These 2 pictures are from our final result from the 2 manila folder poles. The total is 57 magazines.
21 magazines, and then 36 from the other.
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Thursday, December 19, 2013
Manila Folder Bridge Build
These 2 pictures are from our final result from the 2 manila folder poles. The total is 57 magazines.
21 magazines, and then 36 from the other.
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Monday, December 16, 2013
Mouse Trap Race Car
Team members: Chris Ruiz, Max LeBaron, Owen Heidenreich
Test Compete stage:
We are claiming 7 achievements
Design stage:
Visualize It! Create a sketch of a design and label key features.
Visualize It! Create a sketch of a design and label key features.
Build stage:
Build It
build your design, document it with a photo
build your design, document it with a photo
Test Compete stage:
"Competitor - Compete in the mouse trap racecar challenge
We competed in second annual mouse trap racecar and we placed in last place
We competed in second annual mouse trap racecar and we placed in last place
Feedback Collect feedback (at least one each of +, change, ? and !) from yourself or your classmates.
Change: Max says We should have asked more questions about how to build it
!: owen built the race car by himself
?: a lingering question we have is "How does the string accelerate the mousetrap?"
+: Positive, we were all genuinely interested in this challenge.
Change: Max says We should have asked more questions about how to build it
!: owen built the race car by himself
?: a lingering question we have is "How does the string accelerate the mousetrap?"
+: Positive, we were all genuinely interested in this challenge.
Iterate stage :
Game Changer Develop a new rule or change to the game that you feel would make the event better. Explain your concept.
"No sticks":There should be no sticks to attach to the mouse trapper to create more leverage with the accelerator. This means that instead of the mouse trap clapper being its usual length of about 4 inches, people were attaching a long pole to the mouse trap and then putting their string at the end of that pole so that the mouse trap would act as if it were far greater than four inches, which would then create an advantage as the car would travel faster and further.
"No sticks":There should be no sticks to attach to the mouse trapper to create more leverage with the accelerator. This means that instead of the mouse trap clapper being its usual length of about 4 inches, people were attaching a long pole to the mouse trap and then putting their string at the end of that pole so that the mouse trap would act as if it were far greater than four inches, which would then create an advantage as the car would travel faster and further.
Name it - Invent a name for an achievement that you think is better than what we have currently.
The achievement that is named "The Price of Glory" should be named "Graft" because in politics a graft is the unscrupulous use of a politician's authority for personal gain ie. bribing people for votes.
The person is buying things that give them an advantage in the race, therefore they are a Graft. This name will also provoke questions related to this word which will hopefully encourage them to learn more.
The achievement that is named "The Price of Glory" should be named "Graft" because in politics a graft is the unscrupulous use of a politician's authority for personal gain ie. bribing people for votes.
The person is buying things that give them an advantage in the race, therefore they are a Graft. This name will also provoke questions related to this word which will hopefully encourage them to learn more.
Reflection stage:
Build/Design
What is a "Design/Build" process? How did your experience with this challenge relate to that? Why might you experience this in a career related to technical innovation?
A design/build process is more than just a physical design and build but it is also a test of perseverance and social orginization skills. It is also a test of motivation and willingness to work hard to achieve a goal. Our experience with this challenge demonstrated that our group unfortunately lacked the collective motivation and willingness to achieve our goal which was to win the Mousetrap racecar. I will experience this in a career related to technical innovation because plenty of communication and clarity is required to pull-off any feat in innovation.
A design/build process is more than just a physical design and build but it is also a test of perseverance and social orginization skills. It is also a test of motivation and willingness to work hard to achieve a goal. Our experience with this challenge demonstrated that our group unfortunately lacked the collective motivation and willingness to achieve our goal which was to win the Mousetrap racecar. I will experience this in a career related to technical innovation because plenty of communication and clarity is required to pull-off any feat in innovation.
Cardboard Canoe Challenge 2013
Cardboard Canoe Challenge Round 2
Partners: Erik, Owen, Ben, Max
Team Name: Super Saiyens
Summary: Our team took on the Cardboard Canoe Challenge, and were able to earn many achievements. We followed the criteria, making our canoe out of cardboard and duct tape. We worked together, and completed our boat quickly.
Achievements:
Criteria• Build a watercraft that allows you to traverse the CHS swimming pool.
• Your "boat" must float at least one student through the course of the competition.
• Protect your workspace from damage!
Constraints
• You may only use Cardboard and Duct Tape for this event.
• All Staples or other foreign material must be removed from your cardboard. If we trash the pool, we will not be invited back for other activities during the year (yes, we have other activities in mind for 2nd semester).
• Cardboard must meet our quality standard and be approved by the instructor (more info to follow)
• Each boat must have a minimum of a 3" tall "sidewall" (no completely flat designs).
• All exposed cardboard must be covered in duct tape (this will reduce cardboard disintegration in the pool).
• Each team will be provided one "versa table" cardboard box piece and three 60yrd rolls of duct tape. Any materials beyond this (likely need more cardboard) need to be resourced by your team.
• Sketch Ideas - See below
• Prototype Ideas - See below
• Select an Approach - We determined that we needed a thick/wide base and high walls to keep the boat afloat with Chris inside. We decided on the thick/wide base because we thought it would help stay afloat. This worked well, for our boat did not sink at all until we intended it to.
