MS-elective-S1-Erika


 * Design Folder - Erika**
 * Unit Question:** Why and how do people need to organize themselves in different ways? Or how to I stop detention for forgetting my homework?

My phrasing of the unit question: How do people can stay organized and stay out of trouble when they forget their homework. This here is my" Erika's 1st mind map."



I find the unit question very reflective. What I mean by is that if you forget your homework because of just having a messy locker or a messy desk at home, you could get dettention. Getting detention is not fun because you miss out on breaks, activities and your reputation isn't as good as you want it to be. When I heard about this unit question, it got me thinking. Is my locker clean and my work area? Wait, did I remember to bring my homework to school? I find that knowing this unit question and the consequences I should do something that will help me improve some of my habits that might drag me toward detention.

__**Research and Development**__ __**Design Brief**__ 1. What will you do? My idea to keep my self organized and not get detention when I forget my homework is to make a wooden box to keep my pencils at home in one place. At home I have a lot of pencils and erasers that are everywhere so making a box that opends by sliding a piece of wood would make me be organized so I can find my pencils to do my homework. For my box I would use a dove or miter joints to make it strong. If I have time I would like to cut pieces of wood out that would spell the letters of my name and I would glue them on top of my box. 2. Who is it for? What I am going to make is for me. Its going to help me be more organized and my desk will be neater because my wooden box would keep it in one place. 3. How does it solve the problem? Making a wooden box will solve the problem because when I try to find something for example my homework or papers I find it hard to because I have pencils and erasers scattered across my desk. By making the box it will make a place for my pencils and erasers to be stored out of my way in a box. Also it will keep my supplies in good condition and will make my school life easier with my supplies organized.

__**Design Specification**__ I am planning on making a wooden box that opens by a sliding wooden piece. I will make the edges of my wood pieces smooth and NOT pointy. I want to use miter or dove tail joints to make my box so it can be strong and have a lot of surface area to make it strong. The grains of my pieces of wood will go the same direction and the size of the box will be the width of my locker and height of my 4 binders on top of each other. I will try to make it environmentally friendly by using some scrap wood and I will not throw my project away. To make my box I will need glue, dove tail joint saw or machine, teachers help, wood and a good attitude. Using a dove tail joint is a strong joint and it has high level of aesthetic.

__**Test for design**__ 1. Wiggle the item 2. Turn the box upside down to see if anything drops out 3. drop it 4. feel the edges to see if its sharp or if there is pieces of wood sticking out that can give you splinters 5. ask someone what they think about your design 6. safe- touch test 7. size- put the box on my table and see if it takes up to little or too much room __**Guiding Question**__ 1. Is it safe to hold and use? Yes. There will be no pointy edges and the box will be sand 2. What are the measurements? The measurement are 50cm,50cm,1.5cm 3. Will the box have a lid or not? The box will have a lid on it 4. What kind of joints are you going to use? I am going to use dove tail joints because it is a pretty and strong joint 5. What materials are available to use? The materials I can use are available in the DT lab and all the wood I need is supplied too 6. What is my time limit to make my box? The limit to make my box is one semester 7. Is my box environmentally friendly? Yes. I can use recycled wood if it would match my design specification 8. If I give it another person my box will they like it? Yes. I am going to use dove tail joints that are pretty joints to use and look at

__**Investigation:**__ This is an example of my desk at home that is really messy. My color pencils and erasers are all over the table and I want to make a box so I can put the pencils so my desk is going to look neater. Making a box also makes me more organized so if I am looking for a pencils and erasers I can find it easier and I wouldn't be trying to find pencils and erasers in a mess of other supplies that is scattered with them.


 * __Design 1__.** (1.5cm-50cm-50cm) The box will open by flipping the top piece of the box. The top piece will only be glued/ nailed to one side so we can open the box.

__**Evaluation:**__ Pros- closed lid so things it it wouldn't fall out easily, looks pretty, has lots of room to put things into it, strong, keep the materials in the box dry Cons- if you tip the box over all the stuff in it would fall out, you have to flip the lid every time you want to use something that is in the box

I want to do design #1. Design #1 is easier to make then my other designs because the measurement are the same because its a square, keeps the dust away, thanks to the lid and if you keep it outside the lid makes sure that the things inside are kept dry. If you drop the box since the lid is not attached on both sides some things will fall out but some will not. My plan is to use dove tail joints to connect the pieces of wood together and use nails or a but joint to connect the lid to side #4(the back of the box) Final result= black and white color. Not brown.

