Using the classroom circuit playground and equipment from my house, I created a Sponge-bob figure because I wanted to have some creativity shown within my project. Also to show that I managed my time well during the 8-10 days given. I also created it because I was really bored and wanted to create something Sponge-bob related because he is one of my favorite cartoon characters, and I wanted to show that I can make use of cardboard lying around my house. Lastly, I really wanted to make the project start to play its theme song to show that I learned how to code songs for the second time.

During this process, I learned how to use the Circuit Playground Express. Learning how took some time, but I soon realized that it was really similar to the coding of my past drone project. I soon got the hang of it, and I also learned how to manage the 'music' setting on the Adafruit website, using the piano keys took a minute to learn for sure. I also learned how to create figures with cardboard. 

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 Innovative Designer because this project was strictly within using the Circuit playground as a tool, with a design process, which is a big component with this standard. I also came across multiple obstacles with coding, and within creating my side project with cardboard. Lastly, it connects because it is a unique cardboard figure made with interactive coding which is an 'imaginative solution'.

A challenge I overcame on this project was learning how to connect the Circuit playground,  I was able to do it by asking peers how to correctly do it. I also watched the videos from Mrrenner.com for some help as well. Another challenge I overcame was with creating my cardboard project. It took a while to find a few of the pieces, and with putting it together.

Given a chance to do this again, I would change the way I made the cardboard figure. The reason why I would change it is because it was my first time trying to make a cardboard side project to go along with my coding, and I believe that it really didn't come out well. It didn't look the way I wanted it to come out, but I am glad I at least got to have it in my project. Another thing I wasn't happy with my project was the song. It didn't sound that correct, and using the tempo settings on Circuit Playground was really confusing.

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 computer programming CTE program at Hastings High School.  It connects to computer programming because it deals with coding, and I was coding with my computer for this project. I also used it for testing out new things such as trying to learn how to use the Circuit Playground Express while trying to connect it with the robot. I programmed a 'robot' type project with my computer, which is mostly why it connects to the Hastings High School Computer programming CTE program

My project connects to careers in Robotic Engineering because I programmed a prototype with the Adafruit Circuit Express playground. A robotic engineer does very similar things, with programming certain robots, which is similar to what I did with my project. I created a figure that reacts to certain actions/motions. A robotic engineer creates similar projects to mine, such as store alarm systems and many more things like cool robots at theme parks!