Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Detailed Test
Detailed Test
1. Did I answer the unit question? How or why not?
2. Was my poster/essay easy to understand and provided new information?
3. Was my oral presentation decent?
4. Did I cover the basic background of gum? (who invented it, when it was invented, etc)
5. Did I work hard on it as I should have?
6. Did I follow my plan?
1. Did I answer the unit question? How or why not?
2. Was my poster/essay easy to understand and provided new information?
3. Was my oral presentation decent?
4. Did I cover the basic background of gum? (who invented it, when it was invented, etc)
5. Did I work hard on it as I should have?
6. Did I follow my plan?
Gum Investigation
Chewing Gum Investigation
We are starting a new unit project, which is the second one in the same unit, Inventions and Inventors, and this time, we are investigating inventions that we chose for ourselves, an in my case, it is gum, chewing gum and bubble gum. The unit question is How do inventors come up with ideas and create their inventions? After investigating and planning, each person in the class has to come up with their own way to present our research and invention. Because I want to improve my essay writing skills and I believe that it is a great way so I will present mine in an essay form. However some people think that it is too dull if I do it, so I’m hesitating and thinking about maybe creating a poster.
There is not specific inventor of the chewing gum because it has been around for ages. To be more specific, it has been around since the Neolithic Period, which is about 5,000 years ago. Birch barks with human teeth imprints have been found. These types of barks were believed to reduce infection and other medicinal advantages. After the Neolithic’s, the ancient Aztecs used chicle as the base for producing a gum-like product. Women used these products to freshen their mouths, as men did not believe in this “nonsense”.
Different forms of chewing gum were originated in different places such as the Ancient Greece and American Indians. The ancient Greeks used to chew mastic gum, made out from the resin from the mastic tree. The American Indians chewed on Resin from the sap of spruce trees and when the New England settlers saw this, they tries to commercially market spruce gums, and this was in the early 1800’s. A gum made from paraffin was originated around the 1850 and became more popular than the spruce gum.
Glee Gum from the United States of America was the last factory to make gums out of chicle.
In the early 1800’s, two brothers, Henry and Frank Fleer, began to do experiments with chicle, which is the sticky substance found inside a sapodilla tree. Henry Fleer covered the tasteless surface of chicle with sugar coating. Meanwhile, Brother Frank made a recipe for the world’s first bubble gum ever, and even though it was very popular in their neighborhood, their gum was never aired and marketed. So it never took off.
In 1848, another two brothers, the Curtis brothers were trying to make the same product in Maine. They used a Franklin Stove and spruce tree resin and they sold chewing gum for the first time in human history. After 2 years of moderate success the two brothers left Maine to work on their gum recipe and even opened their own factory named the Curtis Chewing Gum Factory.
Around the same time, Thomas Adams, a photographer from New York gave a shot in the gum business, and by 1871, he had so many orders coming in, he came up with an idea; a gum giving machine, which is today known as Gumball Machine. Later in the year, Thomas came up with an idea about a flavored gum. He added licorice to his gums and named them “Black Jack”.
In 1880, John Colgan, a druggist from Kentucky, added sugar to the chicle making it a sweeter treat. After Colgan, many people started coming up with new ideas to contribute to the gum idea. Walter Diemer accidentally discovered how to make a bubble gum, Beeman came up with a gum which would relieve indigestion and heartburn. Frank Canning sold a dental gum named “Dentyne”, Adams & Sons sold an after dinner candy, and Clove’s gum was made for those who drink illegally and the gum would freshen their breaths.
Because, everyone in the class could write up the design specification now, it will be so much easier for us in the end or along the process of actually making the poster. Whilst making my poster, I will know exactly what my goals are and whether if I reached them or not.
Citation
1. Chewing Gum." Wikipedia. 23 February 2010. Wikipedia Foundation Inc.,, Web. 23 Feb 2010..
2. Ament, Phil. "Chewing Gum." The Great Idea inder. 2 february 2007. The Great Idea Finder, Web. 23 Feb 2010..
3. Ament, Phil. "Bubble Gum." The Great Idea Finder. 26 June 2006. The Great Idea Finder, Web. 23 Feb 2010..
5. "The History of Chewing Gum." essortment. 2002. N.D., Web. 23 Feb 2010..
