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Our task:
Our task:
My group, Blossom, Isaac and I was told to create a vehicle that travels close to 5m and had to transport 2 rolls of pennies (250 grams) to the destination. We were also restricted to use nuclear and battery power. We also had to create graphs and list data points for our final product.
Our final product:
Our final product:
To figure out our final product vehicle, we made 3 prototypes and the vehicle that was the closest to 5m was to be chose as the "chosen one". My design was an absolute fail due to a lot of small complexes that couldn't work properly. Isaac's design failed due to his wheels being uneven and had the same problem as me which was that one set of wheels would only spin and the other set wouldn't. In the end, we decided to go for Blossom's prototype because her vehicle went the farthest without complications and was overall a successful product.
Calculations and Graphs:
Calculations and Graphs:
Process:
Process:
When I was told the task of creating a trebuchet, I automatically went to youtube to search up concepts and a general idea of there prototype. I don't like to take there idea and make it for myself but instead, to take that concept build and modify it intensely with my creativity skills. For the first couple of days, I couldn't find any builds that were interesting and simple but then I finally came up with a tutorial video of "How to build a paper trebuchet" that interested me a lot and within simple material reach. After I designed its base, I decided to give it modifications of my own like adding 2 AA Duracell batteries as counterweight so it can run smoother. This is my final module and its supposed to represent a pullback car by turning the back wheels counterclockwise and on release, it travels forward x amount of distance. There was a lot of complications throughout my vehicle like my wheels being uneven, the hot glue not sticking long enough, the back wheels only moved while the front ones didn't and etc. Overall, I'm happy of my attempt and my groups proficiency of getting their vehicles to work.
What I did well:
What I did well:
I felt like I did well creativity and innovation because I decided to take someone else's base model but modify it through my creativity. I also felt like I did well on cooperating with my classmates in my group to get the calculations and graphs right. I'm proud of myself and my group mates because this project went by really fast and successful because we worked hard to complete this project. I had a lot of spare time to study and work on other subjects because we worked really diligent on it.
What I should improve on:
What I should improve on:
I needed to improve my communication a little bit because I should've asked my teammates for advice when I was building my vehicle. I also should've worked more efficient on my prototype throughout the process of making it because I had a lot of mistakes with the measurements and was slacking a lot. I should've focused more on my build so next time I do a similar project, I'll be more dedicated and more detailed.
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