To build the soapbox car it wouldn't be ecologically using these types of woods so we are going to use the plywood, that is remains of other wood and mainly sawdust that are glued ans pressed on each other. The only problem is that the plywood isn't resistent to water.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Science
In Science, we are learning about sustainability and the types of woods. To build furniture the woods used are yellow-ipe, cedrela, cedar, pink mahogany and garapeira.
To build the soapbox car it wouldn't be ecologically using these types of woods so we are going to use the plywood, that is remains of other wood and mainly sawdust that are glued ans pressed on each other. The only problem is that the plywood isn't resistent to water.
To build the soapbox car it wouldn't be ecologically using these types of woods so we are going to use the plywood, that is remains of other wood and mainly sawdust that are glued ans pressed on each other. The only problem is that the plywood isn't resistent to water.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
History
In the MUSP project in history we are doing an álbum about old memories of the city of São Paulo. We are using the book "Imigrantes nas cidades do Brasil no século XX" to see photos, texts and opinions of some people in that time and we are also using memories about the past of our family, for exemple if they were foreign, when an why they came to Brazil, how was the city in that time...
Mathematics
On the math part of the MUSP project, we will build a soapbox car. For this we had many steps until the cart is ready. First we created a logo and a name for our team, in our case is ROLI FLAME. Then we had to make the average size and weight in the group for the cart can be used by everyone without being too big or too small for any member. To do this we add all the heights and divide by the number of people in the group, and for weight is the same thing. We also did a sketch of the cart to get an idea of how it looks before it's done. Finally we are going to the woodwork to build the cart, paying attention and taking care, because any mistake can be fatal!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
SoapBox Car and Billy Cart
A SoapBox Car is a motorless vehicle. In Australlia it´s called Billy Cart.
Usually the children build the carts and they also organize competitions and races with them. The soapbox cars are propelled by gravity and can reach almost 30 miles per hour.
When the cart get into a competition it must follow some rules, like:
- It mustn't have motor
- It must have 4 wheels
- It must have a brake
- The children must wear a helmet
- If the children wants it can have a push at the top for extra speed
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