Vex - The second one (COMPETITION)

CSNS has been involved in heaps lately. Interschool Try, Touch, Jump Jam, Battle of the Bands, ... and Vex. On Saturday 12th of December the Vex Bank Shot Nationals are being held at Massey University. Our Vex group, Consisting of Thomas, Matty, Josh, Sam, and I. Here is our robot called: The Flower Plougher.

What Is On Top for me? (ANSWER REVEALED!!!)

Lego EV3 puzzle box machine

The Mindstorms EV3 Brick

I started building a Lego Puzzle Box Machine a while ago, so I have built most of it (The puzzle box, the outside and top and most of the dispensing bit). In the weekend I finished attaching the colour sensor underneath, so it knows what coins you put in.

If you put in either a NZ 20C or an NZD 50C coin, the EV3 brick says "O.K" and it dispenses a Lego Puzzle Box. (The puzzle box DOES have a time limit.) It has a push sensor hidden in it, so when you push the final piece in place it sends a signal to the EV3 Brick. After that it dispenses a Kool Mint (The mints are hidden is the large spiralling top.) If you want more Kool mints, you push a button at the bottom you won't have to solve the puzzle box again.  

The Learning Pit

In GRi11, we have this thing called The Learning Pit. It is for challenging yourself, trying and trying again. E.G. We did this challenge with a balloon- powered car (Ours came 3rd!) and we didn't get it the first time. Also in MindLab we did the fan-powered car. Here is a graphic design to help you understand.  Here it is

Back to school: What I did in the holidays

On Tuesday, 29th of September 2015, at 6.00 AM My family and I drove down to Christchurch for my sister's hockey tournament. We drove from Palmerston North down to Wellington, on the Picton ferry , and drove down the East Coast of the South Island to Christchurch, and arrive 6:30 PM. It was a VERY long and tiresome journey, taking 9 hours 31 mins ONE WAY. My sister's team (Manawatu U15 Rep Championship)  came 7th out of 17.
To see the final standings Click HERE.

My holiday was excellent!

The MindLab!!!

On Tuesday, 22nd of September 2015, what we were waiting for came. We had been selling GRi11 Industries products, (Practical objects we had made ourselves) We were fundraising to go to The MindLab in Petone.  Finally the day came, and we engrossed ourselves in Robotics and programming. There were 5 main activities, Car Building, ScribbleBot Building, Stop Motion Animation, Makey Makey Makey and 3D printing. In this I'll explain what each was about.

 Car Building

In this you had to build a car with CDs, Foam Packing, Cardboard, Straws, and Skewers, a motor and battery box, and a fan.

 ScribbleBot Building

In this you had to build a drawing robot with the same materials as the car, but also with plastic cups, pens and a off-centre dongle. 

Stop Motion Animation

For this you took heaps of photos while moving something at the same time so it looks like a video.

Makey Makey

Makey Makey is an epic circuit board type thing. If you plug one and into basically anything, if you touch that thing it actually renders! 

3D Printing

The final thing, and my favourite was 3D Printing. With 3D printing you can design 3D Objects and actually "Print" them. You probably have heard about it before, but I would 100% recommend. 

MindLab was amazing, and I hope you want to go.

Book Trailer

About half-way through the History Test, Matty, Liam and I started a book trailer for BoB! (Reading Group). I have just finished it, and yes, it is for the digi awards again. And here it is!
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The History Test

Sam and I have FINALLY completed the movie for the digi awards.
                                                 !!___--DRAMATIC REVEAL--__!!

EDIT: We WON our category!!!