Danielle's+Innovation+Log

May 26th 1 1/2 hrs Finished up sheet for proposal

May ~15ish 3hrs Put together handout for the pumpmonkeys proposal.

April 27: ~1 hour

-finalised the final budget with ishanee

March 24: ~30 minutes

-Went to get the barrel pump with Ishanee from Bruce -Discussed the experimental prototype and what would we need (skinny vs fat tubing) -Agreed that skinny tubing = more pressure than fat tubing. -Got ideas together (somewhat) for next group meeting. -Showed off pump to Mary and teammates (haha)

March 11: (1 hour) Did some more research on which kind of pump would be better for our prototype (i.e.: turkey baster, gas pump, glue pump, etc) Made a decision on the gas pump that costed approx. $45. Finished up the approximate budget for the building of the prototype and experimental prototype. Finalized with Bruce what would be available to us, given our new and improved idea. (1 pump, 1 container, give or take 5 feet of pvc tubing, etc)

March 9-10: Did some research with Ishanee regarding the budget. Contacted Bruce as to what could be of disposition to us (pumps, etc) for our prototype. Found some prices for clear PVC tubing, different pumps,etc and their prices as to stay in our 200$ budget range. Prepared budget for wednesday, march 11th.

March 5: Met with Bruce and Walter with the team. discussed potential problems with our project, dug into ideas to save money for our prototype, what kind of material/pumps were available to us as a "donation", etc, etc. Will meet up with team tomorrow (possibly?) to discuss our ideas once again.

February 22nd: -Asked a few family friends and family members what was their favorite exhibit, and what kind of exhibit would they like to see. -Male, 45 yrs, said his favorite exhibit was the Van de Graff and any exhibit involving electricity and magnetism, and he'd like to see (if the OSC didnt already have it) Faraday's Cage -Male, 19 yrs, said his favorite exhibit (as a child) was the tornado re-inactor. He said he was not sure what kind of exhibit he'd like to see, but something interactive that does not require a lot of reading.