What impressed me most in this term was the activity in math class. In math class, the teacher asked us to find our own partners to make a clinometer. We had cardboard, tape, highlighter, ruler, string and some coins.
Firstly, Angela and I drew the clinometer we wanted on the cardboard and cut it out. During this process, we found that the clinometer we were drawing was very difficult to cut out, so we worked very carefully.
After we cut out the clinometer, we draw the angles on the cardboard against the clinometer. At the teacher’s suggestion, we marked the angles with highlighters because it was easier to read the numbers.
Next, we use tape to tie the coins to the string so they hang down naturally.
Finally, we went downstairs and measured the height of the flagpole and the street lamp, which was really an interesting activity.
This activity improved my abilities of communication and creative thinking. In the process of measurement, Angela and I had a little conflict. We had a different view of the way and order of measurement. But after communication, we solved the problem well. More importantly, In this activity, I had a lot of creative ideas. For example, how to make the clinometer more accurate, how to make a larger version of the clinometer, and so on.
All in all, this activity was very interesting and benefited me a lot.
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