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INTEGRATED HIGH SCHOOL

The Use of Ev3 Lego Mindstorm as a Security Alarm

Prepared by:

Centeno, Shayne Bernadette T.

Cruzada John louise C.

Dimapilis Lex John D.

Gloriani Cedrick B.

Peril, Althea Khristene Q.

Rolle, Allen Faye

Sarmiento, Elijohn A.

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Rationale

Burglary occurs when someone intentionally enters a place without the

consent of the person and with intent to steal or commit a Felony. Burglary

in a dwelling is a universally frequently occurring type of property crime with

a high impact on the victims (Mawby, 2001). The consequences of burglary in

terms of monetary value may vary widely in different contexts. According to

Schubert J. (2020), there are usually up to four degrees of burglary in state

criminal law codes, although some states may have fewer degrees. The first-

degree burglary involves breaking and entering a dwelling or residence with

the intention to steal or to commit a violent crime. An example of burglary in

the first degree would be breaking and entering into another person's home

with the intent to commit murder. Second-degree burglary involves similar

circumstances as first-degree burglary. However, the burglary is typically

performed at a different, non-residential type of property, such as a retail

location or a warehouse. Third degree- and fourth- degree burglaries are less

severe crimes comparatively. These two types of burglaries usually involve

breaking and entering with the intention of committing a non-violent crime.

Burglary in the Philippines is one of the concerns facing every local,

especially those living in the country's larger urban cities. Maintaining security

and order is challenging for the police because of increasing crime rates since

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2009. (Sanchez, M. J. 2020). According to the Philippines Crime Statistics

robbery and burglary Rate (2020) Philippines burglary and robbery rate

fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to increase through 2003 –

2017 period ending at 15.3 cases per 100,000 population in 2017. In 2018,

burglary accounted for 31 percent of the entire criminal cases in the Philippines.

The overall number of burglary cases amounted to 23.6 thousand in that year

(Statista Research Department 2020).

This study aims to make an security alarm that can lessen the number

of burglary cases in the Philippines. A security alarm is a system designed to

detect intrusion, such as unauthorized entry, into a building or other areas such

as a home or school. (Fishbein C. C. 2021). There are many types of security

systems. The most basic alarm consists of at least one sensor to detect

trespassers and an alerting device to indicate the intrusion. In our study we

will be using Ev3 LEGO Mindstorm robotic kit which has the ultrasonic

sensor that will be used to detect any movement to prevent burglary. The

security alarm will be placed in any part of the house where a person can

enter the examples are the windows and doors. When the security alarm detect

movement or opening of doors and windows, it will produce a loud noise to

alert those nearby and the burglar of the unauthorized entry. Statistics show

that 46% of burglars would tend to avoid homes with alarm systems or sirens

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Telephone No.: (046)419-4697 / (046)423-3044
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SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CAVITE PROVINCE
ALFONSO INTEGRATED HIGH SCHOOL
ALFONSO, CAVITE

(Elvia J. 2020). With this security alarm, cases of burglary will be lessen and

valuable things will be safe.

A. Questions or Problem being address

The Study about the use of Ev3 Lego Mindstorm as an security alarm aims

to make an security alarm that can avoid burglary to lessen the number of

burglary in the Philippines.

Specifically, it seeks to answer the following questions:

A. How effective does the security alarm is?

B. Is there any significant difference between a house with a security

alarm and a house without a security alarm?

C. How long does the security alarm can be used in a day?

B. Goals/ Expected Outcomes/Hypotheses.

It was Hypothesized that:

A. The security alarm does not affect on the safety of the house.

B. There is no significant difference between a house with a security alarm

and a house without a security alarm.

C. The security alarm can be used only for at most 1 hour a day.

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D. Description in Detail of Research Method

To obtain the necessary information or data, the researchers will use

observations and a checklist. Observation is done with the use of human

senses such as sight, hearing, and touch. The observation will be done on

both groups the control and experimental group to gather the necessary data.

Checklist is a type of job aid used to reduce failure by compensating for

potential limits of human memory and attention. It is necessary to ensure

consistency and completeness of the experiment.

E. Experimental Design

The researchers will use the true experimental design. It is the most

accurate experimental design which uses a statistical analysis to support or

reject hypothesis. It is also the only design that asses cause and effect. It

will be used to compare the experimental and control group to know the

effect of the treatment. To randomly assign research participants the

researchers will use simple random sampling. In this sampling method, each

member of the population must have an exactly equal chance of being

selected. To avoid biased selection the researchers will use the fish bowl

method to randomly pick the research participants.

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ALFONSO, CAVITE

E. Risk and Safety

To secure the safety of the researchers potential risk along the

experimentation must be identified. The Ev3 LEGO Mindstorm is made up of

wires and uses electricity and batteries. Short circuit and the potential toxic

hazards of the battery are the potential risk that can put researcher in danger

as well as the environment . A short circuit is any electrical flow that strays

outside its intended circuit with little or no resistance to that flow. The usual

cause is bare wires touching one another or wire connections that have come

loose. Damaged electrical extension cords or appliance cords can also cause

short circuits (Thiele T., Campbell C., 2020). To avoid short circuit the wires

must be checked regularly and always avoid octopus wiring and water or any

liquid to the circuit. Batteries are made from a number of different materials.

These materials include acid, lead, nickel, lithium, cadmium, alkaline, mercury

and nickel metal hydride. When batteries are not properly disposed it can

disintegrate and the toxic chemicals within can leach into the surrounding

environment. (AZO Clean tech 2008). To avoid these cases, batteries must be

properly used and avoid mixing batteries. Always use the same type of battery

and always check for leakage. By avoiding these potential risk the researchers

and the experimentation will be safe.

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REGION IV-A CALABARZON
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ALFONSO, CAVITE

F. Data Analysis

The researchers will to a statistical analysis to analyze the gathered data.

The researchers will use the inferential statistics to draw a conclusion or make

decisions based only on the sample data. It will be used to support or to

reject a hypothesis. The researchers will use the T-test to compare the mean or

average of the data of the two groups that was gathered by the researchers to

determine if there is a significant difference between the means of two

experimental and control group.

H. Process Flowchart

Preparing the materials

Product making

Experimentation

Data gathering

Data analysis

Conclusion making

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I. Proposed Table

Table 1. Experiment using Ev3 Lego Mindstorm as a Security Alarm

Number of experiments

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Number of hours 1.2 2.4 3.6 4.8 6 7.2 8.4 9.6 0 0

being used

Battery percentage 100 10 80 80 60 40 20 20 0 0

0
(after being used )

No. of 1-40 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
successful cm

experiments 40-70 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
cm
(per cm)

80-100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
cm

Alarms volume 100 10 10 10 100 100 100 100 0 0

0 0 0

Number of alarm 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0

used

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Table 2. Experiment without the use of Ev3 Lego Mindstorm as a Security

Alarm

Number of experiments

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1

Number of hours 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

being used

Battery percentage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

(after being used )

No. of 1-40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
successful cm

experiments 40-70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
cm
(per cm)
80-100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
cm

Alarms volume 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Number of alarm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

used

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Address: Montenegro St., Brgy. 5, Alfonso, Cavite, 4123
Telephone No.: (046)419-4697 / (046)423-3044
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Gantt Chart

june july august september october november decenber january febuary March april may

A. Formulating research tittle and problems

B. Research plan making

C. Preparing and gathering materials

D. Experimentation

E. Chapter 1 making

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F. Chapter 2 making

G. Chapter 3 making

H. Chapter 4 making

I. Finalizing manuscript

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