6. ESLlibrary.com. Chewing Gum. Red River Press Inc., 2007
We are starting a new unit project, which is the second one in the same unit, Inventions and Inventors, and this time, we are investigating inventions that we chose for ourselves, an in my case, it is gum, chewing gum and bubble gum. The unit question is How do inventors come up with ideas and create their inventions? After investigating and planning, each person in the class has to come up with their own way to present our research and invention. Because I want to improve my essay writing skills and I believe that it is a great way so I will present mine in an essay form. However some people think that it is too dull if I do it, so I’m hesitating and thinking about maybe creating a poster.
There is not specific inventor of the chewing gum because it has been around for ages. To be more specific, it has been around since the Neolithic Period, which is about 5,000 years ago. Birch barks with human teeth imprints have been found. These types of barks were believed to reduce infection and other medicinal advantages. After the Neolithic’s, the ancient Aztecs used chicle as the base for producing a gum-like product. Women used these products to freshen their mouths, as men did not believe in this “nonsense”.
Different forms of chewing gum were originated in different places such as the Ancient Greece and American Indians. The ancient Greeks used to chew mastic gum, made out from the resin from the mastic tree. The American Indians chewed on Resin from the sap of spruce trees and when the New England settlers saw this, they tries to commercially market spruce gums, and this was in the early 1800’s. A gum made from paraffin was originated around the 1850 and became more popular than the spruce gum.
Glee Gum from the United States of America was the last factory to make gums out of chicle.
In the early 1800’s, two brothers, Henry and Frank Fleer, began to do experiments with chicle, which is the sticky substance found inside a sapodilla tree. Henry Fleer covered the tasteless surface of chicle with sugar coating. Meanwhile, Brother Frank made a recipe for the world’s first bubble gum ever, and even though it was very popular in their neighborhood, their gum was never aired and marketed. So it never took off.
In 1848, another two brothers, the Curtis brothers were trying to make the same product in Maine. They used a Franklin Stove and spruce tree resin and they sold chewing gum for the first time in human history. After 2 years of moderate success the two brothers left Maine to work on their gum recipe and even opened their own factory named the Curtis Chewing Gum Factory.
Around the same time, Thomas Adams, a photographer from New York gave a shot in the gum business, and by 1871, he had so many orders coming in, he came up with an idea; a gum giving machine, which is today known as Gumball Machine. Later in the year, Thomas came up with an idea about a flavored gum. He added licorice to his gums and named them “Black Jack”.
In 1880, John Colgan, a druggist from Kentucky, added sugar to the chicle making it a sweeter treat. After Colgan, many people started coming up with new ideas to contribute to the gum idea. Walter Diemer accidentally discovered how to make a bubble gum, Beeman came up with a gum which would relieve indigestion and heartburn. Frank Canning sold a dental gum named “Dentyne”, Adams & Sons sold an after dinner candy, and Clove’s gum was made for those who drink illegally and the gum would freshen their breaths.
Because, everyone in the class could write up the design specification now, it will be so much easier for us in the end or along the process of actually making the poster. Whilst making my poster, I will know exactly what my goals are and whether if I reached them or not.
Citation
1. Chewing Gum." Wikipedia. 23 February 2010. Wikipedia Foundation Inc.,, Web. 23 Feb 2010.
2. Ament, Phil. "Chewing Gum." The Great Idea inder. 2 february 2007. The Great Idea Finder, Web. 23 Feb 2010.
3. Ament, Phil. "Bubble Gum." The Great Idea Finder. 26 June 2006. The Great Idea Finder, Web. 23 Feb 2010.
5. "The History of Chewing Gum." essortment. 2002. N.D., Web. 23 Feb 2010.
