Beyond Black Boxes: Project Tips from Cricket Creators

The following Project Tips From Cricket Creators was generated by young people participating in Beyond Black Boxes

1. Be creative, use your imagination

2. Start little and end big

3. Think about things from everyday life

4. Make things "strong"

5. Keep brainstorming

6. If you have no clue what to do, play around with a gizmo

7. Don't be afraid to experiment

8. Keep your ideas in a sketch book

9. Work on things that you like

10. It's really nice to work with a group (you get to know each other better)

11. Keep notes

12. Try to incorporate new "good" ideas into existing projects

13. Build/take apart/rebuild

14. Fiddle around

15. Lots of things can go wrong, stick with it

16. Find a good friend to work with, share ideas!

17. Start simple, it gets complex fast!

18. Collaborate on an idea

19. Get help

20. Just play around with sensors and get them to do stuff

21. It is okay to copy stuff (to give you an idea)

22. Have fun

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