November 2018 archive

Circuits – #4

Hi Guys,

For the past few days, we have been discussing circuits. Today I am going to tell you a little bit about circuits and batteries. To start off, I am going to tell you about batteries. Like I said in my last post, negatives and positives like each other. So the power comes from the negatives trying to get to the positives, but when all the electrons are there, there is no more power and the battery erodes. This is just a little bit about batteries. Circuits. When you light up a light bulb, there has to be a complete circle for the bulb to light up. Also if you connect the negative side directly with the positive side, the battery gets hot and eventually pops. When the battery gets really hot you can burn yourself. If the voltage of your battery is 9 volts and it has to charge two lightbulbs, the voltage of both the lightbulbs are each 4.5 volts because it splits it evenly.

Atoms – #3

Hi guys,
Today I am going to tell you about atoms. There is a lot scientists do not know about atoms but many scientists are studying them. But today I am here to tell you what I know about atoms.  Atoms are made up of three things. They are protons, neutrons, and electrons. The protons and neutrons make up the nucleus. The nucleus is impossible to break apart without a nuclear force, like a nuclear bomb.  The protons have a positive charge, a way you can remember this is ‘pro’ from protons means positive. The neutrons have a ‘neutral’ charge, which means it has 0 charge, a way to remember this is from the name, ‘nuet’rons.  The electrons have a negative charge. Negatives and negatives do not like each other, and positives and positives don’t like each other either, so when you connect two things that have positive charges they will be pulled apart. But negatives and positives like each other, which is like magnets, they stick together. But when you rub a rod, you can remove the electrons and then you can make the rod a positive charge. But you cannot remove all of them.

I hope you enjoyed! This is just a little bit about atoms.

 

Breakout EDU – #2

Hey guys,

A few days ago in my Technology quarterly class, we did an activity called Breakout EDU. This challenge is where you try and find clues to open up a box. The box has a letter and symbol code locks and you are supposed to find clues to open the box up. The challenge was to open up the safety goggle box to be safe in the room. There were many challenges which include, including everyone, finding the clues, and of course, to beat the other team. Mr. Calvert gave this challenge to us because we had to persevere and work as a team. Towards the end, the other team finished the challenge while we were trying to unlock the second lock. The reason we unlocked the lock was that one person said to listen to someone who wasn’t being heard, and it turns out, we unlocked the lock. Overall, we had an amazing experience and we learned things about teamwork too.

6th Grade Tech Rules – #1

Hi Everyone!

I am now in 6th grade and in the second quarter. My quarterly is Tech. In Technology, we have rules to follow to keep us safe. Some of the rules are:

  1. slow down, think before you act. – this is important because the tools can be dangerous and you need to know what you will be doing in order to be safe.
  2. Dress responsibly – tie back long hair, no baggy clothes and dangling jewelry. – this is important because you might get your clothes caught, your hair caught and your jewelry caught.
  3. No talking while using the tools- when using tools you need to concentrate so if you talk you can get distracted.
  4. Protect your eyes- where safety glasses. – It is important to use safety glasses because you only have one set of eyes.
  5. Before using machinery – get instruction, get permission and inspect machine – this is important to be safe and make sure there is nothing wrong with the machine.
  6. Never leave a tool unattended – this is important because it is not safe to leave a tool.
  7. soldering irons are hot – be cautious they can heat over 842 degrees fahrenheit. – you don’t want burns!
  8. Be careful with sharp tools – you don’t want to cut yourself!
  9. Always walk – don’t run because you don’t want to trip or trip someone else.
  10. Report all burns, cuts, scratches, and blisters – no matter how small. – this is important because something small can become something big.