Factory Game Day 2 Reflection

Today was very different and much more frantic! The day we were creating our toy we worked slowly and easily but that was totally the opposite of today! Today the sounds of peoples rushing and nervous voices gave me a rush. The whole atmosphere was changed as soon as Mr.Coyle gave us our task and told us how long we had to do it. The smell of open markers and glue sticks sent my senses trying to run for cover. The feeling of competition overcame my body and inspired me to do a nice job manufacturing the toys. The feeling of glue drenched hands was disgusting yet felt kind of good while rubbing my hands together. The image of eleven workers frantically working towards success made me feel good inside. When we were told to stop and clean up I was proud of our team work and liked the fact that we achieved what we wanted during the class time.

Most Creative Toy Day

When Mr.Coyle said we were going to have to create a toy with a few shapes that we would later on cut out of our sheet of paper I thought it was going to be really fun and I filled up with excitement! Then he handed us our sheets that felt thin and smooth, the shapes looked abstract and then I thought to myself "How in the world will I do this?". When he told us to start my heart was racing as if when the clock struck 2:00pm if I was not done my life would be over! As we started I had a smile running ear to ear and I felt like I had a pretty good idea of what I was going to make. I went over to the crayon basket and as soon as I did the aroma of Expo markers ran through my nose. As I was moving my hand through the basket searching for the color blue, I noticed that the markers had a smooth cylinder shape to then that felt good brushing against my hands. When I finally found the color blue I brought it back to my desk and opened the cap, when I did, the smell of blue raspberry filled the surrounding space. Then, when my marker hit the paper I realized that the marker was totally out. So I re-did the whole process again, but this time the marker was filled with ink! Finally after 30 minutes of hard work I finished my toy (The Pringles Guy) and proudly placed him on the white board. After leaving the class that day I felt pride and happiness walking down the hall to my locker to put my books away.

Roller Coasters

When you are waiting in a long line before getting on the roller coaster you start to get nervous and excited but when you are next in line your palms start to sweat and you forget why you ever wanted to go on the coaster in the first place. When they call "next!" it's too late and there is no going back from that point onwards. You step into the ride and pull the safety belt towards you untill you hear a loud "CLICK" and then you are locked in. Your palms start to wet the railing. The monsterous coaster screams with a death defying shout and starts to move, you feel like you are going to wet your pants. It climbs the tracky hill slowly, then all of a sudden the coaster dips at a startling speed and dives down with the wind in your mouth filling your cheeks. The screams of people around you convince you that you are diving to your death! Then, as soon as you realize how high you are you start to panic and ear pearcing screams start to run out of your mouth. But before you know it the ride had ended and for some strange reason you want to experience it all over again!

quick write fruit roll up

the fruit roll up packet sounds like a thunderous shower storm of hail, or a broken TV signal when crinkled. The packet is made of thin plastic. The fruit roll up itself feels like a thin sheet of fly paper, and when rolled up feels like a ball of sticky tack. As soon as it hits your tounge is sends shivers down your spine because of its delicious fruity suger surge it gives to your taste buds! It is a very colorful mix of raspberry blue with a touch of dark purple, these two colors look like they have been swirled together. It smells like a bowl of freshly sliced fruit! This candy is a sugar heaven and must be experienced!

Mother Necessity

Necessity is the mother of invention because when you want or need something badly enough you try to find a way to make it easier for yourself, therefore inventing something. For example, when Thomas Alva Edison wanted light for his mother to work in he pulled through and invented the light bulb. When Alexander Graham Bell wanted to be able to communicate with someone without having to travel long distances to see them he invented the telephone. When the Wright brothers had the need to fly, they also pulled through and made the first airplane. Without these people we would not have light, telephones, or airplanes. Necessity is how every invention starts!

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How I Learn Best

I learn best kinesthetically because when I am doing something like a project of a lab I tend to be more alert and I pay more attention. When I am given a lecture or a test it is not as easy to understand because I didn't experience what I was being taught hands on.

To help me learn better in this class you should have more activities where you make or do things in groups and then have chances to talk about it later.

My gang

My gang if i had one would probably be Trevor, Cody, and Sean because they are all interested in the same things i am and they all share the same sense of humor as me. W e enjoy the same sports and video games, therefore we can have conversations about similar things. These three people are a big part of my life.

Feedback August 6-10

My highlights for the first week of school were hanging out and playing basketball in the gym with my friends, my second highlight was getting through the week without any major school related problems.

My first impression of the humanities was that we would read a lot of novels, i thought this because when i was reading the syllabus i saw a long list of books we were going to read.

My first goal in the first quarter is to be able to be more descriptive when writing up a paper. My second goal is to become a stronger reader and be able to read faster.