Saturday the 26 of October, JP Hill, Isabella Lallo, Ms. Enriquez, Mrs, Hendricks, Frank Hill, and I attended the 2013 Lacey Veach Day of Discovery at Punahou Schools in Oahu. From the experience I learned a great deal; it was truly a "Day of Discovering" a new way of looking at things, and revealing new ideas for a reformed education. Once at Punahou, we attended the opening assembly which was basically about the start of the "planting of the seeds" of Day of Discovery and Charles Lacy Veach's passion and spirit. The keynote speaker was none other than... Mr. Nainoa Thompson, the president of the Polynesian Voyaging Society and Pwo Navigator. As Nainoa Thompson spoke, I could really feel the sincerity in his voice. He was just a person talking about the impact of his beloved friend, Lacy Veach. When the assembly ended, I did not know what could get any better.
We arrived at our first session, Launching a Water-powered bottle rocket. The bottle rocket experiment was overall just plain fun. We attached two plastic bottles together using tape (one larger bottle, one smaller bottle). Then, we needed to connect the wings on to the bottle using tape. We filled the larger bottle half full with water and the smaller bottle with water just about two fingers in height (to keep the bottle on course;. if it was too top heavy it would not have a lot of air). My first trial was an almost complete failure. My wings were so off that instead of going up and straight it, went up and right. The next trial was completely different. I made major modifications (tightened and straightened the wings and added more water) and it was one of the rockets that went the farthest.
We arrived at our first session, Launching a Water-powered bottle rocket. The bottle rocket experiment was overall just plain fun. We attached two plastic bottles together using tape (one larger bottle, one smaller bottle). Then, we needed to connect the wings on to the bottle using tape. We filled the larger bottle half full with water and the smaller bottle with water just about two fingers in height (to keep the bottle on course;. if it was too top heavy it would not have a lot of air). My first trial was an almost complete failure. My wings were so off that instead of going up and straight it, went up and right. The next trial was completely different. I made major modifications (tightened and straightened the wings and added more water) and it was one of the rockets that went the farthest.
The second session was all about what happens to our food after we eat it. The lab consisted of three different chemical compounds fiber, protein, and lipids (fat). The lesson to this lab was that there are many types of chemical compounds and that they all have a function in our bodies. Afterwards, we visited an art gallery about Hokule'a. It was so creative; all the art the students did were so "out of the box". We then visited the Hokule'a display where Kumu Tai taught us how to lash the deck..
To conclude the festivities, there was an assembly. It was a presentation about the new robotics program. The robots were controlled by remotes and needed to complete a game. The objective of the game was to pick up a ball and score points by putting the ball in a basket or putting it in a corner of the board. After the presentation, there was another presentation that was all about different science experiments. We then concluded the day and headed back home; enthusiastic to share our day with the rest of our peers.