START HERE
Goals: Learn about Future Humans Program, log into Rocket Chat for the first time, open your inventory kit, prepare your workspace, and learn about tool safety
Welcome To The FUTURE HUMANS PROGRAM!
My name is Yemi!
I will be your project guide.
I will pop in from time to time throughout these slide presentations to give tips, check in, and cheer you on.
Before you start building, I invite you to read through this entire presentation carefully.
It will tell you everything you need to know so that you can have a fun and productive experience!
Be sure to read all the way to the end, and follow any and all of the prompts.
WHAT YOU WILL MAKE
Five creative projects to build!!!!
You will be
making
FutureGear: wearable,
interactive,
electronic accessories.
You will use your FutureGear to “experience” the environments of an imaginary planet.
PROJECT 1:
Journal, Planet Map, & Sensor Badge
ALERT: Your FutureGear will not work without making a sensor badge.
Project 2:
FutureGear: FORE SIGHT
Fore Sight combines a forearm wearable with a light sensitive circuit.
When Fore Sight is connected to your sensor badge, your arm will be able to see changes in light and dark
Project 3:
FutureGear:
SONIC VISOR
Sonic Visor combines a head wearable with a sound circuit.
When Sonic Visor is connected to your sensor badge, your head will have tap-sonar capabilities.
Project 4:
FutureGear
DESIGN CHALLENGE!
You will design and build your own
FutureGear - using a Touch Circuit.
What new sense will your Future Gear produce when it is connected to your sensor badge?
Project 5:
FUTURE GEAR
DANCE GIF
CELEBRATION
You will make a gif of yourself wearing your FutureGear and Celebrate!
Warning,
the next few slides are pretty dry, but the information is VERY Important!!!!
Logistics and Support
How you will connect to the program, the community, and project support!
LOGISTICS & SUPPORT
The Future Humans website has all the information you need to do this program. You can think of it as the headquarters for Future Humans. If you’re ever feeling like you don’t know what to do next, you’ll probably find the info you need on the website:
LOGISTICS & SUPPORT
You can follow the Project Plans on the Future Humans website to help you build your FutureGear.
Set up your workspace
Read project plans online
Build projects at your workspace
LOGISTICS & SUPPORT
Rocket Chat is a place for you to chat with the Future Humans community, share photos of your work, and get virtual support on your projects.
Beam staff will be available for real-time project support and celebration of your projects.
LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT
Video Check-In
Meet on Zoom for live demos and co-working, open studio time!
LOGISTICS & SUPPORT
BeamStreams are videos uploaded to the Future Humans website that give you more information about the projects..
Some of our BeamStreams will highlight student work, so be sure to watch the new videos when they get released!
LOGISTICS & SUPPORT
After completing your projects, you'll have created some excellent FutureGear to experience your imaginary planet!
Project Plans
Your main resource for self-guided work.
PROJECT PLANS
Plans go IN ORDER are grouped BY PROJECT
The Future Humans website is the best place to access project plans.
Project Plans are the step by step guides for creating Future Gear, and participating in Future Humans.
PROJECT PLANS cont.
PROJECT PLANS are in Google Slides presentations (like this one).
To make your Project Plans full screen, click in the top right corner of your browser window.
YOU CAN TRY IT NOW!
Use the spacebar or arrow keys to go forwards and backwards.
Press escape to Exit full screen.
PLEASE do not skip slides or projects - All Projects should be done in order!
Where Future Humans interact online
LOGGING INTO Rocket Chat
Click Below to
go to Rocket Chat
Your Rocket Chat password will be sent to your parent or teacher's email address.
To log in, go to chat.beamcenter.org. Your account name is your email address. You will change your password after logging in.
Rocket Chat works on most computers and mobile devices. It runs in Safari, Chrome, Firefox, and pretty much any web browser.
You do not need to download an app.
CHANNELS in Rocket Chat
You are in four channels in Rocket Chat:
#project-help -- get help with projects
#humanos-del-futuro -- para ayuda con tus proyectos en español
#earth-transmissions -- share your work
Your Team (e.g. team-1, team-2, team-3)
Channels can be found in the upper-left corner of the screen. Click on a channel name to view and chat.
PROJECT HELP on Rocket Chat
Click Below to
go to Rocket Chat
#project-help is a channel for getting help with projects.
Everyone in Future Humans is a part of #project-help.
Post here to get help on your projects or give help to others!
PROJECT HELP on Rocket Chat
Click Below to
go to Rocket Chat
#humanos-del-futuro es un canal para obtener ayuda con proyectos en español
Todos los que hablan espanol en Future Humans son parte de #humanos-del-futuro.
Chatee aqui en español para obtener ayuda de consejeros/as, para ayudar a otros o compartir cualquier cosa!
PROJECT HELP on Rocket Chat
Click Below to
go to Rocket Chat
#earth-transmissions is a channel for updating us on your progress.
Every once in a while in your PROJECT PLANS, you will reach an “Earth Transmission” page (there is an Earth Transmission at the end of “START HERE” where we will walk you through how to upload).
