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* Steve Upton
 
* Steve Upton
 
* Rod Williams
 
* Rod Williams
* Adrian Westbury
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* Nigel Westbury
  
 
'''Minutes'''
 
'''Minutes'''
  
 
* Ideas
 
* Ideas
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We considered some ideas for future projects:
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** Bags from jeans
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*** Would give an introduction to crafts and sewing
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*** Could support multiple age groups with younger members being guided and older ones working on their own designs
 +
*** Could support multiple interests with some building bags and others adding flashing lights etc.
 +
** Planes and helicopters
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*** Easily constructed models using elastic band power
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*** Rod to organise a session
 +
 +
** Line following robot
 +
*** Could be used in Chain reaction
 +
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** Potato Projects
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*** Using electricity to power things
 +
 +
** String Racer
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*** Build a vehicle to travel along a string
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*** More complex requirement could be for it to return back along the string once it reaches the far end
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* Chain Reaction
 
* Chain Reaction
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We brainstormed some ideas for what we could do:
 +
** Repeatable - they want to be a ble to re-run ours as a demo for others
 +
** Durable - if it is to be reused it needs to be durable. Also it could be on long term display in Makespace after the event
 +
** Theme - Circus theme is still popular and includes a number of elements we could use.
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** Skeleton - we need to get one together soon so that we have a frame to work to (Discussed in subsequent session on Sunday 8th Sept 2013) 
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** Bold - we want to stand out and be seen
 +
** Family Makers banner - To be displayed in the hall
 +
** Music - we could have a theme running throughout the operation of our device, along the circus theme
 +
** Possible elements Clown car
 +
*** High diver
 +
*** Trapeze
 +
*** Carousel
 +
** We could get the kids playing with components from last year, the ones that CSC provided to construct components for the chain reaction, to see what they come up with
 +
** Marble rollercoaster
 +
** Next Action: - Discuss what we're going to do on Sunday
  
 
* Publicity
 
* Publicity
 +
At Chain Reaction we are likely to get a lot of visibility and publicity, how do we handle that?
 +
** Currently we are only open to Makespace members and their friends
 +
** We could look to start one Sunday a month as an open session for anyone to come along
 +
** With Christmas we could do one session in December and based on take up decide what we want to do in the new year
 +
** We'll need posters/flyers
 +
** Before the session we may want to do a tidy up of the space
 +
** We should update the Makespace Website
 +
** We should set up a FamilyMakers email group
 +
** We would only do a maximum of a 4 hour session
 +
** We would need to decide on pricing but it could be comparable to a half day at summer school
 +
** What age ranges would we cater to?
 +
 +
AoB
 +
** Cambridge Science Centre have asked if we could make an earthquake table for them
 +
** Brian would like to organise a summer school for kids next year

Latest revision as of 09:08, 16 September 2013

Minutes from Meeting September 5, 2013

We met for one final time before our first official Family Makers meeting April 14th.

Attendees

  • Brian Corteil
  • Anne Harrison
  • Steve Upton
  • Rod Williams
  • Nigel Westbury

Minutes

  • Ideas

We considered some ideas for future projects:

    • Bags from jeans
      • Would give an introduction to crafts and sewing
      • Could support multiple age groups with younger members being guided and older ones working on their own designs
      • Could support multiple interests with some building bags and others adding flashing lights etc.
    • Planes and helicopters
      • Easily constructed models using elastic band power
      • Rod to organise a session
    • Line following robot
      • Could be used in Chain reaction
    • Potato Projects
      • Using electricity to power things
    • String Racer
      • Build a vehicle to travel along a string
      • More complex requirement could be for it to return back along the string once it reaches the far end


  • Chain Reaction

We brainstormed some ideas for what we could do:

    • Repeatable - they want to be a ble to re-run ours as a demo for others
    • Durable - if it is to be reused it needs to be durable. Also it could be on long term display in Makespace after the event
    • Theme - Circus theme is still popular and includes a number of elements we could use.
    • Skeleton - we need to get one together soon so that we have a frame to work to (Discussed in subsequent session on Sunday 8th Sept 2013)
    • Bold - we want to stand out and be seen
    • Family Makers banner - To be displayed in the hall
    • Music - we could have a theme running throughout the operation of our device, along the circus theme
    • Possible elements Clown car
      • High diver
      • Trapeze
      • Carousel
    • We could get the kids playing with components from last year, the ones that CSC provided to construct components for the chain reaction, to see what they come up with
    • Marble rollercoaster
    • Next Action: - Discuss what we're going to do on Sunday
  • Publicity

At Chain Reaction we are likely to get a lot of visibility and publicity, how do we handle that?

    • Currently we are only open to Makespace members and their friends
    • We could look to start one Sunday a month as an open session for anyone to come along
    • With Christmas we could do one session in December and based on take up decide what we want to do in the new year
    • We'll need posters/flyers
    • Before the session we may want to do a tidy up of the space
    • We should update the Makespace Website
    • We should set up a FamilyMakers email group
    • We would only do a maximum of a 4 hour session
    • We would need to decide on pricing but it could be comparable to a half day at summer school
    • What age ranges would we cater to?

AoB

    • Cambridge Science Centre have asked if we could make an earthquake table for them
    • Brian would like to organise a summer school for kids next year