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Dec 6th

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:06:19 +0000

Today, on December 6th, we participated in various self-development activities and robotic programing. The day started off with them attempting to work are brains with math and word scrambles, but they hardly challenged my mind. we then discussed what we seek in our future sole-mate. I didn't fully participate in the activity, but I still managed to pick out the items on the list i found most important. I also managed to engage in an in depth conversation with one of my supervisors on "loyalty", one of the items on the list. After that, we progr

Some Stuff Man

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:49:43 +0000

Today, our group did some stuff man. We were observing the insides of pumps to see how different pumps work and to be able to put them together in the future. This activity we did today is based on last week's activity, transferring water from bottle to bottle with a tube and a stopper.

March Stuff

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:53:26 +0000

Today, we did a lot of interesting stuff. We played with glue guns, well glued stuff that was relevant to whatever we were doing. Our group made a bridge that held 10 pounds, it could have held more. We were also constructing buildings to see who could make the tallest. We came it fourth, but it was nice though.

This Day

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:47:06 +0000

Today was an interesting day none the less. Another supervisor has joined the Yes-2-Tech family, Priscilla. We started the day with some pre-school games and ice breakers, such as going around the room, statingrat our names, and something about ourselves. We also played this game called scategories that became very challenging, argumentive, and fustrating. We also made posters that were meant to explain what we do in Yes-2-Tech through words and illustrations. My group didn't finish, but we explained what we did, achieved, and pland to do in the future pretty thoroughly. Then we talked about how technology has changed over the years and made posters on that. Then I did an interview about what's like being in the Yes-2-Tech program which went pretty well for the most part. When I returned to the room, the group was doing something with cabbage juice and strips. It had something to do with ph levels that range from 1 to 14(the highest being basic and the lowest being acid). And now I'm blogging. And now I'm finished.

Today and Tomorrow

Sat, 19 Jan 2008 18:30:52 +0000

Today, we made motors, presented, and received bonuses. I was never successful in making my motor, but I did get to see how it works. We were also given the responsibility to present certain projects we did over the time we've been working here in the past few months. Our group did pretty good as far as I am concerned. We described the wind turbine pretty thoroughly and the reaction we received was a good one. I'm going to be the only one from my group presenting this at the Science Center tomorrow, but I feel really prepared for it.

wind turbines

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:36:20 +0000

While I was searching on instructables.com, I came across a rather interesting wind turbine. Now before i came across some other ones I thought were pretty cool, but some other people beat me to it, but this one's no that bad either. It's a DIY 1000 watt wind turbine( as seen on http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-1000-watt-wind-turbine/) that these guys use to power their home. It's a nine step process according to them and it seems pretty easy to follow. As far as my group, Yes-2-Tech, I think we should try to look for something more spectacular, but this is still pretty cool and not that difficult to make and something I might try to make.

Windmills and Water

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 18:50:36 +0000

I was looking for information about turbines for the windmill. I came across some rather intriguing information on Solardyne.com. There was this windmill called the whisper 500 that has a high voltage of 220. If you click on the link the site will try to hustle you. We also tested Nitrite, Nitrate, Ammonia, and pH of the water samples from the tank. We only received results from Ammonia and pH, it was still pretty interesting though.

Water Testing

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:02:46 +0000

Today, we used fish water and plant water to test different chemical reactions. We had to obtain some water from this nasty, trifling fish tank by using a eye dropper and we also required a water sample from the water tank with a bunch of plants growing under the water. After that, we then grabbed our test tubes, placed them on our table, and poured the water into each tube until each had 5ml of water, each tube already had the mark printed on the tube to show how much was 5ml which made it easier. We tested the Nitrate first, witch required 10 drops and then we shook the two tubes for thirty seconds and placed them back on the table. Both solutions ended up turning yellow, meaning, according to the card, both solutions had 0 ppm (mg/L). We then repeated the process with the Nitrite. This time, we had different results. While one tube had blue water, 0mg/L, the other tube had a purplish water, .5mg/L. Unfortunately, I didn't catch witch one had plant tank water and fish tank water, I didn't bother to ask my other group members so I felt sort of mad that I wasn't able to see the difference. We then preformed the experiment a third time with the Ammonia. Unfortunately, none of them changed a color at all, meaning that the chemical had probably already experiment. I didn't get a chance to perform the experiment myself, so I did and I also ended up with clear water.

