For the experiment brainstorming, we were trying to think of something that we can use the NXT machine but also, an experiment that we had not done before. Since we had been using the NXT machine from the beginning of the class, this experiment that we are doing will show that we had acknowledge this machine. So therefore, our team have came up with the “Coffee Cup Experiment”.
For the Coffee Cup Experiment, we will be needing three different types of materials of coffee cups with containers, NXT temperature sensor, the Labview software, and the LEGO MINDSTORMS education kit. The three type of materials could be plastic, glass, and styrofoam etc. This experiment mainly focuses on which type of material has the better quality on storing the heat. Also, this will help figure out which kind of cup insulates the best but with the lowest cost. However, this might sound easy to work on, but it’s just at the brainstorming stage, it might be tough when you start working on it.
