Alloy Project
Introduction-
At the end of the year I was tasked with the alloy project. for this project the class was divided into teams and each chose a product made from any alloy. The teams learned how to test for many properties like hardness and tensile strength. Each team conducted a lot research and compiled it into a presentation. After producing our presentation each team presented their findings to a real metallurgist; Mr. Kelto. Below is a slide show of the presentation that I and my teammates put together.
Skills-
English Skills
Justification-
I feel that I am able to understand how to conduct hardness test and compile research into a presentation. I also can work on team and have strengthened my communication skills. I feel that all the skills listed above were used in completeting this project that has taught me a lot about metallurgy.
At the end of the year I was tasked with the alloy project. for this project the class was divided into teams and each chose a product made from any alloy. The teams learned how to test for many properties like hardness and tensile strength. Each team conducted a lot research and compiled it into a presentation. After producing our presentation each team presented their findings to a real metallurgist; Mr. Kelto. Below is a slide show of the presentation that I and my teammates put together.
Skills-
English Skills
- Develop and extend a thesis, argument, or exploration of a topic by analyzing differing perspectives and employing a structure that effectively conveys the ideas in writing (e.g. resolve inconsistencies in logic; use a range of strategies to persuade, clarify, and defend a position with precise and relevant evidence; anticipate and address concerns and counterclaims; provide a clear and effective conclusion).
- 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).
- Use the formal, stylistic, content, and mechanical conventions of a variety of genres in speaking, writing, and multimedia presentations.
- 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 writing, speaking, and visual expression to develop powerful, creative and critical messages.
- 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).
- Respond to and use feedback to strengthen written and multimedia presentations (e.g., clarify and defend ideas, expand on a topic, use logical arguments, modify organization, evaluate effectiveness of images, set goals for future presentations).
- Recognize the defining characteristics of informational texts, speeches, and multimedia presentations (e.g., documentaries and research presentations) and elements of expository texts (e.g., thesis, supporting ideas, and statistical evidence); critically examine the argumentation and conclusions of multiple informational texts.
- Coordinate several tasks simultaneously
- Assess/evaluate criticism
- Set realistic goals and plan to achieve them
- Define metals and list 5 properties
- Define alloys and explain their importance
- Describe properties of common alloys and give applications of each
- Understand the Steel alloys: AISI-SAE system
- Understand the Aluminum alloys: AA system
- Understand the Copper Alloys: CDA system
- Understand the Unified Numbering System
- Define metallurgy
- Describe how metallurgy knowledge can be used to solve industrial problems
- Understand how chemistry is related to metallurgy
- Explain the relationship between strength, hardness, and ductility (mechanical properties)
- Compare various types of stresses
- Describe stress-strain diagrams
- Explain modulus of elasticity
- Tempering: describe and give application
- Understand how heat treating changes the mechanical properties of alloys
- Organize oral and written information.
- Adapt language for audience, purpose, situation. (i.e. diction/structure, style).
- Employ verbal skills when obtaining and conveying information.
- Reference the sources of information.
- Prepare oral presentations to provide information for specific purposes and audiences.
- Deliver an oral presentation that sustains listeners' attention and interest.
- Align presentation strategies to the intended audience.
- Implement stress management techniques.
- Use email to share files and documents.
- Deliver presentations with supporting materials.
- Facilitate group work through management of shared schedule and contact information.
- Facilitate group work through management of shared files and online information.
- Facilitate group work through instant messaging or virtual meetings.
Justification-
I feel that I am able to understand how to conduct hardness test and compile research into a presentation. I also can work on team and have strengthened my communication skills. I feel that all the skills listed above were used in completeting this project that has taught me a lot about metallurgy.
This is the presentation my team and I put together.