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= Overview =
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== Day 1 ==
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=== 9:00AM/1:30PM: Introductions ===
==Day 1==
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* Dom, Tom, and John
===9:00AM/1:30PM: Introductions===
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* Mentors
 
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** Mentors are your best asset:
*Dom, Tom, and John
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*** WSU Students
*Mentors
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*** Will be circulating
**Mentors are your best asset:
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*** They are here to help you
***WSU Students
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=== Demo: Goofy's Dream ===
***Will be circulating
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=== The Plan ===
***They are here to help you
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* One humongoloid Rube Goldberg machine
 
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* Each group of 3-4 makes a part of the machine
===Demo: Goofy's Dream===
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* All the machines will connect
===The Plan===
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=== Intention for the week ===
 
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* This better be fun!
*One humongoloid Rube Goldberg machine
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* There's a presentation at the end: everybody should see our "liquid awesome."
*Each group of 3-4 makes a part of the machine
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* Practice hands-on engineering and problem solving
*All the machines will connect
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=== Schedule for the Week ===
 
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* Today: Get cozy and snuggle up with the materials at hand
===Intention for the week===
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* Tomorrow, start digging in!
 
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=== Rules of the Game ===
*This better be fun!
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* Keep it fun!
*There's a presentation at the end: everybody should see our "liquid awesome."
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* Love everything: the materials, the tools, your team, and us :-)
*Practice hands-on engineering and problem solving
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* If discouraged, it’s OK. Confusion is part of the process. Hang ten, dude.
 
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* Collaborate
===Schedule for the Week===
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=== 9:15AM/1:45PM Intro to the Materials: Overview ===
 
 
*Today: Get cozy and snuggle up with the materials at hand
 
*Tomorrow, start digging in!
 
 
 
===Rules of the Game===
 
 
 
*Keep it fun!
 
*Love everything: the materials, the tools, your team, and us :-)
 
*If discouraged, it’s OK. Confusion is part of the process. Hang ten, dude.
 
*Collaborate
 
 
 
===9:15AM/1:45PM Intro to the Materials: Overview===
 
 
''New Improved: now with iteration!''
 
''New Improved: now with iteration!''
====The Iterative Process (repeat 4 times)====
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==== The Iterative Process (repeat 4 times) ====
 
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* We demo
*We demo
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* What You Need To Know
*What You Need To Know
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* Some challenges
*Some challenges
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* You demo
*You demo
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==== Demo Format ====
 
 
====Demo Format====
 
 
30 seconds:
 
30 seconds:
 
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* Your name
*Your name
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* Name of Team
*Name of Team
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* Name of each member of your group
*Name of each member of your group
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* The challenge your team took on
*The challenge your team took on
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* Demo solution with explanation
*Demo solution with explanation
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* What you would do differently
*What you would do differently
 
 
 
 
''A different member of the team should explain the demo for each demo session''
 
''A different member of the team should explain the demo for each demo session''
====Materials at hand====
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==== Materials at hand ====
 
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* Mechanical
*Mechanical
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* Electrical I
*Electrical I
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* Electrical II
*Electrical II
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* Arduino
*Arduino
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=== 9:30AM/2:00PM: Mechanical Stuff ===
 
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* Demo
===9:30AM/2:00PM: Mechanical Stuff===
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* Challenges: Each group does one of these or something else
 
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** make something move using the wheels
*Demo
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** use a rubber band to controllably power something (nothing moving freely in the air)
*Challenges: Each group does one of these or something else
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** use the gears to make something move faster or slower.
**make something move using the wheels
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** balance something using a dowel
**use a rubber band to controllably power something (nothing moving freely in the air)
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** make a channel for a ball using the foam
**use the gears to make something move faster or slower.
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** ???
**balance something using a dowel
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* Form in teams
**make a channel for a ball using the foam
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* Get materials (only related to mechanics. No electrical)
**???
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* Challenge Session
*Form in teams
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* Demos
*Get materials (only related to mechanics. No electrical)
 
*Challenge Session
 
*Demos
 
 
 
===10:15AM/2:45PM: Electrical stuff===
 
 
 
*Demo
 
*Overview of electricity
 
**resistors
 
**LED
 
**motor
 
**switch
 
*Challenges
 
**light an LED (but...Don’t blow it!)
 
**control the motor with a switch
 
**make the motor lift something heavy
 
**make the motor spin a shaft
 
**spin a CD with the motor
 
**???
 
*Get materials (only related to mechanics and electrical. No electronics)
 
*Challenge Session
 
*Demos
 
 
 
===11:00AM/3:30PM More complicated electrics: The Breadboard===
 
 
 
*Demo
 
*Overview of the breadboard
 
**[http://cratel.wichita.edu/blogs/engr101fall2012harrison/files/2012/10/solderless_breadboard.png Solderless Breadboard Pic]
 
**[http://www.robotgear.com.au/Hosted/PEBBLE/Current/PEBBLE/PEBBLE%20for%20FF.html Breadboard Simulator]
 
*Challenges:
 
**light LED 3 different ways using the Breadboard
 
**using a magnet, magnet sensor switch and breadboard, make something that turns on both the motor and an LED when you move the magnet to a switch.
 
