My best "Raspberry Pi" experience

Hello Guys!

Today, I will be telling you about my first two visits to an event called 'Design_Code_Build', which was located in the Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA. The main aim was to learn about a computer called Raspberry Pi, which is one of the tiniest of the world. You can buy it at any store for about $30-$40. As a matter of fact, I decided to buy it so I could learn about Raspberry Pi even after the classes ended.

My first visit to this event was really interesting. When I arrived there, a got a free T-shit (so epic) and then I went into an auditorium, where the event started. After the introduction, our team (which consisted of 10 people) where assigned to create an avatar. Because we didn't even know each other, we didn't really come up with much of an avatar (unless you consider a blank board an avatar).
After that, we ate gummy bears and goldfish for snack. Then, we looked at a few exhibits, which consisted of a huge supercomputer and music-recording devices, such as audio-cassettes and mp3 payers. Then, we got hands-on with an activity that required us to interact with a raspberry pi computer. In this specific activity, we made sound with a computer, monitor, mouse, keyboard, and speaker. The program we used was called Sonic Pi. After this interesting activity, my teammates and I listened to a speech by David Fradin (but trust me, this was not a boring speech). He is a really cool guy, and Google him up if you want to learn more. Finally, my favorite part of the day came: lunch! My team was so hungry that we were literally drumming the table before we got to eat. After the delicious lunch, my whole group did a maze activity, where you had to go around a labyrinth with your partner's help; but you had to close your eyes. We were supposed to relate this to when we gave commands to a computer in the sound activity. Later, we looked at some more exhibits about Wikipedia and iTunes. At the end of the day, we participated in an activity where we had to make a play, which portrayed everything we learned today. As I had a loud voice, my team eventually picked me as the narrator. At the end of the day, we got one more survey before we were allowed to go home.

The second day was a bit more advanced, as we spent more time at the computer. All we literally did this day was 'Design_Code_Build'. I came to the entrance as usual, and got another T-shirt for free (again, so epic). We started off that day with a few more exhibits. These, on the other hand, were about the Hollerinth census machine and a teapot that was created using 3-D computer modeling. After these interesting inventions, we had gummies and goldfish. Then, we used computer coding to illuminate an LED light. After sometime, we listened to another speaker. She talked about NASA and trying new things. We got to eat lunch outside, and I enjoyed it this time because my friend was sitting with me. Next, my team continued the LED project by making it turn on with a button, and then we designed a slide so a golf ball could roll down and hit the button. The day finished with a trip around the museum, with my family.

My third visit was right before Father's Day, so dads (or moms) were welcomed to come with their children. To start the day off, we participated in an activity that needed us to write down the steps of a task (such as brushing your teeth, cleaning your room, or making coffee). Then, we ate Scooby-doo gummies (you should totally buy those) and goldfish for snack. After that refreshment, we made an LED light glow. Because my dad was really fond of computers and coding, him and I finished faster than anyone else, and even tried to light up multiple lights. After that challenge,we looked at some exhibits, which included the homebrew computer club. Then, we came back inside the auditorium to listen to a lecture by Mr, Vijay, who works at Broadcom Foundation. Finally, I got my lunch, which was the same as before. The only difference this time was they gave a plain white cookie instead of the traditional chocolate-chip. After lunch, I participated in a Sonic Pi activity (if you want to play with Sonic Pi, go to sonic-pi.net). Next, we looked at some other exhibits (which, by the way, I already looked at a hundred times). The day came to an end with another activity, better described as a play. It was basically a re-creation of the first activity of the day. The last day of Design_Code_Build ended with a snack (which I loved). 

My Last Day of 6th Grade

Hello Guys!
How are you? I wanted to notify you about my status this week. First off, I got my grades in, which were mostly A's (go me!). My parents were also pleased with my 4.0 GPA. I also finally finished my Social Studies Magazine, which I was working on for over a month. This is the cover page of the magazine:


The last day of school was really exciting, but it was also sad because my favorite teacher, Mr. Palla, was retiring. Over the years, I realized this has been a really fun and interesting year for me. I had all my teachers and friends sign a yearbook-like paper:


After summer started, I started to go to a 'Raspberry Pi camp', and not the pie-eating kind. I learned a bit about Raspberry Pi, which was actually a computer. Inspired by the program, my dad bought an actual Raspberry Pi computer for me to practice at home. I am really excited to open it tomorrow.

Another cool thing about the beginning of my summer was that I finally got a gold metallic fidget spinner, which looked like this: