For the past couple days, we have been working on making three switches that work in different ways. We are making these switches for a self driven car game. Basically, all the switches need a way to turn on and off. To turn it on you have to touch tinfoil to tinfoil. To turn it […]
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Circuits!
Last class we got to make our own circuits! What you need to make a circuit is a lightbulb, a battery, a couple wires, and a switch . We were trying to make the light glow. The electricity would go from the battery, through the wires, and into the filament in the lightbulb. The filament […]
Rulers! #4
Today in class we talked about rulers. We talked about how in America we use standard measurement, but everywhere else people use metric measurement. He gave us a worksheet and we had to figure out the measurement of each point on the paper. There were two types of rulers. One ruler’s scale was 8ths and […]
Atoms #3
In technology we have been learning a lot about atoms. We learned about the three essential parts. Neutrons, and protons, which are in the nucleus, and electrons. We also pictured how small atoms are. They are so small! For example: in order to see the atoms in a grapefruit, you would have to make the […]
Breakout EDU!! #2
Yesterday, we did a Breakout EDU challenge. There were two “teams”, and each team had a box that had to be opened with three locks. A directional, letter, and number lock. Around the room there were clues that would help you open the locks. All the clues had something to do with safety rules in […]
Safety in technology! #1
In technology there are many dangerous tools such as drill presses, soldering irons, and even scissors. When working with these tools you have to, “slow down and think before you act.” If you are distracted and not focused while using these tools you can severely get hurt. You should give your full attention to what […]
Unique Octopuses!!!
There are so many different types of octopus. They all can do different unique things. Some are the mimic octopus, the algae octopus, the hairy octopus, and the coconut octopus. The coconut octopus gets its name from its habit of hiding in empty coconut shells. It doesn’t have to hide in a coconut shell, any […]
Our second Breakout!
This week our class had a second Breakout EDU. We wanted to see what we would do differently from last time. Last time we were all talking at once, this time instead of doing that we all listened to each other. We also did take things out of peoples hands. This time was much better […]
Breakout!
Last week on Friday, my class and our computer teacher did Breakout EDU. We only had 45 minutes and WE went across the hall from out classroom and then our computer teacher taught us how to play. First we had to look all over the room for hints to find the codes for the for locks. […]
Kayaking at the Scarsdale pool!
This Monday my class went to the Scarsdale pool to learn how to paddle and kayak. It was part of our P.E. class. Before we went we had to learn how to get into the boats, how to hold the paddle, and learn all the different strokes. The different strokes are forwards, reverse, sweep, break, […]