User:Klosito/ENES-100/Mini Maker Faire

Week1 Narrative
http://makerfaire.com/mini/ and reviewed this with team members.
 * Looked up Maker Faire planning on the Maker Faire site -
 * Looked up various conductive salt dough recipes. Went with http://courseweb.stthomas.edu/apthomas/SquishyCircuits/conductiveDough.htm
 * Made 2 batches of dough. Tested them with a battery pack and some LEDSMaking Salt Dough.JPGSalt Dough.JPGSalt dough conducting.JPG
 * Went to conductive ink seminar at NEM.At Conductive Ink workshop.JPG
 * Saw potential maker faire space at NEM
 * Observed making conductive ink activity presented to kids.Making Conductive Ink.JPGPreparing to test Conductive Ink.JPG

Week2 Narrative

 * Went out to purchase distilled water and white flour
 * Made insulating dough with recipe as follows
 * 1 1/2 cups Flour
 * 1/2 cup granulated sugar
 * 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil
 * 1/2 cup distilled water
 * Slightly sticky to work with, but not bad. Used in conjuction with salt dough to create circuits.
 * Circuits with small motors and 9-volt battery
 * Circuits with LED

Week4 Narrative

 * Was thinking about that conductive thread that the biofeedback team was using for circuitry. It seems like it would be in keeping with our kid's circuit making activities involving dough and ink. I've used it before in costuming once, and I bet people must use it with kids. An internet search yielded a soft circuit workshop facilitators guide (Also, a million light up project ideas):
 * http://web.media.mit.edu/~emme/guide.pdf
 * Got together some felt and an LED to begin to test a circuit. Curled LED leads around for sewing with regular needle nose pliers. This would turn out prettier with smaller wire/jewelry work pliers. Didn't get to the sewing bit. Basic materials required:
 * Coin batteries and holders
 * Conductive thread
 * Sewing needles
 * Sewing chalk. Or maybe just marker.
 * Felt shapes
 * LEDs
 * Hot glue or similar to hold knotted thread. Observed it doesn't hold a knot in the biofeedback project.
 * Optional ideas - switch, pins, decorations