An area of strength for me is after I have an idea I'm good at putting it together and committing to all the details.

An area of growth for me is I don't remember much coding or how the circuits and breadboards work. 

I want to commit to documenting as much as I can, even the mistakes. I want to commit to giving clear explanations and expanding on them if needed. Lastly I want to commit to not focus on the perfect idea right away but be open to the messiness of brainstorming. 

1. I made a jellyfish speaker 

2. I'm extremely satisfied with how this turned out, I spent a lot of time outside of class and I really enjoyed working on it I liked how the face turned out. 

3. I would make sure I really think through all the pieces and cuts I need to make that don't include the shape of the speaker itself (like where the volume is going to go)

4. I felt like I worked very productively in this class and I would like to take that mindset into all classes. 

Progress report on my speaker. I still have to add the top, make my switch, roll and paint my metal, and attach everything together.

I am going to have a circuit playground on the top of my speaker, I made a cut out for this. On the side the switch and volume will be available from the outside. I need to make a space for the volume. I think I'm going to add the OLED "featherwing" to the front of my speaker and have it say something, I need to make space for this too. 

I chose python challenge #1 which was to 

"Write a program that creates a list of names, and prints the names in order. Can you print them in reverse order?" 

I did this in the next picture. 

I'm almost finished, it isn't working at the moment and I haven't added the bluetooth component yet. I learned how important it is to double check wires, I also learned how to connect a speaker and the many parts you need. I learned that it is in fact an important step so we can see all the materials we are using and practice double checking our wires. 

My cardboard model, I couldn't find the correct material to make the arc on top. It is a little messy because it's supposed to fit together with glue and the thickness. 

The sliver arc on the top is metal, the base box is wood. The 2 black spheres represent the speakers. The purple bottom is the acrylic. The wood has a circular cut out on the top so that the LED can fit without being on top or stuck on the inside. 

I have decided to combine three of my idea. I am keeping the idea of having a speaker shelf. This time it will be jellyfish shaped. The top will be metal with holes drilled into it so light can pass through. The tentacles will be made of acrylic and if possible will have LEDs.

These are the 10 ideation sketches I made. I circled 1 , 3 , and 4 as my favorites. Number 1 is a juice box speaker. Number 3 is a cute abstract jellyfish. Number 4 is a shelf speaker that I can drill into my wall.

This is a final soldered piece that Mira and I completed together, before Christmas!

Mira and I have completed our board design and schematics. We put it all together and this is a screen shot of the final design we sent in to be printed. 

This is our schematic design. One of the most important things I learned is to save my progress at every step.

This is Mira and my ideation for our PCB design. It is going to be a Christmas tree inspired by the beautiful winter season we love. We are using eleven LEDs that represent Christmas lights traditionally hung on trees. The switch will be on the trunk of the tree and the battery on the back.