__**Design 2.**__ (1.5cm-30cm-30cm)The box will open by sliding a piece of wood. (slide box)For the lid I had to make one side 28.5,30,1.5cm.

__**Evaluation:**__ Pros- if you drop of flip the box upside down nothing will fall out, strong, looks nice, sturdy, not wobbly, kept dust away, Cons- every time you want to open the box you need to slide a piece of wood, many pieces to make the box



__**Design 3.**__ (1.5,50cm,50cm) The box will not have a lid so it will be just a box that has no top. I choose not to have a top so I didn't have to keep opening it, I can just put something in it and take something out really easily.

Cons- if you drop the box every thing will fall out and you might hurt yourself, if you use it outside its not protected from rain etc, not protected from dust, if you have small children they can get hurt from reaching in
 * __Evaluation__:** Pros- you can just put something in the box with out flipping a lid, easy to make because it has the same measurements, quicker access to the items, you can immediately see whats inside, air circulation( not stuffy), dump things out quicker




 * Erika Gourgon Wong, DT, Block C,September 25, 2011,**

__**Parts list:**__

__Parts-__ 50cm by 50cm length, ½ inch thickness for all the pieces Bottom Top Side 1 Side 2 Side 3 Side 4

__**Materials:**__ ½ inch thickness of plywood Nails, Hammer

__**Coverings:**__ Black and white paint

__**Tools:**__ Hammer Nails

__**Procedure:**__ __**Process journal:**__ The first day I cut with a saw my edge banding that was 13 1/2 inches and 13 inches. Mr. Hassan cut most of my pieces which made me happy. I have 2 more pieces to be cut until I can start making my project. I was struggling with cutting my edge banding, by when I finished cutting there would be pieces sticking out because I cut too fast near the end. Now I am fine with cutting. After I cut my edge banding I decided I wanted to nail my project together with nail and screws. Away for SAISA swimming. I looked over my pieces and asked Mr. Hassan to cut my other 2 pieces left. Today was a great day. I organized my pieces and marked were all my nails would go in. That was hard work but it had to be done. Then, Mr. Muller said that I had to mark exactly were the nail was going to enter in the line. I struggled marking where my nails were going to go because I didn't know how the box was supposed to be but together because I didn't have a good plan. Now I know my plan better so I will know how my box will be but together better. I got more than usual done today. I pre- drilled where my nails would be and sanded some of my woods edges. I felt really good today because I learned how to drill correctly and Mr. Hassan gave me some useful tips. Next class I will continue to pre-drill and hopefully get to nail! I really liked pre- drilling because I learned that your drill needs to be vertically not slanted or else your drill will move and it will not make a hole where you want it to. Today was awesome. Mr. Muller helped me understand and figure out were I am going to drill because I was confused. Today I also felt like I actually worked more and more efficiently than all the other classes. I drilled all my holes so nailing would be easier. I found were I should nail on my wood really confusing and didn't know if I was doing it right before I got help. Next class I will nail my project together!!!!! Watched a educational movie.
 * 1) Cut the plywood 50cm by 50cm with ½ inch thickness for 4 sides, 1 top and 1 bottom with a miter saw
 * 2) Sand the pieces of wood so there are no sharp edges that you can hurt yourself
 * 3) Grab the glue and glue the sides and bottom so it forms a box. Don’t glue the top to the sides because I am going to use a hinge to open and close the box. Use the clamp to keep the pieces together while it’s gluing.
 * 4) Unclamp the box and attach the top with a hinge
 * 5) Get the black and white paint, to paint the box
 * 6) Test the box to see if it’s safe. Touch the edges to see if there are sharp edges.
 * Day 1- October 12**
 * Day 2- October 14**
 * Day 3- October 16**
 * Day 4- October 18**
 * Day 5- October 20**
 * Day 6- October 22**
 * Day 7- October 24**
 * Day 8- October 26**

