SAFETY-EDU PLAYSET: Microwave Oven

Cardboard playset

This playset allows children to explore in the stimulated situation, from which they acquire useful safety knowledge. The kit mainly consists of cardboard cut-outs, a Blackbox, and a manual. Children are supposed to use it with supervision.

Inspiration

The problem of child safety has gotten more attention from society than ever before. It is always a tough problem to solve, especially for parents with naughty kids. Children's natural love to play and exploration, plus some rebellious emotions, make parents reach the end of their tether to educate their children, or that no measure is effective. The theory of operant conditioning has inspired us a lot. It has been developed by American psychologist B. F. Skinner holds that by positive and negative enhancement, a reflex response can be generated automatically by a stimulus.

How It Works

Firstly, children should assemble the cut-outs into a cardboard microwave with parents’ help. Then, they should put the Blackbox inside the microwave on the marked position and fix them on the position tightly. Now, kids can turn on the battery and start a game. There is a task for them which is heating the food with a bowl.

If they put the wrong bowl, i.e. unsafety bowl, into the microwave, the system will let out warning and buzz. If they touch the uncooled object, the system will also give them a warning. If children complete the heating task safely, the system will cheer for them.

Date: 04.2020
Team: JudyYang, Aris
Materials: Cardboard, Arduino
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