Egg Drop Challenge- I#1

Total # of Achievements Earned: 26

Brainstorming -Create a sketch of one possible solution. Include labels. -Create a sketch of another possible solution. Include labels. -Create a sketch of a third possible solution. Include labels. -Use a decision matrix to justify the approach you chose. Material Prep -Generate a list of materials required for build day. -Document a plan to ensure materials are brought in on block day. Build Achievements Material Size: (your egg is not included in the material size) (air is ubiquitous and not included in material size. "Rare" commodities like helium are.) -Your materials fit inside a printer paper box -Your materials fit inside a shoe box Material Weight: (your egg is not included in material weight) -Your materials weigh less than 500 grams. -Your materials weigh less than 300 grams. -Your materials weigh less than 200 grams. -Your materials weigh less than 150 grams. -Your materials weigh less than 100 grams. Drop Achievements Drop Accuracy: -You hit the butcher paper! -You hit inside the third ring! Egg Resilience: -Your egg didn't break in any way! (awarded three times) -Your egg didn't break in any way! (awarded three times) -Your egg didn't break in any way! (awarded three times) Calculation Achievements -Describe an aspect of the event using arithmetic. (234g-149g)=85g -Describe an aspect of the event using geometry. A=pi r^2 A=36pi -Describe an aspect of the event using algebra. x + x + x =85; 28.33g per plate -Describe an aspect of the event using calculus. 1/2 a t^2; t=1.01s; integrate 1/2 a t^2= at; (9.8)(1.01)=9.9 m/s Other Achievements -Help set up the Bullseye. Ana did it -Come up with a clever name Mr. Olson uses for an existing Achievment. Don't Scramble the Egg (Egg didn't break) -Design an Achievement Mr. Olson approves for next year's Egg Drop Challenge. Use only one type of material. -Suggest a redesign to the activity that Mr Olson confirms he will use for next year's Egg Drop Challenge. Obstacles and challenges; like blindfolded drops, spots on the tarp that do not count for any points, AESTHETICS SHOULD COUNT

• Our "Friendship" and Joe's parachute worked very well. Since we had a secure padding and the egg was stable it didnt move on its side or anything which helped it not to break because the egg's side is the most vulnerable. That was the mistake with Colin's and his partner because they had their in a bunch of cotton balls but it wasnt as stable as it should have been.


• Based on the achievements you earned, how would you redesign your solution to score better? Be specific (sketches with labeling work well for this).

TED-key issues presented in my talk

Amber Case: We are all cyborgs now

We aren't paying attention to ourselves

We dont take time to think, computers do all the thinking for us now

The advancements in technology allow us to communicate from any part of the world

We are able to connect to whomever and whenever we want

First time in humanity that we've connected in this way

"Things are beautiful that it's still human connection it's just done in a different way"

TED

• TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design.


• Their main purpose is to spread their ideas because they "believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world." Due to their site they are able to upload all their new ideas and they are able to share them with the world.


• Technology, science and global issues would be of the best interest to us because as engineers we have to know of global issues going on so that we can come up with ideas to solve them, we use technology for these changes so we need to know about technology and science is a perfect tie to technology and global issues.


• The first video I chose was: We are cyborgs now, this caught my attention and interest as an engineer and problem solver because we are using technology now more than ever. Falling behind with the technology we use now to save our environment and facilitate things would not be something very smart of an engineer to do.The second was Gero Miesenboeck reengineers a brain, all engineers want to understand how everything works so that they can come up with controls and ways to either copy them or making something better for it. The third was 'Understanding the Rise of China' because we know that china comes up with great technological advances and in many ways we are fighting against them to come up with the next big thing, knowing their advancements help us keep advancing.


• I could get involved in the fiel and study i chose to hear about by doing my own research of communication between people now with all the new technology involved and maybe even do some activities of my own that will back up my opinions and theories about communication with human beings. I can begin to do studies about science advancements that will help me understand the functions of the brain to understand how someone can even begin to clone it. It seems like the biggest skills and training i'll need is just a full study and understanding of such subjects. For example really understand everything that has to do with a subject, analyze everything that will help me see a new perspective or point of view for of the subject for a greater understanding and creativity in ideas that can be possible in the future.

Proffessional Interview

1. Discuss with your instructor who you would like to interview. Obtain instructor approval. 2. Contact the person you will be interviewing and obtain consent. Professional Background 3. Gather the information below. a. Interviewee name: b. Interviewee’s specific degree: c. Interviewee’s place of employment: d. Interviewee’s email address and/or phone: Professional Interview 4. Ask interviewee the questions listed below and record exact responses in your engineering notebook. If you wish to ask additional questions, seek instructor approval. · Please describe your engineering field. · What is your current job title? · Please describe your particular job and duties. · What is your average work schedule? · Starting with high school, describe your educational background chronologically. · If you had it to do over, related to your career or education, would you do anything differently? · What advice would you give to me as someone interested in pursuing a career path similar to yours? Personal Reflection 5. Reflect on your completed interview and answer the following questions. You may also add additional reflections or thoughts. a. What surprised you the most about the interview? b. What was the most important piece of information that you learned form the interview? c. How has this interview influenced your feelings about your future career?

Variables and Branch Functions

Take what you've learned from the RoboPro Software for Fischertechnik presentation on Tuesday/Wednesday and create a program that uses a branch function and loop to increment the value of a variable 5 times before completing. Use the elements in the active workspace in the image above. Deliverables (2pts): -Use a sentence or two to set up the context of your post.