Month: November 2018

In the past two weeks, away from our project, we have been learning about soldering. Today I solder a working circuit. This was an amazing learning curve for me as a few weeks ago I didn’t know what soldering was and know I have successfully soldered a circuit to make a light turn on. I am very proud of myself for learning and doing this, even though it is not a part of my project or my interests.

For our project, in the past two weeks, Molly and I have designed all of the materials we would like to use and brought them in to start designing and making our project with the materials.

Last week we also interpreted our survey results further and looked more into what Jen had written to us about this issue. Jen’s answers were very useful in how to make the brace successful and we are very thankful to her. She gave us some great ideas about sorts of materials to use and more insight into what causes bad posture in teenagers and all ages.

Today we started measuring, cutting and fitting the material for the back support pack, measuring the velcro to fasten together the support pack, and measuring the elastic straps for the arm. We cut the material to the correct size to go around the support pack and measured the lengths we would need for the shoulder straps. This has furthered us with our project as next week we can start sewing the brace together.

I feel as if Molly and I are going really well and are on track to complete our brace with time to make changes and edit the design to make the best back brace it could be. Next week we can start sewing each of the parts together and then in future weeks complete the brace and make the changes that are needed for it to work. Next week we should also refer back to the portfolio checklist as well to ensure we are on the right track and are including every necessary piece of information.

I am very proud of the work Molly and I have already completed and the goal that we have set for ourselves. We have worked really hard and I feel as if we are on track to fix the issue we set out to change.

Connect

This video connected to what I learnt in previous school years and also what I learnt in the previous video last week. It connected to what I understand about the transfers of energy with the batteries and wire. I learnt about this last year in science. It connected to what I knew about what soldering was and why it was important when completing a circuit. It connected to my previous learning about how to solder with the soldering iron and the wire to successfully solder.

Extend

This video extended my knowledge in explaining what a soldering iron was, looks like and does. In the previous video, I saw glimpses of the iron but never got a full understanding of what it actually looked like and what it did. It also explained to a further level about the board the soldering is done on, and why the numbers on the board are important. Another way it extended my knowledge was why it is important to solder properly so that the circuit works properly and the energy can transfer clearly through the circuit.

Challenge

This video challenged my understanding and learning in explaining to me different aspects of soldering and helping me understand. It challenged me in understanding why soldering was used in the real world and why the soldering iron was so important when soldering. Watching the video I furthered this understanding by understanding the importance in soldering not just when making a circuit and also what the soldering iron does to complete a solder and make the circuit work correctly. It also challenged my thinking in understanding the way the electricity runs throughout the circuit and the impact the soldering has on this. Watching the video helped me understanding in making sure you solder correctly so the energy can transfer properly.