College - Author 1
College of Engineering
Department - Author 1
Mechanical Engineering Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in Mechanical Engineering
College - Author 2
College of Engineering
Department - Author 2
Mechanical Engineering Department
Degree - Author 2
BS in Mechanical Engineering
College - Author 3
College of Engineering
Department - Author 3
Mechanical Engineering Department
Degree - Author 3
BS in Mechanical Engineering
College - Author 4
College of Engineering
Department - Author 4
Mechanical Engineering Department
Degree - Author 4
BS in Mechanical Engineering
Date
6-2025
Primary Advisor
Lauren Rueda, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department
Abstract/Summary
Bellevue Santa-Fe Charter School (Bellevue) is a K6th grade public charter elementary school in Avila Beach, California. The primary focus at Bellevue is fostering unique learning experiences, empowering students through project-based learning, and engaging students in creative endeavors. Following these themes, the school has allocated space and funding for an on-campus science and technology museum known as the SciTechatorium. The museum is currently open during students’ lunch period, providing interactive displays on concepts in human biology, nature and wildlife, physics, and electronics. Bellevue’s K-6th grade science teacher, Christian Strauli, and Bellevue parent volunteers are primarily responsible for the museum’s upkeep and ability to enrich student learning. While the museum is aimed at free-play for students of all ages and STEM interest ranges, Strauli also uses the museum with entire classes to align with his California Common Core curriculum. The museum is ever-evolving and relies on donations and volunteers for its continuation; Strauli is always looking for new exhibits to keep the museum enticing to students. Bellevue Santa-Fe Charter School’s SciTechatorium needs a way to present an educational science or engineering-based exhibit to K-6th grade students because the school values interactive, engaging approaches to student learning. Reference the boundary sketch in Figure 2 for a clearer understanding of the system being acted upon by this project team.
Notes
Bellevue Santa-Fe Charter School (Bellevue) is a K-6th grade public charter elementary school in Avila Beach, California. The school has allocated space and funding for an on-campus science and technology museum known as the SciTechatorium. The team has designed and built a multi-functional magnetic gear table, aimed at addressing a gap in the SciTechatorium's mechanical and gear related offerings. The Gear Multifunction Table is designed to be iterative, include sensory attractions, and to be easily explainable to a vast elementary age range. The gear table has three stationary hand cranks that allow students to input mechanical power. Spaced around the perimeter of the table are five ‘outputs’, which include a lifting crane, a mechanical sound mechanism with windchimes, a demonstrative windmill, an elevator which utilizes a lead screw, and a gear powered electrical source. Students will arrange magnetic gears on the table to fashion a gear train from input hand crank to one or more output.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/mesp/818
Poster Poster
ME_2025_7LR-B_SOW.pdf (1749 kB)
Scope of Work
ME_2025_7LR-B_PDR.pdf (1647 kB)
Preliminary Design Review
ME_2025_7LR-B_CDR.pdf (3481 kB)
Critical Design Review
ME_2025_7LR-B_Drawings.pdf (6732 kB)
Drawing Package