Are you working by yourself or in a team?
by myself
What materials will you need for your project?
a ton of Legos
What is your plan to create in this project?
A Lego car/truck with suspension
What unique qualities will your project have?
I'm doing it at home
Day 1.I worked on my website
Day 2. I worked on getting the pieces together
Day 3. worked on the frame
Day 4. worked on the motors
Day 5. I put the wheels on and got the gears put in
1.lego car
2.lego truck
3.lego catapult
4.lego scissor lift
5.lego claw grabber thing
6.lego tank with suspension
7.lego 6 wheeler
8.lego tractor
9.lego crane
10.lego robot
Using Legos, I created a Lego car with steering and suspension because I wanted to challenge my self and I wanted to build with Legos . The car had four wheel drive, steering, and suspension. It took me 5 days working on the car for about 1 hour a day. I also came up with the design by myself from scratch.
During this process, I learned how use full knob wheels are for the drive shaft. Another thing I learned is how little frames I have for supporting the middle of the car. I also learned how certain cars work during the process.
The 7 standards of the class are Empowered Learner, Digital Citizen, Knowledge Constructor, Innovative Designer, Computational Thinker, Creative Communicator, and Global Collaborator. My project ties to computational thinker global collaborator. I am a computational thinker because I used problem solving during my project. I am a global collaborator because I have a website for the whole world to see.
A challenge I overcame on this project was getting the back wheels to stay connected to the frame. I was able to do it by using rubber bands to connect them to each other. another challenge I over came was getting the motors to sit in the right spot.
Given a chance to do this again, I would change how the back wheels connect to the frame. The reason why I would change it is because every time I hit a bump the wheels would pop right off. I would also reinforce the frame to make it stronger.
Hastings High School Career and Technical Education Program offers Agriculture, Business Management, Computer Programming, Construction Trades, Culinary Arts, Digital Multimedia, Engineering Design, Finance, Insurance, Marketing. My project connects to the construction trades CTE program at Hastings High School. My project connects to careers in LEGO Land.