RATIONALE:

This document will provide information pertaining to lesson material that implements

Engineering Design and bride building concepts to students. This lesson introduces students to

job duties associated with engineers in everyday work situations. The guest speaker for this

lesson is associated with The Kentucky Department of Transportation. He will introduce students

to career opportunities and scholarships that are available through the state department.

STANDARDS ASSOCIATED WITH LESSON

ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS:

1.2 Students make sense of the variety of materials they read.

2.3 Students identify and analyze systems and the ways their components work together or affect each other.

2.20 Students understand, analyze and interpret historical events, conditions, trends and issues to develop historical perspective.

2.36 Students use strategies for choosing and preparing for a career.

CORE CONTENT ASSESSMENT:

RD-10-1.0.4 Students will interpret the meaning of jargon, dialect or specialized vocabulary found in a passage.

RD-10-2.0.3 Students will apply the information contained in a passage to accomplish a task/procedure or to answer questions about a passage.

RD-10-4.0.1 Students will analyze the content or make connections as it applies to students’ lives (text-to-self), real-world issues (text-to-world) or other texts (text-to-text).

SS-HS-4.3.2 Students will explain how technology (e.g., computers, telecommunications) has facilitated the movement of goods, services and populations, increased economic interdependence at all levels and influenced development of centers of economic activity.

SS-HS-4.4.1 Students will explain how humans develop strategies (e.g., transportation, communication, technology) to overcome limits of their physical environment.

PL/VS CORE CONTENT ASSESSMENT:

PL-HS-3.1.4 Students will compare consumer actions (reuse, reduce, recycle, choosing renewable energy sources, using biodegradable packaging materials, composting) and analyze how these actions impact the environment (e.g., conserving resources, reducing water, air and land land pollution; reducing solid waste; conserving energy).

A&H and PL/CSDAILY LESSON PLAN & REFLECTION

Connection(s) to Program Review

C&I: 2,3

F&SA: 1,2

Lesson Outline (Highlight Special Resources Needed)OA. Name one type of vehicle used in land transportation? Car, Truck, motorcycle, bicycle, hovercraft, skateboard,

1. 1.ATTENDANCE

2.Unit 5 3 Review for Test Unit 4 Students will read pages 198 to 205 in the Energy, Power and Transportation Technology. Students will do the handout, Land Transportation – Railroad Transportation. We will discuss pages 198 to 205.4. Guest Speaker from the Kentucky Department of Transportation discussing land transportation and how it evolves.5.6.Homework:

FORMATIVE ASSESSSMENTSList of vehicles used in rail transportation

systems.

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTSOA

Railroad Transportation

MARZANO’S RESEARCH-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES (Check all used)

____Vocabulary (32) %ile) ___ Cues, Questions, Adv Org (23 %ile) ___Nonlinguistic Representation (27%ile)____ Compare/Contrast (45 %ile) ___ Gen/Test Hypothesis (23 %ile pts) _X__ Cooperative Learning ( 27%)_X__ Homework &Practice (28 %ile) _X__ Setting Goals and Feedback (23 %ile ) _X__ Summarizing & Note Taking (34%ile)X__ Reinforcing effort and Giving Praise (29 %ile)

What changes are needed? What did your formative data suggest? Other notes:

More computers inside the classroom.

Course

Introduction to Transportation Systems

Unit# 5 LAND TRANSPORTATIONDay#2 of:23

Teacher: Mr. Wombles

Date:

Class Period (s): 3rd Block

LAND TRANSPORTATIONHIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION

1. What is highway transportation?

2. List the two basic types of highway transportation and define each.

1.

2.

3. Of all the modes of transportation which one is the most flexible?

4. What is the main commercial use of roads and highways?

5. List the two categories of trucks.

1. 2.

6. What is the main advantage of tractor-trailor transport?

7. What makes this possible?

8. Trace the network of roadways that make up highway transportation.

LAND TRANSPORTATIONRAILROAD TRANSPORTATION

1. What is rail transportation?

2. List the three kinds of rail transportation.

1. 3.

2.

3. List the two basic types of rail transportation companies or lines.

1. 2.

4. List the two basic types of freight services.

1. 2

5. What are vehicles used on railroads called?

6. List the three basic types of wheeled vehicles used by the railroad.

1. 3.

2.

