How It’s Made (Week 14)

How Skateboard Wheels Are Made

Skateboard Wheels have a lot of compressive strength. They can have a lot of pressure applied on them, and not break.It is also very Resilient. It could hit something, and stay in its original shape. Overall Skateboarding Wheels are very good at what they are needed to do.

Technology Blog Post (Week 7)

Winter break is over. Noooo!  That means everyone is back at school and tomorrow I will be starting my wood balsa project.  Yay…! I am so excited to create a box.  I have practiced before with cutting balsa wood.  However, I am a bit worried I will not be able to get the measurements correctly.  I need to make sure I make precise cuts. After I make the box, I think it will be cool to color and customize it to me.  Overall, I am really excited for tomorrow.

Technology Blog Post (Week 6)

Writing About Anything

It is almost winter break and the end of 2020! After break I plan to make my box.  For the past week school has been virtual because of COVID. This is the reason why I could not make my box yet.  Instead I learned about wood joints this week.  I am becoming a master at wood joints.  Also, we learned about different types of wood.  For example, did you know that soft wood is not called soft wood because it is soft?  Also, did you know hard wood is not called hard wood because it is hard?  Next time I will be writing it will be in 2021. See you then!

 

Technology Blog Post (Week 4)

Writing About Anything

We are doing a new project in technology! This project is extra exciting because, I got to choose what I do. Using the materials given, I think it is a great idea to do a poster. So, I am making a poster that I am going too keep in my room. It is going to be 24 inches long and 12 inches wide. I am also going to double up the planks, so that the wood is thicker. Lastly I am going to connect each of the 8 balsa wood blocks that I am going to use, using a a rabbet joint. Once I am done with that I plan on painting on the poster to make it unique to me. If all goes right I will have a personalized poster in my room very soon. Thank you for reading.

Technology Blog Post (Week 3)

Writing About Anything

This is only the third week of technology, and we have already done so much fun things! We used a slice precision cutter in class. The cutter works very well going along with the grain, but not very well going against the grain. When you use it you have to cut on a 45 degrees angle, but make sure you do not push to hard as it can go through the wood. The other thing we used was a mini saw. This works well cutting against the grain, but not as well cutting with the grain. To start off using this you want to make a mark where you are cutting. Next you can slowly move the mini saw back and forth until the wood separates. In school we practiced using balsa wood. Overall these past few weeks have been fun, and I am excited to see what comes next.

Technology Blog Post Timber Harvest (Week 2)

Timber Harvest

There was a massive difference between the first video and the second and third video. In the first video the process took a lot longer and required way more people. In the second and third video the process was much quicker and took only a few people. This is because of all the technology advances since 1947. These videos show what technology really is. To help you do something more efficiently. In the second and third video the process was much more efficient because of technology. It was a faster process and required less people. Overall it was really cool seeing how life has changed over the years, from a lumbering standpoint.

Technology Blog Post #9

This is my final Technology blog post of the year. Today is the last day of school! I learned a lot in tech in class this year, even though we my class wasn’t in school due to Covid. There are actually some topics that I want to learn more about this summer. Goodbye for now E-Learning, Until Next Time!

Technology Blog Post #8

Technology Blog Post #8

This week I learned about metals. I learned what factors it takes for different ones to form, and what makes a metal good for different uses. I honestly found it very interesting, and over the summer want to learn some more about the subject.

Technology Blog Post #7

This week we learned about electricity, here is the setup of my project:

After I rubbed the ballon with a cloth and put it next to the paper clip, the tinfoil attached to it started shaking. I think has something to do with energy and friction. This was a really cool experiment, highly recommended.

Technology Blog Post #6

Blog Post #6

This week there was no project, however I did learn I lot. I learned about gears. I learned about 3 different kinds of them and the reasons each of them spin a direction depending on Factors.