Thursday, July 11, 2019
Reflect on yesterday's group activity
Take
a few minutes to reflect on your time at the Thinkabit Lab this
morning, both the guided and free activities. Choose one important
idea, bit of information, fact, or skill you learned. Spend a few
sentences explaining why you chose to comment on it. (You do not need to comment on anyone else's post unless you feel moved to do so.)
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As an intern at Thinkabit, it was interesting to see the kind of robots our peers made instead of younger kids. Everyone definitely demonstrated both creativity and adaptability, and were much more self sufficient than the younger kids are. It was a little funny helping people I already knew build robots as opposed to new acquaintances. Some innovations definitely impressed me; The pizza cutter 3000 was an inspiring, revolutionary, flawless, ground breaking, god given innovation that I hope to see more from in the future.
ReplyDeleteA future of multitudinous pizzas, indeed.
DeleteSince I am an intern at the Thinkabit Lab, I helped my peers with the designing and building of their robots instead of building one myself. It was interesting communicating and helping people my own age instead of younger kids. While middle schoolers and high schoolers both exhibit an immense amount of creativity, the precision and attention-to-detail that high schoolers applied during the field trip really elevated all of the designs.
ReplyDeleteMy time at the Thinkabit Lab on Wednesday was a wonderful experience. As an intern, I was able to assist my peers from PRIME with their endeavors. Not only was I impressed by their versatility, perseverance and thought process, I was impressed by their ability to self-manage themselves as opposed to the younger kids that the Thinkabit Lab receives. Yesterday was truly a testament to the idea that all ages can use arduino's.
ReplyDeleteAt the Thinkabit Lab on Wednesday, I was introduced to computer coding and arduinos. Computer coding was something I had heard of, but never thought it would be something that I would have the opportunity to try. I found it interesting that we used both creativity and coding skills to make our robots.
ReplyDeleteSomething that I found interesting at the Thinkabit lab on Wednesday was how we were able to create any robot design that we wanted. I found it very fun to have that freedom. It was also interesting how we combined technological skills with artistic skills to create the robots.
ReplyDeleteTime. Management. If you don't look at the clock from time to time, you are going to be scampering around the room looking for the perfect man in the box of bendy people. This was my 2nd time visiting the Thinkabit Lab, and based on my first time there, I have learned a lesson of being more efficient with the time given.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the project we made as well as being exposed to a new coding language and parts I have never used before. I was super excited to learn how to use a soldering iron. It has definitely been one of the highlights of my week and I have been a bit afraid of using one. It is really exciting to me because I have been wanting to use one for a project at home and now I'm going to be able to do it myself(rather than having my dad do it).
ReplyDeleteI really liked learning about the wiring behind the robots we learned. I kept messing up with the wires, so I think this taught me patience. Likewise, when building our robots, my partner and I ran into a lot of problems which also taught the same life skill.
ReplyDeleteThe last activity where we got to build whatever we wanted opened my eyes to the versatility and functionality of the arduino. I have an arduino at home that I never use. I only used it for a STEM club activity at Wakefield. However, it was impressive to see all those different creations that were made with just a servo, LEDs, and craft materials. I think that I'll get back to coding arduinos this summer after that activity.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed working with you and it was actually really fun how we were confident and happy about it while we were doing it.
DeleteI was unable to go to the Thinkabit lab yesterday. But, I looked at their website and I wish I could have gone but, I couldn't leave my camp due to me being the only staff. From the website, I learned that the Thinkabit Lab engages students with STEM with fun activities. They have hands-on engineering, LED, Arduino, loT which is an Internet of Things, and Servo.
ReplyDeleteI really liked learning about coding, as it is one of the few times I have been exposed to it. I found that the process of trial and error was very useful, and it allowed me to make corrections more easily. The independence we were given paved the way for the very creative and individualistic inventions we saw at the end.
ReplyDeleteAlthough programming and coding isn't my type of thing, it was cool how we were able to learn it and the instructor made it seem so cool and easy.
DeleteAt the Thinkabit lab I learned a lot about coding, which is something that I have little experience with. It was interesting to see how coding applies to something that we see every day (traffic lights), and that it was possible to create that code ourselves.
ReplyDeleteOverall the Thinkabit lab was a great experience! I learned a lot about a variety of things but I think the most important lesson I learned was creativity and problem solving. We both had the opportunity to learn about and create machines using the same materials; and every one was unique!
ReplyDeleteBeing at the Thinkabit Lab on Wednesday was a fun experience. I enjoyed the amount of freedom we were given to create our robots, and being able to come up with creative solutions to better our designs.
