Estimated Standard for Supporting activity Assessment of Pacing instruction standard Students are required to provide a sketch of their idea. This may be done Teachers will evaluate the Students will by hand on using a CAD program. quality of final sketch and understand important TinkerCAD is free to use. GA Tech also prototype of product or features of the process Week 11 encourages schools to use IronCAD process. of scientific inquiry. and 12 which is free to schools participating in 1 hour each InVenture. Students are also Critical Thinking, Creativity, S4CS5. Students will week encouraged to create a prototype of Communication, Collaboration communicate their InVenture idea. Georgia Tech scientific ideas and does not require teams to have activities clearly. working prototypes, but it is more desirable to create one. Prototypes b. Make sketches to must be done by students and the cost aid in explaining of materials should not exceed $25. scientific procedures or ideas. InVenture Challenge - Launch Enduring Understandings: Essential Questions: Teams will consider how best to share their innovative idea to their audience or judges. The How can I make others care about my best way to do this is through a pitch. The pitch should focus on the needs of the users and explain how it makes life better for people. Estimated Standard for Supporting activity Assessment of standard Pacing instruction InVenture Prize Week 12 and Students will evaluate pitches 13 ELAGSE6SL4: Present of GA Tech students in previous Teachers will conference with claims and findings, InVenture Prize episodes to teams throughout the pitch sequencing ideas help them better understand process to give them specific logically and using how to make their pitch feedback as to how well they pertinent polished and persuasive. include: descriptions, facts, Statement of problem and details to Intended users accentuate main Description of invention ideas or themes; use How it is different and appropriate eye better to similar products contact, adequate on the market volume, and clear pronunciation. Critical Thinking, Creativity, Communication, Collaboration What Is Engineering?
Estimated Pacing Standard for instruction Supporting activity Assessment of standard Week 11 and 12 1 hour each week Students will understand important features of the process of scientific inquiry. S4CS5. Students will communicate scientific ideas and activities clearly. b. Make sketches to aid in explaining scientific procedures or ideas. Students are required to provide a sketch of their idea. This may be done by hand on using a CAD program. TinkerCAD is free to use. GA Tech also encourages schools to use IronCAD which is free to schools participating in InVenture. Students are also encouraged to create a prototype of their InVenture idea. Georgia Tech does not require teams to have working prototypes, but it is more desirable to create one. Prototypes must be done by students and the cost of materials should not exceed $25. Teachers will evaluate the quality of final sketch and prototype of product or process. Critical Thinking, Creativity, Communication, Collaboration InVenture Challenge - Launch Enduring Understandings: Teams will consider how best to share their innovative idea to their audience or judges. The best way to do this is through a pitch. The pitch should focus on the needs of the users and explain how it makes life better for people. Essential Questions: How can I make others care about my Estimated Pacing Standard for instruction Supporting activity Assessment of standard Week 12 and 13 ELAGSE6SL4: Present claims and findings, sequencing ideas logically and using pertinent descriptions, facts, and details to accentuate main ideas or themes; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation. Students will evaluate pitches of GA Tech students in previous InVenture Prize episodes to help them better understand how to make their pitch polished and persuasive. Teachers will conference with teams throughout the pitch process to give them specific feedback as to how well they include: Statement of problem Intended users Description of invention How it is different and better to similar products on the market Critical Thinking, Creativity, Communication, Collaboration InVenture Prize What Is Engineering?
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