Easy DIY projects for kid engineers | Fawn Qiu

Prevoditelj: Senzos Osijek Recezent: Ivan Stamenković

I design engineering projects

Dizajniram inžinjerske projekte

for middle school and high school students,

za učenike osnovne i srednje škole

often using materials that are pretty unexpected.

često koristeći neočekivane materijale.

My inspiration comes from problems in my daily life.

Inspiraciju uzimam iz vlastitih svakodnevnih problema.

For example,

Na primjer,

one time I needed a costume to go to a comic convention,

trebala sam kostim za konvenciju stripova,

but I didn't want to spend too much money,

ali nisam htjela potrošiti mnogo novaca,

so I made my own ...

stoga sam napravila svoj,

with a light-up crown and skirt.

sa svjetlećom krunom i suknjom.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

Another time,

Drugom prilikom,

I was devastated because my favorite mobile game,

Bila sam jako tužna, jer je moja najdraža mobilna igrica,

Flappy Bird,

Flappy Bird,

was being taken off the app store.

maknuta iz trgovine aplikacija.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

So I was faced with the dilemma

Tako da sam bila u dilemi

to either never update my phone or never play Flappy Bird again.

ili neću više nikad ažurirati mobitel ili neću više nikad igrati Flappy Bird.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

Unhappy with both options,

Nesretna zbog obje opcije,

I did the only thing that made sense to me.

napravila sam jedinu stvar koja mi je imala smisla.

I made a physical version of Flappy Bird

Napravila sam fizičku verziju Flappy Bird

that could never be taken off the app store.

koja neće bit maknuta iz trgovine aplikacija.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

(Music)

(Glazba)

(Beeping)

(Pištanje)

(Music)

(Glazba)

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

So a few of my friends were also pretty addicted to the game,

Također nekoliko mojih prijatelja su bili ovisni o igrici,

and I invited them to play as well.

pa sam ih pozvala da isprobaju igricu.

(Video) Friend: Ah!

(Video) Prijatelj: Ah!

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

(Video) Friend: What the heck?

(video) Prijatelj: Za ime Boga

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

And they told me that it was just as infuriating as the original game.

Rekli su mi da je jednako iritantna kao i originalna igrica.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

So I uploaded a demo of this project online,

Stoga sam učitala demo ovog projekta na internet

and to my surprise it went viral.

i na moje iznenađenje postalo je popularno.

It had over two million views in just a few days.

Imalo je preko dva milijuna pogleda u samo nekoliko dana.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

And what's more interesting are people's comments.

A još tu interesantniji komentari ljudi.

A lot of people wanted to make it their own,

Mnogi su htjeli napraviti sami

or asked me how it was made.

ili su me pitali kako se radi.

So this kind of confirmed my idea that through a creative project,

To je potvrdilo moju ideu da kroz kreativni projekt,

we can teach people about engineering.

možemo naučiti ljude o inžinjerstvu.

With the money made from the viral video,

S novcem zarađenim od popularnog videa

we were able to let students in our classroom

bili smo u mogućnosti dopustiti našim učenicima

all make their own game in a box.

da svatko napravi svoju igru.

Although it was pretty challenging,

Iako je to bio veliki izazov naučili su

they learned a lot of new concepts in engineering and programming.

mnoge nove koncepte u strojarstvu i programiranju.

And they were all eager to learn so they could finish the game as well.

I svi su oni bili željni naučiti kako bi također mogli završiti igricu.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

So before Flappy Bird Box,

Prije Flappy Bird Box-a,

I had the idea of using creative engineering projects to teach students.

imala sam ideju korištenja kreativnih projekata za učenje studenata.

When I was teaching at a middle school,

Kada sam predavala u srednjoj školi,

we asked our students to build a robot from a standard technology kit.

pitali smo naše student da izrade robota od standardne tehnološke opreme.

And I noticed that a lot of them seemed bored.

Primijetila sam da puno njih izgleda kao da im je dosadno.

Then a few of them started taking pieces of paper

Tada je nekoliko njih počelo uzimati komadiće papira

and decorating their robots.

i ukrašavati svoje robote.

And then more of them got into it,

I tada je više njih slijedilo primjer,

and they became more interested in the project.

i postali su više zainteresirani za projekt.

So I started looking for more creative ways

I tako sam ja počela tražiti kreativnije načine

to introduce technology to students.

da predstavim tehnologiju studentima.

What I found was that most technology kits available in school

Što sam otkrila je bilo to da je većina tehnološke opreme dostupne u školama

look a little intimidating.

izgledalo pomalo zastrašujuće.

They're all made of plastic parts that you can't customize.

Napravljene su od plastičnih dijelova koje ti ne možeš prilagoditi.

On top of that, they're all very expensive,

Povrh svega toga, one su sve veoma skupe,

costing hundreds of dollars per kit.

koštajući po tisuću dolara po opremi.

So that's certainly not very affordable for most classroom budgets.

Tako da to sigurno nije prihvatljivo za većinu razrednih budžeta.

Since I didn't find anything,

Kako ništa nisam našla,

I decided to make something on my own.

odlučila sam nešto samostalno napraviti.

I started with paper and fabric.

Počela sam s papirom i tkaninom.

After all, we all played with those since we were kids,

Ipak, svi smo se igrali s tim otkad smo bili djeca,

and they are also pretty cheap

i također su vrlo jeftini

and can be found anywhere around the house.

i mogu se naći u svakoj kući.

