PROJECT 5 - Algodoo Project

Sixth Grade Technology Algodoo Project

What the heck is Algodoo??  Good question.  It's a physics-simulator sandbox game.  Does that help?  No?  Well, it's a unique 2D-simulation environment for creating interactive scenes in a playful, cartoony manner. 

That clears it up, doesn't it?  No?  

Don't worry, you'll figure it out by using it.

1. Ask Mr. Gilley to assign one of the Technology Classroom iMacs to you. You may work with a partner or by yourself. You will need to use this same iMac until the Algodoo project is complete.

2. To sign in, type "fifth period" and leave the password blank.

3. Then sign into your PPS account on Google Chrome.

4. Go to DRIVE and MAKE A COPY OF THIS TURN IN DOCUMENT.

5.Go to this website for the Tour

6. Go to the help menu (question mark ?) and complete the six basic tutorials:

       

       Crash course, Tools, Sketch Tool, Float and Sink, Friction of a slide objet, and Rainbows.

7. Click on this youtube video to learn how to make motors.

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Paste screenshots of each finished Tutorial and the four experiments below into this TURN IN DOCUMENT.

Then complete these Four Experiments:

1. Experiment #1: Arch-Bridge

Create an arch bridge and a wheeled vehicle that can drive over that bridge under its own power using gears, wheels and motors.

2. Experiment #2: Make a Playground

Must include:

-a see-saw

-a sliding board

-a swing

-a ball-pit or sandbox

3. Rope and Pulley System

4. Gas Chamber

 Sixth Grade Technology Students

For this project you will learn how to use a 3D Modeling program called Sketchup. You will use this Turn-in Document to paste screenshots of your finished tasks.

To create your sketchup account, go to sketchup.com

Click on “Try Sketchup” in the corner to create your free account.

In the drop down menu, select “primary & secondary”

Yes, we are enrolled in Google’s G Suite for Education, select YES

Next drop down box select Student 

and click the blue box “Sketchup for Schools”

Click Sign in with Google

Choose your @student.pps.net account

This part may sound scary, but let’s just go ahead and trust those nice Sketchup people and click the blue Allow button.

And now you have your very own free sketchup online account. Remember the password.

  

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This is the Sketchup Home Screen.

Start by Taking the Tour

Click through the prompts to complete the tour.

TAKE A SCREENSHOT of the final page of the tour, and then paste it into the Turn-in Doc.

Open the Turn-in Document while logged into your google drive, then select MAKE A COPY from the FILE menu.

Fill out the Turn-in Document and upload to Canvas when it is complete.

The Assignments

When you feel ready to start, move ahead to the four tutorials below:

Tutorial #1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_bJPNnO3HQ

When you are done with this tutorial, your file should look like this:

Take a screenshot of the final version of your tutorial and paste it into the Turn-in Doc.

Tutorial #2)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQSyofKyKIQ

When your tutorial is complete, your file should look like this:

Take a screenshot of the final version of your tutorial and paste it into the Turn-in Doc.

Tutorial #3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKOIObcAY2A

When you are done with this tutorial, your file should look something like this:

You don’t need to save this file.

Tutorial #4) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF3K2Th0IR0

When you are done with this tutorial, your file should look something like this:  

Feel free to change the siding material, the colors, add more windows or doors, change the lawn, the fence, the sidewalk, etc.  

Also add to your file:

Trees and landscaping.

A driveway

A swingset or other playground equipment

Anything else you want!  Use your imagination and have fun with it.

Take a screenshot of the final version of your tutorial and paste it into the Turn-in Doc.

FINAL TASK - Design and build a tree-fort.  

Grading criteria:

• Tree fort is in a tree at least 20 feet above the ground (yes that means you have to draw the tree.

• Tree fort has three rooms in it.

• Tree fort has four or more windows.

• Tree fort has your name on the door, or on the front wall somewhere.

• Tree fort is made mostly of wood.

Take a screenshot of the final version of your tree-house and paste it into the Turn-in Doc.