This week we worked on switches. We made them out of cardboard and tinfoil. We made three designs. One of my designs was a stick coming up and down. Another one was two pieces tied together with string that touched. My last design was a piece rotating like a clock. We learned how to hook […]
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Tech post 7
We learned about how circuits work and how to set them up. You need a battery, a battery snap clip, a LED light, and a resistor. Make sure not to touch the resistor you will burn yourself. Add the resistor first so you don’t hurt yourself. Click this link to see how to set it […]
Technology Week 4 – Movie
In tech we watched a movie about automatas and cams. It taught us about the history of cams. In the old days people paid a lot to see them work and only the nobles could see them. We learned how they could write, dance and even play chess! The one that played test was a […]
Cranks – Week 3
We have started learning about cranks and what they do. It is a part of an axle bent at right angles. We have also started building one. We had to cut out, fold and glue all the different parts. Since it is a crank we have had to bend all the parts in wonky and […]
Technology
I have started the Technology subject. This is different than Computer Tech if you have seen my earlier posts. We get to build things out of paper, cardboard, and wood. Right now we are building an automata which is a machine that does something in place of a human. We are cutting out and assembling […]
Computer Science is Changing Everything
There is an interesting video on YouTube called Computer Science is Changing Everything by Code.org that we had to watch for school. It is about how computer science can be used for everything, including, agriculture, fashion, medicine, energy, public safety, art, entertainment, and much more! Drew Houston, creator of Dropbox says in the video, “Even […]