Title: Rosie, Rivets, and Elementary Engineers

Educators on the team: Amanda Stone and Dana Joyner

Theme that this lesson would tie to: Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science

Specific Topic Concept within that theme: Airplane Engineering Design (NGSS: ETS1)

PROJECT IDEA +

Brief Notes and Supplies

Put in Order of Logical Sequence – in this lesson, music can come in at any time, but it makes sense to introduce the topics in the order listed below.

**Standards used in this PBL come from CCRS, Alabama Course of Study, NGSS, and our district Pacing Guide.

Concept: During this STEAM unit, students will research (LA, S, SS, T & E)

the history of airplane design and the workforce during the WWW II time period. Students will design and construct a runway, airplane models, (S, M, E, T, & PE). Students will research the history of airplanes, especially the WW II Bombers (SS, S, T&E), then design, plan (T,E & M) & implement the making ( T, E & M) of an airplane and analyzing elements of everyone’s plane (FA, S, T, E & M) and performance (S, T, E & M). Students will then create a team plan (S, T, E & M) with instructions on how to make (LA) a launcher and runway accompanied with a multi-media illustratration of WW II design (Art) and also create a musical composition made using STEAM vocabulary (Music).

Basic Plan:

Students will be introduced to Engineering (NGSS) through literature and activities in the new Maker Studio. Project Based learning is at the heart

Language Arts:

Books: R is Rosie, Rosie Revere Engineer, and Violet to Pilot

This unit started with students going to the new Maker Studio and the STEAM Facilitator engaging students with literacy and hands-on activities.

Concepts – Technical Writing

Goals / Objectives – building character development through literature that will connect with the community partnership with a real “Rosie”

Standards - CCRS Standards

● Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations. [CCSS.W.3.3b]

● Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions). [CCSS.RL.4.3]

● Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. [CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.3]

Careers –Illustrator/ Author

Project – Students will create a letter to send to troops overseas for Veteran’s Day. Students will write letters to the author of Rosie Revere Engineer. Teachers will Tweet and micro-blog information to Andrea Beaty.

Community: Locate a community member to speak with students about participation in airplane building. For our lesson, the author (a real Rosie) of R is for Rosie spoke to students in an Assembly. A Skype session is scheduled with Andrea Beaty for January.

Assessment – Students can share their understanding of the Rosie topic and

Stone and Joyner STEAM Education Fall 2015of this unit. Extensions and continuation of lessons within specials classes will enhance the unit. Steam-a-Palooza (Friday night activities) will offer k-1 students opportunities to engage in airplane activities alongside 2-4 grades.

In the basic plan, the students will research different types of airplanes and when they were first used and what types (materials & styles) of wings perform what types of functions best. They will then test the flight aspects of wing design with paper airplane construction. For the final project, they will test them with student made launchers on the student made runway. Comparing and contrasting, collecting data and problem solving to improve flight will be documented.

Skill level (Grade Range): 2-4

text to self components by writing a formal letter to the author. Students will compose a tweet using social media, to the author that meets the LA standards. https://www.andreabeaty.com/ https://www.andreabeaty.com/rosie-educational-resources.html https://www.andreabeaty.com/skype-visits.html http://rosietheriveter.net/rosie-stories/ http://www.violetthepilot.com/

Science:

Concepts - Airplane Design

Goals / Objectives - Compare/Contrast design

Standards - NGSS Standards

● K-2-ETS1-3. Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.

● 3-PS2-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.

● 3-PS2-2. Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.

Careers – Mechanical engineer, Pilot, Air Traffic Controller

Project – This project will be in conjunction with the math projects. Students will research airplane design. They will collect data on types of planes, the progression of plane design and use this information to decide what paper airplane they want to build and support with why.

Assessment – Can the student pick out which elements to analyze in the process to figure out the speed, distance and height of flight pattern. Students will test (during math) and prove the properties of speed, distance and height on their comparing and contrasting charts. Materials and Links Cardboard, Rivets, Rolobox, Paper airplane designs and Rigamajigs

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Timing of Lesson:

PBL will allow for classes and content to overlap when necessary.

