[MakeLV] Science Festival plans: Looking Good...
whatever
whatever at taggers.org
Thu Apr 5 00:45:06 CDT 2012
i have spare arduino, a ton of blank business cards sheets, i can accept
credit cards through tagdaplanet.com if that helps..., also i can
arrange pretty large marble slabs, they're pretty awesome for soldiering
or cutting stuff. only weigh like 30-40 pounds. hey anyone remember
those solar jars we never got around to finishing?? we could totally do
that. assuming ellis is still cool with donating them
On 4/4/2012 5:03 PM, Josiah Ritchie wrote:
>
> I have a couple of those sturdy plastic folding tables. Probably not
> good for soldering, but otherwise real good for this sort of thing. I
> can probably get an Astros van for transportation.
>
> From what I've heard of makerbots at events like this, they draw a
> crowd. It may be good to have a couple around to give a bit more space
> for a crowd to see.
>
> JSR/
>
> On Apr 4, 2012 4:49 PM, "Matthew Tuerk" <mtuerk at allentownedc.com
> <mailto:mtuerk at allentownedc.com>> wrote:
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> We can bring some of AEDC's tables as well.
>
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> On Apr 4, 2012, at 4:21 PM, David Smith wrote:
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>> I'm actually planning to bring my MakerBot and have it running a
>> good chunk of the day. It can go in the Make LV booth, or I can
>> put it in Da Vinci's booth, if we are running short of space. I
>> believe the booths are 10x10, and I can bring a card table or two
>> if we need more table space.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Josiah Ritchie
>> <josiah at josiahritchie.com <mailto:josiah at josiahritchie.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Tony, that'd be awesome! You are totally invited to be there
>> and share 3D scanning and printing. I was actually thinking
>> about poking Dave to see if he could bring his MakerBot out,
>> but it sounds like we can skip that.
>>
>> I'm sure 3D stuff would be a great hit and I'll be first in
>> line to donate my head for science! ... well, to get it
>> scanned anyway... You can only keep the copy.
>>
>> I don't know about the indoor or outdoor component. The
>> Agri-Plex has options for both I think, but I'd expect
>> indoors since we're requesting power. I'll double check with
>> Karen who is listed as the contact.
>>
>> JSR/
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Tony Buser <tbuser at gmail.com
>> <mailto:tbuser at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Hey, I tried to get MakerBot to be a sponsor, but it kind
>> of fell through. However, I'd like to personally bring
>> my MakerBot if you guys have room? Perhaps I could show
>> 3D scanning people using a Kinect (is it indoors? I know
>> the kinect has trouble with sunlight). See:
>> http://www.thingiverse.com/tbuser/things
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 3:22 PM, Josiah Ritchie
>> <josiah at josiahritchie.com
>> <mailto:josiah at josiahritchie.com>> wrote:
>>
>> MakeLV @ the Science Festival is looking really good.
>>
>> /If you would like to be involved, there are a few
>> opportunities below./
>>
>> This will be a great chance to become visible in the
>> community. This Thursday (tomorrow) we will have a
>> mock-up of the booth.
>>
>> *What we have: *
>>
>> * booth space that can fit an 8' table. Dimensions
>> are uncertain.
>> * A blinky Hive4a sign (Thanks Jim!)
>> * Plans to teach soldering (Using the MakerShed
>> kit, Thank Jim & Tom!)
>> * Passing out information on soldering
>> * A few people to man the booth
>> * Tables and power
>> * Camera to show soldering in the background
>> * Setup ED
>> (http://projects.josiahritchie.com/projects/ed)
>> for folks to play with.
>>
>> Dave sent out the flyer or you can see it on the
>> blog:
>> http://makelehighvalley.com/blog/2012/04/science-festival-of-the-lehigh-valley/.
>>
>> The Exhibitor Guide is also available:
>> http://www.davincisciencecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Science-Festival-Lehigh-Valley-Carnival-Exhibitor-Guide.pdf.
>> This states that we have an 8-foot table, 2 chairs
>> and a booth with three sides. Matthew is getting two
>> booths and this space he is sharing with us. I have
>> some fold-up tables that could be contributed to the
>> purpose. We should have electricity and Internet
>> access (I believe we asked for that.)
>>
>> *What we need */(if you can help with one of these,
>> please let us know)/*:*
>>
>> * More small demos to put around and show what's
>> going on. (see Project Ideas below)
>> * More people to hang around the table for an hour
>> or longer between 10am and 4pm.
>> * A system to schedule people to get in on the
>> soldering tutorial.
>> * A method of taking payments for the soldering
>> tutorial.
>> * A card or something small with our website on it
>> to give people who come by. (Dan's Camera?)
>> * Equipment check - make sure we have everything to
>> safely teach soldering classes.
>>
>> *Project Ideas*
>> If you would like to create a simple interactive
>> something, but don't have any ideas, here are some I
>> don't expect to have time to implement...
>>
>> * Fiber Optics: I have a sturdy fiber optic cable
>> that visibly passes light, some strong colorful
>> LEDs setup to shine color through or a small
>> color screen that folks could hold one end of the
>> fiber up to then see it come out the other would
>> show off fiber tech.
>> * Conductivity: A simple circuit to trigger a light
>> with a variety of materials to test for
>> conductivity. Will it light if I put a feather, a
>> spoon, wood, rubber and other things in the circuit.
>> * I have code for an Arduino and a number pad from
>> an electronic battleship game that makes lots of
>> tunes on a piezo. I don't have an Arduino that is
>> free at the moment. I also don't have a sturdy
>> enough case to put this on display.
>> * Resistor Demo: A simple circuit that would enable
>> people to swap out resistors in one place to see
>> how it impacted the brightness of an LED
>> * Lemon Battery
>> * Home-made Electro magnet
>> * Photoresistor: A simple circuit to light up an
>> LED according to how much resistance a
>> photoresistor provides - maybe one of the 555
>> circuits that we did earlier could be adapted to
>> this to be even a bit more advanced.
>> * Solar Power: Something based on solar power could
>> hit a trending interest. This could be as easy as
>> having one of the solar lights in the space torn
>> apart and laid out with some labels to explain
>> how it works.
>> * Your Idea: If you have something that hits your
>> fancy, I'm all for it.
>> * Astronomy: (Chris Callie?)
>> * Chemistry:
>>
>>
>> *People to Attend the Booth*
>> I'm shamelessly stealing this from Ellis' earlier
>> email... The event is on April 14th (10a-4p).
>>
>> Please respond if you can commit to being there. We
>> will need 3+ people there at a time so we can also
>> rotate wandering around the event itself. If you
>> wish to volunteer for a shift, please specify one of
>> the following (1/2 hour extra for setup and take down):
>> 1/3 day Shift: 9:30-12, 12-2, 2-4:30
>> 1/2 day Shift: 9:30-1, 1-4:30
>>
>> This information will be kept up-to-date on the wiki:
>> http://makelehighvalley.com/wiki/ScienceFestival2012
>>
>> JSR/
>>
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