Mechatronics

Hi​ ​everyone!​ ​It’s​ ​Lottie​ ​and​ ​Phoebe.​ ​We​ ​will​ ​be​ ​informing​ ​you​ ​about​ ​our​ ​wonderful Mechatronics​ ​Program​ ​that​ ​we​ ​have​ ​at​ ​Selwyn​ ​House​ ​School.

What​ ​is​ ​Mechatronics?
Mechatronics​ ​is​ ​a​ ​mix​ ​of​ ​engineering,​ ​technology,​ ​maths,​ ​art,​ ​creating,​ ​and​ ​building. 

What​ ​are​ ​we​ ​doing?
This​ ​term​ ​the​ ​Year​ ​8s​ ​get​ ​to​ ​group​ ​ourselves​ ​in​ ​groups​ ​of​ ​1,2​ ​or​ ​3​ ​and​ ​create​ ​anything we​ ​want!​ ​We​ ​have​ ​access​ ​to​ ​the​ ​3-D​ ​printer,​ ​laser​ ​cutter,​ ​the​ ​Food​ ​tech​ ​room, robotics​ ​room,​ ​wood​ ​cutting/shaping​ ​equipment,​ ​the​ ​Art​ ​room​ ​and​ ​any​ ​materials​ ​we need!​ ​Everyone​ ​in​ ​Year​ ​8​ ​is​ ​very​ ​excited​ ​about​ ​this​ ​opportunity​ ​and​ ​are​ ​looking forward​ ​to​ ​creating​ ​something​ ​to​ ​leave​ ​a​ ​mark​ ​at​ ​Selwyn​ ​House.

Some​ ​ideas​ ​we​ ​have:
Re-designing/Organising​ ​the​ ​Year​ ​8​ ​cupboard.
Making​ ​a​ ​pencil​ ​case.
Creating​ ​a​ ​Boom​ ​Box.
Giant​ ​operation​ ​game.
Making​ ​an​ ​Evi​ ​backpack
Designing​ ​and​ ​creating​ ​a​ ​costume​ ​for​ ​a​ ​Barbie​ ​Doll. 
Creating​ ​an​ ​automatic​ ​gate​ ​opener.
An​ ​egg​ ​holder.
Making​ ​a​ ​skateboard.
And​ ​more.....

If​ ​you​ ​have​ ​any​ ​questions​ ​or​ ​feedback​ ​feel​ ​free​ ​to​ ​leave​ ​a​ ​comment​ ​below.​ ​We​ ​will​ ​be posting​ ​pictures​ ​when​ ​the​ ​products​ ​are​ ​complete.​ ​So​ ​stay​ ​tuned! 

Phoebe's Passion Project

Drawing Vibes

Hi everyone, my name is Phoebe. This is a blogpost about my Passion Project.

Can you imagine yourself beaming with pride because you have written your very own graphic novel? Well, I can and that’s what my Passion Project goal is. I chose writing a graphic novel to be my passion project because I thought it would challenge me and I would learn lots of new drawing skills along the way.

I started off my passion project by doing lots of research and finding out about lots of things I needed to learn in order to draw my graphic novel. For example how long it takes to draw a page so I know how many I will actually be able to draw when I plan out my story, how big the strip size should be and how graphic novelists color their novels. Next I needed to plan out my story - the storyline, the characters and roughly how many pages long it will be. At the moment I am up to drawing my graphic novel! Below is one of the pages of my graphic novel. It still needs to be colored and a bit more detail needs to be added.

I have learned lots of new things so far. I have learnt all about how getting drawings colored online works, time management, what equipment graphic novelists use, how long it takes graphic novelists to draw one page and plenty more.

Here is the link to check out my blog http://phoebepassionproject2017.blogspot.co.nz/

Art

Art