Its now 4 weeks since we blogged and its been a very busy time.
Our 2 weeks of sewn circuits have gone to 4 weeks as we wanted the children to finish the project and be satisfied with the outcome.
We under estimated the time involved and thought maybe 3 weeks at the most. Some of the children still haven't finished after 4 weeks but not many.
On the positive side they look absolutely fantastic with lots of varied and different projects being completed. The variety of size, colour and ideas is great to see and as they were making them they were continually updating their ideas and adapting plans. The hardest thing for everyone was putting that practical wiring knowledge into practice. They had to create their own design then make a wiring diagram to fit into the space and then make it work.
Giving them more time to complete the project allowed the glitches and re wiring to be fixed so they had a finished product. So if you are contemplating doing this then allow heaps of time !
We have put in some pictures and a video to show you how we went.
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
18 May 2015
SEWN CIRCUITS
This 2 week module is all about sewn circuits and we will be making our own "piece" that has a sewn circuit in it.
Each child will have a square of felt, a button cell and holder, some conductive thread and 2 LED's
This week they will be reseaching for ides on what they can make so they are looking at Youtube for ideas and construction as well as looking at images of felt objects to see if they can make it but adapt it with a sewn circuit in it.
Some have already looked and come up with their own ideas so wee look forward to the next 2 weeks to see what is made
This 2 week module is all about sewn circuits and we will be making our own "piece" that has a sewn circuit in it.
Each child will have a square of felt, a button cell and holder, some conductive thread and 2 LED's
This week they will be reseaching for ides on what they can make so they are looking at Youtube for ideas and construction as well as looking at images of felt objects to see if they can make it but adapt it with a sewn circuit in it.
Some have already looked and come up with their own ideas so wee look forward to the next 2 weeks to see what is made
4 May 2015 - Making our own circuits
This 2 week block is a creative play module where they have to make a machine / robot to draw patterns on a piece of paper so the first step was to design the wiring diagram.
Once they had designed their circuit they had to make it. They had to solder all the wires together and to the motor and make a battery box for the batteries.
The first step was to learn how to use the soldering iron correctly and how to solder wires together and not burn themselves in the process !
In class they were designing and making the battery boxes ready for the next lesson. This was not as easy as it sounds but there were some good construction going on and some great modifications being made !
Once we had it all working we needed to get a container of some sort for the robot body and attach the motor to it.
The next step was to make the "ROBOT DANCE!" - there was a lot of trial and error before we had some good dancers.
Now it was time to put on the felt tips and then the robots danced and drew patterns on the paper....
We will put the results up here once we have processed the videoes
Another successful 2 week module !
Once they had designed their circuit they had to make it. They had to solder all the wires together and to the motor and make a battery box for the batteries.
The first step was to learn how to use the soldering iron correctly and how to solder wires together and not burn themselves in the process !
In class they were designing and making the battery boxes ready for the next lesson. This was not as easy as it sounds but there were some good construction going on and some great modifications being made !
Once we had it all working we needed to get a container of some sort for the robot body and attach the motor to it.
The next step was to make the "ROBOT DANCE!" - there was a lot of trial and error before we had some good dancers.
Now it was time to put on the felt tips and then the robots danced and drew patterns on the paper....
We will put the results up here once we have processed the videoes
Another successful 2 week module !
20th April 2015 - First day of Term 2
First period of the first day of term 2 and we were into it.
This is the start of the four 2 week modules where we look at different aspects of circuits.
Our topic is Circuits and the first 2 weeks will be doing just that. We have got the "Brainboxes" and we are just going over the basics first so the children understand what makes a circuit and how to construct them using motors lights and switches.
As they progress past these they can follow the experiments in the books - there are 188 of them so plenty of room for extension and consolidation of knowledge.
We finished off by designing our own using all the right symbols and then trying to make them with the Brainboxes.
The programme on the server called Crocodile Clips was a great way to test the circuits out on the computer before making them with the Brainboxes
This is the start of the four 2 week modules where we look at different aspects of circuits.
Our topic is Circuits and the first 2 weeks will be doing just that. We have got the "Brainboxes" and we are just going over the basics first so the children understand what makes a circuit and how to construct them using motors lights and switches.
As they progress past these they can follow the experiments in the books - there are 188 of them so plenty of room for extension and consolidation of knowledge.
We finished off by designing our own using all the right symbols and then trying to make them with the Brainboxes.
The programme on the server called Crocodile Clips was a great way to test the circuits out on the computer before making them with the Brainboxes
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Where do we start ?
We have been going hard out designing, drawing and printing so all three printers have been working overtime. We are continually amazed at the diversity and creativity of our children.
We have had motorbike parts, hinges,cases, Xbox bits, bag holders and many more designs printed so far.
Pictures will be posted soon !
Thursday, February 19, 2015
2015 - "We can make a difference"
We have a new topic this term and it is "We can make a difference"
In Tech we have decided that 4 weeks is a very short time to "make a difference" globally so we have decided to do just that but scale it to suit our time frame.
So this is what we are going to do.....
We will design, plan, measure, draw, and construct an item on the 3D printer that will make a difference to someone at home.
Remember it is the small things that count !
If you go to the 3D printing folder you can see what we plan to do...
In Tech we have decided that 4 weeks is a very short time to "make a difference" globally so we have decided to do just that but scale it to suit our time frame.
So this is what we are going to do.....
We will design, plan, measure, draw, and construct an item on the 3D printer that will make a difference to someone at home.
Remember it is the small things that count !
If you go to the 3D printing folder you can see what we plan to do...
Kian using Tinkercad
Navim on Tinkercad
Steven's hinge - first prototype
Now he takes it home to check !
Thursday, February 12, 2015
3D Printing
This term out topic is "Making a difference"
So we decided to use the 3D printers to "make a difference"
They are only little things but they are the ones that sometimes make a big difference to some people !
The Seniors have decided on a project, made drawings and discussed the solution, once it has been approved they have made a set of plans and drawings with very specific measurements.
They transfer that to Tinkercad and then prepared the 3D drawing for the printer....
We have lots of different projects on the go at the moment with Week Three being the time for the completed drawings ready for Tinkercad and then the 3D Printer files
Lots of work to do before it goes to print !!
And then there is our big project all the classes are doing !!!
MORE ON THAT LATER
So we decided to use the 3D printers to "make a difference"
They are only little things but they are the ones that sometimes make a big difference to some people !
The Seniors have decided on a project, made drawings and discussed the solution, once it has been approved they have made a set of plans and drawings with very specific measurements.
They transfer that to Tinkercad and then prepared the 3D drawing for the printer....
We have lots of different projects on the go at the moment with Week Three being the time for the completed drawings ready for Tinkercad and then the 3D Printer files
Lots of work to do before it goes to print !!
And then there is our big project all the classes are doing !!!
MORE ON THAT LATER
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