Introduction:
For this project, the juniors at the manufacturing technology academy (MTA) were split into groups of three. My team then decided as a group to complete the project using the alloy C260 (better known as cartridge brass.) The application of this alloy that we chose was ammunition cartridges.
For our next task, we collected sources that contained information about our alloy. This included hard-copy sources as well as electronic sources. From our sources, we gathered information about our alloy, such as mechanical strengths, weaknesses, and manufacturing processes for our chosen application. We also had a consultation with a metallurgist who helped us discover what we would need for this project.
After finding the necessary information, we created a presentation. We then used this presentation to teach the other juniors at MTA about our alloy, as well as learned about the other alloys from the other students' researched.
For our next task, we collected sources that contained information about our alloy. This included hard-copy sources as well as electronic sources. From our sources, we gathered information about our alloy, such as mechanical strengths, weaknesses, and manufacturing processes for our chosen application. We also had a consultation with a metallurgist who helped us discover what we would need for this project.
After finding the necessary information, we created a presentation. We then used this presentation to teach the other juniors at MTA about our alloy, as well as learned about the other alloys from the other students' researched.
The Manufacturing Technology Skills and Objectives That I Used Were:
- Classify materials based on their qualities as natural, synthetic, or mixed.
- Demonstrate the ability to select, apply, and convert systems of measurement to solve problems.
- Know the elements of the processes and concepts for understanding the design process.
- Analyze the audience and presentation environment.
- Explain various methods of obtaining information.
- Use oral presentation skills to present scientific, technological, engineering, or mathematical reports.
- Use written presentation skills to present scientific, technological, engineering, or mathematical reports.
- Use visual presentation skills to present scientific, technological, engineering, or mathematical reports.
The English Skills and Objectives That I Used Were:
- Demonstrate flexibility in using independent and collaborative strategies for planning, drafting, revising, and editing complex texts.
- Select and use language that is appropriate (e.g., formal, informal, literary, or technical) for the purpose, audience, and context of the text, speech, or visual representation (e.g., letter to editor, proposal, poem, or digital story).
- Proofread to check spelling, layout, and font; and prepare selected pieces for a public audience.
- From the outset, identify and assess audience expectations and needs; consider the rhetorical effects of style, form, and content based on that assessment; and adapt communication strategies appropriately and effectively.
- Use speaking, writing, and visual presentations to appeal to audiences of different social, economic, and cultural backgrounds and experiences (e.g., include explanations and definitions according to the audience’s background, age, or knowledge of the topic; adjust formality of style; consider interests of potential readers).
- Evaluate own and others’ effectiveness in group discussions and formal presentations (e.g., considering accuracy, relevance, clarity, and delivery; types of arguments used; and relationships among purpose, audience, and content).
- Identify, explore, and refine topics and questions appropriate for research.
- Develop a system for gathering, organizing, paraphrasing, and summarizing information; select, evaluate, synthesize, and use multiple primary and secondary (print and electronic) resources.
- Develop organizational structures appropriate to the purpose and message, and use transitions that produce a sequential or logical flow of ideas.
- Recognize the role of research, including student research, as a contribution to collective knowledge, selecting an appropriate method or genre through which research findings will be shared and evaluated, keeping in mind the needs of the prospective audience. (e.g., presentations, online sharing, written products such as a research report, a research brief, a multi-genre report, I-Search, literary analysis, news article).
- Use technology tools (e.g, word processing, presentation and multimedia software) to produce polished written and multimedia work (e.g., literary and expository works, proposals, business presentations, advertisements).
- Demonstrate understanding of written, spoken, or visual information by restating, paraphrasing, summarizing, critiquing, or composing a personal response; distinguish between a summary and a critique.
The Employablitiy Skills and Objectives That I Used Were:
- Schedule time to meet task/project deadlines
- Prioritize work
- Select appropriate human/material resources
- Display punctuality and regular attendance
- Complete tasks on time and meet deadlines
- Display confidence in self and work
- Demonstrate initiative
- Demonstrate initiative
- Work without close supervision
- Evaluate and monitor personal performance
The Physics Skills and Objectives That I Used Were:
- Find the strain in a system
- Use Youngs Modulus in an equation
Justification:
This project taught us a lot about alloys and their application. Before this project, I hadn't put any serious thought into what types of metals were used for a given application or why. However, now when I see a metal component on something, I have an understanding of the importance of every characteristic of that metal , and what makes it the best choice for that application.
Presentation Outline:
presentationoutline.pdf | |
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Copy of Power Point:
cartridge_brassc26000.pdf | |
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Reference Page:
mla_work_cited.pdf | |
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