Problem
In class, we watched a video of a team and making a series of chain reactions. For example there was a line of dominos. Once all of them were knock down the last domino would knock down a ball hitting the floor. And that ball would hit something else. When the video ended, The teacher said how he had to make one in three hours and his video had to be at least 30 seconds long.
Then he assigned us our next project. He said that we had to make one, in a group of four. And we had to record it falling. The video had to be at least a minute long. We had to do the 12 steps of the engineering design process.
Then he assigned us our next project. He said that we had to make one, in a group of four. And we had to record it falling. The video had to be at least a minute long. We had to do the 12 steps of the engineering design process.
Solution
Our group had a very hard time trying to get together. We had very limited time and things to do all week. But we finally managed to get together. We all decided to go meet at Melanie’s house. Once we all got there, we are starting to unpack the materials that we are brought. Then we started to build on the wall.
First, we nailed game cards to the wall in a stair pattern. We tested it by dropping the ping-pong ball down it. After that we aligned it with a piece of wood. It would carry the ping-pong ball to the floor. Then the ping-pong ball would hit dominoes that we had laid out on the floor.
First, we nailed game cards to the wall in a stair pattern. We tested it by dropping the ping-pong ball down it. After that we aligned it with a piece of wood. It would carry the ping-pong ball to the floor. Then the ping-pong ball would hit dominoes that we had laid out on the floor.
Evidence
Sources
Feedback
This project was really fun to do with a group. We got to work as a team and worked on our communication skills. And because we had to do the 12 step of the engineering design process it was a challenge to do. But we got the hang of it.