Industrial Revolution Factory Game!

I found my part as the gluer in the factory game extremely stressful as I was pressed for time and I had to glue the parts of the toy together in as similiar style as possible even though the original was complicated. I thought it might of been easier if each person glued and coloured a persefic piece of the toy so that there wasn't a hold up at one point in the assembly line because more people were in that section rather than another. As the line was only broken up into three section; cutter,gluer and colourer the final product varied alot with around 5 out of the 45 being able to be sold at full price with several having to be throwen away as they were not up to standard. All in all though I found the game extremely fun with everyone working together to try and make as many quality products in the space of time we were given.

Industrail Revolution

I found creating the toy supposedly for a younger sibling out of the utensils we were provided difficult because of the limited supplies and the effort and time we had to put into creating it as well as being careful about the colouring and gluing and being imaginative at the same time. Today when you have an occasion when a present is needed it is likely that you will purchase a gift from a shop though you may make the card and decorate it yourself there is still a relatively large difference. I also found it difficult as the paper was flimsy and trying to work with it as well as imagining someone playing with it was difficult for me when I was used to seeing a soft, fluffy teddy bear in its place.

Roller Coaster Ride!

The cart trembled beneath my feet like an angry volcano about to erupt as we neared the first corner. My hands gripped the handle bar as if it was a pound note absent mindly given to a street begger. My heart was beating so fast it seemed it might get up at any moment and sprint away. A woosh of air escaped my lungs as I was thowen into the air. The cart looped the loop and the air piercing screams of the passengers filled the air. My hair was flung behind me as the cart screetched across the flat track it seemed that it was clawing to go backwards to the safety of the ground. The smell of candyfloss and hotdogs wofted in the air around me making my tummy rumble with tremendous force. I looked to the end of the ride like an athelet looks for the finish line. One more corner I repeated to myself. My hands were sweating making it as difficult to hold on as it is to hold on to a wet bar of soap. The cart growled like a hungry moster awaiting its prey as it screetched around the final corner to stop in a standstill at the ticket desk. The clang of the handlebars were lefted and I jumped out like a prison inmate might do if an oppourtunity of escape was presented to them.

Necessity is the mother of invention

"Necessity is the mother of invention" I think this quotes mean that if we need an invention that can improve the daily life of mankind whether it is by speed or the man power needed to power it with a lot of investment and time it will lead to the birth of it. I think an excellent example of that would be the telephone which allows people to contact each other without having to physically going and talking to one another. Another good example would be the airplane which allows people to travel to other countries with out having such a long journey as it would be on a boat. The last example is the lamp which is a replacement for the sunlight which allows people to be able to see into the evening and early morning and into dark corners with out straining their eyes. To summarize I believe this quote means that when the need occurs for an improvement in a utensil that is regular used with the devotion and investment of a person or persons it will lead to its birth.

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How I learn best!

I learn best by having a material in front of me that I can physically see and am able to do something with meaning I am strongly a kinesthetic learner. I find listening to a concepts being explained to me confusing but if it's written down for me whether it is on the board or on a sheet in front of me I am more able to grasp the concept. I like to see things in front of me because I am a very straight forward person and like the facts and reasoning and not having to imagine things. I also like things put in front of me so I am able to find my own logic within the material. It would be helpful for my learning if you were able to visually show things to me or put things in front of me on paper.

Feedback!

What where two highlights from the first week of school? The two main highlights of the first week of school for me would of been seeing my friends again after a month an a half apart with very little contact and trying out for the swim team which was a new activity I was going to try.

What was your first impressions of humanities? My first impressions of humanities were largely based around beginning reading the outsiders as well as doing our first socratic seminar. I was interested in the topics and themes we would be covering this year in humanities as well as the reading materials we would be using. So summing it up my first impressions of 8th grade humanities was a class which would be fun but at the same time we would get our work done with an interesting and well balanced year ahead of us.

What are two goals you have for this quarter in Humanities? My first goal for 8th grade quater 1 humanities is to understand in a geography sense where bodies of water and borders lye in relation to other countries. My second goal is to improve my grammer and punction in my day to day writing.

My Gang

The people in my gang are Morgann because we can talk for hours about absolutely nothing and love the same things, Lena because we get on really well and I can trust her with any secrets, Chloe because she is a really bubbly person and its easy to be myself around her, Katie because we have known each other for most of our lives and we know nearly everything about each other, Sophia because she is so lively and can keep a secret, Elizabeth because she is funny and so easily to get along with, Maelys because we have the same interests and she is funny and lively, Indigo because she is always there for me.