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14 June 2013

Tech - End Of Rotation One

Today we had the final session of this rotation in Tech.  What an awesome six weeks it has been.  Here is what each group had to say about their experience:

CO2 CARS

Things we learnt:
  • about drag, friction and aerodynamics.  Grace.
  • how to label different parts of the car.  Olivia D.
  • about the design process.  Molly.
  • how easily balsa wood chips.  Alex.
  • how to use equipment safely.  Olivia D

Challenges:
  • using a craft knife!  Juliet.
  • making the wheels touch the ground.  Alex.
  • making the slot for the axle straight.  Hilary.
  • not breaking the balsa wood.  Logan.
  • making sure the wheels went around.  Olivia D.
  • leaving enough room for the connector to go in.  Grace.

Highlights:
  • seeing the finished product.  Logan.
  • when we first started carving and sanding the block of wood into shape.  Molly.
  • making the prototype.  Hilary.
  • painting the car.  Logan.
  • putting the lacquer onto the car.  Elen.
  • making the poster.  Juliet.

HARD MATERIALS:

Things we learnt:
  • how to use the skill saw.  Hannah.
  • different types of wood.  Tammy.
  • that measuring and planning is the most important part of building.  Kyle.
  • how to use the hacksaw.  Holly.
  • that you should always take a break when drilling a hole into wood.  Kyle.

Challenges:
  • assembling each product.  Holly.
  • measuring pieces of wood.  Quaid.
  • ruling a straight line.  Hannah.
  • using a skill saw to cut straight lines.  Trevor.

Highlights:
  • making the bird house.  Quaid.
  • making the puzzle.  Olivia C.
  • painting all the things we made.  Holly.
  • using different types of tools.

FOOD TECHNOLOGY:

Things we learnt:
  • how to fold the mixture when baking.  Cody.
  • how to simmer.  Jago.
  • how to follow a recipe accurately.  Aaliyah.
  • about different measurements.  Stefan.

Challenges:
  • tasting things I didn't like.  Tyler.
  • making cookies properly!  Tammy.
  • keeping safe in the kitchen without cutting or burning myself.  Jasmine.
  • measuring accurately.  George.

Highlights:
  • making chocolate hedgehog slice.  George.
  • making stuffed baked potatoes.  Victoria.
  • eating the macaroni and cheese.  Jasmine.

We look forward to starting our second rotation next week!  Bring it on!

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