Reflection Questions, Ideas for the Experimento

1)    How did I help to move this project forward for this particular step?

Pietro: I gave incentive for me and my partner to create a possible compound idea of a hot air balloon working together with a Rube Goldberg machine and hyped the idea so that we could get hands on as fast as possible.

Shin: I gave the initial ideal and incentive to make a hot air balloon because I know my partner would like it as well as I would. From that me and partner have been elaborating and building more and more on top of my original idea.

2) What insights or insightful questions did this step in the project uncover or generate?

How high can the balloon go?
How fast do we need to make a marble go for it to break a string?
How long should our Rube Goldberg machine be?
How strong does the fire have to be to make the balloon reach the ceiling?

3) What is my role on this team up for this step in the project?

Pietro:  I am responsible for the Rube Goldberg machine and the safety involving the Hot Air balloon flame. I am also responsible for finding the materials online and to make sure that they are appropriate and reliable.

Shin: I am going to design the Hot Air Balloon initially and help with the physics involved in the Rube Goldberg Machine. I will also be responsible for the materials for the Rube Goldberg section of our investigation.

4) State and describe one action that I could improve upon to help my team and make my final product the best that it can be?

We think that we should meet more and start to work in advance of deadlines so that we can improve and refine the best we can. This will give us more time and help us have better and more reliable bases for our experiment to evolve and become better.

5) How often are you meeting and will it be enough to make progress until the next deadline?

We are meeting at least twice a week during Lunch or even during weekends after school. If it is not possible for a physical presence on the meeting we will meet online through Skype or other online connection programs.