DTE Term 1-2 Recap

Today In DTE we were asked to do a recap of what we have done for the first 2 terms of the year. In term one our goal was to make a game. At the start of the term we had to choose between two different sites so we went on both sites and tried them both to see what one we like the most. We then had four weeks to make the game. I was not very successful with my game because whenever I started it it would glitch out and I could not find out why. At the start of term two we were in lock down so we had to attend a google meet so we could find out what we were doing.

 In lock down we just had to get into groups of no more than four and then we all had to all talk and come up with some ideas of what apps we could make. Once we got back to school it was a lot easier to do work with our group. The app we used to plan our work is called Coggle After a couple of weeks we decided to make a app that would give you any information that you wanted for minecraft. Right now we are still working on our app because only one of us can work on the app at a time because we can't find a app that will support more than one person on the site at once. The app we used to make the app is called App Lab.

   

This is where we put all our information for the app.

Metal Work Drill Gauge

For the last one and a half terms we have been working on a metal drill gauge. This drill gauge had to have the measurements 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.8, 8 and 10. We also had to make one of the ends like a screw driver so that if you ever needed one and you cant find one you can use that to unscrew some screws.
 

P.E

This week is the last week in P.E that we will be doing our exercises because next week we are going to be going back and doing the original exercises and testing to see how much better we got at the two areas that we chose about 3-4 weeks ago. The area that me and my group picked were agility and strength so we have been working on planks, press ups, sit ups and for the agility side we have been doing Skipping, running and using the exercise bikes.

Unwind Questions Part 3 (Transit)

1. In the course of the book, Connor and Risa get separated from Lev, who travels for a time with another character. Why do you think Shusterman chose to split the narrative into two distinct threads? What do you think this achieves? How does this affect the evolution of the characters? It affects the other because since they are both thinking how the others are doing they will be getting distracted and think if the other have been caught and unwound or if they are fine.  
2. On p125 & 129  the novel touches on same-sex relationships. Has the attitude toward same-sex couples changed (for better or worse) in this futuristic society? Explain your response. Lev says that he has heard of it before but in his head all of that stuff is a part of a different universe. So in this world im not sure if it has changed for better or worse I guess it could be better because it could be better because people don't mind same sex couples.  
3. P130 begins our journey into understanding a little more about Cy-Fi. Through his character, what do you learn about the effects of unwinding on both the donor and receiver? If you get a part of someone elses body mostly the brain they are still there and tell people what to do depending what part of the brain or part of the body it is. Cy-Fi says that someone is telling him to take anything that is shinny so he does. He also said that he got a peace of someone who had been unwound.  
4. What is the real reason Cy-Fi need to get to Joplin, Mo? Pg 131. It does not really say the reason why he is leaving and going to Joplin all that we are told is that they are going there but we don't have a reason yet.  
5. What is the significance of Connor holding in his anger around Roland? Pg 147. It shows that he is listening to Risa and taking her advice to not take the bait. Which is good because Roland is starting to think that Conner really does not care. 
6. Connor's anger and lack of impulse control is often a problem for him, until he learns to control and channel his emotions. Do you ever feel like your impulses are stronger than your will? What strategies do you use to control your feelings? Do they work? Some ways that I change the way that I am feeling is I try to think about something else or something that makes me happy. I also can just go and talk to some of my Friends or family if I need help with anything. 

P.E Exercises

For the last couple of weeks in P.E we have been working on exercises. Some of the things that me and my group are working on are Strength and Agility. Some of the exercises we have been doing is sit ups, Press ups, Sprinting, Jogging, Weights and a couple of other but those are our main ones. every day we try to add at least 5 more to the press ups and sit ups but we add about 15 seconds to the running. I really think that I have been improving with my strength and agility so I am going to just keep on going and get better. For a warm up me and my group have been doing football/soccer. Overall I have been really enjoying because we got to pick what exercises we are doing it was not like we were just given some exercises.

