Because of the coronavirus, we are now having online classes. The break home is really nice, because there is so much more time to do work! For the past week we were learning all about atoms, and really how inexplainably small they really are. We learned about the many Greek scientists that spent their lives […]
Technology
Tech #5 – New Beginnings
Hello! After another week of building automata, we are starting a new unit, regardless of where we are in our builds. We aren’t stopping the automata, only that if we have extra time we can work on it. The new unit we have started is soldering. For our first soldering project, we are making jewelry. […]
Tech #4 – Creating the Automata
Hello again! After winter break, school has started once again. This means more time to work on the automata. Our teacher has cut out the cardboard parts for the box, along with our cams and followers, which are the gears that make our automata function. I am not that happy with how my cam came […]
Tech #3 – Automata!
For these few weeks, we are working on our own machines, or automata. We each have a separate design, and we are making them out of cardboard. The tools in the room are really nice. For example, we have a load of hot glue guns, and my favorite part is the laser cutter. Every cut […]
Tech #2 – Boxes
Hello! After a couple days of tech, we did some really interesting stuff. We were shown 6 different boxes that each did something when we turned a lever. At first, the boxes were way too simple. Most of the boxes only had 2 axles and a few gears. It was the last 2 boxes that […]
Tech #1 – Start!
Hello! After a long time of no blogging, I am back! In school, I have this technology class, which is this really interesting, extremely fun not-so-class of a class! This class is pretty much a period of time to have some fun and feel like you’re not learning anything, but there is much more to […]
Blog #4 – Going to the Site Visit
Pretty recently, after school, Jason and Felix, who are my friends, we went to a Google building in New York City. When I got there, I thought it was really cool, and the building was really old fashioned, but the inside was as modern as most of the buildings today. Inside, there were google logos […]
Blog #3 – Conducting the Interview
A few weeks ago, me and my dad emailed one of my cousins, who works at the Uber self-driving car department. He said he’d be happy to get interviewed by me, and we could face time each other. He didn’t even want my questions beforehand, which was great, so I could have more time to […]
Blog #2 – Crafting A Main Inquiry Question and Sub Questions
I had lots of ideas for what my main inquiry question would be, but I eventually realized that it was harder than I thought. I thought the sub questions would be easier than the main inquiry question, and it only was a little easier than the main inquiry question. Finding my main inquiry question […]
Blog #1 – Choosing My Capstone Topic
Two days ago, we were given another unit! It’s called Capstone. Basically, for Capstone we choose a topic we think we could do a lot of research on. It also has to be a topic that interests us, and make a slideshow presentation on it. We think of a main inquiry question, which is the […]