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…

First Technology Project (#3)

Today we are starting our first Technology project. It is focusing on the strength of I-beams compared to regular beams. Materials List: Glue, Scissors, Ruler, Cardboard To make my I-Beam I cut out two strips of cardboard. The second step was folding each one into a rectangular C shape. Because the cardboard is quite stiff…

Adhesive Workshop (#2)

I know you may use glue all the time, but as I learned today in Technology, there is so much more to it than meets the eye. As it turns out, glue has been used a far back as 70,000 B.C.E. Some of the first humans mixed a glue-like substance in with the paint they…

First Day of Technology (#1)

Just like almost everyone else in the sixth grade, I have been looking forward to Technology, and to say that I am not disappointed to have to complete it from home would be a lie. Even so, I am super excited, because the topics we are supposed to cover seem extremely interesting and fun. Today…