Questions

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:25:11 +0000

There's some wires in there, I'm pretty sure that has something to do with motors. There's also some alligator clips and that conducts electricity, or does something else with motors. That's pretty much all I see that relates to any motor I have seen, I think. Some other renewable resources are water cause it powers water mills and aquaman, and the water spirit that keeps are water clean, powerful, and magical. The ground is another cause it creates energy by forming metal that conducts the electricity flowing through the air creating mountain formations of are four fathers. There are also others such as the hidden powers not discovered in the clouds and the lost city of atlantis. We will always have energy sources no matter how much fuel we burn up cause the earth will create the stuff we need automatically, like cars and stuff.

A Motor

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:49:01 +0000

Today, as I came to work slightly later than expected, I came across a rather odd motor, pretty cool motor, but still odd. It seems to use a very odd yet powerful rotating magnetic force to thrust the curled up wire into a spinning motion. I also notice some supercell batteries connected to it somehow, I imagine it creates some electromagnetic current that flows through the wire causing a reacting force that creates the spinning motion of the curled of wire. The motor was obviously previously created someone lacking the ability to create a stable motor because it broke apart as soon as I elevated it from its surface. Still, it seems to be a creative instrument and I look forward to making one myself.

Plants

Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:39:05 +0000

Man, no plants live through the winter, they all just die. Sure they may last for a few days, maybe a week or two, but when it starts snowing, they all die. The greenhouse protects the plants and gives the plants a few more weeks, maybe months, on their life span, but they won't last long, they won't be able to hold up much longer after a month under the harsh pressures of the brutal winter cold. I personally suggest my group to go with a vegetable approach because most plants that survive in the winter are vegetables.

Making the Buzzer

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:23:56 +0000

Devin and I was working on this buzzer on that door back there. Devin put the buzzer together to buzz whenever someone opens it. I had to sketch every move he did. I was infuriated with my job. I hate drawing, it looked like a complete mess. I'm also angry with the fact that I was working on that buzzer back at Jolly North for about twenty minutes and he did it in two. Plus I sat on that dirty floor trying to record everything that dude did, man. But I said we did a good job, even though my drawings look like a four year old did it. I feel deeply sadden over this experience because they accused me of not working hard enough and I was really trying my best, they me feel that my ideas and efforts were worthless and unnecessary. We may have finished, but I still feel I need to prove to my supervisors that I tried and made a conscious effort today to feel good about myself, not on the outside, but the inside.

Domes

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 16:51:46 +0000

I was in a group that stapled the plastic on the dome. It was hot and tormenting. I couldn't stand that torture. The small dome is like a hell chamber. It was so hot that I couldn't breath. I felt sorry for all those dead plants. They were probably crying inside in their last moments of the living world. The big dome is pretty cool. It took a long time to build and it too was a very hot experience. I went through sweat, blood, and tears building that thing, but at least I got on fox2 news for it. I think it still works like it did when we originally build it, but it's still hot.

Summer Teaching

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:08:49 +0000

This has been a wonderful teaching experience in this summer. When we started to teach at the JJKC, I learned how to catch the metro link. At the St. James Center, I got to ride on swings again. I like the JJKC beter because they have a full size basketball gym to hoop on. I also liked their weight room and their big screen T.V..The St. James Center was just a not as good version of the JJKC. It was a fun experienced and I enjoyed it very much.

Building Connectors

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:19:38 +0000

To build the metal connectors to hold the dome together, here are some of the following steps that will help you build the connectors.

Materials:
26 Screws, 26 nuts,13 six-foot metal strips(1-3/8”x72” flat punched 1/16” thick), Hack Saw,

Procedure:
1.    To build the geodesic dome you will need ten connectors with four sides, ten connectors with six sides, and six connectors with five sides.
2.    With the ten connectors of six, you will need 30 strips with 13 holes a piece.
3.    With the ten connectors of four you will need, you will need 40 strips with 7 holes a piece.
4.    With the six connectors of five you will need, you will need 30 strips with 7 holes a piece.
5.    On one of the ten connectors with six sides, bend the strip at the 5th hole at each side of the strip at about a 45 degree angel.
6.    On one of the ten connectors with four sides and six connectors with five sides, bend the strip at the 2nd hole at about a 40 degree angel.
7.    To build a six side connector, take 3 bended strips of 13 holes, stack the three strips so that the center hole(7th hole) is centered straight through all three strips and the ends of the strips are rotated to form a six sided figure.
8.    Then put a screw through the center of the connector and screw the nut at the bottom of the screw.
9.    To build a five side connector, take 5 bended strips of 7 holes, stack the 5 strips so that 1st hole is centered through all 5 strips.
10.    Then repeat step 8.
11.    To build a four side connector