After our first rounds of egg drops we had two competitors left. Elastic Gyroscopic Parachute Test Unit # 42 XXcatXX360 We had already exhausted our highest drop spot at the school so we had to take a quick drive to a higher location: We measured the tower and found it to be 7.3 meters tall. Our …
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Science Ideas from ALC Mosaic
Check out this awesome post from @danthomasson about science experiments using copper wire and batteries. These look like some cool experiments we could play around with.
A Walk in the Woods
We have been visiting a local park for the past few weeks, today we finally went down a small nature trail…
Egg Drop Challenge
Today we built containers to protect eggs from a drop. We had three teams of two: Alpha Bulbasaur One They created one of the most unique crafts to carry their egg named U.S.S. Normandy. Team No Using elastic bands and a plastic bag parachute to slow the decent the Elastic Gyroscopic Parachute Test Unit # …
Created Duct Tape Wallets Today
Today some of us made duck tape wallets. I started the lesson off with some knife and blade safety, I based my lesson off the Boy Scout rules: Always establish a safety circle. Place the closed knife in your hand and then extend your arm. Move your arm around you. If another person is within reach, move …
WikiTrails: From Van Gogh to Mario
We played WikiTrails today! Our goal was to make it from Vincent Van Gogh to Nintendo’s Mario, we were able to do it in 16 jumps. Vincent van Gogh This post-impressionist painter was practically unheard of in his own time. Now his paintings are among the most popular (and expensive) in the world. This …
DIY Wallet Idea Board
We are in the mood to make wallets. This post is here to collect links and images. DIY “boys wallet” DIY Flip Wallet How to make a duck tape wallet on wiki-how How to make duck tape wallets from frugalfun4boys.com Check out my pinboard: Follow drew’s board wallet on Pinterest.
33471705600 UTC, an introduction
I’ve been asked to start a dungeons and dragons (DnD) style game with the Everett students. DnD is a popular table top “war game” which has become a proprietary eponym for basically any game where people sit around a table and play a mainly story telling based game. DnD is often played with a rule book and uses …