Science of Technology

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!