Monthly Archives: February 2021

Technology Reflection #1

In seventh grade technology we have done many fun, interesting things. For example: we have learned about many different types of saw, we learned about different types of wood and the tree they come from, we learned how utensils are made, but the best thing we have done so far (in my opinion) is playing and cutting wood.

We actually just started cutting wood but so far it’s a lot of fun! We use a small saw that looks kind of like a butchers knife. The teeth on it (sharp points to help cut) are so tiny you can barely even see them! When cutting you have to be super careful especially careful to not hurt yourself. Some things to know when cutting is to do it nice and soft. You barely have to press down, you just glide the saw back and forth and like magic your have a nice clean cut. You also want to be sure your hand isn’t in the way, your hand should be helping to hold the wood down but it should also be away from the saw.

We have also broken apart these very light weight, thin pieces of wood. They are so easy to break you can do it with bare hands. The wood is also super soft and smooth and it actually feels pretty good in your hands. It is very easy to get a nice cut when you break it as long as you are breaking it in the right direction. It feels a lot like styrofoam and breaks like it too.

Hope you enjoyed this post because more will be coming your way!