My PLTW
Engineering Design Process
- Check out this graphic for more info about each step.
- Sketch out your solution using https://sketchpad.app/
Engineering News
- Interesting Engineering
- eGFI Dream Up the Future - make sure to "allow" Flash to access site
- Engineering.com
- Discover Engineering
- Grand Engineering Challenges - from the National Academy of Engineering
- Science News for Students
Cerebral Palsy and AFOs
Sketching
- Create thumbnail sketches with https://sketchpad.app/ or https://www.youidraw.com/
- What is isometric drawing?
- Isometric Drawing Online - With everything we do to learn sketching, check out this interesting tool to create Isometric sketches. Check out the "inspect" tab to see your object using Orthographic sketches.
- Isometric Drawing practice online with TeacherLed
- Here are some interactive activities about Multiview sketches:
- Isometric Font
- Cube Perspective - game on Math Playground
Measurement
- Reading a Ruler Help Videos (1/2 and 1/4, 1/8, and 1/16) - Scroll down to see all 3 videos
- The Ruler Game - Play the Ruler Game and see how high a score you can get. Having the timer on earns your bonus points the longer you can survive. Change the increment level to raise or lower the difficulty. If you feel the Standard system becomes too easy, try the Metric Ruler Game.
- Strolling with my Gnomies
- Measure It - Choose the hard or super hard versions.
Dimensioning
SketchUp
- Sketch Up - You can always open up SketchUp Pro on your computer to practice creating 3D Models. Here are some tutorials for SketchUp. If you want to try working online or on a Chromebook, check out SketchUp for Schools. It looks a bit different but works just the same. Their site even contains some tutorials you can follow.
- SketchUp Reference Card