Easy DIY projects for kid engineers | Fawn Qiu

Prevodilac: Stefan Zrnović Lektor: Ivana Krivokuća

I design engineering projects

Ja dizajniram inženjerske projekte

for middle school and high school students,

za osnovce i srednjoškolce,

often using materials that are pretty unexpected.

često koristeći neočekivane materijale.

My inspiration comes from problems in my daily life.

Inspiracija mi dolazi iz svakodnevnih problema.

For example,

Na primer,

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

jednom mi je trebao kostim za konvenciju stripa,

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

ali nisam želela da potrošim previše novca,

so I made my own ...

te sam napravila sopstveni...

with a light-up crown and skirt.

sa svetlećom krunom i suknjom.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Another time,

Drugi put,

I was devastated because my favorite mobile game,

bila sam razočarana jer su moju omiljenu igricu na mobilnom,

Flappy Bird,

Flepi Brd,

was being taken off the app store.

povukli sa prodavnice aplikacija.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

So I was faced with the dilemma

Suočila sam se sa dilemom

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

da li da nikada ne osvežavam svoj telefon ili nikada više ne igram Flepi Brd.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Unhappy with both options,

Nezadovoljna obema opcijama,

I did the only thing that made sense to me.

uradila sam jedinu stvar koja mi se činila smislenom.

I made a physical version of Flappy Bird

Napravila sam fizičku verziju Flepi Brda

koja neće nikada biti uklonjena sa prodavnice aplikacija.

that could never be taken off the app store.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

(Music)

(Muzika)

(Beeping)

(Pištanje)

(Music)

(Muzika)

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

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

Nekoliko mojih prijatelja bilo je prilično navučeno na igricu,

and I invited them to play as well.

pa sam i njih pozvala da je igraju.

(Video) Friend: Ah!

(Video) Priljatelj: Ah!

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

(Video) Friend: What the heck?

(Video) Prijatelj: Šta bre?

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

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

Rekli su mi da jednako frustrira kao originalna igrica.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

So I uploaded a demo of this project online,

Stoga sam okačila na internet demo ovog projekta

and to my surprise it went viral.

i na moje iznenađenje, proširilo se na mreži.

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

Imao je više od dva miliona pregleda u samo nekoliko dana.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

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

Još interesantniji su komentari ljudi.

A lot of people wanted to make it their own,

Mnogi ljudi su želeli da naprave sopstvenu igricu,

or asked me how it was made.

ili su me pitali kako se pravi.

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

Ovo mi je potvrdilo ideju da kroz kreativni projekat

we can teach people about engineering.

možemo da podučimo ljude inženjerstvu.

With the money made from the viral video,

Sa zarađenim novcem od viralnog videa,

we were able to let students in our classroom

mogli smo da uvedemo učenike u učionicu

all make their own game in a box.

i naučimo ih da naprave sopstvenu igricu u kutiji.

Although it was pretty challenging,

Iako je to bilo priličan izazov,

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

naučili su mnogo novih koncepata inženjerstva i programiranja.

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

Takođe, svi su bili voljni da uče tako da mogu da završe igricu.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

So before Flappy Bird Box,

Pre kutije Flepi Brd,

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

imala sam ideju za korišćenje kreativnih inženjerskih projekata

za podučavanje učenika.

When I was teaching at a middle school,

Kada sam podučavala starije osnovce,

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

pitali smo učenike da naprave robota od standardne tehnološke opreme.

And I noticed that a lot of them seemed bored.

Primetila sam da su mnogi delovali kao da se dosađuju.

Then a few of them started taking pieces of paper

Zatim je nekoliko njih počelo da uzima delove papira

and decorating their robots.

i da dekoriše svoje robote.

And then more of them got into it,

Zatim se još više njih uključilo

and they became more interested in the project.

i postali su zainteresovaniji za projekat.

So I started looking for more creative ways

Stoga sam počela da tražim još kreativnih načina

to introduce technology to students.

da predstavim tehnologiju učenicima.

What I found was that most technology kits available in school

Ono što sam otkrila je da je većina tehnološke opreme dostupne u školi

look a little intimidating.

izgledala pomalo zastrašujuće.

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

Skroz su napravljene od plastičnih delova koje ne možete da prilagodite.

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

Povrh svega, veoma su skupe -

costing hundreds of dollars per kit.

koštaju stotine dolara po kompletu.

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

To definitivno nije veoma pristupačno za mnoge školske budžete.

Since I didn't find anything,

Pošto ništa nisam našla,

I decided to make something on my own.

odlučila sam da sama napravim nešto.

I started with paper and fabric.

Počela sam sa papirom i tkaninom.

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

Uostalom, svi smo se igrali sa tim stvarima kada smo bili deca,

and they are also pretty cheap

prilično su jeftine

and can be found anywhere around the house.

i mogu se naći bilo gde po kući.

