WELCOME

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Design & Modeling 6th

Green Architecture 7th

Automation & Robotics 8th

BELLA

THINGS I ENJOY

• Learning
• Being with my girls
• Hiking
• The beach
• Traveling
• Photography
• Riding bikes

My Story

Background

• B.A. from USC Upstate
• M.A. from Lesley Univ.
• Certified Math, Ed. Tech, PLTW
• Living in Greenville, SC
• Born San Jose, CA

ABOUT ME SHARED...

• Like Math, Engineering, & PBL
• Like Comedy TV, Movies
• Like Food
• Like Gaming
• Like Music, Pop, Punk, Alternative, Metal, R&B, Electronic, Reggae
• 3D Printing, Robotics, Design Thinking

Me by the Numbers

Know your team

• Talk to shoulder partner.
• Learn at least 3 interesting facts.
• Be prepared to introduce them.

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Design Challenge 1

• Get into assigned group of 3
• Take 1 min to brainstorm
• Design and build a device that can hold a phone 2 in off the table. Must be stable, must be portable.

Design Challenge 2

• Get into assigned group of 3
• Take 1 min to brainstorm
• Design and build a device that can hold a ball at least12 in off the table. Must be stable
• Tallest device wins.

Required Materials

• Bound notebook with graph paper
• Headphones or earbuds
• Pencils, pens, and notebook paper
• Expo Markers
• 3 ring binder section
• Sticky notes
• 2 Glue Sticks
• Metal Ruler (Architect Ruler 7th) Staples

Grading Summary

• 50% Major (Projects/Tests)
• 50% Minor (Quizzes, Collaborative Tasks, CW)

Learning Outcomes

• Knowledge & Thinking
• Collaboration
• Oral Communication
• Agency
• Written Communication

Google Classroom

Reflect

OUR NORMS

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Believe
good things
will happen
and they will.