7. What is the most familiar type of railroad car?

8. List the two categories of facilities used in rail transportation.

1.

2.

9. What are the four parts of a single railway?

1. 3.

2. 4.

10. List the three other facilities used by railroads.

1. 2. 3.

RECALL QUESTIONSPAGE 484

1. What two materials are most often used to surface roadways?

Concrete and asphalt.

2. Why are roadways surfaces higher in the middle?

To drain off water.

3. What is the difference between a suspension bridge and a truss bridge?

A suspension bridge is supported with cables; a truss bridge is supported with trusses – beams formed into triangular sections.

4. What device is used to prevent tunnel walls from collapsing after they are dug?

A shield.

TERMS TO LEARNPAGE 479

1. Abutment – A structure that supports the end of a bridge or dam.

2. Cable-Stayed Bridge – A bridge supported by inclined cables connected to towers.

3. Cantilever-Bridge – A bridge made of beams fastened to the ground at only the ends; the beams meet in the middle of the bridge.

4. Girder Bridge – A bridge made of girders that rest on the ground on either side of the span.

5. Shield – A metal tube that fits inside a tunnel to support the walls.

6. Span – The distance between bridge supports; the entire length of a bridge.

7. Subgrade – The layer of soil beneath a roadway.

8. Suspension Bridge – A bridge that hangs from large cables across a wide span.

9. Truss Bridge – A bridge made from steel beams fastened together in triangular shapes.

ADVANCED DESIGN APPLICATIONS/TRANSPORTATIONLAND TRANSPORTATION

UNIT 5 TEST

TWO POINTS EACH:

____ 1. The movement of passengers and cargo over roads and highways is:

A. Transportation C. Rail Transportation B. Highway Transportation D. Commercial Transportation

____ 2. The main commercial use of roads and highways is:

A. Civil Transportation C. Personal Transportation B. Passenger Transportation D. Freight Service

____ 3. The mode of transportation that is the most flexible is:

A. Transportation C. Rail transportation B. Highway Transportation D. Commercial Transportation

____ 4. The type of highway transportation where you travel from city to city is:

A. Intra-city C. City to City B. Inter-city D. Leisure Travel

____ 5. The device that allows any tractor to pull any trailor is:

A. Fourth-Wheel C. Eighteen Wheels B. Diesel Engines D. Fifth-Wheel

____ 6. A system of moving people and goods in vehicles that run on rails is:

A. Highway Transportation C. Rail Transportation B. Truck transportation D. Roller Coaster Rides

____ 7. One of the three types of rail transportation is:

A. Passenger Line C. On-grade B. Freight Line D. Ways and Roadbeds

____ 8. Vehicles used on railroads are called:

A. Rolling Stock C. Railroad Cars B. Maintenance Vehicles D. Engines

____ 9. The most familiar type of railroad car is the:

A. Open Hopper C. Flat Car

B. Covered Hopper D. Box Car

____10. A single railway is made up of this many parts:

A. Three C. Eight B. Four D. Two

____11. A structure that supports the end of a bridge or dam is the:

A. Pier C. Abutment B. Span D. Pile____12. The distance between bridge supports or the entire length of a bridge is called the:

A. Pier C. Abutment B. Span D. Pile

____13. A bridge made from steel beams fastened together in triangular shapes is a:

A. Truss bridge C. Cantilever Bridge B. Girder Bridge D. Suspension Bridge

____14. This helps hold up a bridge if the earth beneath the bridge is not stable:

A. Pier C. Pile B. Footer D. Foundation

ADVANCED DESIGN APPLICATIONS/TRANSPORTATIONUNIT 5

BRIDGE BUILDING PROJECTWORK SHEET

NORTH LAUREL HIGH SCHOOL

ADVANCED DESIGN APPLICATIONS/TRANSPORTATIONUNIT 5

BRIDGE BUILDING PROJECT

WORK SHEET

INTRODUCTION: Think a minute what it would be like if we couldn’t drive places because we couldn’t cross creeks and rivers. Do you have to cross a bridge on your way home. Do you even notice? Hopefully you can see the importance of bridges in our society. Bridges are built by our construction systems.

A bridge can be extremely simple or incredibly complex. It can be a plank, an arch, a suspended beam or a delicate lace work of iron and steel. It can be built of wood, stone, bricks, iron and steel, concrete or simple ropes and vines. A bridge can be built in the middle of a city, in the country or in the mountains.

