April 2020 archive

End of Tech Post #9

Tech has been very interesting and fun to learn about. Even though I didn’t get to finish my projects, I still enjoyed learning about all the other things. My favorite thing that I learned/made was the jewelry. Making jewelry was really fun because I got to create something that I could wear. Overall, tech has been a great quarter.

Truss Post #8

Trusses are used for all different types of buildings. A truss is a triangle. In tech we had to create a truss out of toothpicks and something to connect the toothpicks. I created a truss that had different sizes of triangles. This project was fun to do.

Metals Post #7

In technology I watched a video on metals. Different types of metals are copper, bronze, iron, silver, and a lot more. It was cool to watch a video on how metals are made because metals are used for a lot of different things. Metals was a very interesting topic to learn about.

Mechanical Engineering Post #6

For tech class I watched a video and did a Nearpod on mechanical engineering. I learned the the strong supporter that uses the least amount of material is called the i-beam. The i-beam is used for all different types of buildings. It can also be helpful because some buildings are designed a certain way that doesn’t look great with a lot of material. So far learning about mechanical engineering is interesting and I am excited to learn more.

Periodic Table Post #5

A couple weeks ago in tech my class watched a video on the Periodic Table. The Periodic Table is where different chemical elements are written down on a chart. They were organized by similar physical  properties. They have the metals on the left and the nonmetals on the right. The columns have similar chemical behaviors. This table is a great way to organize all the chemical elements.