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For this project, we had to watch videos in which Ms. MacDonald shows the basics of completing a circuit. In the first picture, we learned that each LED bulb has a positive and negative wire that has to correspond to the sides of the battery in order for the light to light up. In the second and third picture, we learned about breadboards and how they can complete a circuit. Both circuits contains a switch and battery along with many wires to make a complete circuit. I also learned that the breadboard has positive and negative sides that have to be used correctly for the light to work. Another thing that I learned was that the switch only works when both wires are connected to one side. There are three little holes on the switch and if the two wires that are connected to the switch are connected to the left and middle hole, then the switch has to be on the left side for the circuit to be closed. I also learned that this is true on the right side as well.
Our group decided to try to make a hanger sketchup for USB drives. We went through many different pictures on the internet to search for a design that we liked to do. When we finally selected a design, I had the picture up on my computer and Kiera had the sketchup up. We worked on trying to recreate the image while adding our own twists to the project as well. The result is a 3D model of a hanger that may be used to hang the USB drives in the makerspace.
During the past couple of days in the art and design class, we learned a lot about how to use sketchup to make interesting 2D and 3D shapes. For this project, we learned how to make chairs, a table, and a rug in the sketchup program. One of the many things we learned in sketchup was how to use a push and pull tool to take a 2D object and make it 3D. Creating the chair allowed us to learn that this tool could also be use to take 3D objects, and carve pieces out of them. Creating the carpet allowed us to learn how to change the pattern of objects. Overall in this class, we learned a lot about how to use sketchup and I thought it was a very interesting experience.
