All grades  Project 4 weeks

Dirt Bike Builders: Strip to Rev!

Liam F
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Content Expertise
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Collaboration
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Purpose

Explore the intricate world of dirt bike mechanics through a hands-on, immersive project that bridges learning with real-world applications. Disassemble, analyze, and rebuild a dirt bike, developing essential skills that enhance both technical prowess and a deeper understanding of mechanical systems. Engage in meaningful collaboration with peers and community partners, like your dad or local power sports stores, to refine your techniques and gather valuable insights. Showcase your newly-acquired expertise by presenting your completed project to peers, sharing not just a rebuilt bike but an enhanced capability to approach complex challenges creatively and collaboratively.

Learning goals

Set the stage to deepen your understanding of dirt bikes by mastering skills such as disassembly, analysis, and reassembly to enhance mechanical performance. Collaborate with classmates to design innovative solutions and troubleshoot challenges during the rebuilding process. Strengthen your content expertise by engaging with real-world experts and reflecting critically on your learning journey through a video walkthrough.

Competencies
  • Content Expertise - Students develop key competencies, skills, and dispositions with ample opportunities to apply knowledge and engage in work that matters to them.
  • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving - Students consider a variety of innovative approaches to address and understand complex questions that are authentic and important to their communities.
  • Collaboration - Students co-design projects with peers, exercise shared-decision making, strengthen relational agency, resolve conflict, and assume leadership roles.

Products

Throughout this hands-on project, you'll create a comprehensive video walkthrough demonstrating your dirt bike rebuilding process, highlighting your technical skills and critical thinking. By the end, you'll have produced a rebuilt dirt bike ready for a showcase event, complete with visuals and demonstrations to depict your learning journey. Additionally, you'll document your experience with photos and videos, capturing the transformation of the bike and your insights along the way.

Launch

Invite community partners and peers to a project kick-off event where you introduce the dirt bike you'll work on. Share initial thoughts on the challenges and exciting aspects of the rebuild, and discuss the project's essential question. Engage your audience by posing intriguing questions about mechanics and performance, sparking curiosity about the mechanics involved and their real-world implications.

Exhibition

Invite classmates, teachers, and community partners to a captivating showcase event where you demonstrate the rebuilt dirt bike in action. Share visuals and conduct live demonstrations to highlight the skills and techniques acquired during the project. Celebrate your learning journey by narrating the process and improvements made, offering guests the opportunity to ask questions and engage with your work.