2-3 class periods – 45 mins. each. Min. for each subject.

Basic Supplies:

Basic supplies, materials, and links are listed under each subject area.

Research:

Airplanes

WW2 Bombers

Music of the Era

Rosie’s

Rivets

Other Resources (Community):

Local specialist who works on airplanes

Rosie

http://www.rigamajig.com/

https://www.teachengineering.org/collection/cub_/activities/cub_airplanes/cub_airplanes_lesson06_activity1_worksheet.pdf

● Tell students that Bernoulli was a Swiss scientist who made a discovery about air pressure that is now called Bernoulli's Principle.

● Explain that according to Bernoulli's principle, airplane wings are shaped so that air flows faster over the top surface than over the bottom.

● Have students participate in one or more of the following experiments that show Bernoulli's principle.

How Does an Airplane Fly?

Lift Activities: Blowing on Paper

Airfoil Experiments -- Level 1

Bernoulli's Principle of Pressure

Bernoulli's Principle and Winged Flight

How Things Fly?

Bubble-ology and the Bernoulli Principle:

http://www.teach-nology.com/lessons/lsn_pln_view_lessons.php?action=view&cat_id=8&lsn_id=24832

The Windtube Demonstration:

http://blog.teachersource.com/2012/11/25/bernoullis-principle-lessons-made-out-of-thin-air/

Social Studies :

Concepts – World War II History, Bomber Planes, Rosie, Propaganda (We Can Do It)

Goals / Objectives – The main goal of this part of the themed lesson is to connect the occupation with the science and design aspects of the unit. Students will recognize “failures” that led to success and discuss the impact flight had on the War and Alabama. Additional goals include, the entry of

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Photos:

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women into the workforce as well as the role the Tuskegee airmen played in War and use of airplanes.

Standards - Alabama State Standards http://alex.state.al.us/browseStand.php

● Describe the economic and social impact of World War II on Alabamians, including entry of women into the workforce (Rosies), increase in job opportunities, rationing, utilization of Alabama's military installations, military recruitment, the draft, and a rise in racial consciousness.

● Recognizing Alabama participants in World War II, including the Tuskegee Airmen and women in the military

● Justifying the strategic placement of military bases in Alabama, including Redstone Arsenal, Fort Rucker, Fort McClellan, and Craig Air Force Base

Careers – Historian, Sociologist, Business Analyst, Investor

Project - Students will research and write a short biography related to a historical person in aviation. The students will discuss specific contributions to the progression of flight and airplane design. Students will include “failures” that led these pioneers to success. People and place in Alabama will be shared and placed on the History of Alabama map in the classroom.

Assessment – Students will create an app that includes the information about their historical figure and contributions to flight history. The app builder Blippit will be taught during technology specific class time and then research will be applied using the tool.

Resources:

History of Flight timeline:

http://www.proteacher.com/redirect.php?goto=1984

First Flight links:

http://www.proteacher.com/redirect.php?goto=1984

History of Wings

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Math :

Concepts - Designing, Measuring, Data Collection

Goals / Objectives- To design and test paper airplanes and launchers.

Standards - CCRS Standards and District Pacing Guide

● Know relative sizes of measurement units within one system of units including km, m, cm; kg, g; lb, oz.; l, ml; hr, min, sec. Within a single system of measurement, express measurements in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit. Record measurement equivalents in a two-column table. [CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.MD.A.1]

● Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals in minutes. Solve word problems involving addition and

subtraction of time intervals in minutes, e.g., by representing the

problem on a number line diagram. [CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.A.1]

● Estimate lengths using units of inches, feet, centimeters, and meters.[CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.A.1]

● Measure to determine how much longer one object is than another, expressing the length difference in terms of a standard length unit.

[CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.MD.A.4]

● CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.B.3

Careers – Data analyst, Pilot, Air flight controller

Project(s) -

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Stone and Joyner STEAM Education Fall 2015Students will work independently to measure and design a 30 ft. runway. This work will be completed in their journals

Students will work independently to build paper airplanes based on 5 designs. Students will work in teams to build airplane launchers and include technical drawings of both the airplane and launcher.

