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Students must complete this activity before attempting any other activities.
In this tutorial we will guide you through building a basic frame, and show you how to use all the different pieces of equipment.
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Electronics Starter Kit 
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Learn how to motorise your contraption with the EPro8 Electronics Starter Kit.
Electronics
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Comprehensive Electronics Kit
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Learn how to use all the equipment in EPro8 Comprehensive Electronics Kit.
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Fire Engine
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Construct a fire engine and its ladder.
Build a mechanism for raising and lowering the ladder.
Measurement, Leverage, Electronics, Logic.
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Burglar Alarm
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Build a spring loaded alarm system.
Trigger this when a window is opened or with a trip rope.
Pimp your alarm using laser beams and mirrors.
Pulleys, Mechanisms, Problem Solving, Electronics
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Caveman Car
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Build a rubber band powered caveman vehicle.
Modify the vehicle to achieve extra speed and distance.
Energy, Measuement, Practical Mathematics
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Bridge
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Construct a bridge that can cross a 2.5m wide river.
Use bracing to make the bridge rigid and capable of carrying a 2kg test vehicle.
Add traffic light to control the flow of vehicles over the bridge.
Structures, Bracing, Measurement, Electronics
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Robotic Guard Dog
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Build a guard dog shape.
Ropes make its jaws hinge and tail wag.
Motorise it and have it triggered to bark when a burglar breaks a laser beam.
Structures and Mechanisms, Electronics, Problem Solving
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Royal Wave
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Construct the Royal Limousine, with an arm that waves automatically.
Make the arm wave as the limousine is pushed along the ground.
Make the arm wave extra fast
Mechanisms, Gearbox, Electronics
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Crowd Size |
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You have a drone photo of the a massive concert in your town.
Build frames to experiment with crowd density.
Use practical maths to estimate the number of people in the crowd.
Practical Maths, Measurement, Problem Solving
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Storm Proof Dog Kennel
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Construct a dog kennel that can withstand floods, rain and hurricane forced winds.
It will have a flood level alarm and a drawbridge that will automatically close when it is flooding outside.
Structures, Bracing, Measurement, Leverage, Electronics
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Party Popper
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Design a contraption that can automatically fire a sequence of party poppers.
Use ropes and pulleys so that the party poppers can be fired in multiple directions.
Pulleys, Problem solving, Electronics
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Helicopter Rescue |
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Suspend a model helicopter from a giant rig using four ropes.
Using only the ropes, work as a team to control the helicopter.
Teamwork, Geometry, Measurement, Problem Solving, Structures, Angles
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Secret Agent
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Develop a code that can be used to send a message using a pattern of long and short signals.
Construct a mechical and an electrical system for sending these signals.
Patterns, Electronics, Problem Solving, Communication
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Flood the Room |
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Use you EPro8 equipment to work out how long it will take to flood the entire room.
Practical Maths, Measurement, Problem Solving
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Crane
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Build a crane that can lift a weight to a height of 1.8m.
Use pulleys to make it easier to lift the weight.
Motorise the crane for automated operation.
Structures, Pulley Theory, Electronics
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Rope Swing |
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Build a swing
Experiment with what effects the speed of the swing
Graph your results.
Structures, Experimental Method, Practical Maths, Measurement, Graph
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Pac-Man
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Build a real-life Pac-Man, who's jaws open and shut as the Pac-Man moves along the ground.
Mechanisms, Structure, Electronics.
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Gearbox
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Build a gear box that can speed up or slow down an arm.
Think about the maths and ratios behind a gearbox
Mechanisms, Practical Maths, Rations
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Laser Tracking
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Use a torch and a magnifying glass to create a spotlight.
Build a motorised stand that can control the direction of the beam.
Use this to track a meteor.
Optics, Mechanics, Electronics, Angles, Practical Maths
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Fishing Rod
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Build a fishing rod.
Modify the reel to wind the rope in extra fast.
Design a sensor to automatically detect when you have caught a fish
Mechanisms, Gearbox, Pulleys, Electronics
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Rowing Machine |
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Construct a rowing machine using a weight as resistance.
Different combinations of pulleys will make it easy and difficult to lift the one weight.
Pulleys, Weights, Measurements
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Drum Machine
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Construct a drum kit, and a drum machine that can play the drums as a handle is turned.
Add a gearbox so it can play a very fast drum roll.
Mechanisms, Electronics, Problem Solving
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Limbo
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Take the classic party game, and turn it into a crazy EPro8 style contraption.
The contraption will have fail alarm, automatic level adjustment and scoring.
Measurement, Pulleys, Problem Solving, Electronics
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Wind Powered Crane |
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You live on top of a windy cliff, and want to use a wind powered crane to lift items of varying weight.
Mechanisms, Gearbox, Experimentation, Practical Mathematics.
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Bungy Jump |
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Construct a Bungy Jump Platform
Experiment with rubber bands to achieve the ultimate rebound
Structures, Experimental Method, Measurement, Graph
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Air Freight |
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We are sending some EPro8 Equipment to Mongolia.
Build a set of scales to find the weight of the equipment.
Calculate what it will cost to air freight these items to Mongolia.
Balance, Leverage, Weights and Measurements, Practical Maths
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Flying Fox
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Build two towers and a flying fox to access your house on the other side of a river.
Motorise the flying fox so you can come and go in either direction
Pulleys, Forces, Vectors, Mechanisms, Structures, Electronics
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Ball Sorting
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Build a contraption that can sort balls into different containers.
Problem solving, measurements, weights
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Conveyor Belt
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Use you EPro8 equipment plus a bike inner tube to build a high speed conveyor belt
Mechanisms, Gearbox, Electronics, Practical Mathematics.
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Up Up and Away |
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From the classic movie, use your EPro8 equipment to calculate how many helium balloons it will take to lift a small child or a house.
Practical Maths, Measurement, Problem Solving
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Pinball Machine
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Construct a real life pinball machine, complete with launching mechanism, paddles, obstacles and scoring.
Mechanisms, Experimentation, Problem Solving, Electronics.
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Hovercraft
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Construct vehicle that can make a balloon hover and move.
Mechanisms, Experimentation, Problem Solving, Electronics.
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Elevator
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Build an elevator with a control system that controls the position of the elevator.
Mechanisms, Experimentation, Problem Solving, Electronics.
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Space Invaders
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Bring the classic arcade game to life.
Mechanisms, Problem Solving, Electronics.
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Burglar Alarm
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Build a spring loaded alarm system.
Trigger this when a window is opened or with a trip rope.
Pimp your alarm using laser beams and mirrors.
Pulleys, Mechanisms, Problem Solving, Electronics
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Juice Shake and Serve
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Design a contraption that will shake, deliver and pour a cup of 'juice'.
Mechanisms, Problem Solving, Electronics.
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Solar Power Station
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Solar panels work best when they point directly at the sun.
Construct a system that will automatcally track the solar panel to point directly at the sun.
Mechanisms, Problem Solving, Electronics.
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Netball
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Construct a contraption to pass a balloon through a netball hoop.
Add a system to keep the score.
Mechanisms, Experimentation, Problem Solving, Aerodynamics, Electronics.
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Activity has optional parts for using your electronics starter kit
