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Engineering Meeting: Getting Started With Arduino
We held a very successful engineering meeting after school on December 7th, 2012. We started the meeting by compiling a list of questions to ask our Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam Master Mentor, […]
Sketching Phase
After market research and inspirational boards were created, the A-Team started sketching the physical design aspect of the PAS, starting the sketching phase of the invention. The team started by […]
First Engineering Meeting
On November 30th 2012, after receiving the electrical components in the mail, we held our first engineering meeting afterschool. We opened packages of photocells, Radio Frequency (RF) receivers and transmitters, lasers, […]
Inspiration Boards
After market research, we focused on the creation of inspiration boards with the intention of providing visual representation of each student’s interpretation and understand of the project. Each student received […]
Saint Joseph School
We recently received wonderful news from one of our Ethiopian correspondents whose name has been asked to be ommitted. He told us that Saint Joseph School is eager to collaborate […]
Efficient Project Planning with guest Fei Wu from Digital Influence Group
Fei Wu, Senior Producer from Digital Influence Group, met with the Management Team to discuss the importance of efficient project planning and organization. She suggested several helpful programs to manage […]
Stu Schechter
Stu Schechter, artist and engineer from SandCart Studio, met with the A-Team to give an artistically inspiring presentation that demonstrated the value of combining engineering and design skills. Schechter utilizes […]
B-Team: Inspiration Boards
The B-Team worked on inspiration boards filled with aspects of Ethiopian art and culture in order to incorporate them into their logo designs and brands. People pasted inspiring quotes, colors, […]
B-Team: Brainstorming Invention Names
The B-Team divided into smaller groups in order to brainstorm possible updated names for the invention. Groups wrote down any words that came to mind when they thought about the […]
Helen Smith
Helen Smith serves as an editorial consultant for the team. She retired from the English department at Newton North in 2009, having advised the Newtonite since 1971. She is the executive director […]
White House Science Fair
