1. Project Work Checklist  Materials Checklist  Rules of the Competition  The Design Process  Initial Ideas – Launcher(x2)  Initial Ideas – Tower(x2)  Discussion of Ideas - Launcher  Discussion of Ideas - Tower  Final Idea – Launcher  Final Idea - Tower Angry Birds Competition Your Task: Working with a group of 3 – 4 students you will be competing in an Angry Birds competition. You will be given the supplies needed to build and test an Angry Birds Launcher and an Angry Birds tower. Goal: Use your problem solving and design skills to build, test and then win the Angry Birds competition! Production Technology Fairview Jr. High

2. Angry Birds Competition Guidelines Use only the tools and materials provided to build and test both an Angry Birds launcher and tower You may wish to split the group and have some members work on the launcher and some on the tower. Make sure to communicate your ideas to all members! You may modify your materials, if necessary, with the tools provided. Any necessary machine or power tool work must be done under the supervision of the teacher. Once you have a working prototype, test it on your own tower. Your launcher must be able to adjust it’s aim up and down and from side to side. Your launcher must be able to adjust it’s distance of launch closer and farther. Your tower must securely hold up the 3 balls and you must be able to knock them free with your Angry Bird launcher. During the competition you will have to knock down the towers of the other teams. Points are scored as you knock out the balls. The maximum points are achieved if all three balls are knocked down on the first shot. Reduced points on the 2 nd and 3 rd shots. You will have a maximum of 3 shots at the tower per turn. Each team will have an opportunity to knock down the other groups towers. Team with the most points at the end wins!

3. Materials Checklist Collect the following items  Measuring Tape  Pencil  Mitre Box  Hand Saw  Mitre Snips  Sandpaper  2 Angry Birds  3 Balls  Bag of Launcher Materials  Bag of Tower Materials

4. Initial Ideas - Launcher Name:____________________________________________

5. Initial Ideas - Launcher Name:____________________________________________

6. Initial Ideas - Tower Name:____________________________________________

7. Initial Ideas - Tower Name:____________________________________________

8. Discussion of Ideas - Launcher 1.Which idea(s) does the group like the best? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ 2.What about these ideas do you like? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ 3.Is there a way to combine these ideas? Sketch possibilities below: 4.Choose a final design. Why did you choose this design? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________

9. Discussion of Ideas - Tower 1.Which idea(s) does the group like the best? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ 2.What about these ideas do you like? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ 3.Is there a way to combine these ideas? Sketch possibilities below: 4.Choose a final design. Why did you choose this design? __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________

10. Final Idea - Launcher Names:____________________________________________ Final Design should be neatly drawn.

11. Final Idea - Tower Names:____________________________________________ Final Design should be neatly drawn.