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Toystory 4 Writeup
Toystory 4 Writeup
Toystory 4 Writeup
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ToyStory4
FortheToyStory4projectwepickedakidwhowas6through12andtalkedtothem
aboutwhattheylikedanddisliked.ThekidIpickedwasmybrother,Landon.SinceIhave
knownhimfor11yearsIfeelasifIknowhimprettywell,weweretalkingandIfoundhis
favoriteyoutubeaccountisTrapCity,theymakeremixesofpopularsongsandsomeoriginal
trapmusic.IdecidedasajoketobuildhimTrapCity.ThoughasIgotfurtherandfurther
intotheprojectitstartedtolookmoreandmorelikeGotham.Soasalastminutechangeof
plansIpaintedaBatmansymbolononeofthebuildingsandcalleditGotham.
ThisprojectIstruggledwithmeasuringthepiecesbeforeIcutthemandhavingthemall
fittogetherproperly.Forsomereasontheyallcameoutslightlycrooked.OnceIfixedthat
problembyusingtheboxescreasestomyadvantage,Ihadtroublehotglueingthemtogether
withoutburningmyself.Lastly,Istruggledwithpaintingallofthelittlewindowsonthe
buildings.Therearesomany,itfeltneverending.
ThisprojectIlearnedhowtofindthevolumeofpyramids.AlsoIlearnedhowtousea
boxcutterappropriately.ButmostimportantlyIlearnedhowtoimprovisewhensomething
doesn'tlookthewayyouwantitto.Allveryimportantlifeskills.
Thedifferencebetweenareaandvolumeisthatvolumeishowmanysquarecubescanfit
intotheobject.Areaisjusthowmanysquarescancoverthesurfacethatisexposed.Tofindthe
volumeofanobjectyoumultiplyitsLength,Width,andHeight,insomecaseslikepyramids
youdivideitbythree.Tofindtheareaofanobjectyoumultiplythelengthandwidthofeach
sideandaddthemalltogether.