Tech Reflection

Every week on Friday the year seven and eight students Panmure Bridge School would go down to Tamaki College for Tech. This year we had three rotations. For the year eights our rotations were (in order) cooking, graphics and hard materials. At cooking we learnt how to make lots of different foods like pies, quiches and chocolate truffles. Our teacher was Mrs Heka. In this rotation we learnt how to follow instructions. At graphics we learnt how to make clocks. I made a basketball clock. Our teacher was Ms Ferguson. At hard materials our teach was Mr Grundy. At that rotation we learnt how to make stained glass windows. I decided that my design was a rocket. In this rotation I learnt how to cut glass and tin it.

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Today LS2 went to Tamaki College for tech. We had our new rotations and they are art, stained glass windows and cooking. The year eights are doing stained glass windows with Mr Grundy. We have started to draw our design and colour them in. Near the end of our session we spent a little time learning how to cut glass. I can't wait to see what my design will look like when I have finished it.

Tech - My Clock Design

This week at tech was our last session for our second rotation. Everyone has completed their clocks. The design that I chose for my clock was a basketball. I first had to finish painting my design and my side pieces. Then we glued our pieces together. Then Mrs Anderson and Ms Ferguson put the clock mechanisms inside.

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At tech the year eights have been doing graphics with Ms Ferguson. Ms Ferguson wasn't here today so we had a reliever. Today instead of completing our clocks we were drawing some cool flowers stars and cubes only using circles. To make these patterns I needed a pencil, ruler and a compass. While I was doing this activity I learnt how to use a compass properly.

Tech

For tech the year eights have been doing Graphic with Ms Ferguson. The past weeks we have been planning our design for our clocks. We had to draw it on paper first then get cut out using the laser cutter. After our designs got cut out we had to draw the out lines that are going to be on it. Then when we finished that we had to paint our designs. I decided to make a basketball clock.

Tech

Today at tech the year seven and eights had their new rotations. My new rotation is now Graphics with Ms Ferguson. We had to create to google drawings. The first one was all about you. We had to create a collage using image that describes you. The second drawing was all about clocks. We had to put images of all the clocks we know on that drawing.

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Today at tech Sylis and I made the pastry for our pies. To make the pastry we used two different kinds of pastries, one cup of cheese and egg wash. I worked on the mince and cheese and Sylis worked on the pastry. When we finished everything we put patterns onto our pie. Sylis put leaves on his pie and I put a basketball and the letter A. It tasted delicious.

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Today at food tech we started to make the mince filling of the pie. The ingredients we used were mince, onions, cornflour, hot water, oil, soy sauce and nutmeg. We diced up the onions and mixed hot water with the cornflour. We also mixed the soy sauce and the nutmeg together. We are going to take the pies home after we finish making the second half of the pie.

Food Tech

Today at Tamaki College, the year eights had their cooking lesson. I worked with Sylis again. Last week we made mini quiches so today we made bigger ones. The ingredients we needed were onions, cream, cheese, bacon, flour, egg and butter. We diced the bacon and butter. We mixed the egg and cream together and the flour and butter together. Once we finished that we got our trays and put all our ingredients in. We waited for around 15 to 20 minutes. When it came out it smelled delicious.

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Today the year seven and eights went for their tech sessions at Tamaki College. The year eights had cooking with Mrs Heka. We were making chicken kebabs with potato salad. The ingredients for the potato salad were egg, potato, bacon, spring onions and salad dressing. For the kebabs I used chicken and I used soy sauce. When I mixed the chicken and the soy sauce together, put the chicken on the kebab sticks and gave it to Mrs Heka so she could put it in the oven. When it was cooked it tasted it. It tasted really nice.

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Today the year seven and eights had their first session of tech at Tamaki College. The year eights subject was food tech. Our teachers name was Mrs Heka. The ingredients we used was bread, cheese, bacon, spaghetti and pineapple. We cut off the crust from the bread and put the bread in the muffin trays. We then mixed the cheese, spaghetti, pineapple and bacon together in the cooking bowl we poured it in the bread. Mrs Heka then put it in the oven. When they were finished Mrs Heka took them out and we tried it. It tasted really good.

Rockets At Tamaki College

Today after out tech classes, the year seven and eights from Panmure Bridge School went on worked on our rockets with Mr Dunn and Miss Ferguson. At the start we were just finishing designing our rockets. I worked with Lyndon, Harry and Daniel. After everyone finished we went to the field to shoot our rockets up. Our rocket was called UFA (Unidentified Flying Object). Some rockets landed in other areas and some of them backfired and twirled in the air. Everyone had fun time at Tamaki College. Thank you Miss Ferguson and Mr Dunn for taking the time work on our rockets with us.

How To Make A Straw Rocket DLO

This is my presentation that I have created with my partners Lyndon, Harry and Daniel about straw rockets we made at tech. We had to explain how to make a straw rocket. In this DLO added the materials you need to make it and the steps that you have to follow.

Rocket Collage

On Friday, after tech, the year seven and eights went with Mr Dunn to make some rockets. Before we made rockets that would be launched into the air, we made straw ones. Here is a collage showing some people flying or making their straw rockets.

Rockets DLO

At Tech we were working on two types of rockets. A straw rocket and a Paper rocket. I was working with Daniel, Lyndon and Harry. The first rocket we had to do was the straw rocket. We cut out pieces of paper then attached them to our straws with sellotape. We did the same with the top of the straw where we bent it and sellotaped it. We then put the small straw in the a big straw. We also used the big straw to blow the rocket out and watched it fly.

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Today the year seven and eights students went to Tamaki College for Tech. The sevens went with Miss Ferguson for 3D Graphics. We had to choose anything that we wanted and had to add wings to it. I choose to make a flying guitar. We had to draw our object and also a draw what type of wings we wanted. 

3D Sketching

Today at Tech the year sevens had 3D sketching with Miss Ferguson. She taught us different ways of drawing 3D shapes. One way is to trace off an isometric grid lines. She also coloured in the 3D shapes in different shades.

Tech-Upside Down Cake

Today at tech the year sevens were making upside down cake. First we got our trays and equipment to set up. The equipment that we used were a large measuring bowl, a small measuring bowl, wooden spoon, whisker, two measuring cups, a green chopping board and a small knife. My group (Calvin, Lyndon and I) started to do our different jobs. We listen to all the instructions so we were finished quite fast. After when it was heat up in the ovens we tasted a little bit. I thought that the upside down cake tasted really good.

Tech-Fruit Salad

Today for tech we were making fruit salad. I worked with Calvin and Lyndon. The ingredients that were going top put inside the fruit salad was kiwifruit, apples, grapes, oranges, dark chocolate and white chocolate chips. First we pealed the fruits and cut them into little pieces and put them in our medium measuring bowl. When we were finished that we cut the white chocolate chips. Then we put them in small cups. We then added the dark chocolate and sprinkled the white chocolate on top. Finally we enjoyed ourselves by eating the fruit salad.

Tech Week 4

This week is my second week at tech. The thing that we were making was smoothies. We had to work in our groups. I worked with Lyndon and Calvin. The ingredients for the smoothies were Bananas, mixed berries and yoghurt. When we put all the ingredients in the measuring bowl we mixed them together. We mix it for a while and then we put it in the blender. We had to leave the blender on for five minutes. Finally when it was finished we poured it in our cups and drank it. I found the smoothies really tasty.