And I prototyped a project

I napravila sam prvi oblik projekta

where students can create a light-up creature

gdje studenti mogu napraviti osvijetljeno stvorenje

using fabric and googly eyes.

koristeći tkaninu i šaljive oči.

They were all helping each other in classrooms,

Svi su pomagali jedni drugima u učionici,

and were laughing and discussing the project.

i smijali su se, i raspravljali o projektu.

And most importantly,

I najvažnije,

they were able to insert their own creativity into the project.

mogli su unijeti svoju vlastitu kreativnost u projekt.

So because of the success of this project,

Zbog uspjeha ovog projekta,

I continued to create more engineering projects

nastavila sam stvarati druge inženjerske projekte

to challenge my students.

da izazovem svoje studente.

And I also started to take these workshops outside of school

I također sam počela iznositi ove radionice izvan škole

and into the community.

u zajednicu.

And something really interesting happened.

I nešto se zanimljivo dogodilo.

I noticed a lot of people from very diverse backgrounds

Primijetila sam da su mnogi ljudi iz veoma različitih zanimanja

started coming to our workshops.

počeli dolazit na naše radionice.

And specifically,

Posebice,

there were a lot more women and minorities than I expected,

bilo je mnogo više žena i manjina nego što sam očekivala,

and that you wouldn't usually see at a traditional engineering workshop.

koje ne bi inače vidjeli na tradicionalnim inženjerskim radionicama.

Now take a look at this employee report at a major technology company in 2016.

Sada pogledajte ove izvještaje zaposlenih u najboljoj tehnološkoj tvrti u 2016.-oj.

Women make up only 19 percent of the technology workforce.

Žene čine samo 19 posto tehnološke radne snage.

And underrepresented minorities make up only four percent.

I zastupnici manjina čine samo 4 posto.

This statistic might look familiar

Ova statistika možda zvuči poznato

if you walked into a high school robotics club,

ako ste ušli u klub za robotiku u srednjoj školi,

or a college engineering class.

ili studij inženjerstva.

Now, there's a wide variety of problems

Sada, tu je široki izbor problema

that contribute to the lack of diversity in the technology force.

koji pridonose manjku raznolikosti u tehnološkoj sili.

Perhaps one solution could be

Možda jedno od rješenja može biti

to introduce technology to students through creative projects.

da predstavimo tehnologiju studentima kroz kreativne projekte.

I'm not saying that this could solve everything,

Ne kazem da bi to moglo rješiti sve,

but it could introduce technology

ali moglo bi predstaviti tehnologiju

to people who originally wouldn't be interested in it

ljudima koji na prvu ne bi bili zainteresirani za to

because of how it has been portrayed and taught in school.

zbog toga kako je tehnologija prikazana i učena u školama.

So how do we start to change the perception of technology?

Kako početi mijenjati mišljenje o tehnologiji?

Most students think that it's boring or unwelcoming,

Većina studenta misli da je dosadna i negostoljubiva,

so I have always designed projects following three principles.

uvijek sam dizajnirala projekte slijedeći tri načela.

First is having a low floor,

Prvo je imati nizak pod,

and that means this project is easy to get started.

a to bi značilo da je ovaj projekt lagan za započeti.

So take a look at this tutorial.

Pogledaj te ovaj poučni video.

The first project we asked students to learn

Prvi projekat koji smo tražili da nauče

is to make a circuit on paper.

jest da naprave strujni krug na papiru.

As you can see, it doesn't take very long to learn,

Kao što vidite, ne uzima puno vremena da naučite,

and it's pretty easy even for beginners.

i poprilično je jednostavno čak i za početnike.

And having a low floor also means that we're removing the financial barrier

Imati nizak pod također znači da smo uklonili financijsku barijeru

that prevents people from completing a project.

koja spriječava ljude da završe projekte.

So with paper, copper tape, lightbulb and a battery,

Tako da papirom, bakrenom vrpcom, žaruljom i baterijom,

people can complete this project for under a dollar.

Ljudi mogu završiti projekte za manje od jednog dolara.

So second principle is having a high ceiling.

Drugo načelo je imati visok svod.

This means that there's a lot of room to grow,

Što bi značilo da postoji mnogo prostora za rast,

and students are constantly being challenged.

I student su stalno izazvani.

At first it might just be a light-up creature,

U početku to može biti samo svjetleće čudovište,

but then you can add sensors and microcontrollers,

ali onda dodate senzore i mikrokontrole

and start to program the creature to interact with its environment.

i počnete programirati čudovište da dijeluje sa okolinom.

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

And finally,

I konačno,

the third principle is customization.

treće načelo je prilagođavanje.

This means that we can make this project relevant to anyone.

što znači da možemo učiniti ovakav projekt zanimljiv i bitan svakome.

That's the beauty of using everyday materials;

To je ljepota korištenja svakodnevnih materijala;

it's very easy to customize using paper and fabric.

vrlo je jednostavno kroistiti papir i tkaninu.

So even if you don't like Flappy Bird,

Pa čak I ako ne volite Flappy Bird,

you can still make your own game.

možete napraviti vlastitu igricu.

(Video) Student: So our game is about Justin Bieber,

(Video) Student: "Naša igrica je o Justinu Bieberu,

because he's been speeding,

zbog toga što je brzo vozio,

and the object is to prevent him from getting caught by the LAPD --

I cillj je spriječiti policiju da ga uhiti"

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

(Video) Student: Yeah, but he's changing so --

(Video) Student: "Da, ali on se mijenja,

we're a part of his posse.

zapravo mu pomažemo.’’

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

Thank you.

Hvala vam

(Applause)

(Pljesak)