JSHS • Feb. 4 Begin working on Powerpoint Presentations • Feb. 10 JSEHS Paper Submission Deadline to SPU (two copies) • Feb. 10 Washington American Water Award Paper Due • Feb. 15 JSEHS Debate application due • Feb. 23? Applications & Central Sound Science and Engineering Fair • Feb. 25? Mail Applications, Contracts, & Abstracts to Lincoln

  6. Mar. 4 Powerpoint presentations due • Mar. 1-7 Work on Presentation Boards / Posters • Mar. 4-7 Practice presentations given to various classes (at least 3) • Mar. 7-8 JSHS (Symposium!!!!) • Mar. 9 Central Sound Science and Engineering Fair • Mar. 11 Begin Planning Marysville School District STEM Science Fair • Mar.16 Registration for Imagine tomorrow due • Mar.? Register for Google Science Fair • April 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 sent • May ? Research Ceremony for parents (set up boards / posters in Commons) • May 1-5 National JSEHS • May 12-17 International Science Fair • May 17-19th Imagine Tomorrow Science Fair • May 29th Marysville School District STEM Science Fair

  7. 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

  8. 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?

  9. Sources to Use • http://www.sciencedaily.com/ • http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/matter_energy/engineering/ • http://www.npr.org/sections/technology/ • http://www.npr.org/sections/science/ • http://phys.org/technology-news/engineering/ • & Lots more….

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