Monday, January 9th, 2017
On Monday we talked about using a new way tom make our websites. It was also our first day back from winter break. It was a really fun break and I
did a few things. Instead of using HTML, we learned about using Google Sites. I still prefer using the HTML instead of Google Sites. We also learned
about the new Robotics Competition. Click the link below to learn more.
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
On Tuesday we started to learn how to use Google sites. We learned how to make, name, and put a background picture on the new websites. It seems
easier, but I really like using HTML.
Wednesday, January 11th, 2017
On Wednesday we did a Wednesday Challenge. Our goal was to make a square exctly one foot by one foot with apiece of cardboard and a box cutter. We did this challenge in pairs and my partner
was Jaden. We used the carpenter square to measure the sides of our square and to get that perfect 90 degree angle. We have not found out the winner
of the challenge yet.
Thursday, January 12th, 2017
On Thursday we continued with Google Sites. We took a picture with our square and we learned how to put it in to our Google Website.
Friday, January 13th, 2017
On Friday we worked more with Google Sites. We didn't do much besides that.
Tuesday, January 17th, 2017
On Tuesday we had to make a choice whether or not we would use HTML or Google Sites. I chose HTML because that's what I'm used to and that's what
I feel is easier.
Wednesday, January 18th, 2017
On Wednesday we did a Wednesday Challenge. We played with ebola. The goal was to build a device to transfer a golf from one bag to the next.
The golf ball was the ebola. We did not do to well in the competiton. We took 4 minutes and did not get one ball. Mason, Raul, and Jonathan
were in my group.
Thursday, January 19th, 2017
Today we learned how to make a homepage on our website. On our homepage are two links, one to semester one and the other to semester two.
Friday, January 20th, 2017
We learned how to upload our semester two files on to FileZilla.
Monday, January 23rd, 2017
On Monday, we found out our grades for the website. I got a 10.0 on the website and so did several other people. We were graded on several things.
The people who got recognized for there websites were John, Jess, Derek, Alvin, and Sam. After this, Dr. Neat showed us how to cut a perfect sqaure
out of cardboard.
Tuesday, January 24th, 2017
On Tuesday Dr. Neat introduced a project we were going to do. We have to make a car out of cardboard, straws, and wood glue. The goal is to make your
car go the farthest. Which ever car goes the farthest wins. It has nothing to do with speed. We had the option to start the project today, but I
wanted to work on my website a little more.
Wednesday, January 25th, 2017
On Wednesday we did a Wednesday Challenge. Every year at the Robotics Competition, teams give out pins, little toys, etc. to support their team during
the competition. The goal was to come up with an object for the CVHS team. My groups idea was to build a gear keychain. We still have not found out
the winning object. Jonathan and Mason were in my group. We had to present the ideas to the Veterans in the class.
Thursday, January 26th, 2017
On Thursday we finished presenting the ideas. I worked on my website and not much else happened.
Friday, January 27th, 2017
On Friday we found out the winners of the Wednesday Challenge. Two groups won, one for the actuall handout and the other for best presentation. The
group that won for yhe handouts was Connor's group. Their idea was to build those twirly things that fly away when you twirl them. The group that won
best presentation was Krish's group. Their idea was to build a gear fidget spinner. After that the CVHS Robotics team showed us where they are at with
their ideas for the competition. They have a full CAD of their robot and it looks pretty good. After that I worked on my website.
Monday, January 30th, 2017
On Monday Dr. Neat showed us the website requirments for the next grading period. Mr. Miller talked to us about resource managment. After that I worked
on my website, we didn't do much on Monday.
Tuesday, January 31st, 2017
On Tuesday we had the option to work on websites or our cars. I worked on my website.
Wednesday, February 1st, 2017
On Wednesday we did a Wednesday Challenge. The challenge was to build our own version of the winning handout last week and the winning won gets to go
to the competition. Mason, Evan, and Tyler were in my group. We do not know the winner yet.
