MPACT Module 3 Workshops

There are two options per grade.  You only have to attend one of the options (which consists of 2 days).

Beware of the time zones.   

Grade 4
Option 1: Monday June 21 & Tuesday June 22, 10am-4pm EDT
Option 2: Wednesday June 30 & Thursday July 1, 10am-4pm PDT
Zoom: https://terc.zoom.us/j/99899956353

Grade 5
Option 1: Wednesday June 23 & Thursday June 24, 10am-4pm PDT
Option 2: Monday June 28 & Tuesday June 29, 10am-4pm EDT
Zoom: https://terc.zoom.us/j/94405611268

Grade 6
Option 1: Monday June 21 & Tuesday June 22, 10am-4pm PDT
Option 2: Wednesday June 30 & Thursday July 1, 10am-4pm, EDT
Zoom: https://terc.zoom.us/j/94293280619

Grade 7
Option 1: Wednesday June 23 & Thursday June 24, 10am-4pm EDT
Option 2: Monday June 28 & Tuesday June 29, 10am-4pm PDT
Zoom: https://terc.zoom.us/j/98590586184

Materials

EDT PDT Topic
1:00 PM 10:00 AM Welcome and warm up
1:20 AM 10:20 AM Overview grade and check in on modules 1 & 2
1:40 AM 10:40 AM Module 3 Overview
2:00 AM 11:00 AM Collect Ideas
2:40 PM 11:40 AM Mentors
3:00 PM 12:00 PM Lunch/Breakfast
3:30 PM 12:30 PM Make and remake your prototype
4:30 PM 1:30 PM Design on Paper
4:50 PM 1:50 PM Break
5:00 PM 2:00 PM Design on Computer
6:00 PM 3:00 PM Send to print
6:30 PM 3:30 PM End

EDT PDT Topic
1:00 PM 10:00 AM Welcome
1:20 PM 10:20 AM Teacher Notes: Design
1:40 PM 10:40 AM Make Real Thing
2:40 PM 11:40 AM Lunch/Breakfast
3:10 PM 12:10 PM Review of G4 unit, Including M1 and M2
3:50 PM 12:50 PM Planning
4:50 PM 1:50 PM What’s Next
5:10 PM 2:10 PM Reflection
5:30 PM 2:30 PM End

Materials

EDT PDT Topic
10:00 AM 7:00 AM Welcome and warm up
10:30 AM 7:30 AM Check in on Modules 1 and 2
10:45 AM 7:45 AM M3 Overview
11:00 AM 8:00 AM M3: Collect ideas
11:15 AM 8:15 AM M3: Collect ideas: Interview
11:30 AM 8:30 AM Mentors
12:00 PM 9:00 AM Lunch
12:30 PM 9:30 AM M3: Make and remake your prototype con’td
1:15 PM 10:15 AM M3: Design on paper
1:35 PM 10:35 AM M3: Design on paper: Visualizing 2D
1:55PM 10:55 AM Break
2:05 PM 11:05 AM M3: Design on computer: CT
2:25 PM 11:25 AM M3: Design on computer
3:05 PM 12:05 PM M3: Make the Real Thing: print
3:20 PM 12:20 PM End

EDT PDT Topic
10:00 AM 7:00 AM Welcome
10:15 AM 7:15 AM M3: Reflect & Celebrate
10:45 AM 7:45 AM M3: Make Real Thing: Math
11:45 AM 8:45 AM M3: Toy Assembly
12:00 PM 9:00 AM Lunch
12:30 PM 9:30 AM Teacher Notes: Make
1:00 PM 10:00 AM Review of Grade 5 unit, including M1 and M2
1:30 PM 10:30 AM Grade 5 Unit Guide treasure hunt
2:15 PM 11:15 AM Break
2:30 PM 11:30 AM Planning
3:00 PM 12:00 PM Report on planning & next steps
3:30 PM 12:30 PM End
Materials

EDT PDT Topic
10:00 AM 7:00 AM Welcome and warm up
10:20 AM 7:20 AM Grade 6 Overview & Check in on Modules 1 and 2
10:40 AM 7:40 AM Module 3 Overview
11:00 AM 8:00 AM Collect ideas
11:30 AM 8:30 AM Make and Re-Make Prototypes
12:00 PM 9:00 AM Lunch/Breakfast
12:30 PM 9:30 AM Reflect & Celebrate & Ask your Mentor
1:15 PM 10:15 AM Make and Re-Make Prototypes: Teacher Notes
1:30 PM 10:30 AM M3: Design on paper
2:10 PM 11:10 AM Break
2:20 PM 11:20 AM Algorithmic Thinking
2:35 PM 11:35 AM Design on computer
3:15 PM 12:15 PM Make the Real Thing: check and print
3:30 PM 12:30 PM End

EDT PDT Topic
10:00 AM 7:00 AM Welcome
10:20 AM 7:20 AM Make the Real Thing, continued
10:50 AM 7:50 AM Putting the Mobile Together
11:10 AM 8:10 AM Brain Teaser
11:30 AM 8:30 AM Teacher Notes: Summary
12:00 AM 9:00 AM Lunch/Breakfast
12:30 PM 9:30 AM Review of Grade 6 unit
1:00 PM 10:00 AM Planning
2:00 PM 11:00 AM Break
2:10 PM 11:10 AM Next Steps
2:30 PM 11:30 AM Reflect & Celebrate
2:45 PM 11:45 AM End

These videos are modified from the recorded workshop sessions.

