Delightful Interventions

It’s rubbish that has a basketball hoop to make it more fun. We did this project because there was a trunk of a cut tree and we thought we could take advantage of that trunk to make our prototype. When the people in the park pass by you will see a basket and draw your attention to it, then they will approach and see that it is rubbish inside a log. They will want to throw something in the trash so they can shoot in the basketball hoop.

It’s made of wood, feather cardboard to make it durable, and we painted it red to get more attention.

It will be very useful for the people in the park, they will have a better time.

Duck Duck tree

Abby DiGregorio
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Mushroom final presentation

Marta Ramírez

In front of the main door of the school there is a tube next to a tree.

I think that my project would change the world so that the girls who wait to enter the school or just the boys who pass by there can entertain themselves for a while, they will be surprised but they will surely heal by finding mushrooms on the street and it will be a very good decoration. for children.

I used different materials, for the trunk we used a white hard plastic tube, I covered it with light brown pieces of paper. For the shell we used as a vase as a rocker and we covered it with mache paper, when it was dry we covered it with red paper and then we painted white rounds, and to finish we made 5 children with the 3d machine and we put a support on him to hold them.

It is a project that we can give a lot of benefit to.

Design a FIDGET Toy

Jiyoo Jye
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fidg·et /ˈfijit/

noun: fidget; plural noun: fidgets

1. a quick, small movement, typically a repeated one, caused by nervousness or impatience.


Background: Fidgeting itself has been around for ages. Humans are hard-wired for self-regulation enacted through tangible, tactile (our sense of touch) sensory experiences. These mind-body mechanisms are initiated with specific objects with at least two key qualities: a distinct tactile experience and ease in repeating that stimulation (Dr. Michael Karlesky, UC Santa Cruz). 

Prompt: As our first exercise, you will work individually or in pairs to prototype fidget devices for children. Your prototypes should consider the following goals:

  • Provide children with early tactile learning experiences, enhancing mind-hand coordination
  • Allow opportunities for individual and collaborative movement 
  • Disperse nervous energy or anxiety 
  • Portable, compact hand toys that can be carried everywhere conveniently


DELIVERABLES  (meaning: what is due at the end of this activity)

  1. A functional low fidelity prototype of your fidget device
  2. Once everyone is finished we will take turns trying out each others' devices. While "fidgeting" you will document feedback for each group. Two Pluses (Things they did well: +) and One Delta (Something they could improve on: Δ)  

Creating your First Presentation

In this video, we will be talking about creating your very first presentation. We will go over basic navigation to a new presentation, creating new content and finally going over the tools available.  


Create new Presentation, give it a title, then click on the Editor button. This will open up the Slide Editor. There are 3 main sections to the Slide Editor. The Left, Top and Right menus. On the left, we have all of the info about slides and preview images for them. On the Top, there are a variety of content creating buttons and other menus we can bring up. On the Right, if we had any content selected or menu pulled up, we would have the info panel. We'll talk about that more later.


Let's start by adding some content. Let's add a piece of text. Head to the top bar and hover over the icons, eventually you'll see one called "Text". Click it to create some text. On the right side, we can now see the info panel appearing. Use this panel to change Alignment, Color, Font Size and much more. 


Consider checking out other tutorials, such as the Types of Content tab or check out the master list of Slide Editor Tools to get a more advanced look into the Slide Editor.

Final

Sophie Mattoon

Our group made a rocking chair that is designed to help children ages 3-6 with motor skill development. It is a multifunctional piece that will not only be a chair but a play toy as well. 

Our goal was to make furniture for the Montessori school that was multi-funcational and also able to cater to different age groups. All the furniture needed to be made directly for children and the children needed to be able to move the furniture by themselves. 

This project is important because a child should learn both mentally and physically. When learning about the Montessori teaching method, we saw a lot about movement. The children were encouraged to get up, play, and travel around the classroom. We also saw a lot about self-awareness. Our design’s rocking motion is recreational, but it also can help a child be aware of their body.  As the child plays on the chair, they are learning to balance and navigate their surroundings. 

Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements

Chris Perry

Website: http://507movements.com/toc.html

PDF: http://www.koorneef.net/files/Five%20Hundred%20and%20Seven%20Mechanical%20Movements%20-%20H.%20Brown%20%281871%29%20WW.pdf

Rob Ives' Essential Mechanisms

Chris Perry

https://www.robives.com/essentialmech/

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The Physical Toolbox is a learning resource that is tactile, interactive, and collectable. Within the parameters of a 90mm x 52mm casing, a limitless world of methodology unfolds. The collection highlights various techniques and best practices in hand modeling, digital fabrication, mechanisms, and electronics- intended to serve as learning resources for makers of all age groups. 

https://toolbox.nuvustudio.com/studios/2812-physical-toolbox/tabs/20867-boxes

Spinning Levers - How A Transmission Works (1936)

Chris Perry