Thursday, February 2nd, 2017
On Thursday we worked on our cars. I built the body and I'm going to start the wheels on Friday.
Friday, February 3rd, 2017
On Friday we worked on our cars. I built the first set of 4 wheels.
Superbowl LI Sunday
Patriots won!!!! 34-28 in over time.
Monday, February 6th, 2017
On Monday we worked on our cars. I built the second set of wheels.
Tuesday, February 7th, 2017
On Tuesday we worked on our cars. I found out that the wheels were too jagged and they would not roll well. So I took my car home and perfected the
wheels. Hopefully they work better.
Wednesday, February 8th, 2017
On Wednesday we did a Wednesday Challenge. We recently found out that the last hanout idea, the twirly flyer, was an illegal handout because there were
no flying objects allowed. The challenge was to make a fidget toy for the handout. The fidget toy my group game up with were clacker kind of things.
It was two golf balls attached to a single piece of string. Justin andd Max were in my group.
Thursday, February 9th, 2017
On Thursday we did the first race with our cars. The first time I waited in line, I found out the axle, the straws, were too long. So I had to cut the
straws a little bit. My car went about 7 feet down the ramp and that is not what I was hoping for. My car was turning right. I wanted it to go down
further. Next time I should position my car more to the left of the ramp so that it will have a longer time before it falls off the ramp.
Friday, February 10th, 2017
Friday was the second day of the race. I positioned the car on the ramp a little differently this time and I ended up getting about 8 feet. I was a
little more satisfied by that performance then the last one. I need to make my wheels thicker and curve my wheels better.
Monday, February 13th, 2017
No School
Tuesday, February 14th, 2017
On Tuesday we found out our first quarter grades. They were calculated by the average of our first website grade and second website grade. I got a 10
on my first grade and on my second I got a 7 because I forgot to upload it on to FileZilla. I got an average of 8.5 so that is my first quarter grade.
The rest of the period we worked on our websites.
Wednesday, February 15th, 2017
On Wednesday we did a Wednesday Challenge. The groups were determined by splitting the class in half. The groups had to sit in a circle with each
person holding a tube in their hand. So evryone had to pass the tube one person to the left. If everyone caught it, we would do it again, but standing.
If we all did it standing, then we had to throw it every other person. The first group to do it all three in a row wins. My group was the first group
to do it, so we won. I was in Tyler's group.
Thursday, February 16th, 2017
On Thursday we worked on our websites.
Friday, February 17th, 2017
On Friday, the CVHS Robotics Team had their final Friday presentation of the year. They showed us their robot and it looks really good and moves pretty
fast. We also did the third race of the car competition. It did not go well at all. It did not even move. The straw was not fitting in the hole it
was supposed to fit into, so that axle did not spin. It was really frustrating.
Monday, February 20th, 2017
No School
Tuesday, February 21st, 2017
On Tuesday, we had a final look at the robot. Before it was bagged in the giant trash bag. We also went over grades from this weekends
grading. I got a total of 10.
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017
On Wednesday we did a Wednesday Challenge. The challenge was sort of a repeat frome one of the challenges from Semester 1. We had to make a
Sketch Up of a cardboard A and then give it to another group to build. It was a partner challenge and my partner was Lucas. These are pictures of the
Sketch Up we made and the group who got our Sketch Up final design.
Thursday, February 23rd, 2017
On Thursday we got our Sketch Up from the other group. They made me kind of mad because it was 1 foot 6 inches tall. We were not able to get
started because we had a malfunction at the beginning of the period and we did not recieve it until the end.
Friday, February 24th, 2017
On Friday we worked on our websites.
Saturday, February 25th, 2017
On Saturday, it was opening day for the baseball team. We went and played at Northview High School and we won 11 to 3. It was a good first win for us.
1-0!
Monday, February 27th, 2017
On Monday Dr. Neat talked about the next cardboard car trial. We have to make a car based on a design someone else built. The rest of the period we
worked on our websites.
