PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS 2
REMEMBER: Projects has the same weight on your grade as a test. Therefore putting your best effort forward is very important. Please follow all directions and make sure if you have questions to ask them early so that you will have time to make corrections, add or take away any thing you need to for your project to be right. If you are more comfortable working alone please let me know as you DO NOT have to work in a group or with a partner. When making this decision please consider that you will have to be able to either go to this person’s home or them to yours or meet a library, etc. The project has three requirements: 1—Typed report (If building or constructing your project, a write up of what you did, how you did it, when you did it and why you did it is required, this is your typed report; if you are doing a poster or tri-fold project it is to be a 3-5 page written report of who, what, where, why, when, how) 2—Physical presentation (this is when you present your project to the class) 3—Oral presentation (this is also when you present to the class but when doing so you need to show you know about your project and be able to answer questions from your classmates, myself or others, this is part of your grade as well and will weigh heavily) TYPED REPORT
1” margins all around
Font---Times New Roman
Length—3-5 pages or more
o Must have introduction and conclusion paragraphs
o Must have a cover page and a works cited/bibliography/reference page (not included in the 3-5 pages)
Correct grammar (language)
Correct spelling
Body of paper should answer these questions: who, what, when, where, why, how
Be detailed and specific about your topic PHYSICAL PRESENTATION
DRAWN, A MODEL, PICTURES, ETC THAT REPRESENT YOUR TOPIC (these will be displayed) NEAT
YOUR INTERPRETATION OF YOUR PROJECT CHOSEN ORAL PRESENTATION
PRESENTATION SHOULD BE NO LESS THAN 3 MINUTES, NO LONGER THAN 5 MINUTES LONG
NO FIGIDITING OR MOVING AROUND
TALK LOUD SO THAT YOUR VOICE WILL CARRY (speak from your stomach)
PRACTICE IN THE MIRROR AT HOME
CAN DO A POWERPOINT IF DESIRED
BE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT YOUR PROJECT (be able to answer questions) PROJECT IDEAS
BUILD A MECHANICAL ARM: Design and build a mechanical arm to perform a simple task.
o Plan and sketch an arm that could lift a pencil from the floor at a distance of 1 (one) meter
o Collect materials and assemble your arm
o Conduct trials and improve your design
MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION: Create an informative program on the forces involved in remote exploration.
o Collect information about the Galileo mission to Jupiter or a similar expedition.
o Learn how engineers use air resistance, gravity, and rocket thrusters to maneuver the orbiter close to the planet and its moons.
o Give a presentation describing what you learned using mixed media, such as a computer slide show or a model.
DESIGN AN EXPERIMENT: Design an experiment to determine the pressure needed to crush a small object.
o Select a small object, such as a vitamin C tablet, to use in your experiment.
o Collect other materials of your choosing. o Plan and conduct a procedure to test the pressure required to crush the object using the least amount of force.
DESIGN AN ENERGY DESIGN: Design a model that shows energy exhibited from a battery, salt water, electromagnetic induction, friction, gravity, etc. YOU CAN CHOOSE YOUR OWN TOPIC AS LONG AS IT IS CONCERNING UNIT D MOTIONS AND FORCES!! HAVE FUN WITH THIS!!! DO NOT MAKE IT HARD BUT MAKE IT INTERESTING AND FUN!!!