7P2- Cardboard Project

Day 1- We started the 10 Good Ideas and the planning questions.

Day 2- We made plans and continued the Good 10 Ideas and Planning Questions.

Day 3- We made the head and the monocle. We used the plastic for the glass. We put duct tape to make the face look like a real robot.

Day 4- We made the heart and put plastic so you can see through the body. We started to duct tape the body.

Day 5- We continued the body and planned how to make the wheels for feet. We found toothpicks to use as axles. We haven't tested it yet. We also made one arm.

Day 6- We made the other arm. We taped the arm and cut the wheels out.

Day 7- The inserted the wheels. We failed three times so it took a while.

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• Using cardboard, glue, tape and plastic, I created a cardboard robot because I saw that there was a lot of creativity that could go into it. There are so many different kinds of robots and different ways a robot could look. You could make it with just cardboard, or paint it, you could use markers, or you could just use glue!

• During this process, I learned how to make a flimsy piece of cardboard hold a whole creation. What I'm talking about is the wheels. The robot weighed a couple pounds, while the wheels didn't even weigh one. The wheels were very thin and had only tape to support it. However. in the end, the wheels stayed on, and they didn't need to be huge!

• 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 made something that hadn't been made before. I had no lessons or pictures to base this creation off of. I had limited amount of resources and made a whole cardboard robot! We did the best with what we got and got the central idea forward. It was a fancy robot!

• A challenge I overcame on this project was the flimsy wheels. They couldn't hold the project and kept coming off. I was able to do it by adding extra supplies to fortify the wheels. This way, it took the weight off the wheels. We weren't able to make the wheels roll. However, originally, the wheels would immediately come off. In the end, I would call this a success.

• Given a chance to do this again, I would change the colors of the robot. The reason why I would change it is because the colors were very boring. It was all just one color. Also, the wheels were very hard to make. I would make legs instead that could actually hold the robot.

• 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 Engineering Design. CTE program at Hastings High School. My project connects to careers in Opus Packaging, Kalamazoo, Michigan. You'll have to try multiple models just like we did. There will be trial and error. You will use similar tools as we did.

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