Building a Catapult

Last week we learned about levers. Before last week I knew that I used levers in shovels, scissors, and other devices, but I had no idea that there were different classes of levers or that there is so much science behind them! What was even more interesting and fun than the lesson though, was the…

Technology Project No. 4 (#6)

Last week’s project was less of a project and more of an explanation, but it was fun and interesting all the same. We used Fab Maker Studio, a great website for making cool paper items. There are a few different areas from where you can choose a project, but they can basically be divided into…

Measurements (#5)

In today’s virtual Technology class we learned all about measurements, and more specifically, imperial measurements. Imperial measurement is the system we use in the U.S. You may believe that we are the only country in the world that uses this system, but actually we’re not. Both Liberia and Myanmar also use Imperial.  The second thing…

Truss Bridges (#4)

Over Monday and Tuesday of this week, I have learned a lot about truss bridges. They are not an entirely new topic to me because in December of 2019 I did a project on finding the area of a trapezoid for math class. Part of it was to find a practical use for the concept…