ETC Rapunzel building

What about the building process was challenging?

We tried 3D printing but it wasn’t working so we had to change our idea.

How did your build differ from your plan?

Instead of using a 3D printer we had to use paper.

How did your group work well together during the build? What would you do again?

We cheered each other on and when it didn’t work we helped each other with the second try.

How did your group struggle during the build? What would you change?

We argued a lot but I would change what we used to build. 

The Gathering Reflection

When I went to the Gathering I noticed that there were so many people who needed food and it really shocked me because it is really sad. When we first got there we were assigned jobs that we would do to get everything ready for the guests coming. My job was to organize the gift treats and then bag muffins and put them in boxes. My job in the food line was to serve muffins to people who wanted them and I could give them one or two. After everyone left I started sweeping the floor so Adon. Kaufman could mop and then we stacked and unstacked chairs. My experience at the Gathering was very fun and I can’t wait to go again. 

Moses Refection

  • Do you think Moses’s model of leadership in the Torah is important to us today?  Why or why not?
  • He is not because he broke rules and a true leader follows them.
  • What have you learned about Moses’s life?  
  • I have learned all his mistakes and I now know what he did for the jews
  • What have you learned about Moses’s leadership?
  • I have learned he was not the average leader and he has his freedom and he used it in good and bad was
  • How do you think you learned most about his life: through text study, skits, presentations, or something else?
  •  Why?
  • Through the skits can we do more of them.

Refection for Explorer Project

What about this project went well for you? Explain.

It was fun to research about and making my slide was fun and I think I did well.

What about this project did not go well for you? Explain.

It didn’t go well because I didn’t know If the other people who were researching the same person as me had the same facts.

How can you create a better project next time?

I could take more time and do a different thing instead of a slide maybe I could do a poster

How did you think the planning process went? Were you able to find all the information you needed?

I think it went well because I got it all done and I was able to find the information I needed.

What could Adon Kaufman and Gev. Noorlander do differently next time?

They could give us more time and more options for what we could do.

What impact did explorers make?

The explorers impacted everyone because if they didn’t find what they found we don’t who would. 

Hanukkah Card Post

This week, we worked on coding Chanukah Cards. Below you will see my creation and what I thought was comfortable and challenging when doing this assignment. 

Here is my card: <upload card here>
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/268838426/#fullscreen

make sure to click the space bar
What I thought was comfortable about this activity:
It was comfortable because I knew how to code before and It is fun.

What I thought was challenging about this activity:

I was challenging because things don’t go as planned sometimes 

Rubber Band Boat Challenge

This week in science to study potential and kinetic energy we created a moving boat using 2 rubber bands, 5 popsicle sticks, cardboard, 24 inches of tape, and 4 paper clips. To create the boat we went through the engineering design process, which is shown below.

My original boat: <insert picture here>

My original design is….

We have a slingshot and the boat is a few sticks and tape and clips at the top and bottom.

I believe my original design will allow the boat to stay afloat and move through the water because…

It will be shot by the slingshot and we will hope it floats and goes far.

When I put my boat in the water tub this is what happened:

It moved and it floated but not very well and it didn’t go very far because the paper clips made it heavier and made it not float.

The changes I am going to make to improve my boat design are…

we are going to take the paperclips and have the rubber band reinforced and the bottom reinforced. 

My re-built boat: <insert picture here>

I believe my new design will allow the boat to stay afloat and move through the water better because…

because we removed the clips and added more reinforcement on the rubber band and on the bottom of the slingshot.

When I put my newly designed boat in the water tub this is what happened….

It floated much better and it went farther because we took off the clips and reinforced it.

Some more improvements I could make to my boat are….

reinforce the boat and slingshot even more but it wouldn’t be necessary.

This challenge was comfortable because…

the boat was simple and easy to make and it worked very well.

This challenge was difficult because…

the slingshot wouldn’t work or it would fall apart because there wasn’t a lot of tape provided.

This taught me about potential and kinetic energy because…

when the boat and slingshot were in action I saw how it moved and how it was before we shot it.

Rapunzel Reflection

How did spending more time on planning improve your final blueprint?

We used the notes Gev. Norlander made to improve our plan.

How did your group come to one final plan after brainstorming several ideas?

We picked the plan that made the most sense and was possible

Why do you think taking more time to plan was important?

It was important because if we didn’t have it we wouldn’t of improved

Did brainstorming with multiple people help you come up with more ideas? How?\

It helped by hearing what my other group members were thinking in terms of strategy and that how it will be done

What would you do differently during the planning process next time?

I would spen more time focusing on the project instead of hard and off topic ideas.