====Today I felt relieved from the feeling of I will never start to nail. At first, ==== I glued my pieces of wood together then nailed them at the same time. I learnt a lesson today and it was to make sure your pieces of wood are 90 degrees and not a little slanted. My box is now slanted and there is nothing I can do about it but I learned to be more careful while gluing and nailing pieces of wood together. I found nailing the nail straight into the wood hard. I really enjoyed this DT lesson and next class I will nail and glue my top and bottom to the rest of my box pieces. Today was the classes spa day. Mr. Muller said that we would play a fun game called "Mafia". So we played Mafia for the whole class and we played 3 rounds of that game. For the first round I was one of the mafia and Phoebe kept on saying it was me. I really had fun playing this game because the last time I played this gave was during 5th grade. What I didn't like was that so many people thought I was the mafia even though I was. (that' s part of the game, I know.) I was a good day to have a rest from hard work and next class we will resume our hard work. I loved today!!!!!!! I found today frustrating. Today I nailed my base to my box and I got so fed up with the process. I had to nail the four sides of the base and I kept on nailing the nails sideways and one of the nails bent when I nailed it in and I couldn't even get then nail out! to re-mail it. I got a lot accomplished today but I was not happy with the result of the nailing. Why do nails bend when you nail them? HUH????!!!!! Next class I will put hinges for my top................. As Mr. Muller said, no more spa days so hard work continues!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(:(:( TODAY'S CLASS WAS AWESOME!!!!!! I GOT SO MUCH ACCOMPLISHED AND THAT'S ONE MORE THING THAT I GOT RID OF TO DO!!!! TODAY I BUT ALL THE PIECES OF MY BOX TOGETHER AND PUT MY HINGES. PUTTING HINGES ON MY BOX WAS CHALLENGING BECAUSE I PUT THE HINGES ON THE WRONG WAY AND I PRE DRILLED THE WHOLES IN THE WRONG PLACES. MR. HASSAN HELPED ME TO GET THROUGH THE "PUTTING HINGES ON" PROCESS AND WITH OUT HIS HELP I WOULDN'T HAVE DONE WHAT I DID TODAY. AFTER MY BOX WAS ALL PUT TOGETHER AND ONLY THE PAINTING IS LEFT UNTIL I AM FINISH I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT MAKING A BOX IS HARD WORK!!!!!!! IT TAKES A REALLY LONG TIME, EFFORT AND STEPS. I AM REALLY HAPPY OF WHAT I ACCOMPLISHED TODAY AND I FOUND EVERYTHING I DID TODAY CHALLENGING. NEXT CLASS I AM GOING TO PAINT MY BOX. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 * Day 9- October 31**
 * Day 10- November 2**
 * Day 11- November 9**



Today wasn't what I expected. I painted my box blue and black. It took me a long time to get the paint color I wanted. The blue paint can was not opened yet and it took a good 10 minutes to open because It was sealed very well. Mr. Hassan helped me open the paint can and he helped me very much. I have always been a messy worker especially around paints. So I made a big mess and I forgot to but pieces of wood under my box so my box wouldn't stick to the newspaper. Mr. Hasan told me also to paint the direction of the grains and I kept on forgetting to do that but at the end I fixed it. Next class i am going to continue painting outside and start painting inside my box. Today was a lot of work and I felt that I didn't do such a good job dedicating my work to someone. If I could improve something I did today I would have been neater while painting and asking Mr. Muller or Mr. Hasan how I can paint better and what to do while painting. Today was ok and i hope the next day will be better. I got my fingers really dirty while painting too :P I accomplished what I wanted accomplished today. My goal today was to finish painting one layer of paint of my box. I did finish painting on layer of paint on my box and I started my second layer. I made a mistake my painting my second layer when the first layer wasn't dry, by MISTAKE. I think the paint will not do alot of damage because I scrapped to bumps of paint off when I was painting my second layer near the end. I am really happy with what I did and felt HAPPY TOO!! Next time I could just remember to not paint over another layer so it could make my class even better. Next class i'm going to finish painting and hopefully do some of my safety tests to ensure my box is well built and its safe. In the beginning of class Mr. Muller went over the evaluation of our projects. He explained what it was and how we would evaluate our projects while its done. Today I re painted my side with black paint and I filled my holes in my wood with this sort of putty. When I finished filling in my holes I just realized that I had to repaint some part of my box because the putty made a mess in brown color. So that's another DAY OF WORK!!!!!!!!!!! I felt really good today because I fixed my holes and re painted a part of my box. I struggled planning what I was going to write on my box. Next time I hope to finish painting my box. I really liked painting today but I didn't like filling in my holes of my box because it would take extra time to finish my product. But it has to be done so I am cool with it. At the beginning of class we played a quick game of mafia. And I can tell you it was fast! The three killers in mafia were, Nitya, Marisa and I. The first killer that got caught was Marisa and I was the last killer that got caught. I wish that the mafia game could last longer or we could play more than one round. But when we moved on to real work this is how and what I did! Working on my project went well even though I was really tiered today. Today I painted over the stains of the putty that I put the class before to fill in the holes, painted my bottom of my box and wrote "Erika's Box" on one of my boxes sides. I was really happy that I didn't make a mess on my clothe or at my working area but what could have made my DT day better was not being as tiered while working. I think that I am done with making my box but I have to check with Mr. Muller next class for his opinion. **!!!!!!!!!!**
 * Day 12- November 13**
 * Day 13- November 14**
 * Day14- November 15**
 * Day 15- November 21**

