#thehangoutbench

Being in Making for my second elective was a fun experience; I enjoyed most of the project and especially enjoyed the Maker Faire. I also learned new skills like how to program an arduino, how to use tools such as the drills and saws, sew, and solder. Each Project over the year was assigned to us to help us gain these skills, we had to make a bench and a pillow for our first project which helped me improve on wood working,how to properly use tools, and sew. Then we had to work on programming an adrunio for a light up wand which helped me in soldering, and programming.  I liked wood working so much that my group decided to make a big bench for our school.

My experiences as a student in Making were great because I learned a plethora amount of things. I learned to use handsaws, drills, learned to sew and solder and work with computers and arduinos. We build chairs that we painted, we made vision wands (making words appear on a stick using arduinos and LED lights), and build a redwood bench that is now sitting outside our school by a tree. I had never imagined building something like a bench or chair but after this class I was able to do this. My peers and I had came up with our own design for the bench that was constantly being changed and by the ending we found that our design was a lot different then what we first had planned. I am really glad that I was a part of this class and definitely enjoyed my time in Making as I had gained a lot from being in the class. I have become more creative, was finally able to make my own project, and have learned new skills that will be useful later in life.