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Description: Using what we know about the micro-bit and some basic python code, we were assigned to a group to create a skittle dispenser that gives a person 5-10 skittles everytime they press a button.
Brainstorm: We looked at previous skittle dispensers for inspiration to make our own, and after a little while inspecting some other dispensers, we knew the general idea of how the dispenser works. We wanted to make a slope facing down towards a wheel that turns to dispense the candy below.
Procedure: We started off by designing and constructing the basic shape of our dispenser in TinkerCad, adding some details along the way, such as a window to see how the dispenser works. Once we were happy with the design, we took apart the whole thing into small pieces, to be laser cutted. Then we started gluing all the parts together to create the final product.
SOUL Reflection:
S-We worked together very well and was able to come up with an idea together and the procedure was pretty smooth.
O-I think that we should've double checked our calculations for how big each piece is as one of the pieces was too big.
U-I learned how to laser cut in this project.
L- Gluing and assembling the dispenser proved to be difficult for us as when we glued some walls together for the dispenser, the wall tilted mid-way as the glue dried so we ended up with a crooked wall. however, we did some quick thinking and hid the wall with another wall.
WISCR:
The C and W in WISCR applied to us because we were pretty clear communicators as we helped each other out to avoid possible disasters and we were pretty Well-Rounded too as we all tried something out of our comfort zone, for example, I actually did the code for the servo instead of building and constructing the project.
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