Day 4 - Group 13

Blog 4: Regan, Ingram, Bowen, Reina

A. I do anticipate being successful in our testing because through trial and error, we have found the correct marble paths and trajectories the marble must travel in order to successfully complete our Rube Goldberg project/circuit. Tune-ups and minor tweaks will continue to be necessary as our group gets closer to completing our Rube Goldberg project.

B. For the most part, our group has been able to productively work and cooperate together, but some communication issues have started to occur as the final week of our project begins. For instance, Drew had work during the time that we were working on the project Sunday afternoon, so he let us know he wouldn't be able to make it. Also, he asked how he could continue to help and "make-up" for missing the group time Sunday. Drew ended up working on 2 blogs and gathering material to support the group that day. Second, Nick has been very helpful with his time and craftmenship. Nick has been brainstorming on the idea of how we are going to launch the golf ball and taking advantage of his free time to build simple machines or electrical circuits required for the project. Nick has been very helpful with his skill of building and assembling materials for fhr Rube Goldberg project. Third, Pascal has also been very helpful with his craftmenship and resources. Pascal has always looked for an opportunity to use another piece of equipment in our design. He has worked very hard on the suction and pulley system with the glass battle and his materials he has brought in make the project a lot easier and productive. He did forget or denied to call us back about working on the project Monday the 27th though. Last, I personally have been helping all the guys with assembling machines ans attaching them to the board, and going to Lowes or other stores to buy material. I have also been brainstorming a lot of the ideas and figuring how all the individual pieces will work together.

C. We have taken into account and have started to build our energy transformations and simple machines. We do need to run through the checklist again though to make sure that we have done them correctly and have not forgotten a requirement.