Hugo Estrada's House of Wonder

Here is another beautiful project from Bella.

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Bella did her first programming tutorial tonight! This is her work; a scratch project. I am so proud of her. Crunchy Granola Academy seeks to give a sound technology education to its students!

To stop it, click on the red stop sign on the top right. To start it again, click on the green flag.

Today we had a successful chess lesson with Alexander and Isabella. Alexander helped to put the pieces on the board, mirroring what Isabella was doing. We played a few games of pawn games. Next time, we are going to delve into lesson two!

This morning, at Crunchy Granola Academy, we finished out trebuchet models. Here you can see our young engineers working earnestly on their machines. Smile to the camera, Alexander! Now put back your hard hat. Safety First!

Isabella successfully launched a cherio from her model. Notice the pink sling. Isabella designed the stabilizing system; without it, the trebuchet flips over. The standard solution is to put the structure on wheels; she decided to stabilize it with extra anchors instead.

Here is detail shot of the sling and weight. The weight is a battery taped to the rod. The sling was made with a rag.

Our learning experience showed that the hardest part of making these models is to make an appropriate sling. The wrong sling shape will not throw the objects the right way. Our models were so small that making the slings were tricky. We believe that making a bigger model should make the sling making easier.

Here is my model:

Isabella, a student at Crunchy Granola Academy, started her first magazine. it is called, "Bird, The Field Guide Magazine". This is another project that she conceived and started all by herself.

Here is what an issue looks in the inside: