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Mechanisms in Geogebra
Geogebra is an amazing tool for tinkering around with different mechanisms to see how they work. Here’s a video for how you can set one up, shared by Darren McGuigan, or Darren_ Mc_Guigan_14164205 on YouTube:
I tried it out and it works. Here’s a link to my recreation Geogebra file
https://www.geogebra.org/geometry/ye7awjsc
that you can play around with yourself if you want. It got me thinking about how this mechanism might work well for creating a robot that hangs from an I-beam and moves itself smoothly along, perhaps with a lot more of these mechanical “arms”.
Next up, a strandbeest! This was created by Stefan Himmelbauer:
In the future…
Students will be able to communicate their ideas with each other and with other students and decision makers around the globe: their art, their invention ideas, their social commentary, their questions, their methods of approaching challenges, from little to big problems. As teachers, let’s collaborate with others already experimenting with creative lesson plans to empower our students and their ideas.
This post was inspired by a prompt from “Ode to the Future.” I heard about it from this video, which explains the importance of ultrasound gel:
You can scroll around in “Ode to the Future” and check out other people’s visions for the future, and add your own. I had trouble adding my own, so I wrote about it here instead. But if you’re interested in checking it out, here’s the link: