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Day 1: Intro and Challenge #1 (Diving Board Challenge) 

6/29/2015

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Launching from the three-metre springboard or dropping from the 10-metre platform, divers perform a dizzying combination of flips and twists, somersaults and rotations in both pike (legs straight) and tuck (legs pulled close to the body) positions that are awarded points based on their level of difficulty and execution.

Divers compete individually or as part of a two-person team (synchronized).

Canada’s female divers are some of the best in the world, but they’ll have to fend off some fierce competition from their Mexican rivals. At the Guadalajara 2011 Pan Am Games, Canada came in second in the total medal count with two silver and two bronze. Their Mexican rivals came out on top with eight gold, three silver and one bronze medal, while the U.S. came third with two silver and one bronze.

*taken from http://www.toronto2015.org/diving. Click link to learn more. 


Challenge #1: Construct a diving board or platform

Use the Engineering Design Process (ask, imagine, plan, create, improve) to design and build a model/protoype of a springboard or platform diving tower using the minimum quantity of materials (by mass) possible.

  • You may use classroom materials (e.g., glue, craft sticks, cardboard, paper, etc).

  • The tower must withstand external forces such as wind (to be tested by a fan).

  • It must support a "diver" with a mass of 500 g.

Record your ideas, planning, and observations in your STEM notebook, and identify changes you make as you go through the engineering design process.  Be sure to record your information under the correct headings! 
  • Ask
  • Imagine
  • Plan
  • Create
  • Improve


Be prepared to communicate your design decisions.  

If you are unfamiliar with springboards, watch the following video:

In our class, we do not have materials like acrylic, fiberglass, a mould, or a high powered oven so you will need to be creative! Even though the materials may differ, you may use some of the strategies mentioned in the video to strengthen your springboard. 

*Adapted from Cisco iCanLearn "Discover Science Throught Sport" curriculum.

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    Welcome to Summer School!

    Join us on our journey as we explore the links between Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.


    Pro Salaries and Unit Rates

    It is clear that professional athletes are well-paid. Anyone who has been following the recent free agent frenzy in the NBA, or the transfer window in soccer, is aware of the enormous sums of money top players earn. In comparison to other professions, these salaries can seem pretty ridiculous. 

    Math Connection: Unit Rates


    A Unit Rate is the ratio of two measurements in which the second term is 1.  
    e.g., beats per minute, dollars per hour, kilometres per hour, 0.99/lb, $4.54/kg. 

    If Krishna earns $180 in 20 hours, then unit rate of her earning is given as 180/20 = $9 per hour.


    Learning Goal: We are learning to use unit rates to determine how much a professional athlete makes yearly, monthly, bi-weekly, weekly, per day, and per hour on average.


    1. Choose a professional athlete to examine. Ensure that you can find information about that person's current salary before deciding on them. Click a link in the list below. Search for your athlete. Find their salary. 

    Basketball Reference
    WhoScored.com (Soccer) 
    Pro Football Reference
    Hockey Reference
    Baseball Reference


    2. Use your knowledge of unit rates to determine how much your professional athlete makes yearly, monthly, bi-weekly, weekly, per day, and per hour on average.

    3. Display your data in an attractive visual format to be shared on this website. You may use markers and chart paper (we'll take a picture of it) or create a document that can be shared digitally. Show all work!



    Success Criteria for Visual Display


    I will be successful if:
    -My work is labeled (a subheading for each different calculation, each unit is labeled)
     

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