Wood Work and Electronics - Animal Alive!
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Woodworking and digital design
Today we will be learning about 2 different trades/careers as well as their tools and techniques to create a final project.
These trades/careers are
Carpentry and Electronics
Project Sections
Measure and saw board, hammer in nail design and drill to create your basic shape
Part 1
Part 2
Put your micro controller together and code your hardware
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Safety First!
Total Materials for project (30 students):
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CARPENTRY
The first trade we will look at is carpentry. A carpenter is someone who builds and repairs things made from wood. Humans have been building useful products out of wood for a very long time. Today those who make things like furniture, utensils, decorative items, toys, and musical instruments are known as woodworkers. Carpenters work on larger structures.
Carpenters make parts of buildings, such as staircases, door frames, and rafters. Their work may also include installing kitchen cabinets, countertops, molding, and trim. Carpenters use many hand tools such as saws, hammers, pliers, planes to smooth wood, and levels to tell if lines are straight. They also use many power tools.
The work of carpenters has changed over the years. At one time, most structures were made completely out of wood. That changed with the use of concrete and steel in construction. However, carpenters are still very much in demand. They build wooden frames for buildings and for concrete floors. Their jobs also go beyond wood. Carpenters are familiar with many aspects of the building trade. Some carpenters install insulation in buildings, some install drywall, and others may tile floors.
To become a carpenter, a person has to gain experience. Some technical schools offer two-year degrees in carpentry. However, most carpenters work as an apprentice before they can practice on their own. An apprentice is a student who works with an experienced tradesperson to gain hands-on training in a particular field. Apprenticeships for carpenters last about three to four years. During this period students learn how to use the many tools required for the job. They also learn math skills and safety skills. Let’s get started!
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PART 1
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What you will need
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Preparing the boards.
Measure your board 12 inches (1ft)
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Clamp your board
Use the mini clamp to secure the board to your desk.
Leave enough room for your hand to saw.
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Saw your board
Line up the saw and draw it back 6-10 times to create a groove. Then begin sawing with a forwards, back motion.
Make sure your hand is not close!
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Hand over your hard work!
Give the other half of the board to your partner
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Squaring your measurement
Use the square to measure a straight line across your board
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Lay your speed square at 3
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Rotate your square to 45 degrees and draw a line
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pivot
line
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Find your original line and lay your square at 2
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Rotate your square to 45 degrees
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Draw your angle
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Flip your board and repeat on the other side
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Draw your angle at 45 degrees
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Draw your angle
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Completed should look like this
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Clamp and start to saw the angled edge, only saw to the line
SAW TO LINE
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Saw the other angled edge
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Clamp and saw the piece off
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Clamp and saw the back piece off if you are feeling adventurous
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Your design can have many styles
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Set your cat head in place and pencil in the eyes and ear pilot holes
Leave enough room for the legs
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Drill them for pilot holes, do not drill into the bottom piece of wood or your nail will not hold
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Hammer in your nails
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Nail the whiskers in
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Screw in the legs
Long screw
Short screw
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PART 2
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Put your servo down and place pencil marks on either side
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Nail in your microbit and servo
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Plug in your alligator clips to the correct terminals
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Plug your microbit into your servo
GROUND
POWER
DATA
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Go to microbit makecode and start a new project, connect your microbit
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Add the Servo Extension, then place in this code
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Ensure your horn sets to 0 degrees and 180 degrees when you press the buttons
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Cut out your whiskers, poke a hole with your nail and screw it into the servo
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All done!
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Microbit basics
Activity #1 - creating your animals heart beat
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Micorbit Basics
Activity #2 - Changing the heart beat speed
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Microbit basics
Activity #3 - adding sounds to the heart beat and strings
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Now we will move the servo
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Lets try building some more code!
Now it’s time to code your own interactions into your pet. Feel free to explore the link below to get more ideas on how to code your new animal!
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Amazing Work!
You have created your own piece of functional art and explored some career paths as well. Feel free to add to this project and share your ideas with other students in your class.