Assessment – Students will launch their paper airplanes on the student designed runway. Students will measure the distance the plane flies and record the data on a collaborative whiteboard.

Technology & Engineering :

Concepts – designing, constructing and testing a plane

Goals / Objectives – digital citizenship, app building, research recorded in Google Drive, Minecraft creations, Coding

Standards - **ISTE Standards and Computer Science

Careers - Technical Engineer, Computer Science

Project – Technology will be used as a tool to help enhance the curriculum and projects throughout the unit. Before projects are created/developed, teaching of digital citizenship, ppt review, Blippit, Augmented Reality, Scratch, and Minecraft will take place with direct instruction.

Projects throughout this project include (options are available based on grade level):

● Building of airplane/runway with Minecraft or Legos● Powerpoints for research● App Building● Google Docs for letter writing● Augmented Reality Apps● Coding a plane around a runway (Scratch)

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Assessment – Rubric for technology projects

Music:

Concepts – listening to music during the World War III time period, patterns in the music (style, melody, instruments, and harmony)

Goals / Objectives – engage students in the history of music, expose students to the cultural aspect of the music of the time.

Standards - http://alex.state.al.us/browseStand.php Alabama State Standards

● Create new words for familiar songs, indicating phrase structure.● Improvise pentatonic melodies using a variety of sound sources,

including electronic sources.● Identify theme and variations in musical selections.● Recognize styles of music within that time period

Careers – musician, acoustical analyst, mixer, sound engineer,

Project - Students will produce a STEAM song with the music teacher using the “Rosie” song as a parody and mix music from a variety of sources (DJ app, MakeyMakey, BoomWhackers, and various electronic resources.

Assessment – Participation and Observation

https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/world-war-ii/essays/forties-and-music-world-war-ii https://library.syr.edu/belfer/programs/projects/belfer78/ Rosie song (on stage computer)

Art : – should be done at end of lesson since it is based on results – also adds a ‘fun’ synopsis to the project.

Concepts – Graphic Art, POP Art (Maker Art)

Goals / Objectives – engage students in airplane design through cardboard, marble art, use of science propellers, and recycled materials. Students will all

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Stone and Joyner STEAM Education Fall 2015collaborate in creating an airplane made out of cardboard. Students will design and create a flower windmill. (Bellini Principle).

Standards - Alabama State Standards http://alex.state.al.us/browseStand.php

● Identify ways art reflects and records history (2nd grade)● Produce works of art depicting genre subject matter (3rd grade)● Use traditional and digital media in the production of graphic design to

communicate ideas and feelings (4th grade)Careers – graphic artist, media writer, layout manager

Project (S) - Students will create a giant airplane using soda cans and bottle tops. Students will also create marble airplane art and art using a propeller. Art will be used to display down the MoMA Hallway (Makers of Music and Art). Art will used with Aurasma (Virtual Reality) for students and parents to scan. When art is scanned, the history of airplanes will be revealed via research through a movie. Students will create flower windmills for discussion of Bellini’s Principle and a collaborative, over-sized, cardboard airplane.

Assessment – Did students accurately illustrate a WW II bomber using style, wing design and color. (Observation)

PE – should be done towards beginning of project. Helps engage the students with familiar objects.

Concepts – Designing an obstacle course using the Wind-tubes that use the Bernoulli Principle.

Goals / Objectives – Students will use concepts learned about airplane light and the Bernoulli Principle to inflate wind tubes and then construct an obstacle course for classmates to travel through using various physical motions. (leaps, jumps, crawling etc.)

Standards: http://alex.state.al.us/browseStand.php Alabama State Standards

● Apply problem-solving, conflict-resolution, and teamwork strategies to cooperative and group challenges in physical education settings.

{3 grade}

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Careers – Pilot, Air Traffic Controller

Project – Students will work in small groups to inflate the Wind-tubes (lesson from Science) and build an obstacle course to move through.

Assessment – can students successfully inflate the Wind-tubes and design an appropriate obstacle course.

Photos: Community/Rosie Assembly

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