UN celebration. No work just working on process journal. For the first 25 minutes of class we talked about how we could improve Mr. Muller's table. We used the design brief to help us guide our conversations. After that, I told Mr. Muller that I had completed my project of making a box and he found that I didn't paint all of my stains from the putty so I painted it. Now I am finished. I felt good about what I did today but what could have made my day better was not going to the teacher before I made sure that I painted everything and that everything was the way I wanted to be. Today I was debating if I should gloss my box or not. I decided to but I only glossed the sides of my box not the inside because people wouldn't look inside my box to see how it looks like that much. At first I glossed 2 of my boxes sides and Mr. Hassan came along and he said that I shouldn't use as much gloss and to make sure the gloss is spread evenly or else it will turn out uneven. One of my sides doesn't look great but it doesn't bother me that much. If I could re-do something today, it would be to ask how to gloss so I am aware and not make mistakes. I am done with my project and I am sure of it! I felt good today cause I got tot use a paint brush and I really like using them cause their so fun to use.
 * Day 16- November 22**
 * Day 17- November 28**
 * Day 18- November 30**



__**Design Specification**__ __**(Evaluation)**__ My product is different from my design specification. In my design specification, I said that I was planning on making a box that will open by a sliding wooden piece but I didn't do that. I decided to make a wooden box but you open it by lifting the top( used a hinge). My edges of my box are smoothed, the way I wanted it at the beginning. Also, I nailed and glued my pieces of wood together instead of using a miter or dove tail joint like I was thinking about in the beginning. The reason I changed my mind on my project from what I wrote on my design specification is that I thought I would run out of time so I choose the easiest kind of joint. Even though I nailed my project together it was still a lot of work because I had to learn how to pre- drill and make sure I drill vertically up to avoid drilling in the wrong spot. I tried hard that my grains of pieces of wood went the same direction and I hope it did. Making this box might seem simpler than it is but don't say that until you try to make one yourself. I struggled in painting because I am not the neatest person and I painted from every direction and Mr. Hasan told me it wasn't the proper way of doing it. Furthermore, I had a rough time starting to put my pieces of wood together because I didn't know you had to plan so much before actually starting to put everything together. I leaned that you need to pre- drill were you want to nail so it will be easier, don't use so much gloss or paint, measure and mark before doing anything and most importantly know what your doing ahead of time and not go with the flow. Sometimes Mr. Muller would ask me what are you going and he would say " you need to know what you are doing and not making it up on the way. (having a plan) It took me all this time about how to work in a DT lab and how to do things properly, but now I can take what I leaned and apply it in my life. are varnishing my box had an affect on it If I could do my project all over again I would have planned in the beginning better in terms of being more organized because I felt confused in many parts of my stages of putting my box together because I was unclear of what I was actually doing. I would have also taken my time more and glossed and painted it with more care so it would look MORE attractive and used my time more wisely.( Not that I didn't.) I was really happy with the result of my box apart that its not completely 90 degrees! __**Craft Man Ship**__ I think that my project which is a box is smooth, colorful but there are some marks on my box. I think that if I put more care while painting and glossing
 * Day 19- December 4**
 * 1. Wiggle the item-** my box doesn't wiggle unless you shake it
 * 3. drop it**
 * 4. feel the edges to see if its sharp or if there is pieces of wood sticking out that can give you splinters-** my edges are smooth
 * 5. ask someone what they think about your design-** I think that the captions are cool but I think the paint is messy (Erika didn't varnish the bottom so there are a bunch of scribbles). Written by Nitya.
 * 6. safe- touch test**- safe to touch and there aren't any sharp edges.
 * 7. size- put the box on my table and see if it takes up to little or too much room-** the box is the right size for a room but it could be a bit smaller though.

I think that my project which is a box is smooth, colorful but there are some marks on my box. I think that if I put more care while painting and glossing my sides of my boxes wouldn't have lines everywhere. I think that I put my box together well apart from the fact the it isn't 90 degrees. My sides of my box are smooth because I sanded them. I like my box and it loves me for making it.