Kia ora, Reader!
Every Monday, the year 7 and 8 students from my school travel to Papakura Intermediate for technology classes, giving us the chance to learn in a completely different environment. Itās like a mini field trip every week!
This term, Iāve been placed in the Hard Materials rotation, where weĀ work hands-on tools, wood and metal (etc) to design and build real projects. Take a look at what Iāve created during my time in the workshop!
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Take a wild guess! What do you think I made? If you said āDominoesā, give yourself a high-five because thatās exactly it!
Iāve made the dominoes by scratch, learning how to use a DRILL PRESS during the process. I used theĀ drill press machineĀ to make the holes in my dominoes, itās this big machine with a lever that you pull down to lower the drill bit. The more pressure you apply, the deeper it drills into the material. Super accurate hole space if you add the same pressure every time, quite easy to use and I find it pretty satisfying to do/watch!
Of course, to keep the dominoes even, before it was all into pieces, it was this long wooden board where I added some lines 30 cm apart to even up the blocks. (It indicates where I should sawĀ šŖ!)
The fun thing about owning these hand made dominoes is that I could play games with them! Like the main one of course, the Classic Domino Game, or use them for math challenges, especially what youāve seen in the video Iāve added. (If you observed the video well enough, you can see that I attempted to make the number 9 which symbolizes my class room).
Took me 2 weeks to complete by the way! PracticallyĀ 2Ā Mondays.
If youāre filled with questions or want to give me feedback, just comment down below, please!
Thank you for reading! Have a great timeĀ š².
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