Robot Art Show
In this project we were suppose to create a form of robot art. It could have been anything from lights to songs. But before we could do any coding we had to work on packets.
First, we started with a packet that had a lot of electricity experiments to get a better understanding of circuits, current, resistance and voltage. We had to use alligator clips and light bulbs to complete the packet.
Then, we moved onto breadboards which are little boards that have tiny little holes that model electric current. We used wires, resistor and other things to make a light blink.
And lastly, we used Arduino programming to code. We used a booklet to follow all the coding and a computer to upload all the coding.
Concepts
Circuit: a loop of conductive material from positive to negative sides of a power source. This entire project revolved around circuits and how they work.
Resistance: a measure of how much current is slowed/ how many obstacles in the circuit.
Current: the flow of electricity through a circuit. The current is found through every circuit and ca be used by the equation I=V/R.
Voltage: potential energy drop across a component of a circuit. We find voltage using V=IR.
Power: the rate at which electrical energy is transferred by circuit. Power is also related to brightness.
Circuit: a loop of conductive material from positive to negative sides of a power source. This entire project revolved around circuits and how they work.
Resistance: a measure of how much current is slowed/ how many obstacles in the circuit.
Current: the flow of electricity through a circuit. The current is found through every circuit and ca be used by the equation I=V/R.
Voltage: potential energy drop across a component of a circuit. We find voltage using V=IR.
Power: the rate at which electrical energy is transferred by circuit. Power is also related to brightness.
Reflection
In this group we struggled a lot on focusing. The first packet was fun because we were new to it and it seemed simple so we would slack off and were always a chapter behind. But once everybody was on the second packet we rushed through the rest of the packet. On the second packet we were over it. We wanted to do something fun which was the blinking light quiz at the end of the packet. Once we got the hang of the breadboard we did the quiz which was really cool and fun for all three of us because we made a light blink using wires and other tiny things. The last packet was the most fun. We all took turn doing each circuit and was double checking each others work. We work well together but sometimes we get off track but then we get back to work. I think we got everything and helped each other understanding things we got confused on. Overall, it was fun and very educational.
I worked on this project with Alexis Bishop and Reema Heydari.
In this group we struggled a lot on focusing. The first packet was fun because we were new to it and it seemed simple so we would slack off and were always a chapter behind. But once everybody was on the second packet we rushed through the rest of the packet. On the second packet we were over it. We wanted to do something fun which was the blinking light quiz at the end of the packet. Once we got the hang of the breadboard we did the quiz which was really cool and fun for all three of us because we made a light blink using wires and other tiny things. The last packet was the most fun. We all took turn doing each circuit and was double checking each others work. We work well together but sometimes we get off track but then we get back to work. I think we got everything and helped each other understanding things we got confused on. Overall, it was fun and very educational.
I worked on this project with Alexis Bishop and Reema Heydari.