AWHS Principles of Technology

Instruction from Varvil (20 min)

1. Types of holes

Pilot holes
Through holes
Countersunk

2. Types of screws
Flat, Phillips, Box (bugle or square), Phillips/box combo

3. Tips to drilling success
Aligning the axis of rotation

Work for today -shared by partners.  Each of you should be hands-on with the tools.

1. Mark two screw locations on each of your maze pieces. If design is not approved, make the described changes.Get design approved.

2. Take a photo of your final plan with the screw locations. (POST THIS PICTURE TO YOUR BLOG TONIGHT)

3. Align and clamp your front panel and back panel together. Drill pilot holes through BOTH boards. (This will keep your maze pieces in the correct spots after you cut them out)

3. Unclamp your panels and take your front panel to the band saw. Cut out your maze pieces. Be sure each partner has the opportunity to make cuts. Note: you will be cutting through the paper plan. Respect the Silver Circle!!

4. Use a through hole sized drill bit to expand the pilot holes in your maze pieces to the throughhole size.

5. Countersink the through holes on your maze pieces

6. Mount your maze pieces to the back panel using 1.25″ box head screws

Document your work and tool use by taking photos.  Be sure to get a shot at the end of the day of your progress with pieces mounted.

Homework:

Update your blog with the photos and answer the following questions:

1. What did you use and what did you learn today?

2. What did your accomplish on your Marble Maze today?

3. What will you work on next Tuesday?

We will have succeeded today if you and your partner have…

1. Completed the back plate. Turn in by hanging it on the maze board
2. Completed the final draft of your plan. Tape it to the front of your back panel

Things we forgot to tell you. Sorry.

1. Your plan will be glued onto a piece of wood and you will be cutting through the paper to create your maze pieces. This means that your plan is your actual cut lines!!! Make it exactly as you want it.

2. The ball is 0.75″ (3/4″) in diameter. Be sure the path is always wide enough for the ball to pass

3. The bells may hang slightly off the side of the board. As long as the center of the bell is within the board, you are good to go.

Instruction for today. (20 min)

The Makita Drill:
– “Righty tighty, Lefty Loosey”    Switching back and forth
– changing bits

Pilot holes and screws:

Jorgensens and the drill press

Work for today.

You and your partner should look at our comments on your plan. Make modifications as necessary.

You should then work to create the back panel using the example as a guide.

DOCUMENT YOUR WORK!!!    DOCUMENT YOUR PROGRESS!!! TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES!!!

Homework: update your blog with text and pictures that show what you and your partner learned and completed today.  Examples: photos of you using the power drill, a picture and description of your final Marble Maze design.  This is due on your blog before Thursday’s class.

1. Seating chart review – look at the big screen.  These are your assigned seats in the workshop space.

2. Marble Maze project review.

3. Band saw limitations.

4. Panel sequence – what groups are working on the panels above and below you?

HOMEWORK: update your project blog and describe what you learned about the Marble Maze project and how this will affect your design.  Due before class begins on Tuesday.

Tuesday preview-

finalize panel design, begin building marble maze.

today:

1. scavenger hunt

2. project blog work:

a. complete/troubleshoot WordPress setup
b. 1st post on your project blog –
>what are your learning goals for this course?
>include a photograph or image of an object that relates to your interest in engineering, technology, building or making.
c. submit your blog address to the class directory by clicking here.

3. bandsaw tool, hands-on: once you have shown your completed work to Mr. Milstead you will work with Mr. Varvil in the shop.  You will practice following a cut path using a bandsaw.

4. Marble Maze project – details here
a. explore and test last year’s mazes
b. each student draws a cut path and plan for their marble maze
c. take a photo of your drawn plan – this will be part of your homework

homework: Take a picture of your colored marble maze plan and email it to yourself. Save the picture. Create a NEW post on your project blog titled “My Marble Maze Plan”. Using complete sentences, describe the goal of the project as you understand it.

email the link to this blog post to:
rpmteacher at gmail dot com
bvarvil at tamdistrict dot org

put your first and last name in the subject line

homework help:
how to create a new blog post
how to add an image

today:

1. introduction to the course
2. setup your project blog

blog setup:

1. go to wordpress.com
2. we will create a blog that you will use to show the progress of your projects in this course.  Begin by creating a free account.
3. naming your blog: you will choose a name that is “something.wordpress.com”.  YOU choose the “something”.  Choose a word or phrase that is school appropriate and relates to engineering, projects and/or building.