Archive for Behind The Scenes

Wacky Wednesdays

As part of my building life skills homeschool curriculum, I represent Read and Grow Rich S.T.E.a.M. Faire by leading a Wacky Wednesday STEAM lesson at Reach Leadership Academy. I serve dual roles – instructor and photographer.

In April 2015, the lesson was a paper tower competition. Students in the 4th and 5th grade formed teams. Each team consisted of both 4th and 5th grade students. The goal was to build the tallest tower out of copy paper. The only rule was that the tower had to stand for 30 seconds.

In December 2014, students were in awe of our “Build a Train” activity. Parents donated cookies, candies, and a host of other sweet goodies. About 300 students used their imagination to build a train car out of the goodies. Yes, they got to take home their creation. I stopped to take photos with the Principal of the Day.

REACH Leadership STEAM Academy is a public charter school operating within the City of Riverside. REACH is a K-6 college preparatory elementary school with a Focus in STEM + Arts (science, technology, engineering, mathematics + art). With its college-going school culture, REACH utilizes a technology-rich instructional approach to learning that provides opportunities for students to learn through inquiry and exploration.

Participating In Local History

In October 2014, Vice President Joe Biden came to Colton (California) High School.  In spite of all of the blockades and street closures, I managed to get a photo of the motorcade. I had to anticipate where would be a good spot to stand to catch the fast moving car because when I asked the police officers who were blocking the streets which exit would the Vice President come from, they all said they couldn’t tell me.

At first, I was frustrated because we had to stand there and wait. All of a sudden, there was a large number of law enforcement exiting the freeway in all kinds of vehicles. I positioned myself in the bushes to get the best view of the freeway exit. SNAP! Got it.

One of my photos was published in the Westside Story Newspaper.

 

 

Meet Dumas Martin

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I met a real life inventor. His name is Dumas Martin. I just called him Mr. Martin. He said he made an all in one chess and checkers and tic tac toe kit.

He showed me one of his inventions. It is a back relief device. He said he makes medical inventions. He sells his back relief device is for $75.

He also gave me tips not to yawn or act as if i am bored during the interview. I did this interview at our Read And Grow Rich S.T.E.M. event. I also asked if it is hard to invent. He said if you believe, it’s not hard at all. It was a good interview. I think I did fantastic.  Watch the short video below and see for yourself.