ReplyDeleteWhen we went to the Thinkabit lab I was really excited. Although I don't enjoy programming as much the instructor made it sound really fun. My partner and I were able to build something that I really loved. We both enjoyed it and had really fun doing it. Everyone that had created something was unique and quite impressive. I hope I get to go there again in the future and build, and program more things.
ReplyDeleteThe Thinkabit lab on wednesday was a great experience. I was able to create whatever i wanted and learn a bit of coding. I used Dominicks skill at drawing and my skill of engineering to create something pretty special.
ReplyDeleteThe Thinkabit lab was a very amazing experience. I have never been to a research lab like it, so I was excited to try it out, especially since it is something I could see myself doing in the future. I thought it was important that we learned how to code different devices. Many jobs now require computer skills, so it is helpful to start learning now.
ReplyDeleteI had a lot of fun at the Thinkabit lab. I wanted to dabble in coding, and I was glad to get the chance to! I loved learning how traffic lights work and even getting to make something of my own with that same concept.
ReplyDeleteI was quite interesting to learn a little bit about coding at the thinkabit lab. I liked it because it was an opportunity to learn about something that I had never really been very drawn to before. Now I have more skills in my tool box that could come into use at some point in my life.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed my time at the thinkabit lab. I never really understood coding but after my experience at the lab I was able to learn more about it. w
ReplyDeleteI've done a little bit of coding during my internship, but it was a really interesting experience to get to learn a little of a more complicated coding language, and to see code actually effect something in a physical world, not just on a computer screen.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the thinkabit lab. I thought it was really fun to make the motors work in different ways to make different things happen. I learned how to upload data to the device and do code for movement in the motor which was cool, since most of the coding I have been exposed to this summer was only for the computers themselves.
ReplyDeleteGood thoughts from everyone. I know Dr. Egenrieder will be pleased when I relay your comments to him.
ReplyDeleteOne important piece of information that I learned at the Thinkabit lab on this past Wednesday was that they host students from around and that most students they host complete the activity of building a small robot. This was interesting because I didn't know exactly what went on at the Thinkabit lab. Though I know that there are other things that the lab does, I found this activity interesting, as well as the detail mentioned about how it can spark creativity and promote individualism, along with help students understanding more about programming and engineering.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the free time in which we had time to build our own "invention". I thought it was a cool bonding activity and I learned a little bit about computer coding, because I had no previous knowledge of it.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the freedom of design that we were allowed to have. Dr. Egenrieder simply gave us the materials that we would we need and told us to create something. To me, this showed that engineering isn't just numbers and math, but involves a large amount of curiosity and creativity as well.
ReplyDeleteI had a lot of fun coding the traffic light and building something with my partner. Computer science and engineering has always been fascinating to me but I don't really get many opportunities to learn more, much less invent something new. I hope to continue my education on the subjects and maybe go back to Thinkabit with my dad and brother.
ReplyDeleteI really liked learning about the Arduinos and the coding - I have never coded before, and I found it really interesting! I chose to comment on coding because it is becoming more prevalent in careers today, and I think it is useful for everyone to learn how to code at least once in their lives. Since I found it interesting, maybe I will take a class in college on coding.
ReplyDeleteLast week at the Qualcomm Thinkabit Lab, I was surprised that I found the coding aspect of the activity to be interesting. I've always been opposed to the world of coding and of having to learn whole new languages in order to write in code. I also used to hate the Code.org activities that we had to do in school because I could never imagine how the code I was writing could be applied to a real system; at the Thinkabit Lab, however, I got to see the code I wrote make the circuit work and the light bulbs flash which made code and its applications easier to comprehend for me.
ReplyDeleteI found the programming of the arduino very fun. I take engineering at yorktown, and we do that a lot. It was fun to learn how to code the arduino to do whatever you want. It was also interesting to see how it applied to real life.
ReplyDeleteI thought the openness of the activity was really cool. It was awesome to just let my mind wander through all the possible things I could have built. I think this is a draw for engineering. It's very open and there are endless possibilities of things you can create
ReplyDeleteI really thought that the lab embraced creativity and experimentation, which are important factors to me. The lab really taught me that everything has a process. It was really fun combining my artistic skills with Joseph's engineering skills, to create something new! The whole coding process was new and difficult to me, but it made me appreciate all that goes into these little things.
ReplyDeleteI learned how to program something on a computer, and put it through the breadboard to execute the program. I was very impressed with the freedom of the lab, and how it promotes creativity and expressing oneself through computer programming, as well as art and sculpting. I was generally unaware of how to code, and this lab helped me get a look at very basic coding.
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