Rock Your Boat Challenge (change existing toyour Title)

Submitted By:

Zak Hap (complete names)

John Yap

Michael Brown

Brad Pitt

12th Grade

Mayfair High School

Los Angeles County of Education

Los Angeles County

Teacher:

Ms. Annabel T. Adriatico

Abstract

(this is the summary of the project, font should be 12 Times New Roman, double-spaced)

Acknowledgments

(write who you want to thank for)

Note: This is the format of the written report. We will change the page numbers when everything is finished.

Table of Contents

Title Page ______i

Abstract ______ii

Acknowledgments ______iii

Table of Contents ______iv

Introduction ______1

Purpose ______4

Hypothesis______4

Materials ______4

Procedure ______5

Data and Results ______6

Conclusion ______11

Bibliography ______13

Appendix ______15

Introduction

(this is where you put your background research, should be 2-3 pages double-spaced- include definitions/descriptions of shapes, circle, arcs, etc, Math/Physics theories involved)

Objective (write your objective/purpose; prompts below)

Identify the Goal and Define the Problem.

(a) Identify the goal. An engineer must use knowledge of math, science and economics to achieve a specific goal. One way to think of generating a goal or series of goals is to consider the following statement: “There must be a better way of doing this.” Your team’s goal is to build the project that performs the best given the available resources and time frame. As a team, define the project’s goal in your own words.

(b) Define the problem. The problem is revealed by asking, “How do we accomplish this goal?”, or “what must be done to accomplish this goal?” As a team define the problem in your own words.

Hypothesis (supply your own here)

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Materials

(add more based on your experimental procedure; sample below)

Pencil/pen

Paper

Camera (video or photography)

Cardboard

Duct Tape

Procedure

(list, prompts/guide below)

Team uses its creativity, and/or engages in research and discussion to come up with the following:

  1. Two Project Design Options:

(a) Preliminary design options : Draw preliminary project design options (hand or computer drawn). Document why the designs are being considered. (Google sketch-up is a free website that you could use to draw 3-D models)

(b) Select a preliminary design : Select the project design that will perform the best. Explain why the team believes the selected design will perform the best

  1. Construct Preliminary Project. Construct a preliminary small scale or life size project consistent with the selected project’s design.

3. Test and Evaluate Preliminary Project. Test the model or preliminary project under conditions similar to the competition.

(a) Document the performance outcome: Did the project perform according to plans? Why did it or why didn’t it perform according to plans?

(b) Improving the project’s design : Can the project’s design concept be improved? Document your recommendations. Can the actual process of building the project be improved? Document your recommendations.

4. Refine Design and Build Final Competition-ready Project

(a) Come up with a new design based on your teams observations and recommendations; this is your final design .

(b) Build a final project consistent with final design and enter the project in contest/race

Data and Results

( this is where you show your plans/designs (based on the procedure above ; computations, should be organized so it is easy to follow. Do you think you could put the results in table form?

Calculations

Graphs

( can you represent your results graphically? Pie chart, any type of graphis okay based on your table comparing the different “shapes” you made)

Conclusion

( make your own based on the objective, hypothesis, results of the experimentation, background research)

Bibliography

(at least 4 to5 sources - refer to the format below on how to cite sources from the internet using MLA format

Website or Webpage

Format:
Author's last name, first name (if available). "Title of work within a project or database." Title of site, project, or database. Editor (if available). Electronic publication information (Date of publication or of the latest update, and name of any sponsoring institution or organization). Date of access and <full URL>.

Examples:

Devitt, Terry. "Lightning injures four at music festival." The Why? Files. 2 Aug. 2001. 23 Jan. 2002 <

Dove, Rita. "Lady Freedom among Us." The Electronic Text Center. Ed. David Seaman. 1998. Alderman Lib., U of Virginia. 19 June 1998 <

Lancashire, Ian. Homepage. 28 Mar. 2002. 15 May 2002 <

Levy, Steven. "Great Minds, Great Ideas." Newsweek 27 May 2002. 10 June 2002 <

Appendix (put pictures here)