Reflection Guide 3
Once Term 3 got started, we continued the building of our bridge designs. Mine didn't start out too well but I kept on continuing with the project. Once it was done we put it in the closet for a later day to take photos with a model pond. While we waited we started creating solar powered cars. For this project we could work alone or in groups if we wanted to. My group's car had a good design but wouldn't work. We kept working on it and found out the excessive problem was the weight of the car which was a problem for many groups. While some groups tested to see if theirs worked before the testing day, other groups were still redesigning. When testing day came along our car was a failure at the moment and needed a future redesign for points. Our next project was to make a green home. We needed top 10 features of the house and then we could get started. We first has to design the floors on paper then poster board. Next, like a regular house, we started with the foundation which was made of pink foam with holes drilled in them to put concrete inside the holes to make the foundation sturdy. We then used wood to shape where the next floor would go. We used the dremmel to make windows in the walls which were also made of poster board. Once the first floor was done we then did the same process for a second floor. After that the roof was next which had wood under the roof to keep its shape. Once we finished it was already time for April vacation which marked the end of term 3.