Introduction
The purpose of this website is to document our progress in an organized way. This way readers can walk through our entire process step by step. Since this is a collaborative project between our biology class and mechanical engineering, it is imperative that we use both things in our idea. Our topic, or phenomenon is the white blood cell. For our interactive project we wanted to do a scientific version of the game hungry, hungry, hippos, but instead of hippos they would be white blood cells. The engineering behind it is the building of the game and the biology is obviously the scientific phenomena itself.
About Project
Description
At the beginning of the projecte we were asked to do some brainstorming and write a paragraph about our ideas. This is what we first came up with. Since then our ideas have changed drastically but our purpose is still the same and we wanted to keep this on the site to show the progress we've made.
For this project we worked in teams of three. Our team consists of Rayonna Scully, Andrea Kirsh, and Yuuki Rosby. The project we wanted to invest our time in, was building a human sized cell that kids could walk inside of and check out all the cool and interesting part of the human cell. We planned on making the cell very colorful, with lots of textures. We also planned on connecting each of the parts of the cell to something that they use or see every day.
The purpose of this project is to get a better understanding of how to connect engineering into what we learn in biology. For this project we are partnering with the Ruben H. Fleet science center. We are excited to work with the Ruben H. Fleet center, so we can show them the different types of projects we can come up with that can be fun, and informative for kids. Our goals for this project are to make the cell eye catching and durable, so that the museum can keep our project on the floor even after we leave. We are excited to build and create this cell. It will require some painting, and coming up with ideas for durable textures we can use. It will also require communication with our team and teachers. The most important thing for us to work on in this project, is making our explanation simple enough for children to understand, but in depth enough for the older kids to learn something new. We are really excited to collaborate with the Fleet and start building.
At the beginning of the projecte we were asked to do some brainstorming and write a paragraph about our ideas. This is what we first came up with. Since then our ideas have changed drastically but our purpose is still the same and we wanted to keep this on the site to show the progress we've made.
For this project we worked in teams of three. Our team consists of Rayonna Scully, Andrea Kirsh, and Yuuki Rosby. The project we wanted to invest our time in, was building a human sized cell that kids could walk inside of and check out all the cool and interesting part of the human cell. We planned on making the cell very colorful, with lots of textures. We also planned on connecting each of the parts of the cell to something that they use or see every day.
The purpose of this project is to get a better understanding of how to connect engineering into what we learn in biology. For this project we are partnering with the Ruben H. Fleet science center. We are excited to work with the Ruben H. Fleet center, so we can show them the different types of projects we can come up with that can be fun, and informative for kids. Our goals for this project are to make the cell eye catching and durable, so that the museum can keep our project on the floor even after we leave. We are excited to build and create this cell. It will require some painting, and coming up with ideas for durable textures we can use. It will also require communication with our team and teachers. The most important thing for us to work on in this project, is making our explanation simple enough for children to understand, but in depth enough for the older kids to learn something new. We are really excited to collaborate with the Fleet and start building.
What Visitors will Learn Through The Exhibit
Through our exhibit, visitors will learn how white blood cells work and how they keep us healthy, by fighting bacteria, parasites etc. We want our visitors to learn specifically about neutrophils and how they digest and combat the Rhino-virus, mainly know as the common cold. By using the Hungry, Hungry Hippo platform, visitors will already be familiar with the game rules and also allows multiple people to play with the exhibit. The hippos will be replaced by white blood cells and the marbles will represent bacteria and virus'. Visitors will take the role of white blood cells attacking and digesting bacteria and virus
Through our exhibit, visitors will learn how white blood cells work and how they keep us healthy, by fighting bacteria, parasites etc. We want our visitors to learn specifically about neutrophils and how they digest and combat the Rhino-virus, mainly know as the common cold. By using the Hungry, Hungry Hippo platform, visitors will already be familiar with the game rules and also allows multiple people to play with the exhibit. The hippos will be replaced by white blood cells and the marbles will represent bacteria and virus'. Visitors will take the role of white blood cells attacking and digesting bacteria and virus
Why is it interesting for kids?
We think that this will be interesting for kids because the game Hungry Hippos is something they can relate too. We are also focusing on white blood cells, which as they know are inside their bodies. So it's cool for kids to see and interact with things that they have too. |
Why is it Important?
White blood cells are a very important part of our immune system. They help keep hurtful bacteria and viruses, such as the rhino-virus, out of our body. |