Technological interests relating to my teaching career. This blog is designed to highlight my interests and findings that could be potentially used in lesson plans of various Math, Science, and especially Technology Teachers. It will be designed, but not limited to, a high school level curriculum.
1. The design is very similar to our design so I like the general design of it. 2. I would suggest taking off the bottom part of the spinners where the pegs are attatched, because if you have that second support where the pegs go into it will not turn because it will hit the gear. - Kayleah Griffen
1. The overall design is the same as our mechanical drum machine. However our drum is not attached to a base with wheels(we have a stationary base). I like that you guys used the wheels to power the drum as opposed to the hand crank we have. 2. As Kayleah said I would recommend taking off the bottom circle attached to the pegs that will interlock with the spinning gear. This will allow the cylinders to spin more freely. I would also recommend adding a front wheel to balance out the machine because from the sketch in the picture it looks as if your design will not be able to stand by itself. - Sara W-G block 4A/C
1. Your mechanical drum looks very nice and appears to be a good design. I think the wheels are definitely better than our hand crank and it will probably be easier to use because of that as well. 2. I suggest having something on the frame on the left-side of the picture to pull it with and another wheel or block so it can stand on its own. -Brent Freestone 4A/C
Your drum looks really good so far, the parts look nicely constucted and similar style to ours. Your design looks great, I am just wondering how the wheel will turn the rotating cylinders without any sort of crank mechanism. I like how you projects coming along and I look forward to seeing the end result! -Whitney Flansburg 4 A/C
Your parts look very similar to ours, but I like how the longer pegboards allow for more options when programming the drum. The larger scale will really be nice, but I think you need to work on your decorations a little. Incorporating the wheels into the design is also impressive, we may add that once our crank is finished. Scott K
As a group we work very well together. One thing I would improve is how we didn't have a full design put together before we started building. I think that wouldv'e helped us because sometimes there is confusion on the dimensions that we have chosen or how the whole thing is going to be put together. Plus we miss Ben! Pamela Merriman
Sometimes group projects can be tough because all the work can fall on one person's shoulders. I feel that in our group, this wasn't the case at all- everyone had a strength that was demonstrated at some point during the project. However, I also feel that as a whole, our group was very disorganized. We never had a clear plan of what had to be done and because of this I believe we lost a lot of valuable time. And of course, we as a group are a machine with a part missing; operating without Ben has had it's drawbacks. -Deirdre Dunham
I agree with Deirdre. We should have planned exactally what we were going to acomplish everyday and made sure that we stuck to that schedule. However, I think our drum is coming along very well and when we are done it will turn out just as we planned. Isabelle 4B/D
I agree with Isabelle, we should start out each class with a clear goal in what we want to accomplish by the end. we did this partially last class, and I think it kept everything more organized and we had a greater work ethic as a result. Also, we should seek out the best option in small goals, such as putting the frame together, before we actually proceed in doing it. If we had done this with the frame instead of immediately hammering it, it would have saved us from having to re-do that part. -Michael Parrish 4BD
This is so thug its not even funny. Hopefully I'll be back soon guys but there's no saying when I will be. If there is anything I can do to help from home let me know. --BJ out
1. The design is very similar to our design so I like the general design of it.
ReplyDelete2. I would suggest taking off the bottom part of the spinners where the pegs are attatched, because if you have that second support where the pegs go into it will not turn because it will hit the gear.
- Kayleah Griffen
1. The overall design is the same as our mechanical drum machine. However our drum is not attached to a base with wheels(we have a stationary base). I like that you guys used the wheels to power the drum as opposed to the hand crank we have.
ReplyDelete2. As Kayleah said I would recommend taking off the bottom circle attached to the pegs that will interlock with the spinning gear. This will allow the cylinders to spin more freely. I would also recommend adding a front wheel to balance out the machine because from the sketch in the picture it looks as if your design will not be able to stand by itself.
- Sara W-G block 4A/C
1. Your mechanical drum looks very nice and appears to be a good design. I think the wheels are definitely better than our hand crank and it will probably be easier to use because of that as well.
ReplyDelete2. I suggest having something on the frame on the left-side of the picture to pull it with and another wheel or block so it can stand on its own.
-Brent Freestone 4A/C
Your drum looks really good so far, the parts look nicely constucted and similar style to ours. Your design looks great, I am just wondering how the wheel will turn the rotating cylinders without any sort of crank mechanism. I like how you projects coming along and I look forward to seeing the end result!
ReplyDelete-Whitney Flansburg 4 A/C
Your parts look very similar to ours, but I like how the longer pegboards allow for more options when programming the drum. The larger scale will really be nice, but I think you need to work on your decorations a little. Incorporating the wheels into the design is also impressive, we may add that once our crank is finished.
ReplyDeleteScott K
As a group we work very well together. One thing I would improve is how we didn't have a full design put together before we started building. I think that wouldv'e helped us because sometimes there is confusion on the dimensions that we have chosen or how the whole thing is going to be put together. Plus we miss Ben!
ReplyDeletePamela Merriman
Sometimes group projects can be tough because all the work can fall on one person's shoulders. I feel that in our group, this wasn't the case at all- everyone had a strength that was demonstrated at some point during the project. However, I also feel that as a whole, our group was very disorganized. We never had a clear plan of what had to be done and because of this I believe we lost a lot of valuable time. And of course, we as a group are a machine with a part missing; operating without Ben has had it's drawbacks.
ReplyDelete-Deirdre Dunham
I agree with Deirdre. We should have planned exactally what we were going to acomplish everyday and made sure that we stuck to that schedule. However, I think our drum is coming along very well and when we are done it will turn out just as we planned.
ReplyDeleteIsabelle 4B/D
I agree with Isabelle, we should start out each class with a clear goal in what we want to accomplish by the end. we did this partially last class, and I think it kept everything more organized and we had a greater work ethic as a result. Also, we should seek out the best option in small goals, such as putting the frame together, before we actually proceed in doing it. If we had done this with the frame instead of immediately hammering it, it would have saved us from having to re-do that part.
ReplyDelete-Michael Parrish 4BD
This is so thug its not even funny. Hopefully I'll be back soon guys but there's no saying when I will be. If there is anything I can do to help from home let me know.
ReplyDelete--BJ out