Automata is a new project that we are working on this year. It is brought to us by Ms. Klein and we will be doing the majority of the work in the Makerspace. You will be creating something similar to the image above except that it will have to do with your state.
There will be two parts to this project. The first part is the creation of your automata. The second part will be a short research paper (2 paragraphs or more) explaining the item in your display and why it is important to your state.
You will want to pick something that would look make sense to be having movement. This means picking a state animal or bird, a famous person, or something else that you could animate. You should avoid things like state monuments or other stationary objects.
Your automata should have at least one simple movement. Those wanting to push themselves can try to create something that does two separate movements. We will provide direction to do this in the makerspace.