Unit timeline, storyline & project files

Monday, 9 Mar

Objective: Apply graph-making skills to summarize the relationship between takeoff distance and parameter you tested

Agenda:

1. Welcome & overview
  1. Looking back
    1. We flew remaining conditions
    2. We enhanced our proficiency extracting data and graphing relevant parameters
    3. We evaluated flights for accuracy, found takeoff distance in the data, and analyzed flight consistency
    4. We modeled how to make a summary graph comparing takeoff distance and a sample parameter (temperature)
  2. Looking forward
    1. We will collate and evaluate our graphs
    2. We will create a graph that compares takeoff distance with the parameter you tested
    3. We will summarize the physics of the parameters we changed and how we expect them affect takeoff distance
    4. We will summarize the data in narrative form
    5. We will develop and apply a qualitative model for lift
2. Review expectations for making summary graph [repeat from Friday, 6 Mar]
3. Review success criteria for graphs and analysis [Google doc] or pdf
  1. Check this slide deck for examples and counterexamples
4. DELIVERABLE: Make summary graph due TODAY <5 pm
  1. 1. Before class tomorrow, submit a link to your team's analysis page in this Canvas assignment
    2. Before the end of class tomorrow, you are responsible for reviewing your own data and the data of TWO of your peers
5. If you finish early,
  1. refine your graphs to better match the success criteria [item 2]
  2. look ahead to begin narrative about your data
6. Next steps and closing

Homework:
due TODAY <5 pm Complete your summary graph if you have not already done so [see agenda item 3.c]

Tuesday, 10 Mar

Objective: apply knowledge of physics of flight to summarize your data

Agenda:

1. Welcome and overview
2. DELIVERABLE Provide constructive feedback for two (or more?) of your peers about their analysis charts due <end of class
3. Review instructions for summarizing data
4. Summarize your data
  1. Make a copy of this template
    1. Save it to your flight test folder
    2. Rename it using the following conventions: Data summary: parameter (Last name)
      1. So, if your name were Sam Pull and you tested the effect of weight, name your file Data summary: weight (Pull)
  2. Follow the prompts
  3. DELIVERABLE: submit your data summary in this form due <start of next class
5. Next steps and closing

Homework:
due block Complete your data summary if you have not already done so [see agenda item 3.c]

Wednesday, 11 Mar / Thursday, 12 Mar

Objective: apply knowledge of physics to summarize results; quantify factors that affect lift and practice predicting lift and coefficient of lift

Agenda:

1. Welcome and overview
2. Expected results
3. DELIVERABLE Analysis
4. Break
5. Quantifying lift
6. DELIVERABLE Problem set