https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l Reflections en-us 2019-08-29 11:56:54 UTC 2023-10-12 01:28:19 UTC hello@padlet.com madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/378232297 Build a catapult that can launch a ping pong ball and land in a box 5 feet away 8/10 times.]]> 2019-08-29 12:01:01 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/378232297 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/378232641 2019-08-29 12:02:18 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/378232641 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/378233073 We put our catapult 5 feet away from a shoe box and and shot the ping pong ball.  Each person from our group got to shoot the ping pong ball at least 10 times. We then recorded our data on the data sheet.]]> 2019-08-29 12:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/378233073 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/378233591 Our catapult didn't work because it shot the ping pong ball in the shoe box 5/10 times, and it was supposed to go in 8/10 times.  To improve our design, we could have made it stable by adding more tape and popsicle sticks.  Sometimes when we used the catapult it tilted, so it wasn't accurate.  ]]> 2019-08-29 12:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/378233591 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/378236395 The highest number of times the ping pong ball went in the box was 5/10 times.]]> 2019-08-29 12:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/378236395 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/380345852 Build a device that will hold a raw egg and prevent it from breaking when dropped.]]> 2019-09-05 12:06:29 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/380345852 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/380346384 2019-09-05 12:07:35 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/380346384 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/380841220 One person from my group went on top of the arena bleachers and dropped the device.  Our egg survived the fall.
VideoLink: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5N8354vtWB6OVhPa3VRNHJoTUpsZ1RHTzBaYmtjdU1OQWd3/view?usp=sharing

]]> 2019-09-06 12:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/380841220 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/380842412 Our device for the egg drop challenge worked; it protected the egg successfully so it wouldn't crack.   I think it worked because there were cotton balls around the egg.  There was a parachute so it would slow the device down, and we taped straws to the device to that the damage would go to the straws and not the egg.]]> 2019-09-06 12:22:28 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/380842412 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/380845743 2019-09-06 12:32:09 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/380845743 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/380845972 2019-09-06 12:32:44 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/380845972 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/383714310 2019-09-13 11:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/383714310 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/383714643 2019-09-13 11:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/383714643 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/383715279 Build a bridge that is 11in long and 1in wide, and holds 5 pounds of sand.]]> 2019-09-13 11:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/383715279 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/383716841 No, it didn't work. Our bridge held 2 pounds and 11 ounces. It didn't work because it wasn't strong enough. To make our bridge better I think we could have made it more stable so it wouldn't have broken.]]> 2019-09-13 12:01:23 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/383716841 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/383717007 So we put the bridge on the table. The width was tested by the person walking through the bridge. We then hooked the bucket to the bridge and started adding the sand in until the bridge broke. Our bridge held 2 pounds and 11 ounces of sand.]]> 2019-09-13 12:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/383717007 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/389386939 2019-09-25 12:26:21 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/389386939 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/389387163 Build a boat that propels itself 20 inches and holds 40 grams (in pennies.)]]> 2019-09-25 12:26:45 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/389387163 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/389387685 We tested our boat by winding the propeller and placing it in the water at the starting line. We then put our pennies on our boat and then we let the propeller go. The boat went ____in. And did/didn't sink.]]> 2019-09-25 12:27:36 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/389387685 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/389387957 Our boat didn't propel itself 20 inches. Our propeller was a bottle cap, but it was too small to make the boat move.]]> 2019-09-25 12:28:00 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/389387957 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/389388030 2019-09-25 12:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/389388030 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/394386901 Create something awesome that includes makey makey and scratch.]]> 2019-10-07 12:25:24 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/394386901 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/394388343 This is the control panel and the makey makey board.]]> 2019-10-07 12:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/394388343 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/394389203 This is how the code in scratch looked like.]]> 2019-10-07 12:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/394389203 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/394391290 These are the controls:
Right Arrow- walk to the right
Left Arrow- walk to the left
Space- to go to the beginning of the game
Click Green Flag- to start the game
Down Arrow- to go to the second part of the game
Up Arrow- to go to the last part of the game

