The steps involved making the bonsai garden

• The project was chosen by our course group.
• the best plan was chosen by the group.
•  we gathered our materials 
• started to make the garden
• collected rocks
• finished the project

Week 10 30th April- 4th May

1. completed 

Week 11        7-11th May

1) Carpentry has begun this week. Write about what happened during the first 2 day of carpentry...

When we started Carpentry we were given a few tasks to do. The class could vote for one of three possible tasks. The tasks were 1. Dog Kennels, 2. Wooden children's toys, 3. Shed.  The group chose the children's wooden toys. I chose to make a Wooden Tank. It was quite cool. I painted it black. Also after I had finished making it Jamie donated the toys to a children's hospital.

In terms of health and safety I learned that I needed to wear ear muffs to protect my hearing, wear goggles to protect my eyes, and to make sure long hair was tied back so it wouldn't get caught in the machines.

2) Assessment questions from Jamie

a)   Name 5 machines in the machine workshop.

Saw
Hammer
Dropsaw
Nails
Sander      
  

b)  Whats the maximum amount of timber the thicknesser can remove at once?    
       

c)  Name all the tools in your tool box?  Saw, Hammer, Tape measure, Spirit level, chisel, tool pouch, pencil, framing square, clamp, speed square

Making wooden toys

Task 1

Write a paragraph about making a wooden toy in carpentry. Include details about why you chose that particular toy, how you made it, what tools you used, how long it took to make.

Task 2

Write a paragraph to review your project:

1) How successful was your project? My project turnt out successful
2) What went well? making and painting it
3) What could you have done differently, to make it more successful? painted it a different colour
4)Was the choice of toy the right one for the time available? yes because it was small and easy to make
5) Overall, how successful was the group at making their toys? not every body has finished making their toys yet but the people that did finish their toys turnt out successful

Week 9 23rd- 27th April

On monday we came to class and made seedballs

we then went to lookout point and looked around and at the view. We then threw them off the edge to let the rain break them down


after all that was done we set out to the quiet community of  Aramoana and collected sea weed.


We came back about 20 minutes late as a result i was late to work -.-

Week 7 26-30th March

Write about your horticulture practical day on Wednesday with Jamie

• First we got newspaper and wet it, then layed it around on the ground ( covering the dirt so that no weeds can grow ) and we got wheel barrows full of white pebbles and scattered them all around the newspaper. the final result is awesome. later on we carved out names and burnt ( if you want) into small planks of wood. I had "Jai" on one side and the other side was the "DICE" logo  from Battlefield 3 ( a video game ) theres the logo to the right>> 
• The skills we used for this activity was using basic knowledge. all was quite easy and fun to do
• I learnt that putting wet newspaper down on dirt stops the weeds from coming through

Week 6 19-23rd March Bonsai trees

Who taught you? Kim

What tools did you use? Toothbrush to get unwanted stuff on braches, scissors

Where were you working? In the white tent

Were you given a tree or did you choose your own? I choose the tree that I liked the most

What kind of tree was it? To be honest I don't know the tree name but it was an awesome looking tree :)

Reflect on what you've learned:

Was it easy or challenging? It was both. At times I needed help to progress but at other times it was easy

Did you enjoy it? Yeah I thought it was quite good. E.g. getting to choose and shape your own tree etc. :)

What skills did you learn and could you use these skills in another situation? Learning to to make and maintain a bonsai tree

Did any problems come up and if so how did you solve them? Yes... I just asked the bonsai lady to help me haha :p

3) Write up the steps taken towards the development of the bonsai garden with Jamie on Wednesday.

What skills did you use? Team work, team building, planning.