Write Background Section (Overview/Motivation)

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In this section, you should discuss:

• [x] the project motivation,

Make sure to address these course outcomes:

• [x] apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, & welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, & economic factors
• [x] recognize ethical & professional responsibilities in engineering situations & make informed judgments, which consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, & societal contexts

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Issue is NOW in Review!!!

On the next Team Meeting, I will ask for a second opinion upon my work. My work will be posted in the following comment.

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Background

By integrating electronic components into origami, parents will gain the opportunity to promote/integrate STEM for their children despite their varying interests. Some parents find difficulty in aiding their children’s curiosity amongst STEM subjects due to their unfamiliarity. Similarly, parents also encounter difficulty in reinforcing their children’s education in subjects that revolve around STEM due to their child’s enjoyment in other areas. Knowing this, I was inspired to develop a product that incorporated STEM by integrating a familiar art aspect, origami. Whether the child already has an interest in STEM or not, origami provides a fun approach to exercising creativity through art with the added benefit of animating their creations. The incorporation of electronic components allows for the child’s creations to be “brought to life” through movement, light effects, and/or sound.

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Returning this Issue back to "In Progress" status. I applied the requirement from #4 into #3 (this issue).

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Background By integrating electronic components into origami, parents will gain the opportunity to promote/integrate STEM into their children’s education despite their varying interests. Some parents find difficulty in aiding their children’s curiosity amongst STEM subjects due to their unfamiliarity. Similarly, parents also encounter difficulty in reinforcing their children’s education in subjects revolving STEM due to their child’s enjoyment in other areas. Knowing this, I was inspired to develop a product that incorporated STEM by integrating an aspect of art that I was familiar with, origami. Whether the child already has an interest in STEM or not, origami provides a fun approach in exercising creativity through art with the added benefit of animating their creations. The incorporation of electronic components allows for the child’s creations to be “brought to life” through movement, light effects, and sound while providing insight into STEM. In the event that the child’s interest in STEM grows, they will also have access to a graphic-user interface (GUI) to customize the animation of their creations.

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This issue included:

• [ ] user research indicating a need,
• [ ] and benefits and limitations of existing alternatives. But I felt they needed to be split up into their own issues. See #46, #47.