First day of class!

We had are first day of class on 9/11. We had a quick intro lecture and an explanation of the class and our task of the day. Once we got in our group, we quickly started coming up with ideas, however, we were not really writing down every idea that we had. We also were using a long piece of paper to write down some of our ideas, which was very difficult for everyone to read. Then, we were going idea by idea and doing pros and cons, kind of shooting down ideas as we went. Our professor came to talk to us and we decided that we were not going to do any cons for our new ideas, and we were going to write down an idea for every piece of material given to us to use. Also, instead of using the piece of paper, we wrote everything on the white board so that everyone could see. We all worked together and did pros and cons and decided that for our project we would make a funnel system that would filter sand into four different boxes, in hopefully the right proportions. The way the sand got into the funnel through the use of a sling-shot type contraption where we put a cup of sand in a rubber band. The rubber band was attached to a metal pole and then the cup of sand was shot into the funnel. My group worked very well together and had a great time working on the project. We laughed the entire time and joked around and were excited about our ideas. However, though we had fun, we managed to stay focused on the task and got what we wanted to achieve finished. All of the groups projects were impressive and I think everyone took away lessons about how to deal with the other students and I now have a better idea of how non-engineering students work, think, and see things. Next task, homework one!