P.E Exersizes

Last week and this week in P.E we got to choose what our exercises were going to be for the next couple of weeks. First we had to pick a warm up task which for my group we picked football/soccer. We then had to pick 10 other tasks and write down what we are going to be working on. last week we did 10 push ups this week we did 20 we also did 10 sit ups last week and this week we did 20. We also had to get a skipping rope and do 20 jumps as well as run from one end of the gym to the other 5 times. Our plan for next lesson is to go 5-10 up on each of these every week.

Science Nail Experiment

Today in science we started to set up an experiment using nails. First we had to get some sand paper and then use it to get most of the rust off of the nails. After we got most of the rust off of the nails we then we got eight test tubes for the eight nails and we put some different things on the nails or in the water. One was just a plain nail in water, for another nail we put Vaseline on it and we put nail polish on another. We now have to wait a couple of weeks to see what will rust the most or what will rust first. I will be adding weekly updates with photos on what all of the nails look like.

P.E

For the last two weeks in P.E we have been working on lots of different exercises. Some of the exercises were how many press ups you can do in a row, how many sit ups you can do in 30 seconds, we did agility where you had to run around cones as fast as you could, we did the beep test and we did flexibility. After we did the activity we had to write it down on a google doc about every score that we got.

Unwind Questions Part 2 (Storked)

1. What is the story based on a nursery rhyme that circulates among the youth? Humphrey Dumfee (Humpty Dumpty)
2. Risa overhears two nurses debating law and human nature. Which argument do you think is the stronger? Why do you think this? Write a paragraph explaining your thoughts on law and human nature. I think that you can not change human nature with out first changing the law. I think this because it would be annoying if you were about to do something and then you find out that there is now a law that you cant do it which is not fair because they have not told anyone.
3. This section opens with a mother abandoning her newborn infant on the doorstep of a house in a good neighbourhood. As she leaves, she thinks "How wonderful it is that she can get a second chance. How wonderful it is that she can dismiss her responsibility so easily." I think that this is not write because she will grow up not knowing who her mother or father is and if those people don't want the baby then it might just get passed from step to step so it is not a second chance at all.  
4. In your opinion, by allowing new mothers to give up their children so readily, does it take away from the value of a child? I think it does because that child will grow up and not know who there mother or fathers is which could then effect there learning because they might always be distracted and then if they get bad grades they will get unwound.  
5. What is the role of a mother? Do you think the title of mother is something that should be earned, or a natural right of the woman who gave birth? I think that it is something that should be earned because as we see in the book there are lots of mothers that are not ready and they just sit the babies on peoples doorsteps for others to take care of.  
6. What skills or attributes do Connor and Risa have that work well together? Risa was good with babies because she had to take care of some sometimes and Conner is good because he is pretty smart and he is also athletic.  
7. Connor and Lev have very different experiences with storking. How has this helped shape each of their attitudes toward the society they live in? Conner thinks that it is not right to stork babies which is why he went up to the baby on the step but then lev thinks it is ok. 
8. Connor is concerned the baby won't be loved, and ultimately will die, so he takes it. What does this show us about him as a person? He is very caring and he does not want the baby to just get passed around like the baby that was stroked on his street.  
9. What makes Lev realise he doesn't want to be unwound? When he calls pastor Dan he tells him that he was not telling him to run from Conner he was saying to run from them and thats when he realised that he did not wanted to be unwound. 
10. Each of the other characters on the run has a tragic background story. Why were Hayden, Roland and Mai set to be unwound? Which, do you think, is the most tragic? Explain your response. (Mai was getting unwound because her parents wanted a boy but they kept getting females so when they finally got a male they got rid of a lot of the females that they had.) (Hayden was sent to be unwound because his mother and father got divorced and they kept going to court over who had custody but it never got settled so they just divided to send him off.) (Roland got unwound because his stepfather abused his mum so one day he beat up his step father but then his mother took her husbands side and sent him off to be unwound.) I think that the most tragic one is Roland because he was trying to stick up for his mum but then she sent him off and the husband might still be treating her like that and there is no body to stick up for her.
11. What tattoo does Roland have? He has a tattoo of a tiger shark on his wrist.