Cardboard Automata

Due September 19
Outline, lesson plan with instructions and video examples on Ms.D’s website ​msdelage.weebly.com

Students are asked to :

● Work independently.
● Use the Makerspace lab materials and any recycled materials from home.
● Design a Cardboard Automata (Instructions attached) that has one(or more) moving element.
● Stay organized and keep all designs and worksheets in their folder.
● Create a design unique to them and ​include their blueprint designs in their folder.
● Consider which motion they would like to design using cams and cam followers ( Students can
decide to do more complex motions if they choose to be inventive)
● Build, test and record their tests. Then make a plan for how they will fix their problems.
(Everything will be recorded and kept in your folder, which will be handed in with your
final product!)
● Keep their projects in class
● Present their end project to the class. (You can opt out of this if you talk to Ms.D before hand.)
● Use their class time wisely, show up ready to work.

Students will be able to :

● Integrate science and art while making a unique project.

● Choose a design opportunity
● Develop a plan and identify key stages and resources.
● Demonstrate their product and describe their process.
● Reflect on their design thinking and processes and evaluate their ability to share and man tain an
efficient cooperative workspace.
Student Assessment :
Extending box is to be filled out by you, what do you think you went above and beyond in this project?
Highlight the statements that best describe your project.
You can be in two areas!

Criteria Emerging Developing Proficient Extending

Creative Planning  My plans were not I developed my Plans are fully

and Execution  fully developed. plans a small developed.
amount but I did
not.

Organization of  My workbook is My workbook is My workbook is

Data Collection  unorganized. mostly organized. organized and
and Project  easy to read.
Development  I did not complete My sheet is
my outline sheet. complete, but not My sheet is filled
to the best of my out completely to
I did not record my ability. the best of my
tests or use them ability.
for I recorded some
troubleshooting. tests but not all of My tests are
them. recorded and
were used for
troubleshooting

Participation and  I did not use my I used most of my I used my class

Attendance  time in class to time in class on time to develop
finish my project. my project. my project.

I didn't come to I came prepared I was always

class prepared to to create in class prepared and
create. on most days. ready to create.

I filled out my
weekly check in
sheets in my
folder.

Presentation My project was I finished my My project is

not finished or project, but not to finished and
ready to present. the best of my ready to present.
ability.
My project was I completed my
not done to the I could have spent project to the
best of my ability. more time in class best of my
 to develop it. ability.

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