3D Printing

Based on the videos we watched I think I know how 3D Printing works.

step 1:
Make a model of whatever you want to print on a website that allows you to do that. You should do this on a computer.

step 2:
Design you own models. You can design whatever you want that starts with a basic shape. I think if I ever want to do something like this I’m gonna make a heart.

step 3:
Now you can print whatever you designed. The printer takes warmed Filament and started to create your model filling in the shapes until it is all done.

I am so happy I learned how to do this because I think it is so cool how we can do this.

 

Timber Wood

From the 4 videos I watched about cutting down the trees, I have realized how different it is now vs in the 1900’s. Nowadays people use machines to cut and tear down trees. Back in the 1900’s, people had to hand cut it. People called toppers would literally climb to the top of a tree and slice the top of. Once that was done if it was a large tree, people would use cables and wires to help cut it down. If it wasn’t to big of a tree. Men would hand cut it until it was about to fall. When it was about to fall they would run away just to make sure nothing hits them. I feel like this is suben brave but also super reckless and I’m glad most people don’t do it that way anymore. I have realized how much technology has helped even if it means to simply cut down tress and slice up wood.

Building

To build something means to make a structure out of anything you can use. You could use any tools you want or anything you want that you have access to. It also doesn’t have to be a structure it could be  anything you make and call a building. Buildings can look like anything you want them to look like. They could be big, small, wide, long or anything. For an example some building in New York City are very tall but very narrow. Other buildings are very short but wide.

Last year I made a flashlight. This flashlight was made out of a lot of materials including duck tape, wires, circuits, cardboard, hot glue and much more. This flashlight took a while to make but after I was done with it I was so proud because I never thought I could make a flash light by myself. I build this for the most part by myself but towards the end of the quarter when I still wasn’t done with the flashlight I needed a bit of help so my friends helped me to decorate  it a bit so I would finish in time. Also of course Mr. Calvert showed us how to do things and helped me a bit when my flashlight wasn’t lighting up but fore the most part I did it by myself. I don’t use this flashlight or have it anymore became I gave it to Mr. Calvert to show the upcoming 6th graders as an example. Here is a Picture of the flashlight.

I do not enjoy building things becase I find it very hard to build things even with instructions. It also isn’t very interesting to me and I sometimes will get distracted while building anything. I enjoy playing sports and this is very different than building stuff because when I play sports I cant get distracted. I don’t want the other team to score or anything. It is also very fun to me to run around and it makes me happy when I score in basketball or something like that. I don’t like to be stuck in a classroom being instructed how to build something when I can be active outside.

Energy #2

This weekend I used energy by eating chocolate. The chemical bonds in the sugar were broken which is why the energy I used was chemical which is a form of kinetic energy. I also used energy when I turned in the stove. This energy was thermal because heat came from turning on the stove. There are a lot of ways you can use energy during the day!!!

Energy!!!

Energy is the ability to do work. Energy is something that cannot be destroyed or created. Energy is categorized into two categories called kinetic and potential energy. Potential energy is energy that is stored up and kinetic energy is energy in motion. There are forms of these energy’s like chemical, mechanical, and gravitational. Energy can be transferred from one form or from one object to another. Energy can be used for many different things.

Coronus Virus

So far 81 people have died from the coronas virus including an eight month year old baby. The coronas virus is spreading but it started in China. Doctors believe it started in a grocery store from their cow stock. They think the animals first had the disease and now the humans do. The coronas virus has already spread to the United Kingdom. The reason so many people are dying is because the doctors haven´t figured out a treatment for it. A lot of Chinese people who I have seen at the airport were wearing masks over their mouths because they are scared they will be infected. The city it started from is Muhan.

Photo Booth!

A few days ago Mr. Calvert got us a photo booth. It is a box with a white background. There is a ipad on a stand looking into the box. It is very bright in there perfect for pictures. Mr. Calvert told us to take a picture of our flashlights in it with pur plan. There is a switch that activates the photo booth to turn on and to make the light turn on. This is what it looks not on.

Finished!!!

Today after many weeks, I have finished my flashlight. It works so well and it has a very bright light. To finish it off, today I drilled two hole. One for the light, and one for the switch. This is my flashlight. As you can see, in blue I circled my switch. If you flick it the light turns on. Inside the flash light, they’re are wires that make the flashlight turn on and off. There is also a battery in there. Circled in red is my light. It is on the end of my flashlight and I think it’s in the perfect spot. I plan to give this to my dad. I’m so happy I’m finally FINISHED!!!

When we came back from break, we started to built our flashlights! First we had to blue print our designs. We got this sheet tat had boxes on it all across the page. We had to measure the pieces and graph them on the paper. Then we had to make sure the measurements were correct. Then we made our final blueprint. We added all the parts and connected them. Then we added wires and circuits to the final plan. Then we are ready to start building!!!!!

Flash Lights

Today we learned about the boys who got trapped in the cave in Thailand. Since the boys were trapped about a mile underground in sea cave cornered my water, it was pitch black so they couldn’t see anything. Today in class we started to plan designs to make flash lights. We were given all the different designs you can use to make the flash light. I got a really good idea. To connect a big piece with a big piece, you have to use a small piece called a pipe. You can use a big or a small pipe to connect the whichever you want. The things the flash lights needed to have is a hole for the light, it has to be able to fit in a specific sized box around 6 feet on each size. The last thing is it has to be water proof so the boys stuck in the cave could’ve used it and it would have worked. I can’t wait to finish the flash light!!!

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