November 2010
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It’s Time for a New Relationship With Food →
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October 2010
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February 2010
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New Concept Map →
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A new concept map focuses specifically on physical wellness achieved through drinking enough water.
On 2/10/10 we sent out a "Healthy Habits survey" →
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December 2009
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November 2009
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October 2009
17 posts
WatchCreating Something Unique On this part of the lab I used a force-sensor in combination with a speaker to produce some sound. First, I had to decide what were the ranges my sensor was giving me, so I used the serial monitor. The results of the serial monitor were 140 and 0, 140 being the number when it had the most pressure on it and 0 for the least. Having this numbers I divided 140 into 3, to...
WatchSpeaker SETUP In this part of the lab we used the Tone library. First I created a folder, in the Arduino folder, called libraries. There I installed the Tone library that was previously downloaded. The code given to us was uploaded in to the Arduino, and a I moved the potentiometer the sound changed.
September 2009
21 posts
Creative Switch Lab
Introduction
The purpose of this lab was to develop some creativity, using the previous arrangements of wires and connections to create a new switch with fun and resourceful materials.
Materials
previous wires and boards
legos
aluminum foil
pencil
tape
cardboard
Procedure
Creating a structure with legos, which functioned as an ON and OFF switch.
The structure was built as an empty...
Soldering Lab - September 14, 2009
Introduction and Objectives This lab is an introduction to soldering, a key skill needed for making fixed connections in our Physical Computing projects. Soldering was demonstrated in class, and this lab enabled us to try the technique ourselves to understand the properties of the hot iron, the components, and the solder bind. The goal was to make a successful join of wire to a switch, then test...
