CREATING OUR OWN BROCHURES

Currently in Technology Class you will be working on creating your own brochures. To get ready for this activity, you are going to be evaluating some brochures to see if you can find some things that all brochures seem to have in common. In this post, you will see images of many different types of brochures. After reviewing them all, are you beginning to see some patterns?

[NOTE**** You can click on any of the images to see the entire image in another window]

Why do we tell our stories?

In class you have been learning about the importance of telling stories.

Today you will read the story of an individual who came to the United States from another country.

For technology today, you will complete the following in a Word Document:

write a brief summary of the article

list at least 3 questions that you have as you read (more is better)

Answer this question: Why is telling our stories important?

Print your work and turn it in to your teacher.

Here is the website where you can read the article:


http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/asian-american/angel_island/

What is "manufacturing"?

Dear 5th Graders,


For your technology homework this week, many of you are busy researching how people take natural materials and "manufacture" them into human-made objects.

Remember, "manufacturing" means to make or produce anyting by hand or machinery.

What object have you chosen, and how is it manufactured? We are sure that you have done some exciting and wonderful research, and we want you to tell us about it! After all, sharing knowledge is what a blog is for!

So, at the bottom of this "blog" post, you will see a button that says "comment". If you click on that button, the computer will give you a box that you can type your "findings" into. After you have typed your research "findings", you will need to tell the computer who you are. Please select "other", and then type only your first name into the "name" line.

In your comment, be sure to include the following information:

1. The name (and a brief description) of the human-made object you researched

2. The natural materials that the human-made object was made from

3. The ways in which the natural materials had to be "processed" (or changed) in order to make the human-made object

4. How did you get your information (a website? which one? a book? which one? a family member? which one?)


If you are still trying to find out how some things are made, there are more moviesto watch. If you click the link below, it will take you to a page where you can choose one of five movies to watch how certain products are made (e.g. contact lenses, aluminum foil, snowboards, bread, and toothpicks --which you may have already watched). Click on the link, then click on the movie you want to watch.

http://science.discovery.com/fansites/howitsmade/videogallery/videogallery.html


And -- if you are interested in how Italian Gelato (YUMMY!!) is made, you can check it out at:

http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/realworld/ice_cream/swf/video.swf


Good luck -- and I can't wait to hear all about your discoveries!!

Welcome to the 1st Day of Technology Class

Welcome 5th Graders to your first day of Technology Class!

Today you are learning about how humans take objects in the natural world, and make them into other useful things.

This process is called "manufacturing."

Manufacturing means to make or produce anything by hand or machinery.

To help you understand what "manufacturing" is all about, you are going to watch a quick movie. There are two movies listed below. You get to choose the one you want to watch! One shows how custom guitars are made. The other shows how wood is made into toothpicks. Just click the link next to the movie you want to watch.

If you get stuck, just raise your hand. Someone will come over to help you!

Custom Guitars
http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/realworld/building_guitars/swf/video.swf

Toothpicks (once you click the link, click on the picture of toothpicks)
http://science.discovery.com/fansites/howitsmade/videogallery/videogallery.html


Once you have finished watching the movie, find a partner to work with. Your job is to work together to answer some of the following questions:

How did the wood look at the beginning of the movie?

Did it look like it had just been cut off of a tree?

What do you think had already been done to the wood before you saw it in the movie?

As you watched the movie, what types of "processes" did the wood undergo?

What was done to the wood?

How was it changed?

What was done to the wood to change it?


When you and your partner have decided on some of the answers to these questions, please click on the "comment" button below.

Then, type your answers or thoughts into the box that pops up.

When it asks for your name, click "other", and type in both of your names so you can get credit for your answers.

Remember, if you get stuck, raise your hand and someone will come over and assist you!

Good luck!