Thursday
On Thursday, our class tried to get as much work done as possible. We worked on getting our simple machine presentations finished, record our anti-smoking commercials; maybe even present some of the presentations.
Our simple machine presentations are visual presentations of an assigned simple machine. We were each split up in pairs and each received a simple machine to do a presentation on. We could only use a prezi, powerpoint, or poster to do this. Jakub, my partner for this assignment, and I chose to do a powerpoint, and our simple machine was the Wheel and Axle. The other available simple machines included:
1. The Lever
2.The Screw
3. The Plane
4. The Wedge
5. The Pulley
In our simple machine presentations, we were required to have the simple machine's definition (mechanical advantage), a well labeled diagram (the lever couple had to do 3), 5 examples of that simple machine (the lever couple had to do 6), and 3 pictures of it in use. Our goal of the class was to get these done and one or two presented. But sadly that goal wasn't reached, and nobody finished their presentations, let alone present.
Although the anti-smoking commercials is actually a wellness project, we worked on it during science class. This anti-smoking commercial was a solo project, but we did have the choice of having someone else in it. What we had to do was create a script of a commercial that is against smoking, and aim it toward a certain age group. After the script was complete we revised it and checked to see if it was one minute and thirty seconds long, the required amount of time it had to be. But we did all of this before Thursday's class. The goal on Thursday was to finish up the commercial and make any last minute changes we wanted or needed to do. Only three or four people got to recording their commercials, and I was one of them.
Our simple machine presentations are visual presentations of an assigned simple machine. We were each split up in pairs and each received a simple machine to do a presentation on. We could only use a prezi, powerpoint, or poster to do this. Jakub, my partner for this assignment, and I chose to do a powerpoint, and our simple machine was the Wheel and Axle. The other available simple machines included:
1. The Lever
2.The Screw
3. The Plane
4. The Wedge
5. The Pulley
In our simple machine presentations, we were required to have the simple machine's definition (mechanical advantage), a well labeled diagram (the lever couple had to do 3), 5 examples of that simple machine (the lever couple had to do 6), and 3 pictures of it in use. Our goal of the class was to get these done and one or two presented. But sadly that goal wasn't reached, and nobody finished their presentations, let alone present.
Although the anti-smoking commercials is actually a wellness project, we worked on it during science class. This anti-smoking commercial was a solo project, but we did have the choice of having someone else in it. What we had to do was create a script of a commercial that is against smoking, and aim it toward a certain age group. After the script was complete we revised it and checked to see if it was one minute and thirty seconds long, the required amount of time it had to be. But we did all of this before Thursday's class. The goal on Thursday was to finish up the commercial and make any last minute changes we wanted or needed to do. Only three or four people got to recording their commercials, and I was one of them.
Friday
On Friday, we tried finished up our anti-smoking commercials and our simple machine visual presentations. We also aimed at presenting a couple of the simple machine presentations, but only got around to presenting one, the lever. Everyone got their anti-smoking commercials done, and also the simple machine presentations. There were only three groups that could possibly present the simple machine presentations because a couple kids were absent that day which left only one of the two partners to present.
In one or two weeks, our class is going to have a quiz on simple machines. We needed to rely on the other groups presentations for information about that simple machine. Therefore, we took notes to remember it. For the lever, Karin and Ghazaleh made a poster. It was eye catching, and here are some notes I took:
Definition= A rigid bar that is free to pivot or rotate around a fixed point.
Types:-First Class Lever = Changes direction of input force
-Second Class Lever = Increases output force
-Third Class Lever = Increases distance
Mechanical Advantage = Input force to fulcrum/Output force to fulcrum
You need less force and time to do the same amount of work
At the very beginning of Friday's class, we talked about the email Ms.D sent to all three grades in middles school and to the parents. The email is about the moon being 14% larger on Saturday night at 7:10 P.M. (19:10). It will appear HUGE at this time, and here is a video talking about why. Sadly, if you look outside, you can see that we probably aren't going to see it tonight with it as cloudy as this. Hopefully the sky will clear up!!!
Here is a link to moodle.
The next scribe is Ben!!!
In one or two weeks, our class is going to have a quiz on simple machines. We needed to rely on the other groups presentations for information about that simple machine. Therefore, we took notes to remember it. For the lever, Karin and Ghazaleh made a poster. It was eye catching, and here are some notes I took:
Definition= A rigid bar that is free to pivot or rotate around a fixed point.
Types:-First Class Lever = Changes direction of input force
-Second Class Lever = Increases output force
-Third Class Lever = Increases distance
Mechanical Advantage = Input force to fulcrum/Output force to fulcrum
You need less force and time to do the same amount of work
At the very beginning of Friday's class, we talked about the email Ms.D sent to all three grades in middles school and to the parents. The email is about the moon being 14% larger on Saturday night at 7:10 P.M. (19:10). It will appear HUGE at this time, and here is a video talking about why. Sadly, if you look outside, you can see that we probably aren't going to see it tonight with it as cloudy as this. Hopefully the sky will clear up!!!
Here is a link to moodle.
The next scribe is Ben!!!
