Today our goal was to be able to test the Crane out by the end of the day. To do that we needed to finish our swiveling plan, insert a pulley system between the arm and the hook, and because those things were so small and complex, we decided to make a car to pull our container to it's final destination!

In preparation to complete our crane project we took a week to step back and focus on safety and structural integrity. Half of the tinkering crew worked with pulleys, while the other half worked with scrap wood to try to build tables that are sturdy and level. Tinkerers were quizzed on using proper length screws and measuring accurately. 

Today the Container team's goal was to add sides to the container. They all had different ideas of the best way to add walls and support at the same time. So they decided to do each side a different way!

To start week 3 of our project we looked at some images of cranes from the Port of Oakland  to gain an understanding of how they work and we discussed how we could engineer our design to be sturdy enough to pick up and move a 5 gallon bucket of water. Dividing into two teams (Crane and Container), Tinkerers started by reflecting on the steps completed last week and making sketches for todays ideas.

Today we began working on ideas to move a large container of water from one place to another. The idea originated from the concept of ships and containers at the port and possibly inspired by the large amounts of rain.

We spit into two groups. One worked on the carrier for the container and the other worked on the mechanisms to lift and move the container onto the carrier. Scarlett, Chloe, Ayush, and Louis each took turns measuring and cutting pieces of wood for the container