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Weekly Update: Week 1

During week one groups were formed. As a group we chose to design and build a kite. After making this decision we had to discuss how to approach the project. We decided to  model the kite after a flying bird. The overall shape will have a long center support and sides resembling open wings. This structure should provided stability due to its symmetric shape. The picture below is a sketch of our proposed kite structure.
Figure 1: Sketch of proposed kite structure


Sticking with the theme of nature, it is our goal to use natural and our recycled materials for the kite. The frame will be made of some kind of recycled wood and the sails will be made of recycled plastic bags.

Challenges we faced this week included forming a group and learning to communicate with group members. At the start of the meeting, everyone had a different idea. We had to compromise and come up with an idea that pleased everyone. Eventually we decided on  the bird theme.

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