TEAM CHECK-IN on Rocket Chat
Click Below to
go to Rocket Chat
Your team channel is just for you and your Project Team.
Post here to get help from the rest of the members of your project team.
Start-Up and Shut-Down
Checklists to help you work smart!
START-UP CHECKLIST
At the beginning of every project there is a START-UP CHECKLIST to help you start off on the right foot!
SHUT-DOWN CHECKLIST
At the end of every project there is a SHUT-DOWN Checklist to help you wrap things up before moving on.
Phew!
You made it through the dry stuff. Now let’s open up your INVENTORY KIT!
Get your inventory kit. Let’s see what tools and materials you will use to build your FutureGear.
INVENTORY KIT
2. CIRCUIT BOX
3. CRAFT BOX
You should have a big brown box and two smaller white boxes.
Use these boxes to store your stuff and stay organized!
INVENTORY KIT
Is where you can store your sheet materials and the journal you will make.
ATTENTION: There is cardboard at the bottom of your box. It is hard to see. Don’t miss it!
INVENTORY KIT
2. CIRCUIT BOX
Your circuit box contains all the tools and electronic bits and pieces you will need to
create circuits.
INVENTORY KIT
THIS IS WHAT THE THINGS IN YOUR CIRCUIT BOX WILL BECOME EVENTUALLY.
BE EXTRA NEAT, AND
TRY NOT TO LOSE
ANYTHING!
INVENTORY KIT
3. CRAFT BOX
Your craft box contains craft materials you can use to construct the wearable parts of your future gear. If you have other crafting materials, fee free to use them.
RECYCLABLES
If you really want your projects to stand out we recommend gathering materials from your trash and recycling.
Especially light-weight materials
Here are some things that could really spice up your Gear.
Now that you know what’s in the Inventory kit, it is time to set up your LAB!
(my lab is cold, so I put on a hat)
Where you work and how you organize
and store you materials can have a big
impact on what you are able to make.
SET UP YOUR LAB
SET UP YOUR LAB Continued
(maybe setup your lab like this?)
ORGANIZATION BASICS
There are a lot of small supplies in your supply kit. To keep them organized follow these tips
WIRE ORGANIZATION
We use specific colors of wire to keep organized, make sure you don’t run out of one color and make it easy to troubleshoot, but all colors of wire do the exact same thing: conduct electricity.
GET YOUR CIRCUIT BOX, AND TAKE OUT THE WIRE
Your wire will come in four colors- black, red, white & blue.
ORGANIZATION PRO TIPS
TO HOLD TOOLS and PENS.
(IF YOU CUT OFF THE LID, IT WILL ACTUALLY FIT INSIDE YOUR CIRCUIT BOX)
Go ahead and
set up your lab!
Be sure to choose a place where you can focus!!!
And now
A word on tools
And tool safety!
Tools and Tool Safety
Tools
Hot glue gun
Scissors
Wire
Cutter/Stripper
Ruler
Tape Measure
These are the tools you’ll be using in this program. They all should be used properly and safely. The following slides will go over safety precautions.
(If you haven’t already, remove your ruler, scissors, hole punch, and wire cutters from their packages.)
Hole
puncher
Using Cutting Tools
�Use the right tool! Scissors are for paper or cardboard only - not wire!
When you’re finished with a tool, put it back where it belongs.
DO'S
DONT'S
Never cut towards yourself, especially your hand or fingers!
Focus, don’t be distracted or distract others.
Tools aren’t toys- never play with them.
Using Hot Glue Guns
DO
DON’T
Using Hot Glue Guns VIDEO
Practice with your hot glue gun before gluing anything important!
Electronics/Circuits
Before you start making stuff,
It’s time for your first EARTH TRANSMISSION!
Check out the instructions on how to upload an earth transmission.
Then follow the Earth Transmission Prompt.
HOW TO UPLOAD EARTH TRANSMISSIONS FROM A COMPUTER
Detailed Description in Video:
Go to:
CLICK
CLICK PLUS SIGN
Choose COMPUTER
Or VIDEO MESSAGE
FOLLOW STEPS TO UPLOAD
HOW TO UPLOAD EARTH TRANSMISSIONS from PHONE/TABLET
Detailed Description In Video:
Go to:
chat.beamcenter.org
TAP
TAP THIS SYMBOL
FOLLOW STEPS TO UPLOAD OR TAKE PHOTO/VIDEO
TAP
Please UPLOAD a PHOTO like this one:
In front of your lab.
Click Below to go directly to
Earth Transmission in Rocket Chat:
Or go back two slides for tutorials on how to upload.
SHUT-DOWN CHECKLIST
When you have completed this checklist, you are ready to shut down.
UPLOAD PHOTO/VIDEO TO EARTH TRANSMISSIONS to report your project status.
NOTE THE SCHEDULE (write down reminders or set alarms so you don’t miss out)
UNPLUG your glue gun and all of your electronics.
CLEAN UP YOUR LAB (organize scraps, check that no electronics are floating around loose, put away your tools, sweep up tiny bits of wire and paper, store your Inventory Kit and work in progress safely)
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