Our class has been working on building electric houses. We are working on solving a problem within the house using a process called solution fluency. The process is composed of a few different steps; Define, Dream, Deliver, and Debrief. we will be using these 4 steps to describe the process of our solution fluency. For this project me and Diva have decided to recreate the snoopy house.
Define
The problem Diva and I have chosen to solve is a problem that occurs in many houses on the daily. The problem being that in the summer, it gets very hot and people overheat due to global warming. overheating can lead to illness and should be avoided at all costs. If you are too hot in the summer it also makes it harder to sleep and that greatly impacts your health and mood. One of the worst things is if you are sleeping and do not even notice if your house is at a dangerous temperature.
Dream
We have decided to create a fan that can turn on based on heat sensors. For example, if the temperature goes above a certain number, the fan will automatically turn on with a speed that suits the temperature bringing it back down to a suitable number. With a fan that can turn on without the press of a button means that the house will always be at a safe temperature on hotter days.
Deliver
We decided to code the microbit with a heat sensor. We had a bit of technical difficulty getting it to work, because of flaws in the battery or wires but in the end, we were able to get the fan to work with the heat sensor and be a very affective addition to our house. We went through some rough patches in this project, mainly with time management and how we were going to finish everything on time. With some work at home and school we were able to finish the microbit and the house’s wiring and interior.
Debrief
In the end the circuits and microbit were able to work and make the house functional. From this project I learned that even if things aren’t going your way, with enough work and effort, you can make anything happen. We were worried we would not finish our house on time, but with work at home, we were able to execute it well. We did a good job on the making of our house as a whole but I think something we could improve on is our time management. Since this project was at the end of the year, we did not have a lot of time to complete it. If I were to do this again I would write up a plan of what we would complete each day with an initial goal in mind instead of feeling rushed each day. This project taught me things that will be useful in the future like innovative thinking, problem solving, and solution fluency.
here is a video of the microbit working: