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Science Links:
The Physics of Fun at the Mother Cabrini Feast, by video journalists Waldo Cabrera and Jennifer Ross. The full video can be found at
the URL link for the above video is www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GFyWFg8DLg
Technology Links:
- Books that might be useful
- Arduino Workshop
- Exploring Arduino
- How to use a breadboard when prototyping Arduino circuits
https://www.losant.com/blog/how-to-use-a-breadboard
- What is 3D printing and where is it used?
https://3dprinting.com/what-is-3d-printing/
- Free online CAD program with tutorials
Engineering Ideas:
The engineering design process steps can be found here:
- Party games by Outscord - This video could give some ideas for possible engineering carnival side show games. The Outscord Facebook page regularly post easy to recreate competitive interactive games that could be applied to a side show game in the engineering task.
- Mark Rober (former NASA and JPL engineer) has created some you tube clips that are useful to Carnival Capers.
Carnival Scam Science - Investigates how side show games are designed to be difficult to win.
The URL for this video is www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk_ZlWJ3qJI
Arcade Scam Science - Investigates the accuracy of arcade style games.
The URL for this video is www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXBfwgwT1nQ
Mathematics Links:- Sample Profit/Loss Spreadsheets
- Online Graphing and Calculator tool (GeoGebra)
- Excel hints and tips
https://www.excel-easy.com/introduction/formulas-functions.html
https://learn.filtered.com/blog/10-most-useful-microsoft-excel-tips
https://support.office.com/en-us/excel
https://au.pcmag.com/office-suites/24315/20-excel-tips-for-becoming-a-spreadsheet-pro
Carnival Event Guide Ideas
- Adelaide show magazine http://theshow.smedia.com.au/catalogue/
- Fringe Guide (digital download) https://adelaidefringe.com.au/digital-guide
Theme Park Brochures (American theme park brochure download) https://www.themeparkbrochures.net/
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