Last Tech Session

This Friday was our last tech session for the year. The tech rotation we had, was cooking. For our last tech session at cooking, we made sushi. The ingredients were Rice, Nori, Chicken, Yellow Capsicum, Sweet Chilli Sauce, and Mayo. First, we had to shred the chicken, then add Sweet Chilli Sauce, along with the Mayo. This keeps the chicken moist. Next we banged the rice to make it soft, then got our Nori, and put it onto the sushi wodden roller. Next, we put the rice onto the Nori, using water on our hands, so the rice doesn't stick to your hands. You had to fill up 2/3 of the Nori with rice. Then after that, we put the chicken at the end of the rice on the Nori. And then you roll it up using the wodden roller to help make a perfect circle. Lastly you had to cut that roll up into 8 peices. Then you make one more roll, and cut it up, and put it into your lunch box. This was fun, because I enjoyed tech, and I love sushi. A huge thanks to Tamaki College for letting us participate tech sessions at their college, it helped me learn new things, and generate new knowledge.

Food Technology

Learning Intention: To follow a recipie to make corn fritters
This week for Food Technology, we were making corn fritters. We had a recipie to follow, so we could make it as best as we could, and it is easy to follow steps. We first took two eggs, flour, and cracked the eggs, with milk, and wisked it together. After that, we put 1/3 of a cup of flour in to the bowl with the mixed egg, and milk, and started mixing it together, until there were no bumps, and bubbles, so it looks smooth. Then we put a can of corn into the egg mix and mixed it together. Once it was mixed, we put oil into a pan on a stove, and left it for a little. Then we put the mix into circles on the pan, and cooked it. After it was cooked on one side, we flipped them over. The it was cooked. We did this again a couple more times, because we had a lot of mix. We also added sweet chilli sause, and lettuce. It was nice. My Partner Pouvie was helping me, and my teacher was Mrs Hekka.

Food Tech (1)

Learning Intention: To make fried rice

This week for tech, we had a new rotation. My group (Year 8), were doing cooking. Today, we were doing cooking. We were cooking fried rice. The ingredients for this dish was sweet chilli sauce, soy sauce, chicken breast, carrots, raw peppa, and onions. We started by cutting the onions, and grating the carrots, and cutting the chicken breasts. We put them into the pot and sutrred for a long time. Then we added rice to the ingredients, and started mixing. After we finished, we were done. It tasted nice, and I can't wait for next week, when we make Kebabs.

Tech

Learning Intention: To program Mbot to follow black line using made codes

Today, this week for tech, we were programming our mbots to follow the black line using our own made codes. All we had to do for this was to name our code, put the code under our code so when we place our code, it will do the code you put for it. I used the names To right, To Left, Back, and Follow for the name of the codes I made. I liked coding because I am good at programming with computers.

Tech Reflection (Robotics)

Learning Intention: To program our mbots' to move around on the black lined track

This week for tech, we were programing our mbots to move in the direction of the black lined track. The track was about 9 meters long, but it was a track so it had lots of curves. My fastest time was 41.99 seconds, and my distance each second was 0.21 meters. And I came 6th place. I was also able to finish the whole track. The tracks distance was exactly 8.9 meters long. First we practiced by using the same code from last week, that was the same as the figure track. The code was the same, and I had a screen shot of the code, so I can try to do the same thing again. This week was fun, and the top 3 winners, got chocolate. (^-^)

Tech Robotics (Week 11)

Learning Intention: To code mbot to move in the shape of a star

This is a google drawing of what I did at tech. My favorite part of tech today, was the coding part, because I liked a challenge where you had to try your best to get the code right to make it move correctly in the star shape. This DLO doesn't have much of a blurb because mostly everything that I did at tech is written on the DLO.

Tech Robotics

Learning Intention: To code our mbots, to use ultrasonic sensing

This week for tech, we were learning ultrasonic with our mbots. We used a program called mblock, to code our robots. First we tested our robots, to see if they worked. By doing this, it would help us a lot, so if our robot doesn't work, we can get another one instead of finding out later on. Then we made a copy of a google slide, to put our information of the ultrasonic on. Next we used some fimiliar codes, to make our mbot move backwards. This is when it senses something, than it desides to do whatever you command.

Tech Week 2 Term 1 Reflecion

This week for tech (Pewter Casting), we were focusing on finding 4 silhouettes each for 4 people so you have 16 ideas for your design. Then you can choose one of them to create. My favorite design in the wrench because my uncle likes tools. I also like the dog because I like dogs. If we were confident that we had 16 working ideas, we needed to write our name on the board, then Mr Grundy will call your name to check on your designs, to see if they'll work. I enjoyed thi week because I can't wait to finish my designs and get working.

