1st Semester Final

This Semester I learned a lot but I mostly learned more in AutoCad. In AutoCad you can do a lot of different projects. I've been working on a project to use the plasma cuter and it's really fun to do the design, it's a lot of work but it's worth seeing how it turns out! I also learned that I want to be a lot more hands on with the tools. I want to work on cutting the medal and welding it seems so exciting, I was very afraid to even go near the tools but now that I see people doing it, it seems exciting! Hopefully I when we get back from Winter break I can get started on the fire ring project and get to welding!

Week 15

This week we watched a video on a bus that runs on poop. We also watched a NASA video. We worked in AutoCad on working on the design for the fire pit ring. We had to watch a video on YouTube about how to do the design and get an image on the internet and make it less pixelated. I really liked doing the design because we had to take the image into different places and being able to do it on our own and just learning how to do it off of YouTube was really easy! I'm excited to get started.

This weeks essential question was how do we use natural gas?
Natural gas is widely recognized as one of the most versatile and valuable of our North American energy resources because it can be used in so many important ways. A clean generating source for almost a quarter of the nation's electric power. Efficient heating, water heating and cooking for homes and businesses.

Week 14

This week we were planning our project out. Bianca and I were looking forward to doing a teardrop trailer we had our measurements and everything ready to go. We had some options to do different side projects as well. Since there was an odd number of people we didn't want to have to many people or not enough people so what we chose to do for our side job was a fire ring. the fire ring is something you just have a lot of people around just to gather up to get warm. I am looking forward to doing this project and hopefully we can get it done on time.

This weeks essential question is, What makes aluminum so special?

What’s so special about it?  Aluminum is strong, lightweight, durable, flexible, extremely versatile, impermeable, corrosion resistant, an excellent conductor of electricity, non magnetic, non combustible, an abundant element in the earth’s crust and infinitely recyclable.

The tensile strength of pure aluminum is limited.  But mix it with other elements and aluminum becomes very strong.  When cold-rolled, an aluminum alloy becomes even stronger, sometimes doubling in strength.  Some alloys also strengthen and harden by heat treatments, which increase their tensile strengths dramatically. 

Aluminum is one of the most versatile and abundant raw materials found in the earth’s crust.  An important advantage of aluminum is its sustainability and the fact that it can be recycled repeatedly, quickly, and cost-efficiently -- without any material decline in performance or quality.  The recycling of aluminum delivers energy and capital investment savings relative to both the cost of producing primary aluminum and many other competing materials.

Week 13

This week we only had three days in class. What our new project is, is working on tear drop trailers. Bianca and I are gonna work on it together hopefully getting the results we want. We saw different ideas on the internet and we found one on Pintrest that we want to do we close to it. On Thursday we did our measurements and we are ready to get started!

Week 12

This week I wasn't present in class because I was busy. I am looking forward to doing the tear drop trailers, I have been looking up different tear drop trailers and hopefully I can get going on this project as soon as possible.

Week 11

This week was a productive week. We worked on AutoCad 3D and we worked on 3D objects. We first looked at a cathedral and used different tools to see it at different angles. We also did MIG Welding but I didn't get a chance to try it out. I'm excited to see how I do when I do start working on it. If we weren't working on MIG Welding we just finished up our CNC routing projects what I did was make a new piece and I made sure it was bigger than the last piece I made just so I can fit what I wanted to fit. I tried to spray paint mine two different colors black on the bottom and red on the top kind of like an ombre.

Our essential question was,What is fracking and why are Americans so interested in talking about it?

Fracking is the process of extracting natural gas from shale rock layers deep within the earth. Fracking makes it possible to produce natural gas extraction in shale plays that were once unreachable with conventional technologies. Recent advancements in drilling technology have led to new man-made hydraulic fractures in shale plays that were once not available for exploration. In fact, three dimensional imaging helps scientists determine the precise locations for drilling.

Week 10

This week was different than the others, we all worked on MasterCam QuickPart and learned some new things about it and how it works.It's amazing how it can put in different designs on your project. On Tuesday I worked on making curves on my piece of wood so it doesn't have the sharp corners. After i did the curves I spray painted it red and on Thursday I actually got to get started in my project. I put my uncle's name and birthday and day he passed away on it. My project didn't come out as planned the letters were to small that you couldn't really see the detail of the font. What I plan on doing today is getting a bigger piece of wood and improving it. So far this has been a great week!

The essential question of the week is "Why is made in America" so important these days?

These days, “Made in America” isn’t as clear-cut as it used to be. Most Americans are aware that products branded with American labels may be made in overseas factories or assembled here with parts made overseas. Three-fourths of consumers say being manufactured in the U.S. is crucial for them to consider it “made in America.” Half say being made by an American company or having parts manufactured in the U.S. is what matters. Only one-fourth cared whether a product was designed by an American.

Although buying American matters to all age groups, older respondents (age 48-plus) were the most likely to say it’s important to do so. Women also placed greater importance on buying American than men do. Perhaps surprisingly, three-fourths of both Republicans and Democrats say buying American is important, compared to just 60 percent of independents.