Submarine SMASH Day Reflection

First of all, let me tell you what SMASH day is. Our Science teacher, Mrs Smith, told us that smash is a day when we spend the entire class making something. We were split into groups and we were given a goal to reach before the end of the class. Do you remember when I last blogged about the paper tower thing? Where we tried to build a paper tower that could withstand 50 grams? Well that was also like SMASH day, but it was during Advisory so Mrs Smith said it doesn't count.

Whatever back on topic, Mrs. Smith told us to summarize what we did that day and here it is. This Monday, during Science class, we tried to build a periscope. Our goal was to be able to use the periscope and without having our heads above the table, look what was inside a cardboard box that was on the table. We were given one cardboard box, 10 sheets of paper, 1 meter of tape, four "magic" mirrors (according to Mrs. Smith), and whatever you find on them. My group did not bother to use the paper and only used 2 of the mirrors.

Next Mrs. Smith told us to reflect on what we did. In our group, which was Victor, Andrew, and me, we first made a model of the periscope, we used the cardboard box to make it hold, but it turned really ugly but it was usable. Next we had to solidify our model for it was falling apart. We used a long strip of tape that we found on the cardboard box and we used that to hold the two sides from opening. We did not model it to like a real periscope, but it worked just as well and it was easier to make. We had two mirrors on the end of the box, and we basically just used the cardboard box for most of it.

Lastly we had to give tips and suggestions to those of you that might have to do this later on in your lives, which is not really likely. Well here it is, firstly, you should make a model out of the box, and then improve it. Secondly, you have to remember to tape the mirrors tightly to the cardboard so it won't fall, which was exactly what happened on our first try. Don't make it fancy or anything, just make sure it worked, because some of the other groups made it too fancy and in the end, they just gave up.