what are they making?
That's much better!
Friday, June 15, 2012
Final Day of Building
what are they making?
That's much better!
Apollo 20 Crash!!!
This is the Press Release Team with devastating news! The Apollo 20 model has fallen overnight. Our chief commander, Mr. Timmer, has now limited construction time to the end of today. All the teams are now working together to finish the job. Besides the Press Release Team, all three teams finished with duty, the Research, Math and Measurements team, and the Design team have merged to help rebuild and finish the final model! We have sent out top two(there are only two) reporters to interview and take notes.
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| Maria |
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| Amanda |
Interview(s):
Q: How does the space shuttle crash make you feel?
Jenna: I thought it was 4th period because they had a good idea but not enough duck tape.
Timmer: Devastated. But I know 3rd and 4th hour can fix it.
Felicity: Angry at 4th period because they added to much duck tape and weighed it down. But I also knew it wasn't all them.
Outsider's Opinion: Ms. Wilson: Well I feel like they're doing a good job. I don't see a leader but I know they're doing a good job at what they have each chosen.
Dion: I don't care, we did our part.
Yash: It makes me feel frustrated because we worked all day.
Q: How do you plan to fix it?
Joshua: Work on it.
Q: Is there a plan to better support it?
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| Working to support our model |
Will Morgan: We're going to use card board tubes to support it.
Will: Build a box to support it, that goes in the shuttle.Q: How are you going to make the docking mechanism?
Dion: I don't know.
Noah: They're just arguing.
John Daniel: Cut a Sprite bottle and triangles out of card board, then tape them together.
Inner thingy magiger - Rachel
Angular Short Supports - Maria
Dion working quietly (a rare sight!) - Amanda
"Don't kill each other with scissors, please." - Mr. Timmer
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Interviews with Hunter, Ben and Harper:
Hunter........ Well, all we really got out of him was bloopers.
Ben:
Harper:
Q. What is your job in making the capsule.
A. I am apart of the design team.
Q. How do you feel the scale model is coming along?
A. Pretty good. Everyone is working together nicely.
Q. Do you think the scale model looks like the drawings?
A. It's getting there. Soon I will see a resemblance.
Hunter........ Well, all we really got out of him was bloopers.
Ben:
Harper:
Q. What is your job in making the capsule.
A. I am apart of the design team.
Q. How do you feel the scale model is coming along?
A. Pretty good. Everyone is working together nicely.
Q. Do you think the scale model looks like the drawings?
A. It's getting there. Soon I will see a resemblance.
Starting the Mission... And the second day.(3rd period)
The Bast O ff With Math classes (3rd & 4th) are designing the Apollo 20 space command model. There are 5 groups and these are some descriptions and summaries of each:
Design Team: They are designing only the Exterior portion
*A cone shaped shuttle
*Has a docking mechanism for picking up samples
*On the bottom: 5 thrusters
*Around the rim: 8 thrusters
*On the top is a parachute
Interviews:
Jenna:
Q: What is your favorite part of being on the design team?
A: The Docking Mechanism. It picks up samples of whatever you want to know.
Q: What have you helped design?
A: I helped Justin with the 4 different angles.
Justin:
Q: What is your favorite part?
A: Thrusters
Q: Have you designed anything?
A:The top with the parachute.
Entire Team:
Q: What has your team accomplished?
A: Detailed design of actual craft.
Q: What part are you in charge of?
A: We all have equal parts.
Q: How is the emergency exit going to work?
A: If there is a fire or something that's where the people inside will exit.
Research Team: Are finding the measurements, then sending them to the math team so the math team can scale them. Also, they are researching the ways that the Apollo's space ships and others looked, and worked.
Interviews:
Noah:
Q: What's your favorite part?
A: Looking stuff up
Q: Is it hard?
A: No. It's pretty easy
Felicity:
Q: What were you doing before the interviews?
A: I was trying to find some dimensions we didn't have yet, like the door.
Q:Does building this model come to being as cool as you thought?
A: Yes, definitely! It has really been helping my math skills.
Math & Measurements: This team is in charge of converting the numbers then passing them over to the Construction Team so they can begin the space shuttle! It involves a lot of math functions and equations.
Measurements: A 1:3 ratio is what our scale is.
12 ft- tall
12.8 ft- diameter
Interview's:
Karthik:
Q: What type of math are you doing?
A: Multiplying and random equations and formulas
Q:Did you enjoy the math?
A: Yes. Very much!
Will:
Q: What is your favorite part of building this rocket?
A: The math part. Measurement and converting mostly.
Construction: The construction team is using cardboard boxes and recycled items to build the shuttle. This team has good carpenter skills, and is responsible for how it looks.
Interviews:
Dion:
Q: How well do you get along with your team?
A: Some one on the team is a little self-centered and takes over a lot, He is my best friend!
John:
Q: How well do you get along with your team mates?
A: Some one is a bad person. He is my best friend.
Design Team: They are designing only the Exterior portion
*A cone shaped shuttle
*Has a docking mechanism for picking up samples
*On the bottom: 5 thrusters
*Around the rim: 8 thrusters
*On the top is a parachute
Interviews:
Jenna:
Q: What is your favorite part of being on the design team?
A: The Docking Mechanism. It picks up samples of whatever you want to know.
Q: What have you helped design?
A: I helped Justin with the 4 different angles.
Justin:
Q: What is your favorite part?
A: Thrusters
Q: Have you designed anything?
A:The top with the parachute.
Entire Team:
Q: What has your team accomplished?
A: Detailed design of actual craft.
Q: What part are you in charge of?
A: We all have equal parts.
Q: How is the emergency exit going to work?
A: If there is a fire or something that's where the people inside will exit.
Research Team: Are finding the measurements, then sending them to the math team so the math team can scale them. Also, they are researching the ways that the Apollo's space ships and others looked, and worked.
Interviews:
Noah:
Q: What's your favorite part?
A: Looking stuff up
Q: Is it hard?
A: No. It's pretty easy
Felicity:
Q: What were you doing before the interviews?
A: I was trying to find some dimensions we didn't have yet, like the door.
Q:Does building this model come to being as cool as you thought?
A: Yes, definitely! It has really been helping my math skills.
Math & Measurements: This team is in charge of converting the numbers then passing them over to the Construction Team so they can begin the space shuttle! It involves a lot of math functions and equations.
Measurements: A 1:3 ratio is what our scale is.
12 ft- tall
12.8 ft- diameter
Interview's:
Karthik:
Q: What type of math are you doing?
A: Multiplying and random equations and formulas
Q:Did you enjoy the math?
A: Yes. Very much!
Will:
Q: What is your favorite part of building this rocket?
A: The math part. Measurement and converting mostly.
Construction: The construction team is using cardboard boxes and recycled items to build the shuttle. This team has good carpenter skills, and is responsible for how it looks.
Interviews:
Dion:
Q: How well do you get along with your team?
A: Some one on the team is a little self-centered and takes over a lot, He is my best friend!
John:
Q: How well do you get along with your team mates?
A: Some one is a bad person. He is my best friend.
*this is completely anonymous*
Jenna:
Q: What are your thought on how well your team works together?
A: It depends.
Q: Depends on what?
A: What they are doing.
Press Team: A special thank you to the press team for writing this awesome blog, taking amazing pictures, doing hilarious interviews! (seriously!) :)
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
First day of building
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