We actually started making our Rube Goldberg machine today. We were able to get our mousetrap, match-lighting device to work. It took some good old fashioned Southern Engineering, but the match lit. We also figured out that this would be the second step in our machine instead of the first like we originally thought. We are thinking that the first step will be a car on a track that sets off our mousetrap.
Here is a video of our mousetrap match-lighting devise.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Changing Education Paradigms Questions
1. We thought that the video was really interesting. We agreed that his comment on the ADHD epidemic being fictitious was one of his more accurate points. People use ADHD as a fall back to control students who do not fit into the conventional conveyor belt system of education. We also liked his comment on the factory like model of education, and felt that this tied into his point about ADHD and the arts. We are attempting to mass produce kids and standardize what they know; this idea is archaic, as we know that each child is different and has a unique perspective to contribute.
2. We agree that the education system was made for a group of people that does not make up the majority anymore. This being said, the system is outdated and needs to change. For Jenifer, the idea of putting kids in their age group was a problem because it made you feel slow if you could not keep up. I feel that I was able to function in the archaic system of education, I found it easy, but really boring. I loved when teachers would break the mold of education and let us do art or hands on science, rather than memorizing facts in a Vulcan like style. We also agree that the education system has a tendency to crush ingenuity. As kids travel through the system they lose the ability to think creatively because they must conform to the system.
3. We wanted to ask him what his ideal model of education would be. He talks about how education in standardized, but does not offer a solution. How would you suggest addressing the ADHD epidemic. What can be done?
4. We think it did. We think that we should really find ways to use his advice in the classroom, maybe by moving outside of the standards and thinking outside the box. Jennifer thinks that as a teacher you should break the conventional methods that have been taught to teachers, by finding creative solutions to problems rather than conventional answers. I think that we should take into consideration that our students are not factory made products, but rather individuals with unique talents and ideas.
5.Yeah we should. If you move outside the idea of standardization and conventional intelligence you tap into a new source of creative problem solvers. By limiting who is considered bright and intelligent you lose out on some of the more creative and insightful individuals that humanity has as a resource. Once we loose these people to the idea that they are average or below average we crush their ingenuity and fit them into a mold that they could far exceed.
2. We agree that the education system was made for a group of people that does not make up the majority anymore. This being said, the system is outdated and needs to change. For Jenifer, the idea of putting kids in their age group was a problem because it made you feel slow if you could not keep up. I feel that I was able to function in the archaic system of education, I found it easy, but really boring. I loved when teachers would break the mold of education and let us do art or hands on science, rather than memorizing facts in a Vulcan like style. We also agree that the education system has a tendency to crush ingenuity. As kids travel through the system they lose the ability to think creatively because they must conform to the system.
3. We wanted to ask him what his ideal model of education would be. He talks about how education in standardized, but does not offer a solution. How would you suggest addressing the ADHD epidemic. What can be done?
4. We think it did. We think that we should really find ways to use his advice in the classroom, maybe by moving outside of the standards and thinking outside the box. Jennifer thinks that as a teacher you should break the conventional methods that have been taught to teachers, by finding creative solutions to problems rather than conventional answers. I think that we should take into consideration that our students are not factory made products, but rather individuals with unique talents and ideas.
5.Yeah we should. If you move outside the idea of standardization and conventional intelligence you tap into a new source of creative problem solvers. By limiting who is considered bright and intelligent you lose out on some of the more creative and insightful individuals that humanity has as a resource. Once we loose these people to the idea that they are average or below average we crush their ingenuity and fit them into a mold that they could far exceed.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
20 more observations about a Candle
21. If thrown or dropped it will break
22. It is susceptible to heat
23. The material is resistant to water
24. It weighs 37.3 g
25. It floats in water
26. Can be carved
27. Can be used as light source
28. Melts
29. Can be found many places such as churches
30. Produces smoke
31. Can undergo a phase change
32. Can change shape
33. Makes noise when dropped
34. Label can be removed
35. The bottom is sticky
36. Metal disc on bottom center
37. Shiny silver on the bottom
38. has the ability to be extinguished
39. Can not be crushed in a hand
40. Sticks to the table
22. It is susceptible to heat
23. The material is resistant to water
24. It weighs 37.3 g
25. It floats in water
26. Can be carved
27. Can be used as light source
28. Melts
29. Can be found many places such as churches
30. Produces smoke
31. Can undergo a phase change
32. Can change shape
33. Makes noise when dropped
34. Label can be removed
35. The bottom is sticky
36. Metal disc on bottom center
37. Shiny silver on the bottom
38. has the ability to be extinguished
39. Can not be crushed in a hand
40. Sticks to the table
Observations of a Candle
20 observations about a candle...
1. It is green
2.It is a cylinder
3. It is 1.5 inches tall
4. It is 1 inch wide
5. It's bottom has a circumference of approx. 4.5 inches
6. It has an approx. volume of 1.78 square inches
7. It has a black protrusion from the center that measures approx. .5 cm long and less than that wide
8. It has an obvious crater in the center, top of the cylinder
9. The indent is darker green than the rest of the cylinder
10.It is smooth
11. When touched it leaves a semi-noticeable residue on the hands
12. It has no identifiable smell
13.It has no taste
14. It dies not bounce
15. The bottom is completely flat
16. there is a label on the bottom
17. It makes no sound
18. It has been previously used
19. It will roll along the table if laid on its side.
20. It was made in the USA
1. It is green
2.It is a cylinder
3. It is 1.5 inches tall
4. It is 1 inch wide
5. It's bottom has a circumference of approx. 4.5 inches
6. It has an approx. volume of 1.78 square inches
7. It has a black protrusion from the center that measures approx. .5 cm long and less than that wide
8. It has an obvious crater in the center, top of the cylinder
9. The indent is darker green than the rest of the cylinder
10.It is smooth
11. When touched it leaves a semi-noticeable residue on the hands
12. It has no identifiable smell
13.It has no taste
14. It dies not bounce
15. The bottom is completely flat
16. there is a label on the bottom
17. It makes no sound
18. It has been previously used
19. It will roll along the table if laid on its side.
20. It was made in the USA
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