There are so many ways to strive for excellence!  Here is a starter set of suggestions for the Friendship Detector project.  I would suggest that three of these would show your commitment to excellence.

  * **Polished Look**.  Some projects do the job but look kind of sloppy.  Did you give yours a distinctive and thoughtful appearance?
  * **Enhanced Output**. Some projects use the continuity detector we made in class as their friendship indicator.  Did you find another battery-operated output that signals a potential friend?
  * **Incisive Questions**.  Some questions are vague or easy to fake.   Did you come up with really interesting and thoughtful questions that truly reveal their personality?
  * **Junk-drawer Construction**. Some projects are made with manufactured switches or electronics kits.  Did you “MacGyver” switches out of scrap material that could be found most anywhere?
  * **Reliable Operation**. Some projects work every time, while others require some intervention to ensure that all of the connections are functioning as intended.  Does yours work reliably?
  * **Portable Device**.   A device that can be passed around is more likely to be used than one where people have to wait in line to use it.  Can yours be passed around in a crowd?
  * **Alternative Scenario**. The friendship scenario is just one way that AND and OR logic can help process complex decision-making.  Did you come up with another binary output for an alternative scenario?.
  * Some other special feature approved by your teacher!