Tech @ Tamaki College

L.I To use the infrared sensors to follow the line 

This week at tech we learnt a new word. The word is "Infrared".  Infrared are sensors that can follow something that it is told to sense. We used Infrared on our M-bots to make the M-bot follow a line. We also used our knowledge from last week's lesson (Binary Numbers) to change the variables in the coding. We also learnt about "Ultra sonic Violet" This is the red colors are in a slower wave motion, but the Blue part of the rainbow is in a quicker motion.  I enjoyed this weeks tech because I got to learn a new word.

Tech @ Tamaki College | Robotics

Today at tech we have started our new tech rotation. Our rotation for the next few weeks is robotics, with Ms. Ferguson. Today we have been playing with the M-bots, we started coding the robots to go in a square form. Then made the robots do a little victory dance at the end, along with playing a song. We did this by using the codes on the M-link site, we revised a lot of the coding that we did previously with Mr. Krishna. To make sure that our M-Bots were moving the way that we wanted them to move, we tested them on the ground. If they didn't move the way we wanted them to look, then we go back and change the codes.

Some codes that we revisited - 

The codes we revised were "When m(mcore) starts up" , "Wait until" , "Repeat" , "Move forward at the power (  )" , "Turn Right at the power (  )" and the "LEDS".  

Tech Reflection

This week for Tech we have been doing pewter casting with Mr. Grundy. Today we looked at continuing with our Workbook that we started last week. I have changed some of my silhouettes as Mr. Grundy made it clear that small parts can break off easily because of how soft the metal would be and because the size of it.  I enjoyed tech thi week and I hope next week we will get onto the creation.

Tech @ Tamaki College

This week Friday the year 8’s started their first session of tech at Tamaki College. This term we are working with pewter in Mr. Grundy’s class. On our first day we looked at a few examples of some of the things we might be creating, and Mr. Grundy also showed us the process of how it is created. Then we started making up some of our own ideas for the pewter.

Tech @ Tamaki College

This week for tech we have been coding our M-bots to move into a letter D. Mr. Krishna has helped us and given us feedback on what to change with our coding. He has helped me to change the speeds of my wheels. I was the first person to complete the challenge of making the M-Bot move into a Letter D. Mr. Krishna recorded the M-Bots going in a D and has told us to put it in our Robotics Folder. I have really enjoyed tech this week and I can't wait to see what we do next week.

Tech @ Tamaki College

Last week Friday we went to tech. For tech our next rotation is Robotics. Our teacher for robotics is Mr. Krishna. Mr Krishna goes around helping us if we don't know what to do. For robotics we have been programming our M-Bot to move in a square, rectangle and triangle. We have been using different controls to make our M-bot move. We could control the amount of seconds for the M-Bot to move and the amount of circles it can repeat for.  If we got the M-Bot the way we want it to Mr. Krishna uses a stick that had a camera on it to record our M-Bots moving.

Graphics w/ Mrs. Ferguson

Today was the last rotation for the year 7's with Mrs Ferguson, Last rotation for Year 8A fin robotics and last rotation for Year 8B in Cooking. This week the year sevens worked on finalising their game and getting all the pieces for their game. Today I have completed my Jigsaw Puzzle, I have made a small jigsaw puzzle and a big jigsaw puzzle. The photo that I have completed for my puzzle is an image of BTS. I have really enjoyed doing Graphics with Mrs. Ferguson and I am going to be excited for my next rotation at robotics. Thank you Mrs. Ferguson for helping me during the graphic rotation.

Graphics w/ Mrs. Ferguson

This week for tech I am carrying on with waiting for my jigsaw to be 3D printed. Mrs. Ferguson has 3D printed some of my jigsaw puzzle but it is not completed yet. I have been using this time to help others with their project. Mrs Ferguson then cut out a small puzzle and asked me if the size of the small puzzle was alright for my bigger picture/puzzle. Mrs. Ferguson said that she will stretch out the smaller puzzle to make it bigger. Next week I will have my puzzle made bigger so that my photo can be printed on it.

Graphics w/ Mrs. Ferguson

This week we have had our first day back at tech for term 3. We have been on tinker cad adding more detail to our character of our teacher (Mrs. Anderson). After being on tinker cad we went on with making a google presentation on parts that we might need in our games that we are making. I took a while to think of parts for me to add because I'm making a puzzle and I don't need much parts for a puzzle besides puzzle pieces. I really enjoyed tech this week and I am ready for what we do net week.

Graphics W/ Mrs. Ferguson

This week we had our last week of tech for term 2. I have been staring my day off with cutting out my photo for my puzzle. The photo was stuck onto a cardboard paper and on the cardboard paper was a puzzle outline that I drew over last week. I have followed the lines of the puzzle outline and cut out half of the puzzle. Next term I will continue cutting out the puzzle outline and then I can get Mrs. Ferguson to try to 3D print it. I have enjoyed doing tech with Mrs. Ferguson this term and I can't wait to finish off my puzzle.

Tech @ Tamaki College

This week we had another tech day at Tamaki College. This week at Tamaki College we have been looking at how we can make designs into games that we can physically hold. We were given ideas that we could use, we were given a piece of paper to make our 4 designs. We could rather look some ideas up on the internet, Use some Ideas from Mrs Ferguson, or make up some ideas. I only drew 2 designs, they were a tic tac toe that I changed up the X's and O's and a Puzzle with a photo of one of my favourite bands. I have chosen to do the puzzle because I think that it is a really cool design. I have enjoyed tech with Mrs Ferguson. Next week Mrs. Ferguson will print out my photo for my favourite band.

Tech @ Tamaki College

Today we had our first session of Tech. For tech we have Mr Grundy again and are doing wood work again. We are working on our designs and Marking out our items. I am up to making the front of my Jeep. I have completed doing the sides of the Jeep. I need to mark out the front part of the car so that I can cut it and place it on the design. We also got to write out the process of our Designs. This was apart of our paper work. Next week I will be finishing off the paper work, the  paper work will be checked by Mr. Grundy and he will give us marks for what we wrote.

Tech @ Tamaki College

This week Friday the Yr 7's did Tech with Mr. Grundy. We are all working on sawing our designs and making joints. I have made a mistake where my piece of wood is loose in my joint. I sawed the joint to far apart. I am working on trying to make my joint flat, I will need to rather get a new piece of wood or get my joint glued in. I used the Vice to use the wood chisel, I used the Mallet to help me push the Wood Chisel into my joint. I then got the help of Mr. Grundy and he cut up my small wood piece and made it circular square. I got to sand the spiky parts on my wood that was cut so that it wasn't going to give me a splinter. I will be finalising my work in the next 2 weeks. Tech was great this week, I can't wait to add more parts onto my design.