Skateboard wheels are made by pouring polyurethane into a mold. Next, they bake out all the bubbles. After they cut the wheels into the proper shape. that is how they make the basic skateboard wheel. Liquid polyurethane is very modable.
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Technology #5
We are submitting our wood orders (how many planks of wood we need). I am really excited! But we can’t work on our project yet because we are virtual because we have a lot of people quarantining. Also winter break is in 2 days! I am excited to get started on project.
Technology #4
Now I am making my design 3D on a website called tinkercad. It is cool to see a 3D model of my design. It helps me visualize my project really well.
Technology #3
I finished my blueprints for my box. it will be a box that is joined by rabet joints and a hinge in the top. I am excited to start working. I can get to work very soon. The wood will be 2 pieces glued together because only one piece is very thin. I am excited to start.
Technology #2
We are starting our first project! We are building things out of balsa wood. The amount of wood is small so we need to make something small. I am going to make a box. I am excited to get started.
Technology Post #1
Today we watched a video on lumbering, the process was very interesting. For example, there are so many steps that happen and it is amazing how they do it. The first cut down the trees and pile them off to the side. Next, they cut the branches and leaves off to make it just the trunk of the tree. Next, they cut the trunks into smaller logs. There are more steps but these are only some of them. Overall I think lumbering is a really cool process.
Photo Eassy
For English class, we are making photo essays. What’s a photo essay? Well, it is a group of pictures in a slideshow or another way to present and it tells a story. Mine will have pictures of what I am doing during this time in quartine.
Fantasy #2
After we finish a book we have to write an analytical paragraph, basically a body paragraph from a literary essay. What is interesting/comforting about writing these paragraphs is it makes me fully understand the book. There are also some challenging things, for example finding text evidence, especially in long books because there are so many pages and jots that you need to sort through.
Fantasy #1
We just started a new unit in English class, fantasy reading. I like it because I found a genre in fantasy, dystopian. I am not usually a book worm but reading dystopian books makes me want to read. My favorite fantasy book is a dystopian novel by Veronica Roth called Divergent, it is very interesting and has a bunch of unexpected turns and twists all throughout the book. The books I am reading for this unit are Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant, and Four all by Veronica Roth. I chose these books because I took Divergent out of the public library before it closed, so I decided I would read the rest of the series.
Passion Project #7
There have been some pros (good things) about completing this project away from a school environment. For example, I can decide when I work on my project. Also, I am not getting influenced by anybody. Those are some pros of not working in a school environment. But there also have been some challenges. It’s not as easy to ask questions to my teacher, or my friends. and at home, there is a lot of technology and other things that can distract me. I have learned some things about myself during this project, for example I can get things done if I focus. I Have learned to do one major thing which is moving around my problems not getting stuck on one small thing.