ROBOTICS AND PROGRAMMING
In this project, we learned the basics of electronics and circuits. After a lot of research on how to build a circuit and how to use a bread-board, we downloaded a program called Arduino to help us create a personalized circuit to later present to our class. I had a lot of fun with this project, and was very glad with the partner I received to work with.
REFLECTIONS
This project, as I have said above, was very fun, though some portions were frustrating. We worked in partners throughout the whole project, and used brand new computers for the STEM class only (thank you STEM boosters!) using Arduino, and a circuit board. After several experiments, we got to create our own code, or formula, to make a LED light show. I had several "peaks", or high points. One was that my partner and I had some very good communication and worked together very well. We overall collaborated successfully, even though my partner was in New York for a jazz band trip. Another peak was our time management. Unlike my other projects, this one had the best organization when it came to managing our time, in my opinion. We split the work and were ready in time for our presentation. A pit was our lack of communication on deciding what we wanted to do. It lead to a little bit of arguing, but it was all resolved in the end. Another pit was our lack of patience for our project. We tried to combine three circuits in one, but due to our frustration of it not working, we decided to combine circuits with the group across from us. It worked very well, and we all enjoyed working with each other.
CONCEPTS
Ohm's Law~ Voltage = Current x Resistance (V=IR)
Circuit~ a complete loop of conductive material with a power source
Series Circuit~ the voltage is split between each of the components in the circuit
Parallel Circuit~ the current is split between the components in the circuit
Voltage~ the push/pull factors of electricity, or the potential energy difference
Resistors~ bad conductors in a circuit that delay the flow of the current
Amperage~ the amount of power in a circuit
LED~ Light Emitting Diode
Current~the flow of electricity in a circuit
Breadboard~ a construction base for conducting electronics
Kirchoff's Laws~ the sum of the currents entering a connection equals the sum of the currents leaving the connection
In this project, we learned the basics of electronics and circuits. After a lot of research on how to build a circuit and how to use a bread-board, we downloaded a program called Arduino to help us create a personalized circuit to later present to our class. I had a lot of fun with this project, and was very glad with the partner I received to work with.
REFLECTIONS
This project, as I have said above, was very fun, though some portions were frustrating. We worked in partners throughout the whole project, and used brand new computers for the STEM class only (thank you STEM boosters!) using Arduino, and a circuit board. After several experiments, we got to create our own code, or formula, to make a LED light show. I had several "peaks", or high points. One was that my partner and I had some very good communication and worked together very well. We overall collaborated successfully, even though my partner was in New York for a jazz band trip. Another peak was our time management. Unlike my other projects, this one had the best organization when it came to managing our time, in my opinion. We split the work and were ready in time for our presentation. A pit was our lack of communication on deciding what we wanted to do. It lead to a little bit of arguing, but it was all resolved in the end. Another pit was our lack of patience for our project. We tried to combine three circuits in one, but due to our frustration of it not working, we decided to combine circuits with the group across from us. It worked very well, and we all enjoyed working with each other.
CONCEPTS
Ohm's Law~ Voltage = Current x Resistance (V=IR)
Circuit~ a complete loop of conductive material with a power source
Series Circuit~ the voltage is split between each of the components in the circuit
Parallel Circuit~ the current is split between the components in the circuit
Voltage~ the push/pull factors of electricity, or the potential energy difference
Resistors~ bad conductors in a circuit that delay the flow of the current
Amperage~ the amount of power in a circuit
LED~ Light Emitting Diode
Current~the flow of electricity in a circuit
Breadboard~ a construction base for conducting electronics
Kirchoff's Laws~ the sum of the currents entering a connection equals the sum of the currents leaving the connection