Decision_Making_Machine_2009

The second marking period project for all of my Science and Technology courses is the Decision Making Machine. The project description with deadlines and grading rubric can be found in the file listed below: Note: The size restriction has been changed. Instead of 25 cm x 25 cm 25 cm, your project can have three dimensions that ADD UP to less than 75 cm. In other words, it could be 65 cm x 5 cm x 5 cm without exceeding the size limit! media type="custom" key="4713579" Video Transcript


 * From the Rubric**: "Five points are awarded for a written review of the project after it has been demonstrated in class (details on this assignment to follow)."

The review will take the form of a GoogleDoc, shared with your partner and with me. If you already made a GoogleDoc for this project, please continue your work within the same GoogleDoc. The GoogleDoc should contain:
 * Your Written Review:**
 * Your Input and Output Conditions;
 * Your Logic Diagram (If you need help with this, see the How-To Instructions below!);
 * Your Wiring Diagram (If you need help with this, see the How-To Instructions below!);
 * Your Truth Table Diagram (If you need help with this, see the How-To Instructions below!);
 * The most challenging part of the project for you;
 * Something that set your project apart (made it cool).

If you have an OmniGraffle document of your diagrams, highlight all of the parts of the diagram, choose File, Export, and confirm that it is a JPEG or PNG. Save it to your desktop. Open your GoogleDoc, choose Insert, Picture, From this computer, and find your picture file. Resize as needed.
 * How-To Instructions:**If you have a paper copy of your diagrams, take a picture of the page through PhotoBooth.

Finally, follow [|this link] to give your own evaluation of the project!

References to PDE Academic Standards, Anchors, and Eligible Content
3.1.10.A Discriminate among the concepts of systems, subsystems, feedback and control in solving technological problems.

S11.A.3.1 Analyze the parts of a simple system, their roles, and their relationships to the system as a whole.

S11.A.3.1.1 Apply systems analysis, showing relationships (e.g., flowcharts, concept maps), input and output, and measurements to explain a system and its parts.

S11.A.3.1.4 Apply the universal systems model of inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback to a working system (e.g., heating, motor, food production) and identify the resources necessary for operation of the system.