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Day Ten

Last day of Intersession

This is the very last day of intersession and the very last time I will write on this blog so I woud like to thank everyone who has looked at my blog and also my teacher Mr. Shulman for making this such a fun two weeks!

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Day Nine

9 Day Reflection

Here I am going to tell you about the last nine days of intersession. First I am am going to say that I had a really great experience throughout these two weeks and I learned a lot. I loved working with everyone and I loved how the Gaga pit turned out. So thank you. Next I am going to go through how each day went and what we did. On the first day all we did was math. We worked on our angles, perimeter and area, that was pretty much it. To be honest I was bored out of my skull. Day two was not very different we did math and other boring stuff, we eventually got to cut some wood with hand saws but that was so tiring and took forever. Day three was the first day of real work we had to measure the wood to the right size and then we got to use miter saws. It was pretty fun and I was so excited to get started. Day four was tiring we painted all day and by the end of it I was cover in bright blue paint my shoes we ruined. everything had to be painted except the plywood, that would mean we would be painting the 4''x6''x10'', 2''x4''x8'', 2''x4''x10'', and the  2''x6''x10'. Day five was just touching up on the blue pieces of wood and painting the big plywood yellow. I you are wondering why we painted the wood blue and yellow, that is because they are school colors. Day six was very tiring because we had to find out a place for the Gaga pit to go, the spot we had originally put it in was illegal and we could get fined. So we had to move around these billion pound pieces o wood until we found a spot for it to go then we started t screw in the studs to support the plywood that was to go over it. Day seven we started nailing everything together, drilling was fun but it was hard to keep the screw straight. We had a lot of mess ups  and even had to do one whole board over. Day eight there is not much to do so we start off the day with a nice long game of Gaga, then got to work we touched up the scratched paint on any of the wood and finished any nailing or screwing needed. Day nine the corhole group needed help finishing their sowing, so half the day we spent sowing up corn hole bags, then we went outside to play with them and they busted, just great. That was my nine day reflection. 

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Day Eight

No homework today!

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DAY SEVEN

Q: IF YOU HAVE 27 2X4 PIECES OR LUMBER STACKED IN THREE PILES RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER WHAT WOULD BE THE TOTAL WIDTH AND HEIGHT?

A: I THINK THAT THE WITH WOULD BE ABOUT 10''1/2 INCHES  AND THE HEIGHT WOULD BE ABOUT 13"1/2 INCHES!

Q: WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR YOU TODAY AND HOW DID YOU OVERCOME IT?

A: TODAY THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR ME WERE TOUCH UPS, I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO USE PAINT BRUSHES TO TOUCH UP THE WOOD. BUT NO WE WERE USING QUE TIPS! I KNOW, I KNOW CRAZY! WELL THE QUE TIPS DIDN'T WORK SO WELL, I DECIDED TO USE MY HANDS. I DIPPED MY FINGERS INTO THE PAINT BUCKET AND SLAPPED THEM ON THERE. LATER MY HANDS WERE ALL MESSY FOR MY SOFTBALL GAME, WITCH WE LOST, TOO BAD! 

Q: IN DETAIL EXPLAIN WHAT YOUR PLANS FOR TOMORROW ARE!

A: MY PLANS FOR TOMORROW ARE TO FINISH ALL TOUCH UPS ON EVERYTHING AND FINISH SCREWING INTO THE TOP BOARDS JUST IN CASE ANYONE MESSED UP! THEN WE WILL BE DONE! 

 

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Day Six

Q: What are the challenges you have faced today and how did you overcome them?

A: Today one challenge we faced was a good place for the Gaga Pit to go the only place that fit was illegal. So we had to move the wood that I felt weighed about 1,000lbs when we finally got it into the right place some of the wood wasn't the right size! And it was soooo hot outside! I was melting in the sun.

Q: What was your favorite part of the day today?

A: My favorite part of today was when we got to use the power drills and got to drill the strong ties into the wood. I loved drilling and seeing the progress we had made it was so cool!  

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Day five

Q: Explain one challenge that you had this week and how you overcame it?

A: I didn't run into any major challenges this week, the only thing when we were painting it was so hot out side and the paint got everywhere, I just had to suck that one up!

Q: What accomplishments are you proud of and why are you proud of them?

A: I was most proud of myself when my crew finished all of our measuring and double checked it

all before lunch, I thought measuring would be hard and I was glad we got it done quickly!

Q: What is the next step into completing your project and how will you get there?

A: The next step into finishing my project is to build and put the Gaga Pit together, To get there we will take the wood screw it together thus creating a stable room almost!

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No Homework

Today!

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Day Three
Reflection!

The last three days!

by Lena Hilliard

Dear Gaga Pit Builder,

I hear that you need tips on building a Gaga Pit, so I will be telling you about the last three days of building two walls of a Gaga Pit.

The last three days have been fun, yet somewhat painful. For example, I got to use a hand saw. I thought it would be easy, but it wasn't . Sawing was hard and it took forever to saw through one piece of wood. By the time I was done, I was so tired I almost had to take a nap. When using the electrical saws today, I was a little afraid, but it was quite easy. Unfortunately, the saw dust started spraying into my eyes. That made it difficult to see what I was doing. I got three splinters in my hand yesterday. Sawing the wood pieces was very tiring. During the ride home from school, I took a nap.

You ask, what was the fun part? Ask me on the last day of intersession. Hopefully by that time, I will have an answer.

Now you know the first few steps of making a Gaga pit. When you put together that 8 foot wall, you will think about what I stated above.

Yours Truly

Lena Hilliard

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Day Two

Q: When measuring your lumber, what came up, and what did you notice that may make cutting difficult in the future?

A: As I was measuring my lumber I started to realize that none of my pieces of lumber were the right size, and I may have to cut off parts of the wood to get it the right size to work with!

Q: If you had to tech someone how to use a hand saw, what would you say?

A: First I would tell my student to swipe the saw back a few times until there was a smooth line to start sawing with, then I would tell them to keep their head over the saw so they could see both sides of the saw, watch your fingers!

Q: What is the magic number we said ten times and why is it important?

A: The magic number 67.5 is important because that is the number of degrees that we have to cut for the Gaga pit we are making, so remember it!   

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Day One

Q: What is the difference between a section veiw and a plan view?



A: The section veiw is when you look at it from the side, and the plan veiw is when you look at it from the top!



Q: What was your safty skit about?



A: It was about not horsing aroud while using dangerous tools!



Q: What is the difference between a saw in the USA and a saw in Japan?



A: Tthe teeth on the USA's saw are slanted one way so that when you push it through the wood it cuts but not when you pull it back, on the Japaniese saw's they are slanted the other way so when you pull it out it cuts but not when you push it in!



Q: What does measure twice cut once mean, and why is it important?



A: It means to check your work more then once and that is important because if you measure once and cut it to short it is a wasted because you messed up, bnut if you measure twice you will find your mistake and cut it the right size!