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Session 1 |
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Form Teams and acquaint students with the
basics of navigating around the web site.
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Discuss the need for the engineer to begin
getting ideas for the design of the bridge his/her team will build, and that the engineer may need to do some planning
and designing outside of class-time. Ø
Acquaint students with the concept of the
project and show the “canyon” that the bridges must be built to span. |
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Session 2 |
Ø Decide on the company name your team will use. Ø Decide on what roles each member of the team will fulfill. Ø GM & Engineer: Watch Bridges Video in resource list Ø Accountant: Research price list and skim over bid document and payee list. Ø Carpenter: Open the salaries document, save it to Mr. Gillett’s public folder under your company name (ie. companynamesalaries) then begin researching the first four sites in the Occupational Outlook Handbook listed in the resources section of this webquest. Fill in appropriate information requested in the salaries document. Do not set salaries. Be sure to save your salary document under your company name in the public folder. Ø Teams need to get back together and discuss what you’ve learned so far. Ø Engineers: Lead preliminary planning session on the design of your bridge. |
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Session 3 |
Ø Carpenter: Open the salaries document, save it to Mr. Gillett’s public folder under your company name (ie. companynamesalaries) then begin researching the first four sites in the Occupational Outlook Handbook listed in the resources section of this webquest. Fill in appropriate information requested in the salaries document. Do not set salaries. Be sure to save your salary document under your company name in the public folder. On the salary document, recommend a monthly salary for each person in your construction company. These salaries must be based upon real life salaries that you have been researching. When finished, print a hardcopy of the salary document with only the monthly salaries entered. Give this hardcopy to your general manager to turn in to Mr. Gillett. Ø Accountant: All accountants need to get together and skim over the bid document that Mr. Gillett prepared for his bridge. Once finished looking over the example bid document, you may begin designing your company’s personalized checks using any software program we have available. Create a master sheet that has three checks on one sheet of paper. This will be used to run off more checks as you need them. Mr. Gillett has examples from past years if you would like to see them. Run off the master sheet of checks by the end of class and turn it in. Ø General Manager: Read bbrules, pickup five pages of graph paper for the engineer from Mr. Gillett, then help the engineer begin designing bridge on graph paper. The engineer must have a top view, side view, and an end view of the bridge drawn in ink on graph paper for session 4, in addition to an approximate number of spaghetti sticks that will be needed for the bridge. Before the end of class, turn in the salary document that the carpenter is preparing. Ø Engineer: Read bbcode, get a free stick of spaghetti from Mr. Gillett, get a meter stick so you can take measurements from the “canyon”, then work with the general manager to begin designing the bridge on graph paper. The engineer must have a top view, side view, and an end view of the bridge drawn in ink on graph paper for session 4 (you may view examples from past years teams in the black 3-ring binders that Mr. Gillett will provide), in addition to an approximate number of spaghetti sticks that will be needed for the bridge. |
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Sessions 4 and 5 |
Ø Engineer and General Manager: Pick up your copy of Mr. G’s old bid sheet example and use this as a guide to finish your bid sheet. Save your bid sheet under my public folder in your company’s folder. This must be done by the end of session 5. Ø Carpenter: Finish the salary worksheet and, with the consent of the other team members, set the salaries for your group. Save your salary sheet under my public folder in your company’s folder. This must be done by the end of session 5. Ø
Accountant and General Manager: Finish the design of your checks and bring
several of those plus get some copies of the purchase order document. Get with Mr. G. and he will tell you how to
fill them out. These must be correctly
done in black or blue ink or your company may be fined by the Bridge Police!
(Hands in the air where I can see them!).
Complete the forms to apply for insurance and your construction
permit. Save your construction permit
sheet and your construction permit sheet under my public folder in your
company’s folder. This must be done by
the end of session 5. Check the
accountant’s payee list to find who the Ø General Manager: You can not leave until your company’s materials are properly put away. Next session will be “Building Session 1”. Make sure you are tracking the progress of your team filling out required paperwork and turning it in. It will be easier on your team to have all paperwork completed at the end of this session. When someone in your team is not busy, have them use tape and paper to cover your table. Be acquainted with where your bridge is to be stored with what materials. Get a piece of wax paper to store your bridge on. Be certain you know where to store your cutting torch and welder! Ø ALSO: Your group must begin building next session. To make it easier to start, the accountant should fill out PO’s and checks to buy any materials (steel beams, welder rent, welding material, knife rent and anything else desired) needed to start building immediately next session.
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Session 6 Building Day 1 |
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To stay on time, your group should begin building this session. All paperwork must be submitted prior to
building (1. bid sheet; 2. construction permit, check, and PO; 3. insurance
application, check, and Ø Also, general managers must be certain construction sites are clean and all materials are put away properly. |
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Session 7 Building Day 2 |
Ø If all paperwork has not been properly submitted, your team must continue working on that. Today is day 2 of building so the accountant should complete payroll 2 and update their records. Ø When building, try to build several parts of the bridge at the same time so that effort is maximized. Ø Engineers should leave their plans at the conclusion of class today so that they can be laminated. They will be returned to your teams for day 3 of building. |
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Session 8 Building Day 3 |
Ø Continue building. Accountants should probably fill out the necessary paperwork to purchase your team’s loading platform and hook. Your laminated plans should be ready today. |
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Session 9 Building Day 4 |
Ø Continue building. Accountants should be caught up with payroll 4 by now. |
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Session 10 Building Day 5 |
Ø Continue building. Beware the Bridge Police – don’t forget that accountants should be using blue or black ink, keeping proper track of the check numbers, and filling out forms correctly or they will fined by the Bridge Police! Ø The first week of Knife and Welder Rental is over today and the second week’s rental is due payable to the proper company in order to utilize welders and knives on day 6 of building. |
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Session 11 Building Day 6 |
Ø Continue Building. Accountants should be caught up with payroll 6 by today. |
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Session 12 Building Day 7 |
Ø Continue Building. General Managers should pay close attention to the limitations on bridge height and width so that their team is not in violation of the building code. |
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Session 13 Building Day 8 |
Ø Continue Building. Ø Teams have a surprise charge today from the custodial firm of Marlene, Incorporated for custodial services. Accountants should pay this fee as well as continue to complete the appropriate payroll. |
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Session 14 Building Day 9 |
Ø Continue Building. Ø Loading platforms and hooks and highway should be purchased today. Order your highway by the centimeter. Ø Accountants are responsible for keeping their records up to date. Each team’s records should show how much money they have left as of today. |
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Session 15 Building Day 10 |
Ø The second week of Knife and Welder Rental is over today and the final two days’ rental is due payable to the proper company in order to utilize welders and knives on day 11 of building. |
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Session 16 Building Day 11 |
Ø Continue building. Ø Bridge inspection should be ordered today since this is the day preceeding the final day of building. Ø Accountants should have payrolls complete through today’s building day number 11. |
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Session 17 Building Day 12 |
Ø Today is the final day of building. Congratulations! Your bridges will be completed by the end of today’s period. |
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