Virtual Cooking Class

 

LI: To learn how to cook hot cakes in a online meeting .

Today we had our second online meeting for tech. Today we have been learning how to make hot cakes from our own houses. First we needed time to prepare our selfs before class, After preparing ourselves we hopped onto our online meeting and we waited for our food tech teacher. We started by combining all the wet ingredinet with the dry ingrdidents after combining we started to cook our hot cakes. With all the batter being cooked we were able to cook abotu 8 to six hot cakes. After we have used up all our batter we had to make a presentation and take a photo of our hot cakes. I enjoyed this time in tech because I got to learn a new recipe that i can make for my family during lockdown.

Coding The Microbit

 LI: To see the connection between the writen code, the block code and the flow chart.

This week for tech we were learning about seeing the connection between the writen code, the block code and the flow chart. When we used the makecode we used the python coding. Their are three types of codings that you can do. After we did the python coding we took a screenshot and them made a DLO out of it using the recent flowchart made during the tech sessions. I found this task very intersting because I got to see the connection between the writen code, the block code and the flow chart.

Flow CHarts & Radio Chat

 LI: To code the micor bit to use the radio to send messages.

This week for coding our lesson was about flow charts and radio chat. We were working with the microbits. Our task for today were split into two. Our first part of the task was to complete the flow charts with different coding shapes. The next part of the task was about trying to code out microbit to send radio singals  to another micro bit. For this part of the task we had to work in partners.We nad to make sure both microbits were on the same grouo number so we didn't accidentally get a message from another group.

Rock, Paper, Scissors Flowchart

 LI: To learn how to code the micro bit to play rock, paper, scissors.

This week for tech we have been learning about flowcharts and microbits. Micro bits are little bot that are able to coded to flash rock paper scissors on the LED screen. 

1. When I shake a the micro bit chose a ramdom number between 1 and 3.

2. I have to make the variable called hand and set this to the ramdom number.

3. If the number is 1 - the micro bit will show the symbol for paper.

4. If the number is 2 - the micro bit will show the symbol for rock.

5. If the number is 3 - the micro bit will show the symbol for scissors.

Flowcharts and Dice

 LI: To learn how to use flowcharts to plan coding.

Link Google Drawing 

Tech Refletion

 This week was our second week of tech since we got back from lockdown. We were with Mr Grundy doing hard material. Our goal for today was to chose our design were making and then we had to make the plan showing our design was able to be made. I chose a jewellery tree which was quiet hard and tricky to measure at the same time. After we chose our design we had to measure it out with an piece of wood we were given by Mr Grundy. Making the measurements were quiet hard because the wood was quite fiddly and I sometimes got the measurements wrong.

 Mr Grundy had a way of getting to people who needed his help in order. We will write our names and then when he was free he would look up at the board and call out the names that were on the board and help that person in order so everyone got a turn at getting help. Next week we will start on carving our wood in to the two piece of wood we need to start our plan we made. All the wooden toys Mr Grundy has was made by his students and by himself. I have fun because I got to experience who to make toys.

Tech With Mr Grundy

 This week was our first week of tech the year eights headed down with Mr Grundy, and the year seven were with Mrs Heka. We were doing hard material with Mr Grundy, as we got to our workspace Mr Grundy had a few ground rules to set before we got to work. When the ground rules were set we had a look at the other creations and then we started planning our design. We had to pick eight design that we could create and then we show Mr Grundy. After showing him he will check your eights picks, and then he will see if they are good or they need a bit more work. Today was really fun getting to know our new tech teacher and learning something new.

Tech Reflection - Science With Mrs Sharma

 This week for tech was our last week with Mrs sharma for science. This week's topic was about plants and food makers.First we learnt about plants, then we were given five questions about plants to answer then we would share our thinking. After sharing our thinking we watched a video more about plants and we were also asked to take note. One fun fact about plants is that plants are useful to animals because they are also part of the food chain. Next we were tasked to find ten leafs and write the size,texture,colour,thickness, and the patterent of the leaf. I enjoyed finding more about plants and what they do for a living.

Tech : Science With Mrs Sharma

 LI: To identify the material and the uses of plastic.

This week for tech we were learning about plastic and what it does to our ocean and sea life.We first had to find different types of plastic and find the use of it. We recaped on what we learnt last week about sorting out different types of plastic and which area they go into.We also learnt about the uses of plastic. We were given two sheet of paper with fact that link to the plastic in oceans. We were asked to cut them out them put them into three groups, Negative,Positive, and Neutral. Then we watched a video about how the climate changes affect polar bears and their diet. 

Science | S.T.E.A.M.

 LI: To identify what we know about science.

For tech we had our rotation. Y7 is doing science and S.T.E.A.M. and Y8 were doing Food Technology. First we were handed out our project books and then our teacher ( Mrs Sharma ) asked us to write the names of different types of science equipment. We made a list of the science equipment.Then we learnt about the three branches of science which were Physics,Chemistry, and Biology. Then we were asked to answer these three main questions, they were What do you think scientist do ?, What they do, And have you considered being a scientist.I really enjoyed this weeks tech because we got to learn more about science.

Tech - Pizza

LI: to make pizza.

Today at food tech we followed the recipe to make beef and barbecue pizza.The hardest part of the pizza was dicing the onions because they make our eyes hurt and then we cry. The easy part was adding the topping.


First we had to get our equipment and then we had to get two tortilla wraps as the base for our pizza.Then we had to get a 3/4 of cheese and 4 tablespoons of tomato sauce.We had to dice our onions. We also had to peel the carrots then grating the carrot. We had to slice three mushrooms.

Then we had to spread our sauce on our tortilla wraps then add all our ingredients.We had to fry our onions before they could go on our wraps.

We got a quarter of mince and we had to shape them into equally small round balls.After that we had to add our meat balls on last with the cheese.We cooked our food for 20 to 25 minutes then we got to eat it. It tasted amazing and it was very delicious.

Food Technogel ~ Hot Cakes

LI: To follow a recipe to make hot cakes.

Today we followed a simple recipe about making hot cakes with ice cream and blueberry sause.First we had to make sure had we had all our equipment with us and then we had to grad all our ingerdenets. First we had to mix the flour and the sugar in one bowl, the milk and egg in another bowl and butter in the last bowl.We had  mix them all in one big bowl. We stared to get the batter on the pan. We had blue berries on the other side for our sause.My partner was sulia. We made a good team while we were making the hot cakes.

Tech / Coding

LI: To use coding games to help you get confident with coding.

For tech this week we were asked to play game, but not just any game we had to play games that had coding in it so you can boost up your confidence with coding and robots.Then we went outside to play a game. I learnt about how to code properly while play ign at the same time.

Tech Reflection

When we had tech we learnt how to make our mbots make sound and play music. First we had to go over how to code and then we had to use algorithm. The first algorithm we gave the mbot was to change the colour of the light it had.

The next algorithm (instruction) was to make noise their were different types of sound it could make. Then the third instruction was to tell the mbot to make music. The song our robotic teacher chose was happy birthday song.