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List of 10 good ideas
Castle
Model of family dinner
Toy dispenser
Puzzle
Marble race
Turtle
Vending machine
Car
Moving bridge
Guitar
Planning Questions
Are you working by yourself or in a team?
I am working in a team.
What materials will you need for your project?
Cardboard, cardboard scissors, tin foil, string.
What is your plan to create in this project?
In this project I will make a drawbridge.
What unique qualities will your project have?
The bridge will be able to move up and down.
Using cardboard, cardboard scissors, paint, and hot glue, I created a one sided drawbridge because I thought it would be a cool idea to create something that had the ability to move. The original idea came from the thought of making a model of a castle, but then I realistically thought of how much time that may take. As I was coming up with my 10 good ideas, my mind kept wandering back to that castle, but I ignored it until I thought "Drawbridge".
During this process, I learned how sturdy yet flexible cardboard really can be. At times during the creation of the bridge, I felt frustrated because I couldn't get the cardboard to move how I wanted it to, but at other times, I was really shocked at how easy it was to work with it. Depending on how sturdy you make it, it doesn't break easily, and it's a great material to work with.
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 I did not follow any sort of blueprint plans, and it was all completely created by my partner and I. We came up with the idea, got our materials, and got to work.
A challenge I overcame on this project was getting the roads to be even. After many attempts, I was able to do it by using a ruler to make even lines, cutting it out, and tracing that cardboard piece to make more. After a few tries, it really wasn't that hard.
Given a chance to do this again, I would change the fact that there was only one side of the drawbridge. The reason why I would change it is because I feel as if it would've looked cooler, and more realistic. That being said, I do really like the results of this project.
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 Connection Trades CTE program at Hastings High School. My project connects to careers in Engineering.
Daily log
Day One-My partner and I chose some cardboard and started to cut a little bit and get a general idea of what we were making.
Day Two- We cut up a lot of the pieces of the drawbridge, and then we assembled the road connecting to the bridge.
Day Three-We started making the other side and support area of the bridge, and made areas for the string to go.
Day Four-I started painting the "metal" part of the bridge, and Landon finished hot gluing it to a platform.
Day Five-I started painting the road part of it by mixing black and white together, as well as painting the yellow part in the center of the road.
Day Five-I started painting the road part of it by mixing black and white together, as well as painting the yellow part in the center of the road.
Day Six-Due to the mistake of forgetting to bring black and white paint to class, I painted over the road with black, and painted a second layer over the yellow part to make it more opaque.
IMG_0072.MOVDay Six-Landon and I made a video of the final project.
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