Blog Post #8

As my 7th Grade year is coming to an end, I am noticing things that I will really miss from school and Summer. Also, I am really stunned that our year is already over. I really can’t believe I am going to be in 8th Grade next time I enter SMS! I also wonder how being in the school building again with everyone will feel when we finally go back. I think that even though the school year is almost over, it won’t feel like it’s over until I get to 8th grade.

Even though I will be staying at home for the Summer and I will miss my relatives in Europe a lot, I can still find other ways to have fun. I am looking forward to reading lots of books, including rereading the Harry Potter series. I am also excited to watch television during Summer. I would also love to go outside and do things like bike, run, and play. I can also take advantage of this time to do fun things with my family, like puzzles, games, and walking outside frequently.

Blog Post #7

Coronavirus has affected a lot of people, even the people who haven’t gotten it. I am finding it very hard to be staying at home for long periods of time. I think I haven’t gone in a car since March. I have been spending time indoors and this leads to me feeling very cramped. Some of the solutions I am using for this are to take walks around the neighborhood (while practicing social distancing) frequently and playing in the back yard. I have also been eating outside with my family.

Another aspect of my life that Coronavirus has affected is school. I am finding it hard to believe that the next time I enter SMS, I will be in 8th grade! I also miss being with all of my friends every weekday and walking through the halls and classrooms at the middle school. I miss taking classes and seeing teachers. I have gone biking to the school and feel as though it looks so empty without everyone there for the time that we are at home.

I also had plans to go to Europe for the Summer. I normally go to France and England to see my relatives because they don’t come to New York often. All of our flights have been cancelled. I am so used to being somewhere other than New York for Summer that I am going to find it odd to be staying home. On the other hand, I think that it is a new opportunity for me to find ways of spending my Summer at home that I have not done very often before.

Blog Post #6

If I found out that there is another place to recycle my plastics, I would definitely go there. The reasons why are that it will make better efforts to save the Earth and I can tell other people about the recycling. If we keep throwing plastic away in the trash, which is what most people are doing because they don’t know about recycling certain plastics, it will contribute even more to the global warming that is already ruining the Earth. This means that instead of making my plastic into more reused plastic, I will possibly be causing another marine animal’s death or more acid rain. Also, if I start recycling certain plastics, and tell all the people in my neighborhood about the recycling, they will all have a chance to switch to actions that will be better for the Earth. When they spread this to more people, who then spread it to even more people, eventually the recycling will start to shift. In other words, if I start spreading the fact that there is recycling for a certain plastic, it will spread to a lot of other people in time, which will make a lot less damage to the Earth. In my opinion, even if it takes a lot of effort, time, and thought to do something good for the Earth, it will have a good impact.

Blog Post #5

The different types of plastics that I am seeing are arranged from numbers 1 to 7. Plastics are classified into these numbers according to their properties. The plastics in one number might be more flexible than the rigid plastics in another number. I used to think that if plastic had a number on it, it would automatically be recycled, but now I know that these numbers can indicate that you specifically shouldn’t recycle that plastic. Different plastics are used for different purposes. For example, the plastic on the containers for grapes is more rigid because it has to stop the grapes from getting damaged. The plastic used to wrap small packs of tissues is more flexible because the tissues will not get damaged. If a plastic is likely to leach chemicals, it might not be reusable or recyclable, whereas a plastic that is rigid and more sturdy might be able to be reused or recycled. If a plastic can be reused or recycled and its use depends on which type of plastic it is.

Blog Post #4

Something that I really want to find out more about in terms of technology is how plastics can be made eco-friendly. Since most plastics right now are contributing to Global Warming, we need to either not use plastic completely, or find ways of making plastic better for the Earth. These are two of the main solutions for making items more friendly for the Earth, in my opinion. Some people have invented ways of making plastic from plants, and some people have found out ways of making plastic decomposable. I am interested in seeing how many different ideas there are for changing the plastic industry, and finding out which one will work best for humans to use. I am also interested in looking at how we can get rid of the plastic that we have already used, such as the plastic bags that are thrown in the dumps. These will not decompose, and I am curious to see if anyone has found a way of not storing them away, but destroying them completely or getting rid of them.

Blog Post #3

My opinion of the laws that require the timber industry to replant trees and pay more attention to the environment is that they should encourage more of this. I think that because of increasing global warming and air pollution, the world will need more trees to provide us with oxygen and make the environment better. I feel as though the law is not requiring enough trees to be replanted once they are cut down. One of my ideas for this is that every time you cut down a tree, you plant another in its place. This might cost a lot of money, but I think it is an effective way of making enough trees to cut them down again later, and to provide more oxygen and take the environment back to how it was before you cut down the trees. Another idea is to replant two trees per every one tree that you cut down. I now think that this wouldn’t be a good idea because it would cost so much more than replanting one tree, and there might not be enough space to replant twice the amount of trees there were in the beginning, which would lead to overcrowding.

Blog Post #2

In my opinion, the way people reach out to Mrs.Giroux is based on personality or preference. I think that if you might have a more shy personality or don’t feel comfortable speaking in front of people that much, you would maybe prefer sending an email or asking a question and making comments in written form. I think that if you don’t mind speaking in front of people that much, or don’t like to put things in written form, you might want to speak in the meetings. I think that it is based on what type of person you are, whether or not you feel comfortable enough speaking or writing. I don’t think it is much of a gender thing, I think it is more about your personality and what you feel comfortable doing.

Blog Post #1 – Building Things

In my opinion, when you build something, it means making something using materials and creating something. You can build something like a craft out of cardboard, or you can build an entire house. Building something requires you to think creatively and sometimes, use your imagination. I have not built much in my life, but I am in the middle of making a Space Buggy out of these small cutouts. I haven’t worked on it in a while, but it is partially made. Here is a picture of my creation:

I felt really good because every time I finished a part of the project, I had a sense of accomplishment. I also liked the feeling of seeing all these small parts being put together into groups. I did this mostly on my own, but my father helped me. I will continue making this project and I am excited to revisit it after all this time! I am not the type of person to build things, even though I find it fun, but I am more of the type of person to make art instead (I really like making drawings).

Blog Post #9

This is my final blog post…

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I am really sad to be leaving tech because I think that tech has taught me a lot of things, like about atoms and trying to achieve something. I remember being excited everyday for tech, but now, it’s all over! I hope that I can come back again to this tech classroom!!! 😊

Blog Post #8

Hi! today is the last day of tech and we are just finishing up some stuff that we have to do. I am really sad, even though Mr.Calvert said that we could come and do things at lunch or after school. I am thinking that tech is the best quarterly so far because we get to make things that we haven’t made before and do fun things like making flashlights and circuits. Some things that I think were the best about tech:

  1.  Flashlight and circuit building
  2. learning about atoms
  3. being creative and having fun!! 😉