1. P RINCIPLES OF M ANUFACTURING FIRST S EMESTER R EFLECTION Shelby Siefkas 7 th Period

2. W HAT DID I LEARN FROM DOING THIS PROJECT ? I am choosing to do my semester reflection on the CNC Mill project. I learned how to use the CNC Mill program. I also learned how CNC Mills work, their many parts, and how they function

3. W HAT WAS CHALLENGING ABOUT THIS PROJECT ? The program was difficult and the sizing was hard to get just right on the template. Plus, I had to try many different fonts to make the words fit and be readable. The snowflake was also hard to place correctly with the words.

4. H OW CAN YOU USE WHAT YOU LEARNED FROM THIS PROJECT IN THE FUTURE ? In the beginning of the project, I designed what I wanted on the finished product. I can use this in the future if I ever wanted to become a designer for anything like clothes, shoes, posters, etc.

5. H OW DID YOU USE MATH, SCIENCE, E NGLISH, AND HISTORY IN THE THIS PROJECT ? I used math while plotting the point of the design on the graph paper. I used English while spelling merry Christmas. I used history by learning about the CNC Mill before using it. I used science while plotting on the graph also.

6. W HAT IS SOMETHING ABOUT TECHNOLOGY THAT YOU ’ VE LEARNED THIS SEMESTER THAT YOU DIDN ’ T KNOW BEFORE ? I learned what the problem solving method is and how to use it when reflecting on a project or fixing something in a project.