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The lotus flower itself was a challenge as I have never made any origami flowers.  I found a great tutorial on YouTube that helped with a step by step guide in making the most beautiful flower.
A few obstacles i found was not using the proper paper so I eventually went out and bought the right size. This made it much easier to make. The electrical part was easy and I really enjoyed this project

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I had to make a change to my lotus flower as my LED bulb burnt out, so I decided to use the motor from my wiggle bot and make a spinning flower, that way there is still an electrical component

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Thought I had already posted this but checking this pallet out I hadn't. I used what I had at home being white paper to make my Lotus flower which I definitely think made it a lot harder to folder and create the flower shape compared to using thinner paper would be like. I struggled with creating the circuit and eventually after many attempts and watching videos I was able to get it to work (didn't catch this on video unfortunately). I think this would be a great activity for the upper primary years as it involves some problem solving and research however, it could be adapted to the younger years with each children making their lotus flower and then possibly in groups making the circuit or making it as a class.

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I found the origami quite tricky! Probably because I didn't have the right paper, but managed ok in the end.

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The circuit was definitely the easier part of this project. I have tried oragami previously and hadn't found it that difficult. However, making a lotus flower was a new challenge. I was not happy so i altered my creation and made iris shaped flowers instead. The circuit i then modified with a larger battery and three small led globes to create a bunch of flowers.

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The making of the lotus flower I completed in the two stages. Firstly the circuit with the light bulb which I found simple as I had worked with basic circuits before but then there was the origami lotus flower. This was another story. I sat with my piece of paper following the tutorial for the origami lotus flower step by step only to find my flower too big so we started again with a smaller piece of paper and eventually got there. I found the origami was the hardest part in this task but persistence paid off in the end.

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Anyone got any ideas on where I can get the bits to make my lotus flower? I haven't received my wigglebot and tried a few Kmart stores with no luck. Any ideas are appreciated? :)

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Decided to deviate sligtly and make a different design that has a few more steps yet works well to hang on small lights like a bell - could see students connecting their circuits to form a chain with these to have as a lantern light decoration in the classroom. An origami STEM daisy-chain if you will... I enjoyed this task and used the opportunity to ask my husband (Precision Ag Specialist and Ex Aviation Tech - Electronics background) to teach me how to solder which proved very effective.

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Finally got to make my lotus flower with light after my holiday break. I found this build challenging and more interesting because of it! The first light I purchased required far too many volts (24) of power for my small battery, even my second attempt (only a 1.5v light) proved a bit troublesome! And I also finally made my first propper video for this unit, also a fun activity.

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I found the origami the most difficult part as it required very fiddly fine motor skills. I really enjoyed making the circuit and it was a lot more cost friendly than I had originally anticipated. I do think that this activity would be more suited to stage 3 as it did require a lot of patience as it was very fiddly. Not sure if we were meant to attach the flower and switch to the cup like I did but I thought it would be fun to do! check out my video :)

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Step 1Let's create our lotus flower Watch YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGPK1vvdyLE My Lotus FlowerCreating the lotus flowerStep 2Time to attach the bulb to the lotus flower and complete the circuitConnecting the lotus flower to the circuitStep 3Putting it all togetherInsert the circuit in to a disposable cup and cut a side of the cup and bring the switch out of the cup and sticky tape the swith on to the cup to keep the circuit steady.Enjoy your lotus flowerThank you for watching

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I had several goes at doing this, with most of them not looking much like flowers at all. I found some thin colored paper, and finally I made something that represents a lotus Flower.

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This was such a difficult and fiddly thing to try ha! I only had plain white paper to work with which was fine but I can't say it turned out that great. I had three attempts making a lotus flower while following a video and this was the best outcome out of them...I also think I made the paper too small but anyway- it was very interesting to do!

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I'm not sure which was most difficult... getting my circuit right or learning how to make my first ever story board. However, I managed both and am super happy and feeling quite proud of myself!

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This project was quite fiddly.  I made my first flower and thought it was a disaster.  The paper was too thick. So I put it aside and started again using thinner paper.  This one was a little better and good enough for me!  I followed the instructions from the recommended YouTube video, however, I worked out a way to make the petals that suited me better.  Using my method, I was able to fix up my first attempt. With more practice I could improve a lot more.  I also think using an even thinner piece of paper would make it easier.

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This project was quite fiddly.  I made my first flower and thought it was a disaster.  The paper was too thick. So I put it aside and started again using thinner paper.  This one was a little better and good enough for me!  I followed the instructions from the recommended YouTube video, however, I worked out a way to make the petals that suited me better.  Using my method, I was able to fix up my first attempt. With more practice I could improve a lot more.  I also think using an even thinner piece of paper would make it easier.

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I can say that this was the most difficult out of the three that we have made. Making the origami flower was tricky as you need to align the papers perfectly, otherwise they will rip. The first one was a disaster and had to bin it and start again. Also making the circuit was quite fiddly too. My lack of knowledge led me to view many YouTube videos. Nonetheless, I enjoyed making it. Here is the result. Happy New Year!!

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I had my little girl do the film making.

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I didn't know how to make the existing origami more challenging, but I did find two different instruction sets I wanted to try out. Here are the results

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You know that paper that comes with a new shirt? That's the material for the white flower. The red is the same material and was once gift wrapping paper that I kept (I liked it too much to chuck it away). Having a small o e in a big o e seems to give the lotus flower more petals. I'd actually need a third medium sized one. Let's see what office works has to offer :D