To get my light to blink I took my LED and wires and hooked it up to the motherboard, I hooked the long end into GP14 and the shorter end into GND, went to google classroom, copied & pasted the code to Mu Editor, and saved it. Then the light started to blink.

I took wires and connected them to the LED light. The directions said to connect the wire to the pico to the specific color of the light. Then I when to google classroom and copy & paste the code to Mu Editor.

I drew 4 shapes. 2 simple and 2 advance. After I drew them, I erased the vanishing point and lines. Then, I added dots to wear I wanted my lights to go.

I used some graph paper to draw out all my parts I need for my prototype. I measured every small piece 2 inches. Instead of drawing every piece, I would put times how many pieces I would need.

I measured each side that I drew on my graph paper on to the cardboard, trace it, and cut it out. I used tape to put together so it would look 3D. I didn't tape the whole thing, I left a opening so I could add lights.

I used INKSCAPE to make my prototype outline. I measured each length on my card board cut out and added it to INKSCAPE, but I added 2 extra inches to each one. I downloaded it from INKSCAPE just to save a copy so I could turn it in for a grade.

To make my second prototype I used GLOWFORGE to cut out my second one. I uploaded the downloaded cut list from INKSCAPE onto GLOWFORGE. Then the laser cutter, Fuego, cut the shapes out for me. After they were all cut, I taped them together.

For my second prototype I poked holes with scissors and a pen in the order and direction I wanted my lights to go in. Then I took my lights from my stop light part and made sure the lights could fit and where big enough. 

In order to start coding I had to decide what I wanted my pattern to be like. The first pattern is, each row of lights having there own turn to shine. They will stay on until all the lights are lit. For the second one, they are the same but in a different direction. For the third, only two rows of lights will blink 3 times and then turn off.

I sorted my wires and lights by color. I plugged the long in into the wires. After that, I got a plastic bag and cut them in fours. Then I taped the ends that were open. I did this so my lights wouldn't get messed up or mixed with the other lights.

Meanwhile, Ms. Ruffin gave me 16 GND wires so each light can be plugged in. I striped the wires at the top for each one. Then I twisted them all together.

This part was the biggest challenge besides getting my lights to work. I spent a day in a half gluing and getting the lights in the whole. I was so stress out because most of the wires were to short so the lights couldn't make it in the hole. So I had to take some of them out and rearrange them so they could fit in the hole. The red lights were stressing me out so much because the lights kept unplugging or the GND wires would disconnect.

I am finally finished with this project. The only set back I have is my pico, it is to big for me to glue the back on. This part was challenging because I had to take the lights that I glued in my prototype out and insert them into my final design. Then I had to rewire them and add new wires because the other ones were to short. For some of the lights I had to glue them down and the other ones just fit right in. One of my blue lights broke so I had to replace it with a white light so the pattern is kind of off but it still looks good.