• Surface area! - Calculate how much surface area you can cover with your given duct tape. How many sf can you cover with one roll? How many can you cover with all your rolls? What % efficiency do you think you can achieve with your overlap?
• Build It! - See below
• The Longest - Our group stayed up until the very end of the race
• Balance Master - Chris stood up for 5 seconds
• Videographer - (we have a video, but we do not know how to upload it, please ask us to see it)
• Feedback -
+ Boat worked very well, stayed afloat until the end of the challenge
+ Kickboard paddle worked well, helped Chris go faster and did not get in the way
- Erik was not there to push the boat, so our planned speed was derailed
- Boat go as fast as other groups
+ Chris did a good job piloting
+ There were no holes in the duct tape
+ Boat was easy to drain water out of
- Could've used a string like the winning team did
- Could've had someone in the water
+ Worked well as a team to achieve goals
• How Low Did You Go? - Our boat basically more or less sat on the surface of the water. In my opinion, it was very surprising seeing how little our boat went into the water, for last year our boat was about half in the water. The unit weight of water in pounds is roughly 62 pounds per foot cubed. I weigh roughly 120 pounds. Use math to help explain the depth that your boat sat in the water.
• Redesign - I would make the boat longer, and add more cardboard to the bottom to reinforce it. I would keep the width the same, so I could still be able to paddle easily.
• (Make Your Own Achievement) - Paddle On! -Our group didn't have anyone to push our boat, so we had to get creative and use a paddle board to paddle our boat to the other side.
Partners: Erik, Owen, Ben, Max
Team Name: Super Saiyens
Summary: Our team took on the Cardboard Canoe Challenge, and were able to earn many achievements. We followed the criteria, making our canoe out of cardboard and duct tape. We worked together, and completed our boat quickly.
Achievements:
Criteria• Build a watercraft that allows you to traverse the CHS swimming pool.
• Your "boat" must float at least one student through the course of the competition.
• Protect your workspace from damage!
Constraints
• You may only use Cardboard and Duct Tape for this event.
• All Staples or other foreign material must be removed from your cardboard. If we trash the pool, we will not be invited back for other activities during the year (yes, we have other activities in mind for 2nd semester).
• Cardboard must meet our quality standard and be approved by the instructor (more info to follow)
• Each boat must have a minimum of a 3" tall "sidewall" (no completely flat designs).
• All exposed cardboard must be covered in duct tape (this will reduce cardboard disintegration in the pool).
• Each team will be provided one "versa table" cardboard box piece and three 60yrd rolls of duct tape. Any materials beyond this (likely need more cardboard) need to be resourced by your team.
• Sketch Ideas - See below
• Prototype Ideas - See below
• Select an Approach - We determined that we needed a thick/wide base and high walls to keep the boat afloat with Chris inside. We decided on the thick/wide base because we thought it would help stay afloat. This worked well, for our boat did not sink at all until we intended it to.
• Surface area! - Calculate how much surface area you can cover with your given duct tape. How many sf can you cover with one roll? How many can you cover with all your rolls? What % efficiency do you think you can achieve with your overlap?
• Build It! - See below
• The Longest - Our group stayed up until the very end of the race
• Balance Master - Chris stood up for 5 seconds
• Videographer - (we have a video, but we do not know how to upload it, please ask us to see it)
• Feedback -
+ Boat worked very well, stayed afloat until the end of the challenge
+ Kickboard paddle worked well, helped Chris go faster and did not get in the way
- Erik was not there to push the boat, so our planned speed was derailed
- Boat go as fast as other groups
+ Chris did a good job piloting
+ There were no holes in the duct tape
+ Boat was easy to drain water out of
- Could've used a string like the winning team did
- Could've had someone in the water
+ Worked well as a team to achieve goals
• How Low Did You Go? - Our boat basically more or less sat on the surface of the water. In my opinion, it was very surprising seeing how little our boat went into the water, for last year our boat was about half in the water. The unit weight of water in pounds is roughly 62 pounds per foot cubed. I weigh roughly 120 pounds. Use math to help explain the depth that your boat sat in the water.
• Redesign - I would make the boat longer, and add more cardboard to the bottom to reinforce it. I would keep the width the same, so I could still be able to paddle easily.
• (Make Your Own Achievement) - Paddle On! -Our group didn't have anyone to push our boat, so we had to get creative and use a paddle board to paddle our boat to the other side.
- This is one of our prototypes
-Aerial view of previous prototype
-The prototype that we based some of our boat off of
-Modified original prototype and added the nose on this one
-This is the front view of "The War Horse"
-Side view
-This is our boat after the contest, as you can see, it is still in tact
-These are our 20 solutions, with a sketch of our product
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
My First Blog Post!
Welcome to my Principles of Engineering Blog for Coronado High school! I will be posting all of my work for the 2013-2014 school year.
This is the logo for my favorite football team, the San Diego Chargers. Been a fan since I was in 3rd grade. Extra pumped for the start of the NFL season this year!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whNOfvyPpaM
Go Chargers!
This is the logo for my favorite football team, the San Diego Chargers. Been a fan since I was in 3rd grade. Extra pumped for the start of the NFL season this year!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whNOfvyPpaM
Go Chargers!
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