Swift Playground Blog Post

I really loved this assignment. I learned a lot from this activity and found it pretty easy and fun! I learned that you can create things using code very quickly. Though it was pretty challenging, I had some background knowledge from Python. Yes, this was a very interesting process and I would love to continue this hobby :)!

Tynker Quiz

I really liked working on this project. It made me feel like I was making a test or Kahoot® game! This project gave me confidence in order to work on harder things in coding. I really liked Daisy’s quiz. It was very neat without any thing distracting me. The questions were also what we learnt in school and that everyone knew. I hope to work on more projects like this!

Music Video

After watching Ivan’s music video, I was astonished by the time and effort he put in to his work. It was perfectly timed and beautifully made. I loved how each animal came out when the singer said the name of it. Again, the reason why the music video  is so entertaining was Ivan’s dedication. The masterpiece didn’t have the stock Tynker sounds, but was added an “Old MacDonald” song from a different website. It is so cool to see someone figure out something quicker than what the have learnt yet. To myself, this project was very entertaining and kept me interested the whole time. I hope to eventually do more of these fun activities!

Computer Science is Changing Everything

When I watched the video “Computer Science is Changing Everything” I  started to realize that technology can help humanity in many ways. For example, the LettuceBot is a genius innovation used for agriculture. It helps tell whether a plant is healthy or not and how to help it become its full potential.  Tech also improves fashion such as “Polyvore”. You can make eye-catching thumbnails for your fashion line or just for fun and get many more customers. Tech can also help with medical and automobiles; OPOWER helped save energy from 1.1 million cars! Another genius innovation is the MiSeq™.  It is a code that can help detect new viruses from just a tiny spit sample. Overall, tech can interact (in a good way) with humans and improve their daily lifestyle. Though I think that we shouldn’t get too carried away and turn ourselves into cyborgs.

 

Rocket Rage

When Mrs. Cooper’s class gathered in the middle of Heathcote Elemanetary’s field, the first group put their model rocket on the launch pad. Their group was named the “Astros”. When the Countdown Master finished counting from ten, the Launcher clicked a button located on a plastic cylinder. Poof!!! The launchpad went as the air pressure was released. The whole class went wild over the launch. As a result, it went 139 feet or 42.3 meters. According to Aaron, a member of the Astros, he said that it was cool to experience it. 

Rocketry Blog Post #1

My group name is “Shooting Stars”. My group’s rocket’s body is thin and aerodynamic. My group and I chose 4 trapezoidal fins. We chose them because we thought that they would balance the rocket while it’s in flight.

We made a sharp nose cone, it reminds me of a spearhead. I think that sharp nosecones would work better than dull ones because dull nosecones would create drag and slow down the rocket. But one the other side, the sharp nosecones would be aerodynamic and create a higher and longer flight. We decorated it with red and yellow electrical tape. When we will launch it, I hope ours will go the highest.

 

Rocketry Blog Post #4

After the launch, we were really happy with our launch. We went 113 feet! We chose clipped parallelogram fins because we think they are most aerodynamic fins out of all. Our rocket’s colors are black, white, navy blue, and orange. We chose these colors because 2 of them represent our school’s spirit colors: black and yellow. After the first #3 launch, we did another launch, but this time, no clinometers. We didn’t know exactly how high it went, but it probably went higher than the first #3 launch.

Rocketry Blog Post #3

After the second launch, the rocket went higher than the first launch because we switched the fins. We also were proud of the colors because it matched our school’s colors, black, and gold. After the launch, the nose cone was damaged. After the launch, we did another launch, but without clinometers. We were very excited to experience it.