Materials List:
Get a Grip:
Engineering a Smart Prosthetic Hand
Engineering a Smart Prosthetic Hand
Each group needs:
- 1 set of chopsticks
- 1 oven mitt
- 1 ping pong ball
- 1 cracker
- access to Arduino IDE
- 1 box cutter
- 1 SparkFun Kit (Microcontroller, Breadboard, Pushbutton, LED, Resistor, Potentiometer, USB cable)
- 1 force sensitive resistor (FSR)
- 1 servo motor
- jumper wires
- 1 hollow eggshell, plastic bottle, empty Easter egg, or marshmallows (for testing)
- 1 hot glue gun and glue
- 1 laptop computer
- 1 ruler
- 1 scissors
- 1 roll of transparent tape
- Prosthetic Hand Design Worksheet (1 per student)
- Notice and Wonder Sheet (1 per student)
- Data Collection and Analysis Worksheet (1 per student)
- Grading Rubric (1 per group)
For the entire class to share:
- chart paper or white board for Notice and Wonder master chart.
- sharpies or dry-erase markers
- cardboard
- dental floss
- Popsicle sticks
- sewing thread
- strings
- straws