1. Jacob, Avi, and Emily
Lab Book
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2. The Problem The Mission
The problem is the economy is in trouble!!!!!!!
The Mission
Build a machine that makes people happy, while earning you
money
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3. Gear Trains control...
Speed
Strength
Direction
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4. 3 ways to build
ugly
average
wicked cool
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5. Modular Construction Build Quickly Change Your Solutions Easily
Make Your Contraptions Reliable
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6. Choose and Use Tricks Use Premium Quality Junk Conserve Materials
Use Pliers, Not Scissors To Cut Hard Materials
Little Glue Lots Of Pressure
Build To Modify
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7. our invention Our invention is a wheel of fortune type thing.
You give it 3 quarters(which activates a light sensor that,when triggered spins the wheel). On the wheel the things you can get are a pack of gum, a bouncy-ball, the grand prize (all of them) and absolutely nothing! When the wheel stops whatever is under the you win sign A light sensor will read the sign an trigger that candy to drop onto
Conveyer belt, which will go into a catapult. Then it will fly at you!
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8. problem solving tricks
Define the problem and set goals
Don’t reinvent the wheel
Work together
Break the solution into parts
Document.
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9. Measures of Success Does it do something useful
Does it use creative materials
Does it look wicked cool
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