1/22/2019. This week in the iNEST maker club, the girls continued working on their geodesic domes, getting the final triangle pieces cut out in preparation for construction. Two groups began working with the MakeDo screwdrivers and screws this week, piecing together their shapes according to the dome design plan/worksheet. Others are nearly finished cutting out their shapes. The club will be on a one-week hiatus with mentors unavailable next week, but we expect to finish dome construction the first week of February before moving on to the next project area.
1/8/2019. This week in the iNEST maker club, the girls kicked off the spring semester with a challenge to create a 2V or two frequency geodesic dome using the club's MakeDo construction kits. Geodesic domes have a natural home in North Carolina owing to Buckminster Fuller who popularized the design at now-defunct Black Mountain College. The girl's challenge involved computing the number of inches in two different triangle shapes (equilateral and isosceles) using online dome calculators, creating a template for those shapes, and cutting out the shapes using scrap cardboard. After cutting out all of their shapes, the girls will begin construction using MakeDo screws. No pair completed cutting out shapes today, so the activity will continue at least one more week. The club will not meet next week due to Dr. Oliver and Jennifer having interview conflicts, but will resume on January 22nd. The club was visited by NC State Education doctoral student Cigdem Meral today, who will assist the club in February by leading small groups of club members through 3D printing challenges. Welcome Cigdem!
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Purpose:Dr. Oliver's weekly update of activities in the iNEST Maker Club. Archives
April 2019
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