HW: Video Quiz - Load Paths & Calculations

Monday night HW

Video Quiz on Load Paths & Calculations: 12 min

You can access this from the LMS as well.  Tomorrow we use class time to knock out the activity, so get this done tonight.

Midterm Grades Posted

Midterm grades have been posted.
Multiple choice, open response, and the Revit design were equally weighted.

Pleased with the results, great job overall!

Go Go Gadget Midterm

The STUDY GUIDE ...

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YRgPy1wlbAPfopk5n9y1HQnkvSWdHH-GzuGlBoA4iVc/edit?usp=sharing
...will help you focus on what you need to know and be able to do.
The LMS found at myPLTW.org has all the presentations, videos, and activities.

A midterm in 3 parts:

1. Multiple Choice - concepts & simple calculations
2. Open Response - lengthier calculations and typed responses (similar to conclusion questions)
3. Revit Design - construct a simple building using the most common features in Revit

Study Tips

1. Quiz yourself.  It’s easy to read something and think you understand it.  Find ways to test yourself.  Redo problems.
2. 20 minute study, 5 min break.  Studies have shown the brain is able to take in 23 minutes of information on average before it needs to stop, process, and store in long-term memory.  Set small goals; take breaks, and reward yourself.
3. Study with someone.  Explain it to someone else, quiz each other, ask questions.  You think more deeply if you have to communicate.
4. Ask questions  Start figuring out what you don’t know.  Get help now.  Don’t wait.  Cramming the night before does not and will not work.  Spread it out.  Plan ahead.
5. Make a PERSONAL STUDY GUIDE.  Processing, summarizing, and re-writing the information goes a long way to remembering and, more importantly, understanding it.  It also gives you a quick reference sheet to keep things fresh in your mind.
6. Eat, sleep, and be merry.  Your brain will not function well if you don’t take care of it.  Feed it.  Rest it.  Relax it.  Your brain does not operate well under excess anxiety or lack of sleep.  What good will studying do you if your brain can’t access all of that knowledge?  As in all things, there is a balance.  Now is not the time to sacrifice sleep and breakfast.

Pace yourselves; its long way till Tuesday the 27th. You can do it. Hang in there. Good luck!

grading grading grading...

Grading grading grading...
Weekend marathon grading session starts now!  I got a lot done this week, but I still have more to do. The most recent activities are still in progress.  I'll post on the blog again when everything is caught up (however fleeting that may be).

Activity 2.3.4 Adding Up to Green - Clarification

I added two videos to Activity 2.3.4 on the LMS.  I can't link them publicly because the curriculum is proprietary.

• CEA 2.3.4 Planning for LEED
• CEA 2.3.4 Explanation & clarification (of the activity itself)

I'll give you one more day on this, but we're moving forward with floor plans & bubble diagrams on Monday.  Activity 2.3.4 (conclusion Qs and excel credit request) will now be due Monday night.

Two sites that will help you:

Home Size Adjustment Calculations - The square footage of the house will adjust the credits needed for LEED certification.  Smaller houses need less, and larger houses will need more.
LEED Credit Library - Choose one of the large categories, and choose one credit.  Follow the instructions on the activity.  Watch the video on the LMS if you need help.

Loop leveling video

Here's a link to a video explaining loop leveling.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2lueJROUbY

Enjoy!

3.4.1b Loop Survey

Use the readings you took today to determine the HI and ELEV.

• BM - Banchmark
• BS - Backsight
• HI - Height of Instrument
• FS - Foresight
• ELEV - Elevation

HI = BS + (BM or previous ELEV)

ELEV = HI - FS

If you'd like to look through the presentation again, this is activity 3.4.1 Surveying on the LMS