In this activity, your team will design and construct a wood bridge to specs and with materials supplied by your teacher. When all bridges are finished they will be tested to see which will hold the most weight compared to the weight of the bridge, this is called efficiency. This project is worth 200 points.

MATERIALS NEEDED: Pencil Paper Ruler Graph Paper Card Board Structure-building Pins Construction Clamps Timber Cutter Waxed Paper Building Materials (10 pieces 3/32” x 3/32” x 2’ Basswood) One Bottle of Structure Glue Scale Bridge Tester

CRITERIA AND CONSTRAINTS:

BRIDGE SPAN ROADBED OPTIONAL UNDERHANG

LENGTH 10 inches plus 1

Inch on each end. 12 inches None

WIDTH 3 inches inside Measurement.

3 inches None

HEIGHT No more than 2 inches.

3/32 inch None

PROCEDURES: Please read procedures carefully.

1. Watch video, “Building Your Bridge”.

2. Discuss Bridge Building Project Work Sheet. Discuss bridge specifications and student instruction book.

3. Sketch three design ideas for your bridge. These must be checked by your teacher before any further work. You will choose one design idea to construct your bridge. These must be turned in at the completion of the project.

4. After design has been chosen, draw actual size the side view, top view (actually the bottom view) on 11” x 17” graph paper. Drawing will be graded by the teacher using Bridge Drawing Scoring Rubric. NOTE: You are not required to have a top on the bridge.

5. After drawing is graded and approved by the teacher, get your bridge building materials from the teacher and begin constructing your bridge (sides first and bottom next). Let it dry overnight. NOTE: This is all the materials you will get so make sure you use wood carefully.

6. After all your pieces are finished, assemble your bridge. Let dry overnight. NOTE: No bridges will be tested until all bridges have dried overnight.

7. Inspect your bridge for loose parts, etc.

8. The teacher will grade all bridges for correct specifications and other criteria on the Bridge Construction Project Scoring Rubric.

9. The teacher will weigh the bridges at this time and take control of the bridge throughout the testing process.

10. Bridges will be tested for efficiency and the bridge with the highest efficiency rate will get the best grade.

\ 11. GOOD LUCK!!!!

BRIDGE DRAWINGSCORING RUBRIC

NAME: _____________________________

_____________________________

_____________________________

PERCENTAGE: _____________________

GRADE: ____________________________

SCORE DESCRIPTION

4

92 - 100

Bridge drawing meets all specifications for bridge length, width and height. Drawing has all necessary views to construct the bridge and is drawn correctly

3

83 – 91Bridge drawing meets most of the specifications listed above.

2

74 – 82Bridge drawing meets some of the specifications listed above.

1

64 – 73There is a bridge drawing but it meets none of the specifications listed above.

0

0 – 63There is no bridge drawing.

NOTE: The width of the structure must support a 2” x 8” rectangle load platform. There must be a one inch square space in the center of the bridge to accommodate the ½” rod used to hold the bridge for testing.

The structure must reach one inch (1”) beyond the abutments, plus or minus 1/8”; Therefore the structure must be two inches (2”0 greater than the span, plus or minus ¼”.

No part of the bridge may extend below the plane of the abutments.

Structures cannot be tested if: 1) there is two or more rules violation; 2) the bridge cannot be placed on the tester; 3) the testing block and rod cannot be placed in the center of the bridge; pins are left in the bridge.

BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION NAME: ______________________PROJECT SCORING RUBRIC ______________________

______________________

Proper Structure Size (Meets Specific Limits) ………………. ____/50 PointsUsed Only Materials Allowed ……………………………….. ____/50 PointsAppearance …………………………………………………... ____/25 PointsNeatness ……………………………………………………… ____/25 PointsWeight (Grade Based On Curve From Highest Weight) …….. ____/50 Points

Rules Violation (-20 Points) ………………………………….. ____/-20 Points

Total: _____/200 Points Percentage: _____ Grade: _____

Bridge Weight: __________ Highest Weight: 50 PointsDestruction Weight: ______ Second Highest Weight: 48 PointsEfficiency: _____________ Third Highest Weight: 45 PointsPlace: _________________ Fourth Highest Weight: 42 Points All Other Bridge Weights: 40 Points No Bridge Broken: 0 Points

Efficiency = Load (lbs) x 454 (g/lb) Mass of Structure

Efficiency = __________________

Efficiency = __________________

SPECIFICATIONS:

BRIDGE SPAN ROADBED UNDERHANG

LENGTH 10 Inches plus 1 Inch on each side

12 inches None

WIDTH 3 inches inside measurement 3 inches None

HEIGHT No more than 2 inches 3/32 inch None

BRIDGE SPECIFICATIONSCORING GUIDE

SCORE DESCRIPTION

4

50Bridge meets all specifications.