Materials

EDT PDT Topic
10:00 AM 7:00 AM Welcome and warm up
10:30 AM 7:30 AM Check in on Modules 1 & 2
10:45 AM 7:45 AM M3 Overview
11:00 AM 8:00 AM M3: Collect Ideas
11:45 AM 8:45 AM M3: Make and remake your prototype: Scale Drawing
12:00 PM 9:00 AM Lunch/Breakfast
12:30 PM 9:30 AM M3: Make and remake your prototype: Prototyping the board
1:15 PM 10:15 AM Reflect & Celebrate & Ask your Mentor
1:45 PM 10:45 AM M3: Make and remake your prototype: Modifications
2:15 PM 11:15 AM Break
2:25 PM 11:25 AM M3: Design on Paper: Game pieces
2:40 PM 11:40 AM M3: Design on the Computer
3:10 PM 12:10 PM M3: Make the Real Thing: check and print
3:30 PM 12:30 PM End

EDT PDT Topic
10:00 AM 7:00 AM Welcome
10:20 AM 7:20 AM M3: Design on paper: The gameboard
10:50 AM 7:50 AM Talk about issues of printing / scale of pieces to board
11:05 AM 8:05 AM M3: Make Real Thing: Math Exploration
11:50 AM 8:50 AM Brain Teaser
12:00 PM 9:00 AM Lunch/Breakfast
12:30 PM 9:30 AM Grade 7 Unit Guide treasure hunt, M1 & M2 review
1:00 PM 10:00 AM Review of Grade 7 unit, including M1 and M2, using Unit guide treasure hunt
1:45 PM 10:45 AM Break
2:00 PM 11:00 AM Planning
2:30 PM 11:30 AM Report on planning & next steps
3:00 PM 12:00 PM End

MPACT Low Tech Modules Workshops

4th grade:
Jan 9, 2021 10:30 EST
Zoom: https://terc.zoom.us/j/97871343601
Meeting ID: 978 7134 3601

5th grade:
Jan 9, 2021 13:30 EST
Zoom: https://terc.zoom.us/j/93548808824
Meeting ID: 935 4880 8824

6th grade:
Jan 16, 2021 10:30 EST
Zoom: https://terc.zoom.us/j/92975960056
Meeting ID: 929 7596 0056

7th grade:
Jan 16, 2021 13:30 EST
Zoom: https://terc.zoom.us/j/91917396931
Meeting ID: 919 1739 6931

If you need to call in
Find your local number: https://terc.zoom.us/u/abDV9JjJfD

All workshops

4th Grade Materials

  • G4 low tech module
  • Paper (8.5″x11″ Printer paper)
  • Scissors
  • Tape, masking tape, or colored tape
  • String (Thread, string, yarn)
  • Pencil, pen, colored pencils
  • Cardboard or cereal box
  • Round object (plate, cup, lid)

5th Grade Materials 

  • G5 low tech module
  • Letter-sized paper 8.5″x11″
  • Scissors
  • Pen or pencil
  • Ruler or other straight edge
  • Tape (masking tape, scotch tape, etc)
  • Cardboard or cereal box for the shapes
  • Optional: paint and markers

6th Grade Materials

  • G6 low tech module
  • 8–10 ft string or yarn,
  • Scrap paper, or (optional: graph paper)
  • Cereal box or cardstock or thick paper
  • Arm – stick or something rigid that is about 12” long
  • Tape, glue
  • Scissors
  • Pencils, markers