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017
On Tuesday we worked on our websites. We did not do much else.
Wednesday, March 1st, 2017
On Wednesday we started a Wednesday Challenge. The challenge was to build a boat fin for the bottom of a rocket made of cardboard and an adhesive.
Jacob, Jonathan, Paul, and Zach were in my group. Later Wednesday, the baseball team had a game.
Thursday, March 2nd, 2017
On Thursday we finished the boat fin Wednesday Challenge. Our fin did not turn out very well. Mostly because we were missing our veteran, Jacob.
Friday, March 3rd, 2017
On Friday, we finished our websites before the grading period.
Monday, March 6th, 2017
On Monday Mr. Miller showed us our grades. I got a 10.4 because I got the extra credit. After this we worked on our cars. I'm making a new car with
the same general idea. But I am going to try to make the axle spin with less friction with a wider hole for where the straw goes.
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017
On Tuesday Mr. Miller talked with the people who work with Google Sites. Then the rest of the period we worked on cars or raced our cars.
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
On Wednesday we started our quarter Wednesday Challenge. The challenge was to mail a Pringle, using a device you make. The goal is to have it come back
to you without the chip cracking. We came up with the idea of builing a cardboard box and filling it with cotton balls. Jonathan is in my group.
Thursday, March 9th, 2017
On Thursday we did some more brain storming and we started calculating an estimate score.
Friday, March 10th, 2017
On Friday we finished our calculating for the Wednesday Challenge.
Monday, March 13th, 2017
On Monday we started to construct our box. We got Connor's PDF. We had to make a 20cm by 20cm box and fill it with pet bedding.
Tuesday, March 14th, 2017
On Tuesday we continued to work on our project and we completed the byilding of the box. The baseball team also had a game.
Wednesday, March 15th, 2017
On Wednesday we filled our box up with cotton balls and placed the official Pringle inside the box.
Thursday, March 16th, 2017
On Thursday we started by watching a video about the Sky Crane to Mars. The rest of the period we worked on our websites.
Friday, March 17th, 2017
On Friday we watched the Robotics Competition Live. We were watching it on Raul's phone through Instagram. Then we found the live stream online.
Monday, March 27th, 2017
No School
Tuesday, March 28th, 2017
On Tuesday the Robotics team talked to us about there experience at the competition. They won a couple awards while they were at the competition.
Wednesday, March 29th, 2017
On Wednesday we did a Wednesday Challenge. The challenge was to make a decision in 30 min. Here's the scenario: You can take your math class for a
whole school year and get what ever grade you earn, or if you write out the numbers from one all the way to one million, you automatically get an A. By
the end of the thirty minutes, we figured out that we would have to write 69 words per minute. Our group decided it would be better to write the words
out. Each group prsented their decisions and why they made that decision. Krish, Andrew, and Derek were in my group.
Thursday, March 30th, 2017
We finished the rest of the presentations at the beginning of the period, then we worked on our websites.
Friday, March 31st, 2017
On Friday, Alvin and Erin tried to bring up the robotics competition live stream again, but it wasn't working. All we really did the rest of the period
was work on our websites. We had a substitute teacher that day.
Monday, April 3rd, 2017
On Monday the CVHS Robotics team told us about there experience at the competition in Orange County and the hotel they stayed at while they were there.
They also told us about the Swiss team, who is our robotics daughter team. The Red Sox won 5-0.
Tuesday, April 4th, 2017
On Tuesday we worked on our websites and our cars. Dr. Neat also met with each of us.
Wednesday, April 5th, 2017
On Wednesday we did a Wednesday Challenge. The Wednesday Challenge was to measure the dimensions of any circle in the room, diameter and circumference.
Our goal was to get as many didgets of pi, 3.1415926..., as possible. We only got the first didget right. We calculated using C/d. We measured a
bottle cap. Our circumference was 57/16 and the diameter was 9/8. We got 3.1666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666...
