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Aerospace Exploration
Aerospace Introduction
You are a member of a design team tasked to explore the science of Aerospace. During this project, you will be designing a paper airplane, a straw rocket, and a team patch. Certain criteria must be met along the way, so make sure you read the directions carefully.
Driving Question
How can we as future engineers create a paper airplane that will have an average sustained flight for more than 35 feet? In addition, how can we design and launch a straw rocket that will hit a predetermined target?
6th Grade Standards Addressed:
Science
Embedded Inquiry
SPI 0607.Inq.1 Design a simple experimental procedure with an identified control and appropriate variables.
SPI 0607.Inq.2 Select tools and procedures needed to conduct a moderately complex experiment.
SPI 0607.Inq.3 Interpret and translate data in a table, graph, or diagram.
SPI 0607.Inq.4 Draw a conclusion that establishes a cause and effect relationship supported by evidence.
SPI 0607.Inq.5 Identify a faulty interpretation of data that is due to a bias or experimental error.
Embedded Technology & Engineering
SPI 0607.T/E.1 Identify tools and procedures needed to test the design features of a prototype.
SPI 0607.T/E.1 Evaluate a protocol to determine if the engineering design process was successfully applied.
Energy
SPI 0607.10.1 Distinguish among gravitational potential energy, elastic potential energy, and chemical potential energy.
SPI 0607.10.2 Interpret the relationship between potential and kinetic energy.
SPI 0607.10.3 Recognize that energy can be transformed from one type of energy to another.
Mathematics
Statistics and Probability - Summarize and Describe Distributions
6. SP.4 Display numerical data in plots on a number line, including dot plots, histograms, and box plots.
6.SP.5 Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context, such as by:
a. Reporting the number of observations.
b. Describing the nature of the attribute under investigation, including how it was measured and its units of measurement.
c. Giving quantitative measures of center (median and/or mode) and variability (interquartile range and/or mean absolute deviation), as well as describing any overall pattern and any striking deviations from the overall pattern with reference to the context in which the data were gathered.
d. Relating the choice of measures of center and variability to the shape of the data distribution and the context in which the data were gathered.
Social Studies
Ancient Greece
6.56 Describe the myths and stories of classical Greece; give examples of Greek gods,goddesses, and heroes (Zeus, Hermes, Aphrodite, Athena, Poseidon, Artemis, Hades,Apollo), and events, and where and how we see their names used today. (C, H)
6.57 Compare and contrast the Titans with the Olympian gods and explain thesurrounding Greek mythology. (C, H)
English Language Arts
Speaking and Listening - Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
SL.6.4 Present claims and findings, sequencing ideas logically and using pertinent descriptions , facts and details to accentuate main ideas or themes; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
SL.6.5 Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, images, music, sound) and visual displays in presentations to clarify informations.
SL.6.6 Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicate appropriate.
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