Bring in a mechanical item, that has 8-12 parts that can be disassembled, measured and drawn in Inventor. No electronic devices.  Bring these items in April 2-3 2013.

Day 1:
3.1 define vocab. Test next class period.
 The teacher will present Visual Design Principles and Elements.ppt.  Students will take notes in their engineer’s notebook.

 Students will  work on Activity 3.1.1 Visual Design Principles and Elements Identification.

Day 2:
Vocab Test.
The students will explain the principles and elements of one of their objects.

The teacher will assign each student to bring to class one mechanical artifact consisting of no more than 12 component parts.

Day 3:
 Students will work in teams on Activity 3.1.2 Visual Design Principles and Elements Study.

Alert students that they will need to bring in advertisements for upcoming Activity 3.1.3.

Day 4:

 Lesson 3.1 Visual Design Principles and Elements Quiz..

Day 5:
The teacher will present Graphic Design.ppt.
 Students will take notes in their engineer’s notebook.

The teacher will introduce and distribute Activity 3.1.3 What’s going on in this graphic design? and Activity 3.1.3 Graphic Design Rubric.

Students will work in groups of two on Activity 3.1.3 What’s going on in this graphic design?

Day 6:
 Students will present and defend their analyses orally, in a round table discussion.

Students will submit their analysis for teacher evaluation according to Graphic Design Rubric

Day 1-2:  
 Key Terms
  Project 2.4.1 Design Challenge and Project 2.4.1 Design Challenge Rubric.

The teacher will discuss constraints, requirements and design briefs for each project.
Students will sketch two design solutions on  graph paper.
Students will begin work on Project 2.4.1 Design Challenge.

Day3-12:

Day 1-2:

Work Points, Work Axes, and Work Planes.ppt.  Students will take notes in their journals.

 Project 2.3.1a Miniature Train .

 Students will begin work on  Project 2.3.1a Miniature Train.

Day 3-4:

Activity 2.3.2 Parametric Constraints.

 Parametric Modeling.ppt.  Students will take notes in their journals.

Students will complete Activity 2.3.2 Parametric Constraints.

·    Students will continue working on  Project 2.3.1a Miniature Train.

Day 5-6:

 Auxiliary Views.ppt. Students will take notes in their journals.

 Activity 2.3.3 Auxiliary Views.

Students will  work on Activity 2.3.3 Auxiliary Views.

Students will continue working on Project 2.3.1a Miniature Train.

Day 7-8

Sectional Views.ppt. Students will take notes in their journals.

Activity 2.3.4 Sectional Views.  Students will  work on Activity 2.3.4 Sectional Views.

·    Students will continue working on  Project 2.3.1a Miniature Train.

Day 9-10

 Basic Assembly Constraints and Concepts.ppt. Students will take notes in their journals.

Activity 2.3.5 Assembly Models. Students will  work on Activity 2.3.5 Assembly Models.

Day 11-12
The teacher will demonstrate how to explode an assembly using the Arbor Press or the miniature train project. 

Students will explode their Arbor Press or Miniature Train assembly.

Day 13-14

Animating Assembly Models and Exporting Video.ppt. . Students will take notes in their journals.

 Students will animate their Arbor Press or Miniature Train assembly.

Day 15-19

 Activity 2.3.6 Arbor Press Drawings and Activity 2.3.6 Detail Drawing Rubric.

Assembly Drawings, Balloons, and Parts Lists.ppt.    Students will take notes in their journals.

Students will complete Activity 2.3.6  Miniature Train.

Day 1:

The teacher will present Dimension Guidelines.ppt. Students will take notes in their journals.
 Students will work in teams of two on Activity 2.2.1 What Is Wrong with This Picture?

Day 2:

Students will complete Activity 2.2.1 What Is Wrong with this Picture.

Day 3-4:

The teacher will present Dimensioning Standards.ppt. Students will take notes in their journals.

Activity 2.2.2a General Rules for Dimensioning.

 Activity 2.2.2 Model Dimensioning. Students will begin work on Activity 2.2.2 Model Dimensioning.

Day 5:

The teacher will present Tolerances.ppt. Students will take notes in their journals.

Activity 2.2.3 Tolerances. Students will begin work on Activity 2.2.3 Tolerances.

Days 6:

Students will finish work on Activity 2.2.3 Tolerances.

Day 1:
The students will define , Key Terms, and Essential Questions
 Geometric Shapes and Area.ppt.  Students will take notes in their journals.

Project 2.1.1 Shape and Measurement Madness.

 Day 2:
Activity 2.1.2 Calculating Properties of Shapes. Students will work on Activity 2.1.2 Calculating Properties of Shapes and complete the activity for homework.

Day 3:
Activity 2.1.3 Making Sketches in CAD. Note: The files needed for this project can be found in the Inventor files folder.

Day 4:
Properties of Geometric Solids.ppt.  Students will take notes in their journals.
 Activity 2.1.4 Calculating Properties of Solids. Students will work on Activity 2.1.4 Calculating Properties of Solids.  

Day 5:
Activity 2.1.5 CAD Model Features. Note: The files needed for this project can be found in the Inventor files folder. The teacher can access how to assemble and apply motion to the train from the tutorial on the Virtual Academy. Students will work on Activity 2.1.5 CAD Model Features.

Day 6:
Additive and Subtractive Solid Modeling.ppt.  Students will take notes in their journals.
Project 2.1.6 Modeling Creation. Students will  work on Project 2.1.6 Modeling Creation.

Day 1:  
Essential Questions add then to your journal with your answers.
Project 1.4.1 Puzzle Design Challenge.
Activity 1.4.2 Puzzle Part Combinations

Day 2-5:
Students will continue working on materials to be completed.
Review Example Sketched Puzzle Solution for details on how students could hand in their decision solution.
View demonstrate on  3-D modeling software needed for completion of the project.
Project 1.4.1 Puzzle Design Rubric.
Trial game to see which student’s puzzle cube is the most difficult to assemble and solve.

Day 6:
View Presentation Marketing.ppt.
Activity 1.4.3 Puzzle Cube Package 

Day 8:
Students will complete Activity 1.4.3 Puzzle Cube Package.