https://padlet.com/parthavgavini87_1/es3wmlogrxkn Made With Hard Work en-us 2020-02-21 14:21:05 UTC 2025-07-22 17:51:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f929.png parthav_gavini https://padlet.com/parthavgavini87_1/es3wmlogrxkn/wish/448590227 1. Our candy dispenser dispenses marbles. First, there is a little lid at the top of the dispenser which you can open to put the marbles inside. Once the marbles are inside the contraption can hold a ton of them and their is some see through wrap so you can see the marbles. Next, one marble at a time falls into a little hole. When you push the ¨button¨ the hole will move to the slide in the back and the marble will go down the slide and come out at the front. You can keep on doing this until all your marbles are dispensed.
2. My favorite part about our machine was the see through wrap because it adds pizzazz to our dispenser. It also adds a realistic side to the dispenser because in real life gumball machines have a round glass holding area. The see through also helps with problems because you can see in the machine and know if it needs a refill or if there is a clog.
3. Improvements are needed in the decoration department. The dispenser works really well but it does not look very pleasant. It lacks color and the tape and hot glue needs to be covered up. The eyes and drawings could also be better. ]]> 2020-02-21 14:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/parthavgavini87_1/es3wmlogrxkn/wish/448590227 parthav_gavini https://padlet.com/parthavgavini87_1/es3wmlogrxkn/wish/448590228 2020-02-21 14:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/parthavgavini87_1/es3wmlogrxkn/wish/448590228 parthav_gavini https://padlet.com/parthavgavini87_1/es3wmlogrxkn/wish/448590230 1. Our challenge was to build a boat that would hold 40 grams in pennies and move on its own 20 inches. Our restrictions were we could not help the boat move with our own body, the boat can't be bigger than 8 by 8 by 8 inches, and you can't go over the materials provided.
2. We tested our prototype by gently placing it in the water and adding the pennies on top while they were still in the bag. We tried to split the pennies apart to hopefully stabilize the boat and the trials in which the boat did float with the pennies we would also try and make it move. At the start our boat with barely float but we added several different modifications (as shown to the right on data table sheet) and 2 of our trials actually did hold the pennies and floated. After these 2 trials we were in the process of trying to make it move when we cut a hole at the bottom to let some water in so the propeller can work but the hole was to big and the boat did not float after that.
3. No, in the end our prototype did not work. Some things we could have improved was the material we used. The popsicle sticks worked and all but the more you put it in the water the more it falls apart. Another thing we should have done is made the hole at the bottom for the water to come through smaller. One final thing we should have done was added the propeller at the back of the boat instead of the middle.]]> 2020-02-21 14:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/parthavgavini87_1/es3wmlogrxkn/wish/448590230 parthavgavini87_1 https://padlet.com/parthavgavini87_1/es3wmlogrxkn/wish/448590917 1. I learned many things from this project. Some things I learned were how to make complex code on scratch that also takes on the appearance of a familiar arcade game. I learned the mechanics of backgrounds and the epicness of makey makey. From makey makey I learned the basic functions of a device like an Xbox controller and how they work.
2. We recreated the classic arcade game Pac-Man on scratch. For our program we coded the ghosts to just keep bouncing off the blue walls and Pac-man to go in the direction of the button pressed. You can move Pac-Man by holding on to the controller (which is the earth also!) and just pressing the 4 buttons. To make it actually look like an arcade machine we used cardboard and some markers and designed it like a Pac-Man machine (Picture of Design at Bottom of Post!).
3. What I liked most about or design was how you did not have to hold a separate alligator clip in one hand to make our project work. We added some aluminum foil in the back of the handles on the controller and connected the earth wire there so when the player just holds the controller regularly they are already connected with the earth and ready to play!
4. Some things that could use improvements are the ghosts. Some times one ghost gets stuck in the starting box or a random wall which makes you against only one ghost which is really easy. Another problem is that Pac-Man and the ghosts sometimes get stuck or glitched in a wall and cant move. One final thing we could have improved was the look of our arcade machine. It looks cool but I feel like we could have made it look a little more appealing.]]> 2020-02-21 14:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/parthavgavini87_1/es3wmlogrxkn/wish/448590917 parthavgavini87_1 https://padlet.com/parthavgavini87_1/es3wmlogrxkn/wish/452950525 1. Our challenge was to make a bridge made out of various pieces of uncooked pasta that can span a distance if 10 inches and is 11 inches long. The bridge should hold at least 5 pounds. The bridge must have both vertical and horizontal supports. There must be room for a one inch person to pass through.
2. We tested out bridges by putting the bridge on two platforms. Once on the platforms we used bungee cords to connect our bridge to the bucket below it. We slowly added sand into the bucket until our bridge broke. We then weighed the sand an got a weight of 5 pounds and 10.7 ounces.
3. Our bridge did work but not by a landslide. Our bridge held at least 5 pounds, spanned a distance of 10 inches while being 11 inches long, and had clearance for a 1-inch person to walk through. Our design worked because we had multiple layers packed together and covered in tape. This gave it a lot of fortification and another reason why it worked is because we had regular pasta connecting the bridge from side to side.

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