Power Tech 10

Critical Thinking

During Power tech 10 Mr. Kent showed us how to change tires on a car and how to make sure that they are at the proper PSI. We had to change the tires on a car and switch them, also making sure that they had the right amount of air in them. My group and I took the tires and checked them, finding that they needed more air to be at the right PSI. I inflated the tire, and thought it was to the correct PSI but when I checked the tire again I realized that I had overinflated it. I realized my mistake and I made sure that it was the correct PSI by asking for my group members to double check my work. I found this mistake by double checking before I put the tire onto the car, and when I realized something was wrong I had to look over the tire to find the issue with it. Since I had just inflated it I tried checking that first, since I had just changed it and that seemed to be the logical issue. I changed the PSI and I installed the tire on the car successfully after I fixed the issue.

The tire that I changed
The Air to Inflate Tire

My Model Town

Creating a Model Factory Town

Name of the town: Nymphwood

Company Name: Waterways Corp.

Resources available: Flowing water, wood, fertile soil

Elements of the town: Waterways and ocean, surrounded by forest, is in close proximity to a bigger city.

Population: 92

Explanation / Brief History: The town was starting to be populated in 1719 when it was discovered the forests and the rivers to transport the goods out of the town quickly. When it was still a very small community by the water a nymph was supposedly spotted and that is where the name originates from.

Media Fluency Reflection

  1. How was the ease of access in building the town, and what software did you use specifically?

Creating my town was not very hard because I used the Sims 4 which I already knew my way around pretty well, and I could get inspiration for my buildings from the community. The building tools are really easy to use for me and since I already used this program I knew how to build with the wall tools and add decoration, so I had a bit of an advantage.

2. Were you able to apply the skills you learned in the planning stages appropriately to a digital environment?

I think that I was able to use the skills I learned because I had been experimenting with the different build styles and different building or editing tools before I built my town. I had been trying different rooves on houses and rooms until I found a way that I liked and used that in the making of my town.

3. What were the sources you researched that made this an “authentic make-believe” town?

When I was building my town I looked back through the book Lyddie because I thought that it would be an accurate portrayal of a town in that time period. I tried to include all the things that a town would need like a train station, stores, jobs, a post office, and housing. In the book Lyddie those were necessary places for a town to have so that the citizens could live happily.

4. Is there other software online that could have done the job better? Explain.

The software I used was helpful for this project and I think it was a good match, but I also could have used Minecraft for this project because I think that I probably could have been a bit more creative with it. In The Sims there are limited options to what you can build with whereas in Minecraft you can build a lot more freely. If I had to choose which was more suited for this project between Minecraft and The Sims I think that Minecraft would have been better since I could have been more authentic with jobs of the citizens, and a bit more free with the building but I was happy with the final product that I have now.

How to Use Quotation Marks

Our project is on How to Use Quotation Marks by Leland, Emily and Aiden. Our project covers using quotation marks in speech, quotes and with punctuation as well as some famous quotes. We used a PowerPoint template to create our project.

About Me

One Paragraph Bio

Hi, my name is Emily, and I am a student at Centennial Secondary School. My favorite course is Science because I really like participating in experiments and hands on projects. It’s fun to go out and find things to test, look at, and experiment on. One of my favorite science projects is Elephant’s toothpaste because it’s easy to prepare, fun to watch, and–even though I know what’s coming–it’s still exciting every time.

One of the best ways that I learn is hands-on because it gives me a chance to learn things for myself, rather than doing worksheets or writing because somebody gives me the answer. I like to have to figure out things and to challenge myself so I can learn and grow. Going out and experiencing is part of the “hands-on” idea and for me, it’s much more enjoyable that watching videos, or reading papers about the topic.

When I am feeling challenged or can’t figure something out, I usually take a break and rethink the problem before I try to solve it again. I try to calm my mind which can sometimes be hard to do, but listening to music, watching a video, or playing a game often helps. Listening to music or watching a video are the better options because playing games can make me more frustrated, which doesn’t help me calm down. Taking small breaks doesn’t make my progress of whatever I’m working on very much slower, but if I don’t watch the time, there could be a problem!

My Favorite Video

The Harry Potter series is one of my favorite series of novels so I added a link to the first movie, which is where it all starts. I really like these movies because they are suspenseful at times, mysterious, and adventurous. I think the books are well written, and the movies are really good too. My favourite part about the movies is all the scenery and detail on the sets like the Hogwarts castle, the Forbidden Forest, and the Quidditch Pitch.

Favourite Website

https://www.spotify.com/ca-en/

I use Spotify all the time it has most of my music on it. I use Spotify when I’m working on schoolwork, when I’m playing games, and when I’m talking to my friends. I use Spotify when I’m doing just about anything that I need to be focused on, because music helps me concentrate. In my family we play music all the time so it’s a habit to have music on in the background a lot of the time. Spotify is really fun, helpful, and easy to use which makes it easier to concentrate on tasks, or have some background noise.

Favourite Image
(Photo taken by me)

This is an image of the Legislature building in Victoria, BC, which I have visited. It’s a place that me and my family go for getaways at the end of summer or during spring so it holds a lot of memories for me. The Legislature is a really good representative of my time there. Every time we visit we try to be near the Legislature because it’s walking distance to a lot of things that we like to do. The Legislature is in the heart of the areas that we usually visit in Victoria which is convenient.

Favourite Quote

My favorite quote is from Dolly Parton and it is: “If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” I like this quote because it’s inspiring and it makes you think a little bit. It’s a real life example and it’s not a complicated reference to figure out, which is nice. Rainbows represent the good, or the reward, after you make it through the storm, which represents the hard times, or misfortunes. I think it’s a really accurate representation of getting through hard times and finding the good.

References
  • “‘If You Want the Rainbow, You Gotta Put up with the Rain.” – Dolly Parton.” GoLeanSixSigma.com, 24 Feb. 2017, goleansixsigma.com/if-you-want-the-rainbow-you-gotta-put-up-with-the-rain/.
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) Official Trailer, 2014, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyHV0BRtdxo.

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