Kieran

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Reflect and Share

March 8, 2023 / / 0 Comments

This is my final product.

It works because the battery goes from potential electric energy to electric energy when turned on, which goes through the wires into a motor that holds a fan. The fan is turned by the electric energy turning into mechanical energy and whilst spinning it also uses sound energy.

I was successful in the cardboard and hot glue areas, as they were pretty straightforward and simple to go through with. However, I struggled for a while with connecting the wires and figuring out how to make them stay attached so that the energy would go through the 2 wires. I think I need to focus on improving how on task I was for the project, as I got distracted in time and wasted a lot of time which would have allowed me to finish the product probably a class sooner than I did. I could also have made the fan more visually pleasing or tried to hide the wires a bit more.

The impact that this would have on the environment is probably little to none as all it does is create wind. However, the materials needed for the fan would harm the environment, as they would take fossil fuels to create. The potential audience for this product would be people needing a fan, for example people living in warm countries.

 

Create and Improve

March 8, 2023 / / 0 Comments

Over the past few days I have continued working on my product, this was my progress throughout the week.

These were the base components for the structure of the fan, the base, the pipe for the wire to go through, and the different angles of each piece. For this day I mostly spent it cutting cardboard and not working much on the technical and energy components of the fan.

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This day I was mainly focused on the motor and wiring parts of the fan, I struggled to attach the wires and make the motor work until I realized I needed a separate motor and a larger battery pack for more power. I felt like I had learned a new skill in attaching wires and how motors work.

I finally started piecing everything together and creating the final product. It seemed too difficult to wire the wires through the pipe after some attempts so instead I decided to wire them at the back. These are all the different angles showing all the different pieces in the final piece.

Define and Inquire

February 16, 2023 / / 0 Comments

The goal of the engineering task is to create a product that is fully functional and has a purpose. Currently I am mostly undecided for what I want to create, however I am leaning towards something like a lamp, a fan, or a wind-up toy. Some examples of what I might want to make:
This has been done before and I would like to possibly change the design or some other aspects of it, I like the fact that it seems simple and not too difficult to create and believe that i could create it within the given time.

This is another example of what I would like to make. I like the practicality and simple nature of it however I’m not too sure all the materials necessary (like the batteries) are available in the design center, though I wouldn’t be surprised if they were. All in all a pretty good design and product that I would like to make.

Last but not least, we have a wind-up car. I like this design as its very open-ended and you can see the parts inside. As well as it doesn’t seem to difficult to make and could possibly be something I would use if I’m bored at home, which is always a positive.

The problems I need to adress are whether or not I could make these within the given time and if the materials that are needed are in the design lab. If I stay focused and don’t get distracted then the first problem should be fine however the second is mostly out of my control.

Overall I think a lot of them share similar pros and cons. Such as ease of creation, time constraints, and whether the stuff needed is provided. As well as being suitable for the guidelines of the rubric.

Science Final Project

June 5, 2020 / / 0 Comments

My biggest takeaway from Grade 6 science would be that energy is all around us and we cannot create energy, at least not safely, or destroy it. I would write on my own report card, Kieran was a difficult student, but he has learnt many things, although he should really focus on his work more instead of goofing off. I am a little confident in model making and analyzing data, but I think I prefer modelling my work. One thing I wish I could work on next year would be to focus more on my work.

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