Lesson Plan Group

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MCLC Team

• Lesson Plan Group
• Katie Cramer
• Alex Miller
• Kate Gorman
• Christina Imbriano

Hub Design Group Steve Jordan Derek Anger Matt
Harmon Tyler Warner
J.E.M.S Ashley Maxwell Ogochi Nedosa
Interactive Weather Software Swachhand Michael
Murphy
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Presentation Outline

• Project Partner and Team Background Information
• Weather Station Project
• Lesson Plan Group
• Hub Design Group
• J.E.M.S Project
• Weather Software Project
• Conclusion

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Miller Child Learning Center

• Founded in 1983 and serves children from ages 2-5
  years old
• Purdue based pre-school
• Approximately 75 families of students, faculty
  and staff
• Training ground for future early education
  teachers and research in child development
• Philosophy of the MCLC
• Based on the uniqueness and the intrinsic values
  of the children and the staff members
• Believe that children construct their own
  knowledge by observing what is around them

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Team Mission Statement

• Develop toys and learning experiences that engage
  young learners in science and engineering
  inquiry.
• Stimulate their interest in the profession and
  learn to apply technical concepts to problem
  solving in their everyday life.

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Last Semester

• The Weather Station
• An interactive model that incorporates weather
  phenomenon to help children understand the
  engineering concepts.
• Four Groups
• Each group developed lessons and activities
  associated with a certain weather phenomenon.
• In-class trial, analysis, and implementation.
• Preliminary designs and specifications of Weather
  Station Hub.

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Weather Station Project

• Lesson Plan Group
• Hub Design Group

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Weather Station

• Interactive station for children
• Learn to use weather instruments
• (rain gauge, anemometer, thermometer)
• -Activities based around weather phenomenon

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Lesson Plan Group Topics

• Seasonal
• Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
• Correlation to Everyday Experiences
• Emphasis on Instrumentation

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Specifications

• Group Brainstorming
• Teacher Interview

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Lessons
Example

• Ideas
• General Format

Title (Catchy) Learning Objectives Recommende
d Number of Children Supplies needed
1. Instructions 1.
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Next Steps

• Analyze Response from Teacher Interview
• Revise Lessons accordingly
• Look into Earth and Atmospheric Science and
  Channel 18 Weather visit.

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Hub Design Team Overview

• The Hub Team
• Design a workspace for the weather activities to
  be conducted
• Includes weather instrumentation and lesson plan
  supplies

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Progress Made

• Two preliminary designs
• Rectangular
• Circular
• Pros
• Cons
• Final Combination

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Specifications of Hub

• Material
• Roto-moulded plastic
• Wood?
• Interchangeable table tops
• Weather Instrumentation
• Anemometer

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Anemometer

• Measures wind speed
• Prototype
• PVC and metal rods
• Aesthetic to capture childrens attention
• Sailboats
• Different colored balls fall
• Detachable from hub

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Thermometer

• Temperature probe
• Electronic Display
• Sliding Scale
• Teaches measuring and numbers

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Next Steps

• Test/alter anemometer prototype
• Construct anemometer
• Implement more instrumentation
• Finish weather station specifications
• Construct weather station prototype
• Construct weather station

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• Weather Station Software

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Objective

• To develop a software that helps measuring and
  understanding different weather phenomenon and
  also act as a data comparison tool that
  complements the weather station.

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Block Diagram
Display on computer screen
Weather Sensors
Interface in Lab View
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The Logic
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How to use?
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This Semester

• Complete a prototype working software for
  temperature sensor.
• Code blocks for other sensors. (Lab-View).
• Design an interface to make it for interactive
  with kids.

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J E M SJunior Engineers Mastering Science

• Ashley Maxwell
• Ogochi Nedosa
• EPICS Miller Child Learning Center

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Overview

• Interactive game for MCLC children
• Game content via two interchangeable game boards
• Weather Instrumentation Weather Phenomenon
• Seasonal Activities and Clothing
• Major Landforms
• Fourteen Pictures Sounds per game board
• JEMS Learning Objectives
• Literacy Development
• Identification of weather related content
• Peer Collaboration

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How to Play JEMS Game Unit
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How to Play JEMS Floor Pad
Umbrella
J E M S
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Block Diagram
Audio output
Game board
Game Detector via Pushbutton
Game 1 or Game 2
Audio files
Picture Selection
LED
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Steps to be completed

• Sound Application/Voice recordings
• Select Materials for prototype
• Build prototype of J E M S
• Test with small group of children

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Questions?