‘develop and plan’
material list:
- acrylic sheets (10*10 cm) *5
- wood sheet (10*10 cm) *1
- wood blocks (3*3*3.5 cm) *4
- battery box *4
- batteries *8
- led lights (white) *4
- bubble wrap *1
- acrylic paint (white)
fasteners/adhesives:
- hot glue (putting the acrylic box on top of the wood sheet; glueing battery boxes onto the wood sheet)
- electrical tape (connecting wires with the ‘legs’ of the led lights; taping wires onto the wood sheet)
- wood glue (gluing wood blocks onto the wood sheet)
- acrylic glue (glueing five pieces of acrylic together into a box)
techniques/skills required:
- wood & acrylic cutting (machines in fab lab)
- layser cutting
- lighting the led lights (connecting wires with led lights)
‘timeline’
february 15th: define and inquire stage: brainstorm possible toy design ideas for energy conversion and choose a type of energy conversion product for further creating; start writing blog post #1
february 17th (lab day1) : in the lab, look around and check for the availability of desired materials (LED lights, acrylic sheets); test out the ‘do-ability’ of lighting up the led lights (wire-connecting); have a detailed plan drawn by next class; start writing blog post #2
february 21st (lab day2) : get plan approved from mr.hussack; start cutting the wood blocks and acrylic sheets; starting layser cutting the wood sheet; start writing blog post #3
february 23rd (lab day3) : test out the measurements of materials to see if they fit together; make adjustments and iterate the design; start finalizing materials.
february 27th (lab day4) : start assembling some parts of the design together; ask for feedback from mr.hussack and classmates; make little amendments or additions to design according to the feedback or own will.
march 1st (lab day5) : make any last-minute changes to design; assemble all pieces together into a complete project; test out the design; finish blog post #3.
march 7th: show and tell with whole class; get feedback; finish blog post #4.
**make sure to take photos for each class to show the design process**