Here’s the question I’m going to be answering today… If you are throwing away plastics because your town recycling won’t take them, but you found out that there are places you could bring those plastics to recycle them, would you? And here is my answer. It depends. Normally, I would say yes, but if it’s […]
Category: 7th Grade Technology
Plastics
Ok, so today I’m going to talk about plastics. There are 7 types of plastics, which are all different. Some strong, some flimsy, but anyway, here are some thoughts on them. Some plastics seem more common than others. Here I have 5 piles of different types of plastics. My first pile is made up of the […]
How are things invented?
Here’s something I’ve always wondered; how are things invented? I just wonder how some things were invented, like rocking chairs, or phones. I know it sounds simple, like, “Phones were invented because somebody said to themselves, we need a mobile computer.” But why did their brain tell them that? Anyway, I guess if you think […]
Lumber Laws
Today, I’m going to be talking about the laws on restricting the timber industry. Right now, some states have laws the require the timber industry to protect the environment and replant the land. These laws state, “…replant the site within two years and it needs to meet green-up standards by six years…by state law we […]
Why boys speak up more than girls
Honestly, I don’t feel that there is any specific reason. I don’t think it’s like boys are more bold than girls or anything like that, I think that it’s just random chance and there just happens to be more boys who speak up than girls. If that isn’t it, then I don’t know why the […]
7th grade tech: Talking about building
Hi, I’m Alexander, and I’m here to talk about building. I feel to “build something” is to put two or more things together to form something else. It doesn’t have to be much different, but it has to be different. I have built stuff before, such as this “birds” nest (I built it, not a […]