Month: October 2019

Nutmeg

General, Innovation & Enterprise

A few weeks ago on the school holidays we got a Welsh plush coat (furry) Pembroke (short snout) Corgi. for those of you who happen to not know the cutest dog in the universe, there are pictures below and to the right. Nutmeg is her name and she eats and chews almost everything. She is very cute, mischievous, nippy and naughty. Her fluffy coat is a result of a common genetic mutation that makes the fur grow longer. Nutmeg is very skinny under her coat and can run at speeds that people win 100m races with. She is the very playful and will become so fluffy you could make another corgi with her fluff. she likes socks and therefore we think she has no sense of smell. Nutmeg is the cutest dog you will see.                                                                          

Flute

Innovation & Enterprise, Music, Projects

I play a musical instrument called the flute. this instrument (shown below) belongs to the wood wind family. I have just past Grade 1 and I am now entering Grade 2 (certificate shown below). I play and complete my exams at AMEB (Australian Music Examination Board). I past with a B+ and I have started to do some grade two pieces. The flute is a mildly tricky instrument as you have to control you breath and hold the right keys. you blow on the mouth piece (show at the bottom) and you connect that with the body which is connected with the foot. This instrument sounds beautiful when played properly.

My notes on modeling

Projects

In my many hours of making models I have a few tips and tricks that I have learnt. My first being start easy and then get a bit more complicated. If you do this then you will learn how to do a specific model and this makes the complicated model easier as you will have a little bit more experience in models. If you do decide to make models make sure you have the right tools and parts before you start as this will allow you to continuously build your model without having to try to find a specific part. One more tip would be to label all the parts as I have learned so you don’t have to try to find a part that ins’t right. some models do come with these labels and I usually consider buying these other more complicated models as they are simpler and don’t require much work.

I have created my unfinished product that I have learned lots from. I have attempted to merge a wind turbine into a windmill structure. the base is made from clay. The supports are made from straws that are reinforced with steel wire and in some places skewers. the blades are made from cardboard that is connected to a central hub by skewers. in the second image you can see I have tried to incorporate into my design. the central hub is connected to the drive shaft which is connected to a electric motor which will generate electricity when turned. this was a complete failure as the turbine was to heavy for the loose connection of the drive shaft. this means that the bottom blades hit the base structure if they are two close to it. the turbine itself is two heavy and the wind cannot turn it. this is not one of my best models and as Edison said while inventing the light bulb “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” I have never done this much versions of this model but like Edison I have not failed I’ve found one way that doesn’t work. I took away many experiments and successes from this model that I might use on my other models.

Innovated term 3/4

Innovation & Enterprise, Projects