And I prototyped a project

Napravila sam prototip projekta

where students can create a light-up creature

gde učenici mogu da naprave svetleću figuru

using fabric and googly eyes.

koristeći tkaninu i izvrnute oči.

They were all helping each other in classrooms,

Svi su pomagali jedni drugima u učionici,

and were laughing and discussing the project.

smejali se i diskutovali o projektu.

And most importantly,

Najvažnije od svega

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

je da su mogli da uključe sopstvenu kreativnost u projekat.

So because of the success of this project,

Zbog uspeha projekta,

I continued to create more engineering projects

nastavlia sam da stvaram još inženjerskih projekata

to challenge my students.

kako bih davala izazove svojim učenicima.

And I also started to take these workshops outside of school

Takođe sam počela da držim ove radionice van škole

and into the community.

i unutar zajednice.

And something really interesting happened.

Desilo se nešto veoma zanimljivo.

I noticed a lot of people from very diverse backgrounds

Primetila sam gomilu ljudi sa različitim poreklom

started coming to our workshops.

koji su poćeli da dolaze na radionice.

And specifically,

Posebno je bilo mnogo više žena i pripadnika manjina

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

nego što sam očekivala

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

koje ne biste uglavnom videli na uobičajenim inženjerskim radionicama.

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

Pogledajte ovaj izveštaj o radnicima

jedne veće tehnološke kompanije za 2016. godinu.

Women make up only 19 percent of the technology workforce.

Žene čine samo 19 procenata tehnološke radne snage.

And underrepresented minorities make up only four percent.

Nedovoljno zastupljene manjine čine samo četiri procenata.

This statistic might look familiar

Ova statistika deluje poznato

if you walked into a high school robotics club,

ako posetite klub robotike srednje škole

or a college engineering class.

ili čas inženjerstva na koledžu.

Now, there's a wide variety of problems

Postoji različiti spektar problema

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

koje doprinose nedostatku raznovrsnosti u tehnološkoj radnoj snazi.

Perhaps one solution could be

Možda bi jedno od rešenja moglo biti

to introduce technology to students through creative projects.

pribilžavanje tehnologije učenicima kroz kreativne projekte.

I'm not saying that this could solve everything,

Ne kažem da bi ovo moglo rešiti sve,

but it could introduce technology

ali bi moglo približiti tehnologiju

to people who originally wouldn't be interested in it

ljudima koji prvobitno ne bi bili zainteresovani

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

zbog načina na koji im je predstavljena i podučavana u školi.

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

Kako da počnemo promenu u sagledavanju tehnologije?

Most students think that it's boring or unwelcoming,

Većina učenika misli da je dosadna i nepristupačna,

so I have always designed projects following three principles.

pa sam uvek kreirala projekte prateći tri principa.

First is having a low floor,

Prvi je imati nizak prag,

and that means this project is easy to get started.

što znači da se ovaj projekat može lako započeti.

So take a look at this tutorial.

Pogledajte ovo uputstvo.

The first project we asked students to learn

Prvi projekat koji smo zadali učenicima da savladaju

is to make a circuit on paper.

je pravljenje strujnog kola na papiru.

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

Kao što možete videti, ne treba mnogo da bi se naučilo,

and it's pretty easy even for beginners.

i prilično je lako čak i za početnike.

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

Imati nizak prag takođe znači da uklanjamo finansijsko ograničenje

that prevents people from completing a project.

koja sprečava ljude da završe projekat.

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

Sa papirom, bakarnom trakom, sijalicom i baterijom,

people can complete this project for under a dollar.

ljudi mogu da završe ovaj projekat za manje od dolara.

So second principle is having a high ceiling.

Drugi princip je imati visok plafon.

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

Ovo znači da postoji mnogo prostora za napredak,

and students are constantly being challenged.

a učenici stalno dobijaju nove izazove.

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

Na početku to mogu biti svetleća stvorenja,

but then you can add sensors and microcontrollers,

a potom možete dodati senzore i mikrokontrolore

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

i početi programiranje stvorenja koja su u interakciji sa okruženjem.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

And finally,

I konačno,

the third principle is customization.

treći princip je prilagođavanje.

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

Ovo znači da možemo da učinimo ovaj projekat relevantnim za svakoga.

That's the beauty of using everyday materials;

To je lepota korišćenja svakodnevnih materijala.

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

Prilagođavanje je veoma lako uz korišćenje papira i tkanine.

So even if you don't like Flappy Bird,

Čak i ako ne volite Flepi Brd,

you can still make your own game.

i dalje možete napraviti sopstvenu igricu.

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

(Video) Učenica: Naša igrica je o Džastinu Biberu,

because he's been speeding,

jer brzo vozi,

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

a cilj je spasiti ga da ga ne uhvati policija Los Anđelesa...

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

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

(Video) Učenica: Da, menja se,

we're a part of his posse.

a mi smo deo njegove ekipe.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)