Intro – Our class was tasked with identifying and creating a solution for a problem using a circuit. This was to show our understanding of electricity and circuits after we had learned about them. In addition to creating a circuit we based our process on the 6 D’s of solution fluency. The 6 D’s being, define, discover, dream, design, deliver, and debrief.
Define and Discover – Our group started by defining the problem and brainstorming ideas for problems to create solutions for. We all came up with all sorts of ideas like a voice activated house, automatic fish feeder, life alert, and so 
many more. We categorized our ideas by how large scale they were. My group decided to choose a smaller scale problem because it would be easier to build from and modify. Ultimately my group chose to create a sensor to monitor the water level of a fish tank which would set off an alarm if there was a leak.
Dream – For the dream stage I had a vision in my head for what the sensor would look like and how it worked. I played with the simulations in my head of what would happen if the fish tank the sensor was attached to leaked. We all had similar ideas and started to think of things that we wanted the sensor to do and how.
Design and Deliver – Our group chose to code a micro bit since we needed a sensor and we did not know how to make one without code. We ran into our first problem when we found no way to code a visual sensor. We asked the teacher what we could do in replacement and thus the light sensor was born. It took some time and teamwork, but we eventually got our finial product. Our collaboration led us to making a sensor that detected the levels of light in the tank, if the light level exceeds 100 an alarm would go off and lights would start flashing. If the light level dropped back below 100 the alarm and lights would be silenced and shut off.
Reflection – I want to write a reflection to summarize my thoughts on this project and things I would do differently if I were to do this project again. I think the project itself was a good way to blend different aspects of learning together. I enjoyed this project because I like coding and the concept of what we had to do was interesting. If I were to redo this project, I would take more notes for the brainstorming process and the designing process.
Very good explanation of how you used the solution fluency to address the water level of a fish tank. Great work discovering solutions to your issue. You included effective media showing what your solution looks like. You could have added more detail to your Dream and Deliver sections. How could the knowledge you gained with this approach help you in the future?