Month: December 2018

Your Principles of Tech final exam takes place this Friday morning.

The exam will be primarily multiple choice and will be very similar to the mid-term quest from earlier this year.

Click here for the blank review sheet.  

Click here to review the final exam study sheet complete with answers and links to resources. 

The exam will only require a portion of the two hour exam period.  Our agenda will also include:
1. break down pinball machines – you are welcome to take your pinball machine home – we will keep the electronics and you keep the machine.  Note that we won’t be able to store them so be ready to take them home Friday.

2. Pinball partner evaluation.

3. Final shop clean for extra credit points.

4. Student awards.

today you have the class period to put final touches on your pinball machine.  There is no work time available after today’s classes.

Follow this link for Pinball descriptor, Exhibit Label descriptor, Arduino and CAD/CAM resources.  

By the end of class today you should do the following:
1. make sure that your name(s) and subject are written on the back of your pinball machine.

2. print out your commented code and tape it to the back of your pinball machine.

3. place your pinball machine on a table and plug it into a wall wart for power.

We will close the doors at the end of school today and grade your pinball machines before they have been played by anyone.

Doors open again at 5:30 pm for free play until 7:00pm

Grades will be posted online after 7:00pm.

Your final exam:

1. is on Friday.
2. will be written and multiple choice.
3. Follow this link for a Final Exam Review Sheet WITH ANSWERS and RESOURCES filled in.  

Join me in the Engineering room during Monday’s tutorial for one last work session.  I will be there after CREW ends.  There will be seven available computers so you will have to share.

Your completed exam

Follow this link for Pinball descriptor, Exhibit Label descriptor, Arduino and CAD/CAM resources.  

Follow this link for a Final Exam Review Sheet WITH ANSWERS and RESOURCES filled in.  

Your pinball machine is due at the end of class on Tuesday, December 18th.  This is a 50 minute work period and you should plan on fine tuning your pinball machine so it is ready for grading. There will be no opportunity to work on your project after this class.

Due today: wiring installed in pinball machine and connected to Arduino pinball program.  Your Arduino should have your working Pinball program installed.

Additional work time:
Thursday after school until 6pm with Mr. Varvil in the Engineering room.

Follow this link for Pinball descriptor, Exhibit Label descriptor, Arduino and CAD/CAM resources.  

Your pinball machine is due at the end of class on Tuesday, December 18th.  This is a 50 minute work period and you should plan on fine tuning your pinball machine so it is ready for grading. There will be no opportunity to work on your project after this class.

Due this Thursday: wiring installed in pinball machine and connected to Arduino pinball program.  Your Arduino should have your working Pinball program installed.

Additional work time:
Wednesday tutorial  with Mr. Milstead in room 127.
Thursday after school until 6pm with Mr. Varvil in the Engineering room.

CAD/CAM issues:
Nisa/Toby – the rocket laser cut is all cuts. I think you want some of them to be engraved.  Let’s work together.

Click here to submit to your file for laser cutting

Click here to submit a file for 3d printing

Follow this link for Pinball descriptor, Exhibit Label descriptor, Arduino and CAD/CAM resources.  

Your pinball machine is due at the end of class on Tuesday, December 18th.  This is a 50 minute work period and you should plan on fine tuning your pinball machine so it is ready for grading. There will be no opportunity to work on your project after this class.

Due this Thursday: wiring installed in pinball machine and connected to Arduino pinball program.

Additional work time:
Wednesday tutorial  with Mr. Milstead in room 127.
Thursday after school until 6pm with Mr. Varvil in the Engineering room.

Click here to submit to your file for laser cutting

Click here to submit a file for 3d printing

Follow this link for Pinball descriptor, Exhibit Label descriptor, Arduino and CAD/CAM resources.  

 

 

today:

Due today:
>attach back panel to bottom panel
>working flippers and ball launcher
>progress on code
>last day to submit a CAD/CAM design to be eligible for a C grade on this assignment.  Designs will not be accepted after Thursday of this week and will lose credit on your overall grade.