Thursday, April 6th, 2017
On Thursday Kevin showed us how to make a skateboard deck on Sketch Up using the scale tool.
Friday, April 7th, 2017
On Friday Mr. Miller talked to us about the gofundme account the robotics team set up for their trip to Houston. Then Dr. Neat told us about the results
of the Pi Wednesday Challenge. Aren's group won thst one. Then, Kirk talked to us about the Potato Chip Challenge winners, who were Keila's group,
Mason's group, Monte's group, and Alex's group were the winners.
Monday, April 10th, 2017
On Monday we started a Wednesday Challenge. It was a challenge for the people who aren't making a skateboard. The challenge was is to build a
structure out of only one inch by one inch cardboard squares. Before we did that, we had to make a sketch up of our tower. The group with the closest
tower to ther sketch up wins.
Tuesday, April 11th, 2017
On Tuesday we did not have fifth period because of block schedule.
Wednesday, April 12th, 2017
On Wednesday we finished the Wednesday Challenge. Our tower ended up being 9 inches tall and it was some what close to our Sketch Up. The other group
got 12.5 inches tall, but I'm not sure how close to the Sketch Up they were.
Thursday, April 13th, 2017
On Thursday we did not have fifth period because of block schedule.
Friday, April 14th, 2017
On Friday, all we really did was work on our websites. Dr.Neat was not there.
Monday, April 17th, 2017
On Monday, we started off by watching a video about NASA and what they are working on. Next Dr. Neat talked to us about the mandatory items for our
websites and told us the winners of the Wednesday Challenge. My group won the challenge, and we are chosing to select the grade instead of the pizza
party. The rest of the period we didn't do much except work on our website. Mr. Miller and some of the people in robotics are leaving for Houston
tommorow. Dr. Neat is staying here.
Tuesday, April 18th, 2017
On Tuesday I worked on my website, but I left early because I had a baseball game. Before I left, Tony played a video about team 118, the Robonauts and
their robot. We started the Boat Race Wednesday Challenge, but I missed that.
Wednesday, April 19th, 2017
On Wednesday we did not have fifth period because of block schedule.
Thursday, April 20th, 2017
On Thursday I worked on my website, but I left early because I had a baseball game. They raced the boats, but I wasn't there for that.
Friday, April 21st, 2017
On Friday we did not have fifth period because of block schedule.
Monday, April 24th, 2017
No school
Tuesday, April 25th, 2017
On Tuesday the Robotics team talked to us about their trip to Houston for the World Championship.
Wednesday, April 26th, 2017
On Wednesday, there was a Wednesday Challenge. The Challenge was to cut a 5' by 5' piece of plywood as evenly as possible. The width of your pieces
had to be 10 inches, while the length was in between 32 and 46 inches. Who ever minimized the waste won. We made a Sketch Up model of our idea.
Thursday, April 27th, 2017
On Thursday Mr. Miller started by telling us that he was grading websites this weekend. Then Dr. Neat showed us the website requirments on his website.
Then Erin talked to us about the winner of last weeks Wednesday Challenge, but I was not there for that one. The rest of the period we worked on our
websites.
Friday, April 28th, 2017
On Friday we started the period by watching a video. It was a video about Cassini, a device that successfully made it to Saturn. It was launched in
1997 and cost about 3.26 billion dollars to make.
Monday, May 1st, 2017
On Monday Mr. Miller talked to us about our grades. I got 24/22 for the two weeks, so I have 104 percent in the class. Then Michael showed us a video
about this robot that dances and plays music, but it is actually scanning the crowd for criminals. It is a form of telepresence. We had a sub for
Dr. Neat.
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017
On Tuesday the people doing the skateboard, worked on their skateboard. The rest of us worked on our cars or webistes.
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017
On Wednesday, we did a Wednesday Challenge, but I did not do it. On Tuesday, Dr. Neat told me that I can do a skateboard. So I missed the challenge to
start catching up on my board.