The objective of the game was to save Chicky (Cat's friend) from a man that wears gucci.]]> 2019-10-07 12:33:06 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/394391290 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/394949954 2019-10-08 11:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/394949954 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/394951061 Overall, the game was good, but there was a flaw: sometimes the characters started in the wrong place.  It's easy to play, and it takes about two minutes to play the whole thing.]]> 2019-10-08 11:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/394951061 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/400796723 Create a pinball machine that includes flippers, a marble launch, and a marble deposit.]]> 2019-10-22 12:09:36 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/400796723 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/400797683 Our theme was minecraft. The flippers on our pinball machine technically worked, but you had to control it from under the board.  There were a few obstacles, like a ramp, a gold block, a diamond block, etc. ]]> 2019-10-22 12:11:44 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/400797683 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/400798606 Our machine included most of the things that were needed (flippers, obstacles, marble launch & deposit.)  We didn't have a good marble deposit, but our flippers and marble launch worked.  My favorite part of the pinball machine was the marble launch because it worked the best.  Overall, our machine worked in some places but not in others. The flippers and marble drop could use some improvement.]]> 2019-10-22 12:13:46 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/400798606 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/400800168 2019-10-22 12:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/400800168 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/400801695 2019-10-22 12:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/400801695 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/406196236 Create a cardboard candy dispenser with a mechanism that releases a specific amount of candy (a gear, lever, button, etc.)]]> 2019-11-04 13:10:55 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/406196236 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/406197036 2019-11-04 13:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/406197036 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/406197927 We used a button for the mechanism. When the button is pushed, it dispenses one marble/candy. The candy can be put through from the top.]]> 2019-11-04 13:14:44 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/406197927 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/406198790 Yes, our prototype worked. It successfully dispensed candy, and did not come out like an avalanche. I think it worked because we followed the exact measurements and glued everything where it was supposed to go.]]> 2019-11-04 13:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/406198790 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/406200101 2019-11-04 13:19:06 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/406200101 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/409918476 We made a pizza themed game. Our main character is a pizza, and his boss enemy is a big pineapple.]]> 2019-11-12 13:15:04 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/409918476 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/409921047 2019-11-12 13:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/409921047 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/409921469 We think our game turned out good.  Our characters are cool but if we had more time we would make the coins actually look like coins.]]> 2019-11-12 13:21:11 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/409921469 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/409922691 2019-11-12 13:23:37 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/409922691 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/416120576 The red guy jumps into the water, then the orange guy does, trying to find the red guy. The red guy travels to a lot of places, but the orange guy is sad he can't find the red guy. At the end the find each other and are happy. :)]]> 2019-11-25 13:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/416120576 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/416121179 Our video did turn out the way we hoped, though it could use a few improvements. We could make their movements look more natural by taking more pictures.]]> 2019-11-25 13:09:57 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/416121179 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/416132744 2019-11-25 13:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/416132744 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/422682215 2019-12-11 13:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/422682215 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/422682420 2019-12-11 13:20:52 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/422682420 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/423217894 1.  The ball rolls down ramp and pushes the car
2.  Car goes and knocks dominos
3.  Dominos knock down the popsicle wall
4.  Popsicle wall knocks down jenga blocks
5.  Jenga blocks knock down one folder
6.   The other folder knocks down pencil pouch
7.   Pencil pouch falls down and closes chromebook

All of our steps worked consecutively.  The part that was the most challenging was when the folder knocked down the pencil pouch, which in turn closed the chromebook.  The folder wasn't heavy enough, so we had to add another.]]> 2019-12-12 13:00:54 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/423217894 madhu_tamtam26 https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/423221967 I would add a different step to the design because most of the time, it was just objects pushing other objects over. It would be nice to add something different.]]> 2019-12-12 13:09:17 UTC https://padlet.com/madhu_tamtam26/3fl7no5g1s6l/wish/423221967