Designing a Display for the Hands on House

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Designing a Display for the Hands on House
? A non profit organization where kids ages 2-10
can learn while making sure they are having fun
in the process.

• http//www.handsonhouse.org/

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A Moveable Wall Maze For a Ball
?This maze will consist of movable parts which
hang on a metallic wall by magnets. ?This maze
will have half a dozen parts that can be moved
around and interchanged. ?Kids will be able to
throw the pieces onto the wall and see how a ball
travels down the maze depending on their setup.
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Supplies Before
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Design for Part 1

• ?A long rigid piece for the ball to travel in
  straight lines
• ?Cut first 5 piece of pvc into 10 6 pieces
  with one magnet attached to each
• ?Cut other 5 piece into 5 12 pieces with two
  magnets on each

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Design for part 2

• ?Using Flexible Vinyl Tubing
• ?2 pieces that are 2 long each
• ?3 pieces that are 1 each

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Funnel piece

• ?A large funnel
• ?Cut bottom of funnel so that the ball can fit
  through the hole
• ?Attached with wood nails through the plastic

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Wood to hold magnets

• ? 3 x 4 piece of wood
• ? Drill a hole for the magnet to rest in
• ?Attach it to the pvc and Flexible Vinyl Tubing
  with screws

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Obstacles

• ?Unable to find and purchase 2-hole straps
• ?Copper straps let the pipe slide out
• ?Flexible tubings inner diameter was not
  measured as a circle
• ?The slow realization that you cant always work
  as a full group
• ?BG is not open on Sundays

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Construction

• ?We cut the pieces of pvc and vinyl with hacksaw
• ?Sanded pieces to remove excess plastic
• ?Cut wood into 3 x 4 x 1 pieces
• ?Sanded wood to remove rough edges

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Construction

• ?Paint wood applied multiple coats
• ?Drill hole 0.188 deep and 1.205 in diameter
  for magnet assembly
• ?Drilled through pipe to attach to wood
• ?Nailed in magnet assembly
• ?Screwed the pipe to the wood

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Budget

• ?10 Clear PVC pipe 50.20
• ?20 Clear vinyl tubing 39.20
• ?Magnets 93.10
• ?Funnel piece 3.47
• ?Wood 2.79
• ?Straps 7.58
• ?Misc. (paint, brushes, screws, Drill bits)
  61.99
• Total 258.01