Name: Alexia Rocamora Falcone

Class:7BB

Unit title: Tech Fair Project

Statement of inquiry: Development in technology have led to scientific and technical innovations extending it’s its scope to diverse fields today.

Global Context: Scientific and technical innovations.

ATL skills: Creative thinking and researching

Key concept: Development

Related Concepts:  Innovation and invention

Criterion A-Inquiry And Analysis     26/01/2016

http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2011/07/20-most-impressive-science-fair-projects-of-all-time/

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/Intro-Robotics.shtml

The Art-bot was a good idea that I found, interesting to conjecture that for people who can’t draw similar to me, could be capable of having a bot that can draw for them. I am not precisely sure it will work, however, it wouldn’t be a valid idea if the robot only draws scribbles. The robot's function is to allow people who can't draw, an inspiration. The robot works by having firstly a cup as a body. The legs will be the markers, this will allow the bot to draw. Once it begins to walk using its legs/ markers it will also begin to draw.     

This project was developed by normal 12-year-olds in a science fair project and soon came around to the world. This project isn't really helpful to the society but is useful towards people who can't draw so they can get inspired. Mostly because normal kids who can't draw don't want to try and instead tell themselves they are horrible. They think that because they aren't able to draw successfully doesn't matter however if they are able to see the robot they will be inspired to progress their drawing skills.

Reflection:

I pointed my research on other people's ideas for tech fairs in order to receive a proper tech project. I found many sites with different kinds of projects and unique ones that are helpful to society however one particular stood out to me so I decided to research further on the ideas that it had given me. One thing that failed when I did my research was that the sites were based on science fair projects and not tech fair projects and the science ones where more children related, however, I began to feel  un shore of the sites I found until I saw that both were equally similar with the same types of projects that related to technology.

Task 4:

Design Brief:

During the project, me and my partner, Tsumugi are making an automatic pet feeder. Our aim is to allow pets of any kind to provide themselves with food without anyone needing to dispense it for them. Pets and owners will appreciate this because it can give them the possibility of going places for a very long time without needing to provide their pets with food. The design will include a pet food dispenser especially an Arduino sensor. We will need a bowl, servo cardboard, dispensing wheel, button, and a food holder or a serial or conflicts dispenser. Mainly it will be used from pet owners, however, around our communities, most people don’t acquire pets so they aren’t our aim of people using it. Though however in common sense, it will be used with families around the world who have pets or it can also be used for our own food as well. Though, we are aiming it to pets in general.