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Thyme, Time, Or a Clock?

4/12/2021

In today's A-Synchronous lesson, you will be deciding on an idea for a clock design. You will find several clocks (or other objects that you would like to make into your clock) for this time-keeping project. Watch the video, and then turn in this form for credit for today's work.

Note: You must watch the instruction video (right) to complete today's activity.

Video not working? Try this link: youtu.be/1d7vY2WOk4kk

No Monday Lesson

4/5/2021

As Monday, 4/5 is a holiday, there is no lesson for today :) See you in class on Tuesday!

IMAGO Lesson: Values and Attitudes

3/22/2021

Please make sure you finish the final IMAGO lesson, Values and Attitudes. This should be your LAST imago lesson from the ones I assigned. When you finish all of them, please go to Teams Assignments and mark today's assignment as "complete" so I know to go look for your work.

IMAGO Lesson: Teamwork

3/15/2021

Follow the same instructions as last week to log-in and complete the assignment Teamwork.

IMAGO: Self-Awareness Lesson

3/8/2021

Today, you will be completing the IMAGO Lesson on Self-Awareness.

Log-in to IMAGO (LINK)
Most of you used your @fresnoU.org username to create your account (You can reset your password by clicking "forgot password" then accessing your Outlook @fresnoU.org email.) A fe of you used your @edisoncomputech.com account. Try both.
You must complete the lesson "Self-Awareness".
If it is already in "Completed" tab, you have already done it! Huzzah!!
(Nothing to turn in!) Once you complete the lesson in Imago, I get it.

Revise your Topic Sentence from Block 11

3/1/2021

CTE Standard: 11-12.5. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying B1.0 a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.

During Block 11, we wrote a paragraph. Today, you are revising the topic sentence you wrote for that paragraph. *I sent you a copy of your paragraph by email on Wed 2/17 to both your @fresnoU.org AND @edisoncomputech.com accounts* If you do not have it from me, you did not get it turned in on time and will need to find your copy from your records.

Read and understand the resource How to Write A Topic Sentence.
Then, re-write your topic sentence. I will be looking to make sure you incorporated what the short article in step 1 taught you.
Turn in your new topic sentence here:

Present Your Astrobiological Instrument Slide

2/22/2021

Standard: 11-12.7. Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats B9.0, B10.0, and media (e.g., quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a question or solve a A1.0, A9.0 C1.0, C11.0 B11.0 problem.

In this task, you will record a video of yourself presenting the Astrobiological Instrument slide that you created with your team on Thursday (2/18) or Friday (2/19). That assignment is in Teams > Assignments > "Group Breakout Room (Block 12) @NASAPersevere rover mini-presentation"

Your presentation must include everything your slide needed to have, including:

Astrobiological Instrument Assigned
At least one picture
Name of instrument
What name means
What the item does (bullet points, in your teams' own words)
One cool fact you learned about the instrument
Resources: mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/spacecraft/instruments/

Hint: Be the expert! Exude confidence. Practice. Practice. Practice. Help me to KNOW that you understand the content. You do NOT need to show me your slide. I will have it up when you present from where you turned it in inside Teams Assignments from Block 12. Watch the video above for further instructions.

Link to record your presentation: ziggeo.io/h/vinsonclassmonfeb22 (Make SURE to click the "Turn In" button after you choose your video's thumbnail!)

A-Sync: Build a Dice in Sketchup.EDU

2/1/2021

Standard: 5.2 Solve predictable and unpredictable work-related problems using various types of reasoning (inductive, deductive) as appropriate.

In this task, you will create a single dice (die) in Sketchup.EDU. Be as creative as you can in your time. Today's video is optional. If you feel confident in making your 3-dimensional die in Sketchup without the video lesson, feel free. You will turn in a snip of your die with a view showing at least 3 of faces (sides) of the die.

Finish Hobby Shed

1/25/2021

Mr. Vinson's January 25, 2021
A-Synchronous Lesson:

Finish Hobby Shed Drawing (Vocab word: Hobby).

Instructions: Watch this lesson video. Finish your Hobby Shed drawing. Complete the Daily Progress Checkout form found in Teams or at www.MrVinson.com/daily-progress

State Standard (CTE): B2.2 Apply sketching techniques to a variety of architectural and engineering models Today's Vocabulary Word: Hobby

**If you are still interested in completing this assignment for partial credit, please send your complete responses by Teams Chat. The online form for this activity is no longer available.