Working with circuits

Foe our last week of class we've been given circuit boards to play, and learn with.   It was ment to show you the connections between each component.  In the box came a book that gave us a 101 different combination that allow use to use every piece to its full extent.  After we finished connecting pieces we would show it to our teachers to confirm that we understood the exercise.

My favorite bridge

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel has my favorite design overall.  The location of it is : Cape Charles and Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.  The bridge itself was finished in 1964.  The coast was $200 million.  The length is 89,760 feet total length 79,200 feet bridge length.  The bridge type is a beam/tunnel, made out of steel and concrete, and it's main purpose was to be a road way. 

Electric circuits

During the last week we have been working on a electric kit. This electrical kit has taught me the different and various ways that current can travel. Even though I didn't want to do this assignment I'm glad that Mr. Chelule and Doc forced me to complete it

Field Trip

The day of our trip finally arrived. It was a nice sunny day and people were smiling everywhere. We went to New York and Hoboken to see many bridges. I learned how bridges are built to look nice and strong. The design of the bridge might give the bridge a nice look but it is used for strength. I enjoyed watching these bridges that day. One crazy thing that day that had everyone laughing was our driver. Our bus driver went through many tolls and drove towards our death. Just kidding, but it was a fun experience that made our day great.

Breaking The Bridges

Breaking our bridges especially mine was kinda heart breaking. I put so much time and effort into my bridge to let it just break. But it was a good experience and it suprised  me how much my bridge could hold up. While recording everyones bridge breaking it was kind of wierd how each bridge broke according to there design of the bridge. Overall I enjoyed being in this class that taught me so much about bridges and engineering.

Sight Seeing

During the second week of Bridges and Electronics, we decided to take a trip to see the bridges around New York and New Jersey. We saw many bridges around New York and New Jersey. Many of the bridges we saw looked very interesting, especially the Brooklyn Bridge. The reason why I believe the Brooklyn Bridge is unique in terms of its structural design is because, the bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge. One fun fact about the Brooklyn Bridge is that it has been dubbed the eighth wonder of the world. For me, the Brooklyn Bridge was the main focal point of the trip.

Lift-Off!!

Traditionally, in previous years the Bridges and Electronics class has focused mainly on bridges and electrical circuits. This year, we added a pinch Aerospace engineering to the mix. My class and I built and successfully launched a rocket. Throughout this class, building the rocket was probably the most challenging part. Despite many failed attempts at launching the rocket, we were successful in the end.
What I learned from this experience is that many projects aren't as easy as they appear to be.