Jonathan Shively
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My Advanced Woodturning class is 3 weeks into their new semester. One of the things I try to teach is, time management. They are given their 9 week assignments at the beginning of the grading period and then as a group they decide on their final exam (from two I can live with). This 9 weeks they have to turn a gumball machine and 4 new to them (pen styles they haven't turned yet) pens. This does allow for extra work, they have to work it in and complete it once it is agreed on between us. So, that leads me to my "proud as a peacock" post. My advanced class decided on a tippe top for their final exam. If you haven't ever seen it, here are two of the you tube videos we used to help us understand this process.
http://youtu.be/K95Au0LcRTM
And the second video showed that the hollowing wasn't really needed and how to "adjust" the top to make it work.
http://youtu.be/24ApXC7iabE
I being the computer illiterate that I am, cannot show you the tippe top that one of my students finished today and it works!!! Amazing. We have been all over the school showing it to the physics and other science teachers, the principal, secretaries and anyone else that would stop and watch it work. They are fun!!!!!! Hope to hear of some of you being successful with this.
http://youtu.be/K95Au0LcRTM
And the second video showed that the hollowing wasn't really needed and how to "adjust" the top to make it work.
http://youtu.be/24ApXC7iabE
I being the computer illiterate that I am, cannot show you the tippe top that one of my students finished today and it works!!! Amazing. We have been all over the school showing it to the physics and other science teachers, the principal, secretaries and anyone else that would stop and watch it work. They are fun!!!!!! Hope to hear of some of you being successful with this.