Last 20 minutes of class:
1. Stop work
2. Clean up duties as assigned.
3. Print your code. It does NOT HAVE TO BE COMPLETE.  We want to see progress. Make sure you name and your partner’s name are on the first  line of the code as  a comment.
4. Setup your pinball machine on one of the tables.
5. Staple your code to the back of your pinball machine.
6. Take a rubric and grade your own pinball machine as if you were turning it in today.

You are welcome to work after school TODAY  until 6pm.

When will you laser cut the Exhibit Labels?  After all of the other CAD/CAM has been completed.

If you have submitted both exhibit label and CAD/CAM then you need to start working on programming and circuit building.

fifth period CAD/CAM questions:

Andre- Asteroid file was empty.  Save and resend – email it to me if that works better.
Sayer – file needs to be a PDF and doesn’t have cut lines.
Nisa – no cut line on the rocket.

seventh period CAD/CAM questions

Daniel H – please send the laser cut files that you finished on Tuesday.

Click here to submit to your file for laser cutting

Click here to submit a file for 3d printing

today:

How much time is left to work on the pinball project?  One Monday and five block periods.

You are welcome to work after school on Thursday until 6pm.

When will you laser cut the Exhibit Labels?  After all of the other CAD/CAM has been completed.

due today: last chance to be eligible for a maximum grade of a B on the CAD/CAM design.

due Thursday:
>attach back panel to bottom panel
>working flippers and ball launcher
>print out your code, put your name on it and staple your code to the back of your pinball machine.  It does NOT HAVE TO BE COMPLETE.  We want to see progress.
>last day to submit a CAD/CAM design to be eligible for a C grade on this assignment.  Designs will not be accepted after Thursday of this week and will lose credit on your overall grade.

Note that your Exhibit Label does not count as your CAD/CAM design.

If you have submitted both exhibit label and CAD/CAM then you need to start working on programming and circuit building.

fifth period CAD/CAM questions:

Andre- you are redoing the asteroid 3d print?
James – resend the ramp – I haven’t received it.
George – we can sort out that asteroid laser cut today.
Sayer – file needs to be a PDF and doesn’t have cut lines.
Jack V – the label is on two pages and has multiple cut lines.
Nisa – no cut line on the rocket.

seventh period CAD/CAM questions

Daniel H – none of your laser cuts have cut lines.  Redo and add cut lines.  Click here to review adding cut lines to your design.

Davis and Francisco – your Houston We Have a Problem was sent as a PNG.  I need a PDF.

Click here to submit to your file for laser cutting

Click here to submit a file for 3d printing

Follow this link for Pinball descriptor, Exhibit Label descriptor, Arduino and CAD/CAM resources.  

today:

How much time is left to work on the pinball project?  Two Mondays and five block periods.

When will you laser cut the Exhibit Labels?  After all of the other CAD/CAM has been completed.

due today: Exhibit Label design as a PDF ready for laser cutting.  This is the last day to submit an Exhibit Label.

due Tuesday: last chance to be eligible for a maximum grade of a B on the CAD/CAM design.

due Thursday: last day to submit a CAD/CAM design to be eligible for a C grade on this assignment.  Designs will not be accepted after Thursday of this week and will lose credit on your overall grade.

Note that your Exhibit Label does not count as your CAD/CAM design.

If you have submitted both exhibit label and CAD/CAM then you need to start working on programming and circuit building.

fifth period CAD/CAM questions:

Andre- it’s that weird 3d print again. Let’s look at it.
George – more is being cut than you hoped for.  Let’s look at it.
Sayer – file needs to be a PDF and doesn’t have cut lines.
Jesse – there aren’t any cut lines in your design.
Jack V – the label is on two pages and has multiple cut lines.
Nisa – no cut line on the rocket.

Click here to submit to your file for laser cutting

Click here to submit a file for 3d printing

Follow this link for Pinball descriptor, Exhibit Label descriptor, Arduino and CAD/CAM resources.