the story of stuff
Have you ever thought about where all your stuff comes from? Today we watched “Story of Stuff” by Annie Leonard. This film has lots of interesting facts but when you watch it make sure you take it with a pinch of salt as her argument is often one sided!
Today Katie from 1st year, has been writing down her thoughts to some of these questions. The questions are very open ended so that we could have some discussion about what we think. What do you think? Please comment!
Starter Where do you think your MP3 player or mobile phone comes from and where does it go? I think it comes from a factory and ends up either in a dump or being recycled, it could even go on ebay.
Extraction. Where do you think people who live in Scotland should get our natural resources from? I think we should use the three r’s. We could also get it from our own country.
Production How do you think we could manufacture products better? I think that we could not use BFR’s! We could also stop using these chemicals.
Distribution How much do you think it costs to make an MP3 player from scratch? I think it would be around £50
Consumption What can you do to consume less?
Disposal What do you think you should do with your MP3 player when you are finished with it?
Another Way What is the most important thing you have learned from this video?
Good to Be Wood
Hey my name is Daniel Reidy and I am here to tell you about the eco friendly boats we are making right now in tech. In tech we have been designing these boats for a few periods now and so far it is going well. We are working in groups. Some of the groups names are the Wood Chucks, Woody The Woodpecker And Pyjamas the name pyjamas came from the first initial of the people in the groups names. Our first task was to make the a mind map for each group looking at all the different design factors.
Today we were talking about “form over function” which one was more important? They way something looked or the way something worked? My own opinion was the function was more important because you can’t sell something to someone that only looks good then doesn’t work.
By Daniel Reidy
(I Am Brilliant)
Making The Keyring
Making the keyring was hard but brilliant. I was amazed when i found out how to use the drill and how to ingrave my Initials. I think the class enjoyed making the because it was a challenge but we all got through it and loved it.
By Adam
How accurate can you be?
Last week we looked at measuring accurately. How accurate could you measure 1 or 2 millimeters maybe? In class we used a special instrument called a Micrometer - we were able to measure to 0.01 millimeters!! Yes - 0.01 millimeters. That is about the same thickness as a strand of human hair!
We all measured how thick our mobile phones were and at the end we found out who in the class had the thinnest mobile phone.
Here is your task,
Complete two of the following sentences about what you thought about the class:
The most important thing I learned about this lesson was…..
What I found most interesting was….
What I enjoyed most about the lesson was….
One thing that still puzzles me is….
After the lesson I felt…….
The lesson might have been more helpful if…..
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By Peter