6. ESLlibrary.com. Chewing Gum. Red River Press Inc., 2007
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Chewing Gum
Chewing Gum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewing_gum
There is no specific inventor for chewing gum. It has been around since the Neolithic Period. It is been existing for over 5,000 thousand years, when birch barks with human tooth imprints have been found. These barks of tar were believed that it was made to reduce infections and had other medicinal advantages. Ancient Aztecs used chicle as the base for making something like gum. Most women saw this as an advantage to freshen their mouths.
Different forms of chewing gum were originated in different places such as Ancient Greece and American Indians. The ancient Greeks used to chew mastic gum, made out from the resin from the mastic tree. The American Indians chewed on resin from the sap of spruce trees and when the New England settlers saw this, they tried to commercially market spruce gums, and this was in the early 1880’s. A gum made from paraffin was originated around 1850 and became more popular than the spruce gum.
The first modern chewing gum was developed in the 1860’s when the chicle was imported from Mexico as a rubber substitute. Chicle gum and the gum we chew today were made out of similar latexes, had a smoother texture, and were able to hold a flavor for a long time.
Glee Gum from America, was the last factory to make gums out of chicle.
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/bubblegum.htm
Walter E. Diemer invented the first bubble gum. He was doing something else and he claimed that it was an accident how he came up with the invention. The most available color in the factory was pink and that is why most bubble gums are pink today.
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/chewgum.htm
Thomas Adams created the first chewing gum ever. He even created a licorice flavored gum. Named Black Jack/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewing_gum
There is no specific inventor for chewing gum. It has been around since the Neolithic Period. It is been existing for over 5,000 thousand years, when birch barks with human tooth imprints have been found. These barks of tar were believed that it was made to reduce infections and had other medicinal advantages. Ancient Aztecs used chicle as the base for making something like gum. Most women saw this as an advantage to freshen their mouths.
Different forms of chewing gum were originated in different places such as Ancient Greece and American Indians. The ancient Greeks used to chew mastic gum, made out from the resin from the mastic tree. The American Indians chewed on resin from the sap of spruce trees and when the New England settlers saw this, they tried to commercially market spruce gums, and this was in the early 1880’s. A gum made from paraffin was originated around 1850 and became more popular than the spruce gum.
The first modern chewing gum was developed in the 1860’s when the chicle was imported from Mexico as a rubber substitute. Chicle gum and the gum we chew today were made out of similar latexes, had a smoother texture, and were able to hold a flavor for a long time.
Glee Gum from America, was the last factory to make gums out of chicle.
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/bubblegum.htm
Walter E. Diemer invented the first bubble gum. He was doing something else and he claimed that it was an accident how he came up with the invention. The most available color in the factory was pink and that is why most bubble gums are pink today.
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/chewgum.htm
Thomas Adams created the first chewing gum ever. He even created a licorice flavored gum. Named Black Jack/
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Evaluation for Ice Cream Ice Bowl
Evaluation
Our invention the “Ice Cream Ice Bowl” is an improved invention of the already existing one. On the count of one through six, I would rate my group’s final product as a 4.5. Overall, my group and I worked together great. When it came to the part when we were to come up with the actual idea, Yea Jun was very active and kept throwing out ideas, which was eventually compromised with mine to come up with our final product. However, when it came to the position when we had to write, draw, and decorate our poster, he became very absent to ideas, and showed no interest (genders!). Despite his absences, we worked together as a group very well. He came up with ideas I never thought to come up with, and his ideas were very interesting and creative. Yea Jun first suggested that in the outer, hollow bowl, there could be a small, steel pipe circling, which is where the water would go. I accepted the idea, and when we started working on the poster and drawing diagrams, an idea popped into my head saying that the steel tube was unnecessary in a way, because that was when I came up with the idea that the whole outer bowl should be hollow, where water should be poured in. So in a way Yea Jun and I both contributed ideas to our inventions, which led us to our final product. We were both involved equally in the beginning part, but that proportion became unbalanced when we moved on the poster part, where I performed most of the time, but I feel like I shouldn’t blame him for that because it’s just not a guy thing to decorate posters with different colors.