Tech Term 1 Week 1 Reflection

This week for tech we started the year of with Mr.Grundy (Metal Working). We all started with an introduction on who our teacher was. He setted up some rules to keep us aware of things and safe. We were learning the types of material we were using. Then we looked at the types of shapes we could make. We then came up with 4 ideas each for 4 people we would give the idea of what we could make. We only came as far as finding shapes and ideas for people. Next session we will be choosing a shape and focusing on how we could cut it out and what to do with it.

Tech Robotics WK3 T4

This week at Tech for Robotics, we were coding our Mbot's to go in an eight figure, circle and the shape of our entails. Our goal was to complete at least the circle. I completed the eight figure, circle and the enetials. There are 3 videos of my mbot going in the shape of a circle, eight figure and the entails. On Week 8 we are going to code drones to fly from one destination to another. I enjoyed this robotic tech session and can't wait for next weeks one.

Tech Last Session

This week Friday this was our (Year 7's) last tech session for the term. I was still finishing off painting my board. I finally finished painting the squares red. I left the other squares because I couldn't be bothered to finish it off. Next Mrs Ferguson (Tech Teacher) finished 2 out of 3 characters for my snakes and ladders game. Most people like me wern't able to finish our games, but Mrs Ferguson was kind enough to finish our games and drop them off. This session (Graphics) was cool and I had fun designing things.

Tech Week 5

This week at tech I was still making my game board so as everyone else. I was making snakes and ladders. I asked Mrs Ferguson (My Tech Teacher) if I could paint my board for my game. I only painted 15 squares with red out of 50 now which means it's going to take a bit long, but aventualy ill get there. That also means I need patience so when I complete it, it will look good and when I finish painting I will make the snakes and the ladders out of card board and glue it onto the board and Ill be almost finish accept i'll need to make my game characters. This week at tech was great and next session I think we will be doing the same which is doing our boards.

Tech session 3

This week at tech we were starting to make our game boards. I was making snakes and ladders. I told Mrs Ferguson (My Tech Teacher) all my game character and the measurments for my game board so she can cut out my board of wood. Once I got my game board I started to measure my lines for my 100 squares. The measurment of my board was 300 x 300 mm. When I recived my wooden board base I started to paint it. I couldn't remember the' colors I chose for my board so I went with red and white. I only painted 4 squares with red out of 50 which means it's going to to take a long time. That also means I need patience so when I complete it, it will look good and when I finish painting I will make the snakes and the ladders out of card board and glue it onto the board and Ill be almost finish accept i'll need to make my game characters.

Tech Week 10

Today at Tech we were focusing on finishing our card game design. I chsnged my mind and wanted to make the board game snakes and ladders because I found that cooler. When we were finished Mrs Ferguson asked us to look at a projecter on the white board to show us how to make a pacman, banana or a moon looking the same by just using 3 cylinders. Next we made a 2 cylinder shape with our first name and last name initials on it. Then we had our challenge to make our teacher (Mrs Anderson) by using shapes only. Lastly it was almost time to go and I got up to making the upper body by using a cone or a square. This week at Tech was fun because I got to make a person with shapes on tinkercad.com and because I finished making my card game design (Snakes and Ladders).

Tech Reflection

Today at Tech we were drawing our designs for our game that we are going to start making next week. I am making a number moving game. You have to spin the number wheel and what ever number it lands on then that is how many spaces your character goes forward towards the finish line. Next week I will be starting to make this 3d game and I think that if I make it 3d then I can make the charactersa and the number wheel 3d. The board where the spaces, finish and start line is will be flat (2d). This game will be good for me because I like to vs people using this game. This tech session was all about planning the game and materials needed to make a 3d or 2d board game.

Tech Session 3

Last week Friday we (Year 7's) went to tech for our 3rd session. We were talking about games that could be possible to create. My group of 3 (Pua, Jayden and I) came up with the games we thought would be possible to make which were a maze or tic tac toe / noughts and crosses. We decided that we would like to make a maze more than making noughts and crosses. After that Mrs Ferguson told us this site called tinkercad.com. It is a site where you can learn about 3D designs. I am on a stage called making holes. Next week we will be using this site for tech because we might need this site for making a 3d game. I think that this time for tech we might be making a 3d game.

Tech Session 2

Today was our (Year 7s) 2nd session in Mrs Ferguson's Art class. We were learning about shapes, tones and 3d shapes. We first finished our toys that make us think DLO. Next we got a peice of paper, pencil and a ruler. Then we used our pencil to find 3 shades from it. Mrs Ferguson explained that the tone depends on how much you press on the pencil or color you are using. After that we drew a 3d cube. Then we used the light, medium and hard shades to fill in each side (3 sides which was enough for 1 each). If we could do that we could carry on with the next part which we could use a color to shade light, medium and hard to see the next out come. Lastly it was time to go. So we thanked Mrs Ferguson and ran to the bus in the cold wet weather which was quite funny.