Evidence of Work:
This project was all about electricity and how it is used in real life. We did many little projects that led up to the main one. We had to create a art show using the Arduino board and programming it to do something. Our group decided to split up into partners so Izzy and I chose to do a Christmas theme. Before we started putting everything together, we went through a number of different experiments to explore what we could do with programming. We decided to use the LCD to write "Happy Holidays!" and we also put snowflakes on the bottom line. To make the snowflakes, we took an already existing picture and changed it so it looked like a snowflake. We programmed our board to play jingle bells. It was difficult to get the right notes and rests at the right time but we finally got it as close as we could get it. Lastly we put red and green lights to add on to our show.
Content:
Voltage- The potential energy difference from one side of a component to the other. This could also be called the "push" or "drop" of electricity. The equation is V=ir.
Current- The "flow" of charge through a circuit. The equation is also V=ir. Current is the "i" in the equation.
Resistance- The amount the current is slowed or resisted through an obstacle. The equation is V=ir.
Circuit- A complete loop of conductive material from one side of a power source (+) to the other (-).
Coulomb's Law- The relationship between charges used to find force of attraction/repulsion between two charges.
This project was all about electricity and how it is used in real life. We did many little projects that led up to the main one. We had to create a art show using the Arduino board and programming it to do something. Our group decided to split up into partners so Izzy and I chose to do a Christmas theme. Before we started putting everything together, we went through a number of different experiments to explore what we could do with programming. We decided to use the LCD to write "Happy Holidays!" and we also put snowflakes on the bottom line. To make the snowflakes, we took an already existing picture and changed it so it looked like a snowflake. We programmed our board to play jingle bells. It was difficult to get the right notes and rests at the right time but we finally got it as close as we could get it. Lastly we put red and green lights to add on to our show.
Content:
Voltage- The potential energy difference from one side of a component to the other. This could also be called the "push" or "drop" of electricity. The equation is V=ir.
Current- The "flow" of charge through a circuit. The equation is also V=ir. Current is the "i" in the equation.
Resistance- The amount the current is slowed or resisted through an obstacle. The equation is V=ir.
Circuit- A complete loop of conductive material from one side of a power source (+) to the other (-).
Coulomb's Law- The relationship between charges used to find force of attraction/repulsion between two charges.
Reflection:
This project has been one of the hardest for me to complete. Izzy and I worked really hard on trying to finish and understand everything. Next time I feel like I need to manage my time a little more because towards the end of the project, we were rushing to get everything finished. I also need to make sure I understand most of the concepts because when I didn't understand some of the programming notes, I would just move on. I think we did a good job at always being on task when we were told to work on something, we did. We also did a good job on being creative because we made the snowflakes by ourselves and put many different things on our board. I think we did a really good job on this project because it was hard but we persevered.
This project has been one of the hardest for me to complete. Izzy and I worked really hard on trying to finish and understand everything. Next time I feel like I need to manage my time a little more because towards the end of the project, we were rushing to get everything finished. I also need to make sure I understand most of the concepts because when I didn't understand some of the programming notes, I would just move on. I think we did a good job at always being on task when we were told to work on something, we did. We also did a good job on being creative because we made the snowflakes by ourselves and put many different things on our board. I think we did a really good job on this project because it was hard but we persevered.