Saturday, 26 September 2015

Force connection

Force connection is connect 2 different things together, and then invent a new idea of creation.
             
 Scamper stands for:
  • Combine
  •  Adapt
  • Eliminate
  • Substitute
  •  Modify
  •   Put other uses
  •  Rearrange

There are a lot of things that made by force connection. For example, our a smart phone having many forced connections, it is so useful for our life, we can communicate for each other, see news from the internet, play games, look calendar, write note on the phone, see maps, take a photo and video, use a phone light, set an alarm, watch videos and movies etc, all these things constituted to a smart phone.
                                                                                      

These are a few pictures depict about force connection:




ANALOGICAL THINKING 2

What are metaphors and similes?

Metaphors and Similes are closely related, it is smart to understand the differences. These two are thinking strategies that provide new ideas for problem-solving by making associations between objects that seem dissimilar.
·        A Metaphor is figure of speech that uses one thing to mean another and makes a comparison. (is)
·        A Simile compares two different things in order to create a new meaning. (like, as)


For example:



Metaphor


In week 8, we did some analogies (quick quiz) in the class. Then there were a lot of interesting questions we needed to find out which third word is relationship of given 2 words. Furthermore I found that many words I don’t know and never heard about those words.
1.      Slapstick-/noun/ broad comedy characterized by boisterous action.
2.      Clandestine-/adj/ characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment.
3.      Dirge-/noun/ a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead.
4.      Frond-/noun/ large, finely divided leaf.
5.      Cacophony-/noun/ harsh discordance of sound.
6.      Aerie-/noun/ the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
7.      Capricious-/adj/ subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden. Odd notion or unpredictable change.





Wednesday, 9 September 2015

Analogical thinking

Analogical thinking is one of ways to solve problems. It is a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structures and for the purpose of explanation or clarification. Analogical thinking components with personal analogy, direct analogy, symbolic analogy, fantasy analogy.





In this week, we had classroom activity that is drawing emotion such as happy, sad, angry, depress, fear and anxiety on inanimate objects. I have chosen a candle, a cup, a pencil then I tried to show different emotions for them.