Today we built a demonstration model for the kids to get comfortable working on pneumatics and familiar with the pneumatic systems that we will be using in the coming classes. We did not manage to cover many STEM topics today, instead we covered safety with pneumatic devices and their operation. The students had fun but a few found it difficult to actually put the air hoses on the connector, this is not too large of a problem as many of them simply lack the finger strength that adults have. The topic next week is the Scissor Lift which will use a pneumatic cylinder to raise a platform. The students did a good job of cleaning up today however I would like the older kids to help the younger kids out just a bit more.
ECA Phase 3 Topic 5: Pneumatics Basics