**???
 
 
 
===11:45AM/4:15PM Microcontrollers (and the Arduino)===
 
  
*Demo
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=== 10:15AM/2:45PM: Electrical stuff ===
*50 Billion Mile High Overview of Arduino
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* Demo
*One member of each team gets a closer look at the Arduino while the others log into computers etc.
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* Overview of electricity
*The selected member goes back and gets the rest of their team "up to speed" on the arduino
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** resistors
**Challenges:
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** LED
**get LED to blink.
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** motor
**Change the speed of the blink
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** switch
**get LED to fade
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* Challenges
**control fade with potentiometer
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** light an LED (but...Don’t blow it!)
**control blink speed with variable resistor (potentiometer)
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** control the motor with a switch
**???
+
** make the motor lift something heavy
 +
** make the motor spin a shaft
 +
** spin a CD with the motor
 +
** ???
 +
* Get materials (only related to mechanics and electrical. No electronics)
 +
* Challenge Session
 +
* Demos
  
===12:30PM/5:00PM: Sayonara===
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=== 11:00AM/3:30PM More complicated electrics: The Breadboard ===
 +
* Demo
 +
* Overview of the breadboard
 +
** [http://cratel.wichita.edu/blogs/engr101fall2012harrison/files/2012/10/solderless_breadboard.png Solderless Breadboard Pic]
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** [http://www.robotgear.com.au/Hosted/PEBBLE/Current/PEBBLE/PEBBLE%20for%20FF.html Breadboard Simulator]
 +
* Challenges:
 +
** light LED 3 different ways using the Breadboard
 +
** using a magnet, magnet sensor switch and breadboard, make something that turns on both the motor and an LED when you move the magnet to a switch.
 +
** ???
  
*Reflection with Mentors
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=== 11:45AM/4:15PM Microcontrollers (and the Arduino) ===
 +
* Demo
 +
* 50 Billion Mile High Overview of Arduino
 +
* One member of each team gets a closer look at the Arduino while the others log into computers etc.
 +
* The selected member goes back and gets the rest of their team "up to speed" on the arduino
 +
** Challenges:
 +
** get LED to blink.
 +
** Change the speed of the blink
 +
** get LED to fade
 +
** control fade with potentiometer
 +
** control blink speed with variable resistor (potentiometer)
 +
** ???
 +
=== 12:30PM/5:00PM: Sayonara ===
 +
* Reflection with Mentors

Latest revision as of 21:55, 5 September 2023

Overview

Day 1

9:00AM/1:30PM: Introductions

  • Dom, Tom, and John
  • Mentors
    • Mentors are your best asset:
      • WSU Students
      • Will be circulating
      • They are here to help you

Demo: Goofy's Dream

The Plan

  • One humongoloid Rube Goldberg machine
  • Each group of 3-4 makes a part of the machine
  • All the machines will connect

Intention for the week

  • This better be fun!
  • There's a presentation at the end: everybody should see our "liquid awesome."
  • Practice hands-on engineering and problem solving

Schedule for the Week

  • Today: Get cozy and snuggle up with the materials at hand
  • Tomorrow, start digging in!

Rules of the Game

  • Keep it fun!
  • Love everything: the materials, the tools, your team, and us :-)
  • If discouraged, it’s OK. Confusion is part of the process. Hang ten, dude.
  • Collaborate

9:15AM/1:45PM Intro to the Materials: Overview

New Improved: now with iteration!

The Iterative Process (repeat 4 times)

  • We demo
  • What You Need To Know
  • Some challenges
  • You demo

Demo Format

30 seconds:

  • Your name
  • Name of Team
  • Name of each member of your group
  • The challenge your team took on
  • Demo solution with explanation
  • What you would do differently

A different member of the team should explain the demo for each demo session

Materials at hand

  • Mechanical
  • Electrical I
  • Electrical II
  • Arduino

9:30AM/2:00PM: Mechanical Stuff

  • Demo
  • Challenges: Each group does one of these or something else
    • make something move using the wheels
    • use a rubber band to controllably power something (nothing moving freely in the air)
    • use the gears to make something move faster or slower.
    • balance something using a dowel
    • make a channel for a ball using the foam
    •  ???
  • Form in teams
  • Get materials (only related to mechanics. No electrical)
  • Challenge Session
  • Demos

10:15AM/2:45PM: Electrical stuff

  • Demo
  • Overview of electricity
    • resistors
    • LED
    • motor
    • switch
  • Challenges
    • light an LED (but...Don’t blow it!)
    • control the motor with a switch
    • make the motor lift something heavy
    • make the motor spin a shaft
    • spin a CD with the motor
    •  ???
  • Get materials (only related to mechanics and electrical. No electronics)
  • Challenge Session
  • Demos

11:00AM/3:30PM More complicated electrics: The Breadboard

  • Demo
  • Overview of the breadboard
  • Challenges:
    • light LED 3 different ways using the Breadboard
    • using a magnet, magnet sensor switch and breadboard, make something that turns on both the motor and an LED when you move the magnet to a switch.
    •  ???

11:45AM/4:15PM Microcontrollers (and the Arduino)

  • Demo
  • 50 Billion Mile High Overview of Arduino
  • One member of each team gets a closer look at the Arduino while the others log into computers etc.
  • The selected member goes back and gets the rest of their team "up to speed" on the arduino
    • Challenges:
    • get LED to blink.
    • Change the speed of the blink
    • get LED to fade
    • control fade with potentiometer
    • control blink speed with variable resistor (potentiometer)
    •  ???

12:30PM/5:00PM: Sayonara

  • Reflection with Mentors