"Egg Drop Challenge - Iteration #1"

Total number of achivements: 25

List of achievements:

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. ++

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 ++

-Your materials fit inside a cigar box ++

-Your materials fit inside an Altoids 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. ++
-Your materials weigh less than 50 grams. ++


Drop Accuracy:-You hit the butcher paper! ++

Egg Resilience:-Your egg broke but the yolk remained intact. ++
-Your egg cracked but the yolk stayed inside and intact. ++
-Your egg cracked but was still together. ++
-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) ++


Communicate Results Achievements-
Create promotional materials for your design.++

• In my class, there were only some designs that succeeded.
• The paper beg as a parachute.
• two balloons a the side to protect the egg.
• A balloon inside a balloon, and the egg inside the inner balloon.
• If we were to improve our design, we would use a paper bag as a parachute, instead of balloons.

Ted video blog

Go to TED.com and spend some time investigating the site.
Once you've had a chance to familiarize yourself with the webpage, answer the following questions:
1) What is the TED organization about?
The TED organization is about spreading good, and intresting ideas.
2) What is the purpose of their website and how does the functionality of their site support that?
To expose good ideas to the world.
3) As Engineers and Problem Solvers, which topic areas (the choices from the "Show talks related to:" section on the sidebar) are of most interest to us? Justify your answer.
We are intrested in knowing how stuuf works, and how it is made.
4) Based on your previous answer, what are 3 talks (videos) on the site that appear like they would be of most interest to you as an Engineer/Problem Solver? Justify your choices.
Ueli Gegenschatz soars in a wingsuit
Toaster out of scratch
Wireless electricity
5) Each student will watch a unique video. Claim your video on the following period specific posts: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th. If no one else has claimed your video, leave a comment on that post to call the one you want. If someone else has already claimed the talk, go back and pick another one. Watch the video. Embed the video in your blog post and create a bulletized outline of the key issues presented in the talk.

• A man who uses a wing suit instead of a parachute.
• He does all  kind of "air" sports, but he likes the wing suit because it is more extreme.
• wing suit goes up to a forward speed of 115mph and downward 45mph.

6) How could you get involved in the field/technology/issue you chose to hear about? What experience/skills/training/education would you need to learn to get involved with this field?

• Call the organization, and get training to learn how to use the wing suit.
• try to meet someone who does sky diving, para-gliding, or hang-gliding, like my dad who has done both para-gliding, and hang-gliding.

Part II of the TED activity will have you negotiate within a group to select the "best" video to represent the group. The student with the chosen video will receive extra credit. The group will then prepare a short presentation that summarizes the talk and will present to the class. The class will choose the best presentation and that group will receive extra credit.

Reverse Engineering: Mechanicnal Product - Functional Analysis

Perform an analysis of the Mechanical Product you selected for your Reverse Engineering efforts. Use the following procedure:

1. What is the purpose or primary function of the object?
To put or round up papers.
2. Make an educated guess as to how this product operates. Use simple machines’ terminology to explain the object’s sequential operation.
When the stapler is pushed down, the staple gets pushed out, and goes through the papers, and when the stapler trespasses, and hits the metal, it gets twisted, which makes it strap the papers together.
3. Identify the system inputs, intended product function, and outputs. Use power point to create a "black box" graphic like the toothbrush example discussed in class. Save the slide as a .jpg image and post it to answer this question.

4. What mechanical components are visible?

• The lever arm
• Staples
• Staple advancer

5. What is it about this device’s function that you cannot identify, because the mechanical components are hidden from plain view?
The only thing that is not visible it the spring that grabs the stapler advancer.

Reverse Engineering: Mechanical Product - Visual Analysis

Using a camera phone, digital camera or your laptop's webcam, take pictures of your product that correspond to a multi-view drawing (top, front, side).

Post these images to your blog. Identify your product and title each object view.
    For my mechanical product, I choose a stapler.

    Top View of the stapler.

    Front View of the stapler.

    Side View of the stapler.

Perform a Product Analysis

• Visual Analysis
  • Describe the visible design elements and principles in relation to the three images of the product. 
  • In thus product, I can identify several visible design elements. The stapler shows color, shape, balance
• Functional Analysis
  • What is the purpose of the product and how does the mechanical nature of the item support that? 
  • This product is used to put papers togrther,or seal papers. 
• Analyze the target audience/demographics
• People who work in a office, teachers, and students.

Draw a sketch of your chooseing (isometric, multi-view, etc.)

Label the sketch with dimensions and other relevant information

Post the sketch to your blog