Monday, September 26, 2011

Final Supplies List for Scale Model

  • Glue
  • Tape (Duct and Scotch)
  • Scissors or Exacto Knife
  • Black Spray Paint

Materials Final: Scale Model

Solar Panel
  • Cardboard - backing of photovoltaic cells
  • Thin wooden sticks - support
  • Black paper - photovoltaic cells
  • Wire - to connect the panel to the UV lights
Adhesives
  • Hot glue
  • Tape

Material BrainStorming: Scale Model

Chambers
  • Plastic Bottles
  • Wood
  • Aluminum Cans
  • Foam Core
  • Legos
  • K'nex
  • Clay
Tubing
  • Straws
  • K'nex
  • String
  • Clay
  • Legos
  • Flexible Vinyl Tubing
Cone
  • Foam Cone
  • K'nex
  • Legos
  • Clay
Fresnel Lens
  • Plastic Wrap
  • Plastic Bottle

Friday, September 23, 2011

Design Matrix

Features Small Easy to repair Energy efficiency Convenient for the user Creates enough fresh water Provides a long enough time period under UV light Total Score
Solution I
4 2 3 3 5 4 21
Solution II
3 3 2 2 5 5 20
Solution III
5 1 4 5 5 4 24
Solution IV
 
4 2 3 4 5 5 23

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Log I - 21 September 2011

Accomplished
- Created Marking Period I Calander - posted on blog
- Wrote Final Design Rational - posted on blog


Goals
- Finish Auto CAD Final Solution Drawings
- Finish Design Matrix

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Calendar



◄ August
~ September 2011 ~
October ►
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat




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2

3

4

5

6
· School Starts
· Summer Homework due
7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20
· Alternate Solution Drawings due
· Calendar due
21

22

23
· Final Solution Rational due
· Design Matrix due

24

25

26

27

28

29

30






◄ September
~ October 2011 ~
November ►
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat






1

2

3

4

5

6
· NJTEA Workshop 5-9
7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14
· Auto CAD drawings due
15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24
· Systems Model due
25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Notes:

◄ October
~ November 2011 ~
December ►
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat


1
· Systems Presentation
2

3

4
· Mentor Contacts due
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6

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8

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