3

46 – 49Bridge meets two specifications.

2

42 - 45Bridge meets one specification.

1

37 – 41Has bridge but don’t meet any specifications.

0

0 – 36There is no bridge.

ADVANCED DESIGN APPLICATIONS/TRANSPORTATIONUNIT 5

MOUSETRAP VEHICLE PROJECT WORK SHEET

INTRODUCTION: Have you ever wondered what goes into designing an automobile. There are many steps involved in the design and manufacture of an automobile. A mousetrap car is a vehicle is no different. A mousetrap car is a vehicle that is powered by the energy that can be stored in a wound up mousetrap spring. Building mousetrap vehicles allows you to experience the process of design and engineering first-hand.

In this activity, your team will construct a mousetrap vehicle by following instructions given on a handout. There will be several steps in the construction of the mousetrap vehicle. One vehicle will be constructed by each team. This project is worth 200 points.

MATERIALS NEEDED: Assembly and Operating Instructions Balsa Wood Side Rails Balsa Wood Deck Top Brass Axles Brass Lever Arm Mousetrap DVD Wheels Rubber DVD/CD Spacers Metal Washers Zip Lock Axle Hook Kevlar String Ruler/Measuring Tape Glue 3/16” x ¾” Bolt and Nut (?) Drill Press (?)

PROCEDURES: Please follow procedures carefully.

1. Discuss mousetrap vehicle project work sheet.

2. Show video, “Mousetrap Vehicles”.

3. Discuss assembly and operating instruction handout.

4. Begin construction of mousetrap vehicle. Parts will be given out as needed.

5. Make sure all steps are studied well before completing them.

6. When mousetrap vehicle is completed it will be graded for proper construction.

7. After mousetrap vehicles are graded for construction they will be run down a track and graded for distance traveled.

8. Each mousetrap vehicle will be test run three times with the best distance counted for the grade.

SCORING RUBRIC FOR NAME: ______________________MOUSETRAP VEHICLE CONSTRUCTION ______________________

______________________

SCORE DESCRIPTION 4

92 – 100Mousetrap vehicle is constructed per work sheet instructions, has no flaws, measurements are correct and mousetrap is fastened to the deck in the proper position.

3

82 - 91Mousetrap vehicle is constructed per work sheet instructions, has few flaws, measurements are very close to correct and mousetrap is fastened to the deck in the proper position.

2

74 – 81Mousetrap vehicle is constructed per work sheet instructions, has some flaws, measurements are close to correct and mousetrap is fastened to the deck in the proper position.

1

64 -73Mousetrap vehicle is constructed close to the work sheet instructions, has a lot of flaws, measurements are not close to correct and mousetrap is not fastened anywhere close to the proper position.

0

0 – 63Mousetrap vehicle is not constructed per work sheet instructions, lots of flaws, measurements are all wrong or there is no mousetrap vehicle constructed at all.

PERCENTAGE: __________

GRADE: _________________

SCORING RUBRIC FOR NAME: ____________________MOUSETRAP VEHICLE DISTANCE TEST ____________________

____________________

SCORE DESCRIPTION 4

100Mousetrap vehicle has the first and second longest distance traveled.

3

91Mousetrap vehicle has third and fourth longest distance traveled.

2

82Mousetrap vehicle has fifth and sixth longest distance traveled.

1

74Mousetrap vehicle has seventh and eight longest distance traveled.

0

64All other mousetrap vehicle distance.

Distance Vehicle traveled: _______________________ (ft.)

Place of Mousetrap Vehicle in Test: _______________

Percentage: ___________________________________

Grade: _______________________________________

SCORING SHEET FOR MOUSETRAPDISTANCE TEST

DISTANCE TRAVELED

TEAM NO. FIRST RUN SECOND RUN THIRD RUN