User:Vtaylor/Future City
diigo futurecity * lectric
handbook * Florida (North East) Sub-Region Carmen Polanco florida_northeast@futurecity.org * Finals February 19, 2019 * Regional Competitions: January 2019
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- Sat Jan 5, 2019 – Florida (North East) Sub-Regional, Jacksonville FL
- February 19, 2019 – National Finals, Washington DC
Virtual City Due: Sat Dec 29, 2018 City Essay Due: Sat Dec 29, 2018 Project Plan Due: Sat Dec 22, 2018 Honor Statement Due: Sat Jan 05, 2019 Expense Form Due: Sat Jan 05, 2019 Media Waiver Due: Sat Jan 05, 2019
Infrastructure provides the basic physical systems and structures essential to the operation of a society or enterprise. in our technology innovation perspective: energy, transport, communication and water infrastructures. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys3WzumElGc&feature=youtu.be
2018.10.3 * edublogs usernames http://lectriclibrary.edublogs.org/ * email
2018.10.1 * use Google drive with kids - documents, notes pictures * slides with "tasks" - show on whiteboard, make notes, take photo and keep in folder
google group - email messages, web forum for write to group ? allow messages to group by email?
sheet cake pan / box 18x24
getting started * sign up interest group * about * deliverables * regionals in jan 2019 * project plan * video 4:01 Working Together: The Engineering Design Process and Project Management Cycle * cities introduction virtual tours orlando singapore atlanto sanfrancisco * flyer * registration
planning tracking tools processes test drive *
plan schedule * tasks time sequence deadlines dependencies driver helper conductor *
prep overview read note questions survey brainstorm. team / city name. theme power sustainability education transportation *
2018.9 *
seesaw activities journal blog * prep * getting started *
progress tracking ?
mindmap big picture *
task tracking *
framework *
lectric *
examples * essay
Worst-Case Scenario * need to work together and solve problems to succeed - lost in a city after a hurrican *
work together to concoct a solution that ensures everyone arrives safely *
list of 10 must-have items that would help them most, or a creative passage to safety. Encourage them to vote — everyone must agree to the final solution.
If You Build it… * teams and give them equal amounts of a certain material, like pipe cleaners, blocks, or even dried spaghetti and marshmallows *
something to construct * build the ??? city sewer system ? housing for nnn families ? schools for nnn children *
scale, units, regulations, materials shortages, engineering constraints
SimCity - two+ teams build separate cities * assess and roll good points of one into the other *
virtual city rubric *
SimCity2000
solution to a citywide sustainability issue. Past topics include stormwater management, urban agriculture, public spaces, and green energy. *
The 2018-2019 theme is Powering Our Future! Teams will design a resilient power grid for their future city that can withstand and quickly recover from the impacts of a natural disaster *
city problems : solutions brainstorm > simcity impact systematic prototyping goals track results refine improve *
power grid *
topic: city
city model - max size 25x50x16 * base protection shipping ? water heater box * scale *
[melbourns FL] *
daytona *
orlando *
new york city *
singapore * zoning * power grid representation * goal 2 solution * moving parts * $100 max receipts *
city tours * New York - VR *
etsimo search wikipedia *
2018.9.27
My notes from the webinar
Teams 4-5. Want to compete or not. Roles everyone works on everything. If someone strong may take lead. Google drive Email Choose own groups SimCity and essay to start Presentation. Good for kids. Pair mentor with team to access educator / team resources. Reality check. Input from community resources. City planning. Partnerships. Engineering Friends family Program handbook. Go over with kids. Rubrics. Know what is expected. Use tips and hints. Judges use. Teacher web site Check rubric. Project planning guide. Steps. Web site. Great resources. Gallery. Essay. Writing style. Research bibliography Presentation. Cover. Time.
Project plan. Goals. Theme. Be specific. Write down what you learn. Journals. Educator is recorder scribe.
Virtual city. SimCity Prototype. Budget. Infrastructure. Running a city. Goals. Demonstrate process. Make sure you can keep information on school computers. Practice city. Small Tutorial. YouTube video. Sandbox city. Competition city.
Essay. Brainstorm. Answer all questions in rubric. Research. Bounce off mentors. Usually one strong writer. Basis for presentation and model. Graphics to cut words out. 1500 word limit challenging. Have Other non stem teachers review.
Model. Expense tracking. Budget. Fair market value. Junk recycling Know what is most interesting recycled parts. Scale. Like size of real. Do math to determine scale. Worksheet. Transport to competition. Shake. Zip ties. Hot glue. Really rugged.
Presentation. 3 presenters. Learn 3-4 min script. Practice questions. Audition. Selection. Essay base. Reference to model. Practice. Best if working on multiple parts. Practice everywhere. Community. School. Most intimidating situations. Build confidence
100 years. Jetsons first episodes 1962. Never. Already.
2012 Gmail+1 = Student Email Addresses to Register for Online Services The Gmail+1"hack" isn't a new trick and I can't remember when I first tried it, but it still works and it still provides a solution to a problem that a lot of teachers run into when they want their students to use a new web tool.
9.13 z * 8-12 kids 8-8th grade 3 different classes * 5th grade ? * groups for each deliverable * 3 designs then consolidate pick best * sharing tracking collaborating asynchronously * seesaw project management * process * essay
Thinking about Future City... For year 1, just do it. This is a learning opportunity. Try out lots of ideas for figuring out the processes = time management, team work, dealing with unexpected challenges, celebrating success. Deliverables are pretty well defined. Points provide a guide to how much effort should go into each. May find that some of the deliverables are relatively easy to complete, while others for the same points take way more effort. Learn to be strategic,... Really interesting (long) article. May be a stretch to see the relevance to Future City team and/or your class. https://hbr.org/2005/07/learning-in-the-thick-of-it
2018.9.8 collaboration * the after-action review (AAR). The AAR is a structured process that allows a team to learn from its own experiences. Part of it involves a team asking and answering four basic questions: * What did we intend to do? * What were our actual results? * What explains our results? *
Moving forward, what do we want to sustain, and what do we want to change? *
after-action review every action as an opportunity for learning—about what to do but also, more important, about how to think. *
explicit linking of lessons to future actions. *
“brief back”—a verbal description of the unit’s understanding of its mission (to ensure everyone is on the same page) and its role. This step builds accountability: “You said it. I heard it.” *
rehearsal, which includes every key participant ... As a result of this disciplined preparation, the action that follows becomes a learning experiment. *
Participate. No thin skins. Leave your stripes at the door. Take notes. Focus on our issues, not the issues of those above us. Absolute candor is critical. stay focused on improving performance, not on placing blame, *
important to correct things; but it is more important to correct thinking. flawed assumptions are the most common cause of flawed execution. Technical corrections affect only the problem that is fixed. A thought-process correction—that is to say, learning—affects the ability to plan, adapt, and succeed in future *
before-action review (BAR), requires teams to answer four questions before embarking on an important action: What are our intended results and measures? What challenges can we anticipate? What have we or others learned from similar situations? What will make us successful this time?