7th Grade Materials

  • G7 low tech module
  • Drinking straws
  • Pushpin
  • String
  • Thick cardboard such as from shipping boxes
  • Thin cardboard such as from cereal boxes
  • Tape, glue
  • Scissors
  • Pencils, markers
Time Topic Resources
15 min Introductions & Improv
15 min Low Tech Module introduction MPACTLowTechModulesIntroJan2021
20 min Review Make a Kite Low tech kite module
20 min Measuring Angles Making angle wedges
20 min Teacher Guide Low tech teacher guide
Pedagogy presentation
10 min Break
25 min Forums Forums on MPACT website
20 min Tinkercad Tinkercad
Prepping for Cura and printing (look at the printing guide)
20 min Questions
Time Topic Resources
15 min Improv & check-ins
10 min Low tech module introduction Low tech modules intro presentation
25 min Teacher guide Teacher Guide
20 min Make the shapes Make the shapes
20 min Identify the shapes Identify the shapes
Types of quadrilaterals
10 min Break
10 min Finish activity
10 min MPACT pedagogy for low tech modules Pedagogy presentation
20 min Forums Forums on MPACT website
30 min Printing from Tinkercad to 3D printer Tinkercad.com
20 min Questions and Planning
Time Topic Resources
15 min Improv & check-in Story spine
15 min Low-Tech Module introduction MPACTLowTechModulesIntroJan2021
10 min Low-Tech Teacher Notes Teacher Notes
10 min Sketch design Sketch your mobile
15 min Make a net of a cube and a net of a different shape Make a net for a cube
15 min Create nets on cardstock and assembly
15 min Spatial Reasoning and Surface Area using Net Spatial reasoning task
10 min Break
20 min Finish mobile
20 min MPACT Pedagogy Low tech pedagogy presentation
20 min Forums + Tinkercad
20 min Planning & Questions
Time Topic Resources
15 min Improv & check-in Story spine
15 min Low tech module introduction Presentation
10 min Low Tech teacher guide Teacher Notes
10 min Sketch your toy Plan toy
30 min Make the toy Make the toy
10 min Break
30 min Learning and talking math about circles Math about circles
More math about circles
20 min MPACT Pedagogy Presentation
20 min Forums Forums on MPACT website
20 min Planning & Questions

MPACT Module 2 Workshops

Grade 4
Zoom: https://terc.zoom.us/j/95587308205
Meeting ID: 955 8730 8205

Grade 5/6
Zoom: https://terc.zoom.us/j/91906621257
Meeting ID: 919 0662 1257

Grade 7
https://terc.zoom.us/j/96734696499
Meeting ID: 967 3469 6499

If you need to call in
Find your local number: https://terc.zoom.us/u/abDV9JjJfD

All workshops

  • Your computer with a camera and microphone.
  • mpact3d.terc.edu
  • Tinercad.com
  • 3D printer ready to start print
  • School or office type materials (pencil, rulers, scissors, etc)

4th Grade Materials

  • G4 Module 2 packets (printed version and online)
  • Colorful paper and string we sent you.

5/6th Grade Materials 

7th Grade Materials

Time Topic Resources
15 min Introductions & Improv Forum introductions
15 min Module 2 introduction

Discuss Collect Ideas and Make and Re-make Prototypes.
40 min Design on paper and computer: spool Tinkercad.com
20 mi Mentors Forum: Mentors
10 min Break
25 min Cura and printing
20 min Make the kite
Math and spatial reasoning		 Making the kite
10 min Teacher Notes
20 min Planning
Time Topic Resources
15 min Introductions & Improv
10 min Module 2 presentation slides
25 min Soma cube with linking cubes + Volume
20 min Design the Soma cube in Tinkercad. Tinkercad.com
10 min Break
10 min Making a box (G6)
10 min Mentors
20 min Teacher Notes
30 min Cura: sending the Soma cube to print
20 min Planning
Time Topic Resources
15 min Introductions & improv
10 min Introducing Module 2 G7
20 min Collect ideas and make prototypes Grid notebook
Blank paper
35 min Design on the computer Tinkercad.com
10 min Break
30 min Make the real thing: Sending to the printer Cura software on your computer
20 min Probability
20 min Teacher Notes G7 Mod2 Teacher Notes
20 min Planning

MPACT Module 1 Workshops

Join the meeting

  • Your computer with a camera and microphone (For the workshop and as your primary device, we recommend a computer. Other devices are ok. However, there are some compatibility issues that may hinder your participation in the workshop). We will discuss these and recommended classroom tools during the workshop.
  • 3D printer (and the box opened)
  • Module 1 packets (printed version and online)
  • Class & student rosters (so we can show you how to create tinkercad classrooms).
  • School or office type materials (pencil, rulers, scissors, etc)
Time Topic Resources
20 min. Introductions mpact session A slides

Ideaboardz
60 min. Module 1 Module 1 student workbooks (grade 4, grade 5, grade 6, grade 7)
Unit guide and teacher notes (refer to packets at home or online pdf version by grade)
Discussion forums 
Workshop handout (online document)
10 min. Break
15 min. Study Information
30 min. Tech & Materials Tinkercad.com
Learn Tinkercad
Tinkercad Tech check
Tinkercad Cheat Sheet
Tinkercad Keyboard shortcuts
Cura slicer software
45 min. Printer 3D Printing Resources: how to assemble, guide to 3d printing, etc.