In my opinion, the Design Cycle was always what seemed like a waste of time and effort, but this time, my partner and I, we accomplished our work according to our plan, exactly. The Design Cycle is a very accurate of breaking down big projects into parts that we can actually accomplish. It helps us not to panic when we see a huge mission waiting to be accomplished. I changed my mind about the Design Cycle after this project, because it was the first time ever for me to accomplish a project according to our plan exactly. In my opinion, this happened because I wrote plan considering my abilities, and I knew what I was going to or not going to get done if I wrote an unreasonable deadline. The fact that I completed my final product according to my plan is incredible and it is a first for me, because I always find a way to change something about my plan, or I goof off in one class and don’t do what I was supposed to get done by the end of that period, which messes up everything.
What kept me motivated and on task was my partner. Yea Jun and I have never worked together as partners before, so it was a first time for both of us. For me, it’s very important to be partners or in a group with people that you don’t normally socialize with. If I was partners with my friend, then we would probably chat throughout the project and not do anything productive. However, for some people, being in a group with someone they feel comfortable sharing their ideas with is an advantage as opposed to being a disadvantage. But for me, it never really works out well.
I would like to say that this project really convinced me to change my mind about the Technology Design Cycle. It is probably about the first time I have actually known what I was supposed to do throughout the whole project. I know that it is a start, but to reach something, I have got to start from the bottom. I am glad that I figured it out before our next big project.
Our invention the “Ice Cream Ice Bowl” is an improved invention of the already existing one. On the count of one through six, I would rate my group’s final product as a 4.5. Overall, my group and I worked together great. When it came to the part when we were to come up with the actual idea, Yea Jun was very active and kept throwing out ideas, which was eventually compromised with mine to come up with our final product. However, when it came to the position when we had to write, draw, and decorate our poster, he became very absent to ideas, and showed no interest (genders!). Despite his absences, we worked together as a group very well. He came up with ideas I never thought to come up with, and his ideas were very interesting and creative. Yea Jun first suggested that in the outer, hollow bowl, there could be a small, steel pipe circling, which is where the water would go. I accepted the idea, and when we started working on the poster and drawing diagrams, an idea popped into my head saying that the steel tube was unnecessary in a way, because that was when I came up with the idea that the whole outer bowl should be hollow, where water should be poured in. So in a way Yea Jun and I both contributed ideas to our inventions, which led us to our final product. We were both involved equally in the beginning part, but that proportion became unbalanced when we moved on the poster part, where I performed most of the time, but I feel like I shouldn’t blame him for that because it’s just not a guy thing to decorate posters with different colors.
In my opinion, the Design Cycle was always what seemed like a waste of time and effort, but this time, my partner and I, we accomplished our work according to our plan, exactly. The Design Cycle is a very accurate of breaking down big projects into parts that we can actually accomplish. It helps us not to panic when we see a huge mission waiting to be accomplished. I changed my mind about the Design Cycle after this project, because it was the first time ever for me to accomplish a project according to our plan exactly. In my opinion, this happened because I wrote plan considering my abilities, and I knew what I was going to or not going to get done if I wrote an unreasonable deadline. The fact that I completed my final product according to my plan is incredible and it is a first for me, because I always find a way to change something about my plan, or I goof off in one class and don’t do what I was supposed to get done by the end of that period, which messes up everything.
What kept me motivated and on task was my partner. Yea Jun and I have never worked together as partners before, so it was a first time for both of us. For me, it’s very important to be partners or in a group with people that you don’t normally socialize with. If I was partners with my friend, then we would probably chat throughout the project and not do anything productive. However, for some people, being in a group with someone they feel comfortable sharing their ideas with is an advantage as opposed to being a disadvantage. But for me, it never really works out well.
I would like to say that this project really convinced me to change my mind about the Technology Design Cycle. It is probably about the first time I have actually known what I was supposed to do throughout the whole project. I know that it is a start, but to reach something, I have got to start from the bottom. I am glad that I figured it out before our next big project.
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