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Project Report
It has been a long journey and we thank you all who have been following our posts and supporting us. To date, we have completed prototyping, individual learning projects, presentations, pilot evaluations, and a whole lot more. Finally, we completed the final product and exhibited it in the Rotunda of the Valley Library located on…
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Project Picture
Our evaluation pilot went great. It was harder than expected when people would sit at the table with our projects and sit there for hours. I feel like it made it harder for people to notice and then go up to it and fill the questionnaire. Another aspect that was harder than expected was the…
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Skill #3
Reflection: I learned that to have a good survey you must have no more than 5-10 questions because customers generally have short attention spans, but the questions should be more than yes or no questions so that they can elaborate more on the questions. Often incentives like discounts on products can be an excellent way…
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Jason Skill Log 3: Electronics
What I Learned I have been assembling the electronics of our piece based on the general layout we came up with last week and I have definitely learned quite a bit more not only about electronics in general but also about solar specifically. I have a bit of experience with electronics but so far everything…
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Kylee’s Skill Logging 3: Solar Energy
What I learned: Since I didn’t have our solar panels with me and only got to see them in class, I had to rely on mostly external resources for this skill logging. I watched a video on basic solar energy and how it works and I also looked more into how the energy gets converted…
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Daniel’s Skill Log 3: Wire twisted tree
What I learned: In this skill logging assignment, I learned how to twist wire into tree sculptures. From the raw material of copper wires, bundling them together, twisting them at different lengths and angles, and then adding the final bends to make the tree look realistic and natural. In all honesty, most of the tutorials…
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Project Update
Great news! The project is well on its way and prototypes have been created to test the ideas and themes planned in the project pitch. The ideas and plans have not changed much and work is going smoothly. The goal of our project is to introduce solar renewable energy to the everyday consumer. We hope…
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Skill Logging #2 Anna Bretl
I am learning about how to connect solar panels to power banks or a converter, so I am able to charge a phone. Series have a negative lead on one side and positive on the other. In series it doubles its voltage and keeps the amp hours. Parallel has negative to negative and positive to…
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Jason skill log 2: Sculpting
What I Learned I was working on the 3D model of our tree stump this week and oh boy, blender is really fun. I hadn’t ever used a 3D sculpting before this week and as such spent a good chunk of time just figuring out the basics. I am very much a learn by doing…
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Skill Logging 2: Teamwork
What I Learned: This week I focused on improving my teamworking skills. I’ve gotten to know the members of my team more so far in the term, but I wanted to be a decent contributor in it and continue to do more throughout the rest of the term. Teamwork has never exactly been my strong…