Thursday, May 4th, 2017
On Thursday, I worked on my skateboard.
Friday, May 5th, 2017
On Friday, I worked on my skateboard.
Monday, May 8th, 2017
On Monday, I started by working on my website, and then did my skateboard I printed and taped at home.
Tuesday May 9th, 2017
On Tuesday Dr. Neat talked to us about a new car design for the car people. I don't think I have enough time for th skateboard though.
Wednesday, May 10th, 2017
On Wednesday, we did a Wednesday Challenge. The challenge was to make a boat out of only graph paper, and it has to hold a weight of your choice and it has to last 5 minutes.
Our original design was to just make the old fashion paper boat, but when we tested it, it sunk straight to the bottom. Our next design was to just put a piece of paper on
the water. The boat lasted the whole 5 minutes. Our weight was a roll of tape that was 28g.
Thursday, May 11th, 2017
On Thursday we worked on our websites and the skateboard people worked on their skateboards.
Friday, May 12th, 2017
On Friday, Dr.Neat talked to us about tomorrow's grading and Erin told us the results of the Wednesday Challengs. The winners were Mason and Raul, and second place was Garin
and Aren.
Monday, May 15th, 2017
On Monday Dr. Neat talked to us about the website grades. I got a 9/10 for the wesite half and a 40/40 for the project half. The skateboard people worked on their boards
Tuesday, May 16th, 2017
On Tuesday we worked on our websites. The skateboard people worked on their skateboards.
Wednesday, May 17th, 2017
On Wednesday, we had a Wednesday Challenge. There was only one team during this challenge. We had to construct a structure out of plastic pipes that Dr. Neat made. The
catch is that we had one person blind folded, and the other giving instructions. The person giving instructions was the only person allowed to talk to the blind folded
person, and they were not allowed to touch the blind folded person. This was the last Wednesday Challenge of the year before the Final. My partner was Tony.
Thursday, May 18th, 2017
On Thursday we worked on our websites. The skateboard people worked on their skateboards.
Friday, May 19th, 2017
On Friday we worked on our websites and the skateboard people worked on their skateboards.
Monday, May 22nd, 2017
On Monday Mr. Miller talked to us about our final. The challenge is to filter water. The rest is explained in the power point.
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017
On Tuesday Mr. Miller showed us the tool that he will measure the dissolved solids with and he showed us using different samples of water. The first one was fertilized water which had
a reading of 110. The second was water from Mr. Miller's fish tank which had a reading of 20. The last was completely filtered water which had a reading of 7. It was banking day today.
Wednesday, May 24th, 2017
On Wednesday we worked on our final. The people who are using charcoal for their filter made the charcoal and the skateboard people worked on their skateboards. Also, it was the
baseball banquet for the baseball program here at CVHS. It was at the Oakmont Country Club in La Canada. It went pretty well, and it was a pretty good dinner. The one bad thing
about the banquet was the fact that I missed the championship game for my little league team and we lost 7-2.
Thursday, May 25th, 2017
On Thurrsday we worked on our final. The skateboard people worked on their skateboards.
Friday, May 26th, 2017
Last full day of school. Last website grading period of the year. The water filters were tested. The water being filtered was water from the LA River, so it was pretty disgusting.
Not sure who won yet, I will update by the end of the period. The skateboard people worked on their skateboards.
Monday, May 29th, 2017
No School because of Memorial Day.
Tuesday, May 30th, 2017
Not going to period 5 today because of finals for period 2 and 3. Last Day of Biology and English!!!!
Wednesday, May 31st, 2017
Last day of Engineering and Spanish!!!!
Thursday, June 1st, 2017
Not going to period 5 today because of finals for period 1 and 6. Last Day of Geometry!!!! Last Day of School!!!!
Friday, June 2nd, 2017
First day of summer, not really though. I start summer school in 4 days.