Other Possible Projects

3D printer

The 3D printer can be used for many affordable ideas. it is only $2000 for a 3D printer. 1 project we can use from this is redo the notecard challenge with this. we can create even colums with one colum, and print more of it.

We can print our own rocket engine. NASA is doing this and i think we can too bu on a smaller scale to make it affortable.

We could print out our own mini plane to fly outside. it would be affortable ande fun to do.

We should print out our own cars. this could work because if we first print wheels, we then print the body of the car and attach it to the wheels, then drive it in the parking lot.

We should try to print out our own food. it would be creative and experimental. we could make different kinds of food that we could eat in class.

Notecard Design Cycle Challenge

Design Cycle

      During this project, we had to use the design cycle to build some sort of way to support over 200 pounds with a notecard. this required us to think hard, wether it was about how to make our colums or where to put the colums under the weight as part of the layout. we also had to choose how many colums we made which became a major factor. my group got the "Atkins A" because of the way I designed the colums to have a line down the center for extra support. we failed to get the "A" many times but as this happened, we discovered the flaws we had in our design. we could then use these faults to deside how we can make it better.
      Many of my groups's designs failed due to crushing, buckling, and overturning. crushing is when the colum is too wide and can't support the weight, buckling is when the colums are uneven or too skinny, and overturning is when the colums fell over due to poor placement. we had to think of a better way to make sure that this didn't happen. overturning was the most common way that most of my classmates failed to get the "Atkins A". to prevent this, we hat to find a way to place the colums so that they were in the perfect place so that it could support the weight.

Pumpkin Chunkin

         I think that our class should go pumpkin chunkin. It would be fun and educational. in 21 days, at Royal Farms off of Sussex Highway in Bridgeville, DE 19933, there is a pumpkin chunkin event that would be great to visit and watch. it is an event each year, with innovative engineering and science-based ideas.
         This would be relevant to our engineering class. this is relevant because it combines catapulting something into the air, building a machine to do that, and problem solving like we do in this class. it incorporates teamwork, innovation and invention, creativity, and engenuity. that is why it is the best field trip for this class.

Innovation: Back up car camera

Back up camera
created by: unknown
February 2010

the back up camera is a life saving innovation of today. prior to the back up camera, people would turn around in their seat, which many still do, but also look at the mirrors. the mirrors don't always do the 100% job of giving people a full view of behind the car. this can prevent accidents, backing over people, and hitting other objecks. by December of 2010, people were urged to build all cars with these cameras because of their success. this is historically important because now people are more aware and less nervouse about backing up now.

 

Invention: the Telephone

Alaxander Graham Bell

June 2nd, 1875

The Telephone

 

     the telephone was created by Alaxander Graham Bell in 1875. prior to the phone, people would send letters and meet them in person to talk with one another. with the phone invented, people didn't have to do that, now they could speak on the phone from their home or payphone. this would have a huge impact on the world.

 

      the telephone was a device that would take a sound or a humans voice, and converts it to an electrical impulse which could be sent to another phone to be converted back to the original voice or sound. it became historically important because it gained popularity over many years. people used telephones often and it eventually became so popular that almost half of America's population used telephones by 1920. the telephone would create many room for improvement and opportunity for innovation for the future.