Centroids

This week we learned about centroids. A centroid is the geometric center of a figure. The centroid is important when considering how weight is destributed in an object. Here are some pictures of us finding the centroid of geometric objects in class.

Intro to Statics

Last week we were given a design build challenge in which we were given three feet of tape and three manila folders. The challenge was to build a bridge that would extend a gap of 18 inches and hold the most magazines. Andrew and I build the most effective bridge holding 28 magazines.

Heres a picture of our bridge pre magazine loaded.



heres a picture of our bridge with 20 magazines we were able to put on 8 more



Mouse Trap Race Car

Achievements:6
Design Stage:"Brainiac" - .provided above
"Visualize It!" - provided above
Iterate Stage:
"Game Changer" - only three wheels are allowed
"Name it" - long distance winner changes to Marathon Mouse
Clean Up Stage:
"Leave It Cleaner Than You Found It" - Chase and I put back all of our materials and cleaned up our areas.
Reflection Stage:
"Design/Build" - What is a "Design/Build" process? How did your experience with this challenge relate to that? Why might you experience this in a career related to technical innovation?
A design  build process is a process in which you are presented with a problem and you have to come up with a solution. In technical inovation we are presented with problems all the time and a cheap and efficient solution is often required to fit market demands.