Build-It-Yourself

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Build-It-Yourself
Lab Book
Seth and John
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The Problem and Mission
The Department of Important Inventions is
looking for a few smart ladies and some
hairy-chested men to save the world from vile
villains who build mean machines . . .
                      and scurrilous scoundrels
who make a mess.                     
Seth and John
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Presenting Ideas
Cool
Way Cool
Ugly
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Gear Trains Control

1. Speed
2. Strength
3. Direction

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Tool Rules

1. Dont cut your finger off!
2. Hold your work firmly.
3. Cut away from all eyes. Wear goggles.
4. Think what would happen if you slipped.
5. Dont say I cant.
6. Clean up your messes.

Seth and John
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Choose and Use Tricks
1 Collect premium quality junk and sort it. 2
Conserve materials. 3 Use pliers, not
scissors to cut hard stuff. 4 Little glue
Lots of pressure. 5 Build to modify or fix
your designs
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Premium Quality
Junk

1. Colorful
2. Light
3. Unusual Shape

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Measures of
Success!
1 Does it do something useful? 2 Does it use
creative materials? 3 Does it look way cool?
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Problem Solving Tricks
1 Define the problem and set goals. 2 Dont
reinvent the wheel. 3 Work together. 4 Break
your solution into parts. 5 Document.
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Modular Construction
Build quickly.
Change your solutions easily.
Make your contraptions reliable.
Seth and John
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