Research Day

Today, we started at 10:00 am and devoted the whole day to research. First, we decided our final solution for the project, which is a gyro-belt, powered by little batteries and a charger. the purpose of this item is to stabilize the senior citizen while he/she does things in their daily life. The first layer will stay still, while the second layer will spin around the first, correcting the senior's balance. Next, we had lunch, and then, we did a video chat with Sierra and Zake's Uncle, Mr B. who is a physical therapist. We learned  that when seniors fall, they fall backwards. We also learned that the majority of senior falls breaks their leg or hipbone. The hospital he works at gets about 500-700 patients a year. Then, we split up into groups. The research group, (Beej, Sierra, and Hazel,) The Gyro-testing group,(Zake, and Badger) and The Blogging group, (Bruce and Bara).

Brainstorming for our project

video chat with Mr. B

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