Evidence of Work
For these projects I had two different groups but I worked well with both of them. Personally this coding stuff isn´t my favorite thing we have done by far but I definitely learned some new things. For the robot art show my whole group had a tough time because none of us had any previous experience programming. I don´t remember having any arguments or disagreements with my group. Our end product was an arduino board that played Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and flashed a light every time a note was played. Then, after we presented that I switched groups for the Power San Marin Project. We used a few different techniques that you can find in the slide show.
For these projects I had two different groups but I worked well with both of them. Personally this coding stuff isn´t my favorite thing we have done by far but I definitely learned some new things. For the robot art show my whole group had a tough time because none of us had any previous experience programming. I don´t remember having any arguments or disagreements with my group. Our end product was an arduino board that played Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and flashed a light every time a note was played. Then, after we presented that I switched groups for the Power San Marin Project. We used a few different techniques that you can find in the slide show.
Content For The Robot Art Show
Circuits: A circuit is a complete loop of conductive material from one side of a power source to the other. Voltage: The variable for voltage is v, voltage is the potential energy difference across a circuit Current: The variable for current is i, current is the electricity through a circuit. The unit for current is amps. Resistance: The variable for resistance is r, resistance is the amount the current is slowed in a circuit. The unit for resistance is Ohms. Breadboard: A breadboard is a series of rows and electrical connections. |
Content for the Power San Marin Project
The first part of this project we had to make windmill blades, and test them using different wind speeds to find the amount of electricity they generated. Some shapes and sizes worked better with very light wind, while others worked with hard wind. During this activity, we learned about what blades were best for different levels or wind and wind turbines. For the next step of it our group had to create an electromagnet with nails and wire, and do different tests. Our test was changing the core of the magnet and seeing what materials could pick up the most paper clips. We did small tests seeing how electrical fields worked. One of them was putting on and taking tape off a table to generate positive and negative charges. These experiments helped us learn how electricity interacts with certain objects. We took apart a few different types of motors and tried to see how they are put together and work. The last part of this project was very short. We were told to make a plan to be able to power San Marin. Our group used a few techniques some well known others not so much. The final slides presentation of our project can be found above. |
Reflection
This was a very long project and even though at times switching groups was confusing but it made it more exciting for me. I honestly feel like I worked well with all the groups I was with. Even though I strongly dislike coding I definitely learned a lot. I didn't have any disagreements with anybody in any of my teams for once and that was nice.
This was a very long project and even though at times switching groups was confusing but it made it more exciting for me. I honestly feel like I worked well with all the groups I was with. Even though I strongly dislike coding I definitely learned a lot. I didn't have any disagreements with anybody in any of my teams for once and that was nice.