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Module 2

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Tent Build Instructions Materials 50 feet [2ft (x4), 3ft (x6), 5ft (x4), 1ft (x4) total = 50ft] of 1" PVC pipe - 10ft (x5) costs $20.80 x4 T-shape 1" PVC angles - a 4-pack costs $8.66 x8 3-way elbow 1" PVC angles - two 4-packs cost $17.52 ~66 square feet [3' by 6' (x2), 2' by 6' (x2), 2' by 3' (x1)] of chicken wire - 3ft x 25ft roll costs $16.98 At least 15ft of string (preferably more just in case) - Spool of string costs $2.97 1 Microcontroller w/ 2 DC motors, wires, and an ultrasonic sensor - kit costs ~$35 At least 3.5ft by 1.5ft of cardboard - costs $0.59 Total: $67.52 (not including microcontroller) Links: Pipes T-Shape 3-Way Elbow Chicken Wire String Microcontroller Cardboard Instructions Assemble a 2ft by 3ft pvc base using 3-way elbows (with open ends all facing up) Repeat step 1 Place all 5ft pipes on the corners of one 2ft by 3ft base Place all T-shape pvc angles on top of the 5ft pipes Place the last two...

Module 1

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Course Objectives Shawn The objective of this course is to expand the engineering idea and interest throughout the community and also to fly drones. Charlie The main objective of the course is to create a drone competition course and build our own drones while working with high school students and raising money for their STEM club. Marlon The main objective of Engineering Explorations II is to expand upon our engineering skills and to build/fly drones. Deliverables Possible Tents To Buy This  is a tent we found. We already have a general idea of the type of tent we will be building, so this didn't help a lot, but we saw a lot of tents online. Tent Design Drawing of Tent Design 1':1" scale model (ring will be smaller) Fundraiser Plan Along with the fundraising project, we can have a GoFundMe that makes it very easy for anyone to donate extra money to the fundraiser if they want to. We could also do a bit of online fundraising to see i...