Factory Game Reflection Day 2

The main difference between day one and day two was
that on day one, more time was put into the toys, while
on day two, everyone was concentrating on finishing a toy, and doing
it fast. The quality of the toys went down as the
speed of producing them went up. I think
 day one represented a cottage industry. 
Everyone was trying to make their toy the best. 
Day two represented an assembly line in
 a factory. It demonstrated what is going on now. 
Practically all businesses these days focus on 
quantity instead of quality, because they can 
get more money that way. More people can
 buy their products. I think the games were a 
fun way of demonstrating the concepts and 
definitions of the of some of the IR vocabulary words. 

Factory Game Day 1 Reflection

The factory game was quite fun. Right after Mr. Coyle said "Go!" everyone sped in to action, quickly formulating their toy in their minds. In about two minutes, the whole room smelled like scented markers. Looking back, I think I could have done a better job on my toy, I sort of made it up as I went along. For 45 minutes,
everyone was arranging, cutting, and coloring. The smooth paper fluttered to the
ground as I cut it. People were mostly silent, though
some were talking about their ideas. There was one question in my mind
though: What does this have to do with the industrial revolution?

Roller Coaster Experience

You are flying through the air, the sound of wind whistling in your ears. You hear screams next to you and the sound of the wheels on your car screeching against the metal track. As you shoot through the air, you smell popcorn and cotton candy far below. If you are brave enough to open your eyes, you see the world going past you in a blur. You see people smiling, screaming, and laughing. Just in front of you is the shiny hood of the car, piercing the air. You can taste the air and everything in it, because your mouth is probably open. Your hands tightly grip the smooth rubber of the safety bar that is sticky from a lot of use by people who had eaten cotton candy before departing on the thrill ride.

Quick Write Fruit Roll Up

The Fruit Roll Up I ate was dark blue with some uneven purple streaks going through it. It looks sort of like plastic and is shiny. Also, if you ever have looked into green sea water, the roll up looks like sea water with oil in it. It smells fruity and artificial, and smells like raspberry's. The wrapper that it was in crackled when you pressed on it. It sort of sounded like popcorn popping. The roll up is surrounded by a plastic sheet inside the wrapper, and when you pull it off it sounds like something is tearing. It is smooth and sticky to the touch. It tastes artificial and like raspberry. When it sticks to the inside of your mouth, it feels like the anesthetic that you get at dentists offices.

Technology

"Necessity is the mother of invention." means that without necessity nothing really significant would have been or will be invented. For example, there was a need to invent the light bulb, because people need to work at night (it improves productivity). Also, people needed to communicate over long distances, so Samuel Morse invented the telegram. For the reason that people needed to travel long distances, Orville and Wilbur Wright invented the first flying airplane. Necessity drives invention.

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Reflection

I am an auditory learner. I can look at a piece of music and be confused and not be able to play it, but if I hear someone playing that song, I can play it. You can help me learn most affectively in class if you give us a lot of reading material. I am good at reading comprehension so I learn well that way. Also, as I said earlier, I am mostly an auditory learner, so if you give lectures and I take notes, I can better memorize information.

My "Gang"

My gang is Varun (Batta), Shuk, Barath, Raag, and Sameet. (I have other casual friends as well, but these are my best friends). I got into this gang through Varun, who became my best friend when I broke my leg. He helped me out the most. He then introduced me to his friends, and I became part of the gang. We are a gang because we share similar ideas about things and we are all friendly. Also, we all have a quirky sense of humor!

Feedback August 6-10

Highlights:

• I have at least one friend in seven of my eight periods.

• I am at the top of the pile in the Middle School!

My first impression of humanities was that this was going to be a challenging yet fun class due to the teacher. One of my goals is to do my homework after I come home from school (not leaving it for the last minute). Also, I want to ask more questions in class, because if I don't understand something I usually don't say anything.