At Durham Academy in 6th grade science we had a project to make a heat shield.

The heat shield had to withstand 2000 degrees Celsius for three minutes. At the other side of the heat shield there was an egg and if you cook the egg the heat shield did  not work. Everyone got 100 credits.before anyone made there final design we could do test with a heat gun that got up to 400 degrees Celsius. The tests were only one minute long. My group used up 95 credits and this was our prototype.

We chose this prototype because we thought the aluminum would radiate the heat away. The aluminum was not good in the real test because the heat was to hot it burned through the aluminum foil. We chose the sponge because in the testing it was great. The sponge in the real test was not good it burned right after the aluminum. We chose the metal lathe because we thought it would absorb the heat. The metal lathe was great in the real test it did not let much heat go through.

Here is the picture of before and after the final test.

The blow torch made a hole in the heat shield but our egg was still RAW.

My parter’s were Michaela and Layla.

My school had a field trip to the NC Museum of Natural Sciences on 1/27/23. The museum is in Raleigh North Carolina.

First we went on a 35 minute bus ride from Durham Academy and the drivers were amazing. The museum had 4 floors. On the first floor there were cool artifacts like old plants and there was a big ship in the back. On the second floor there were fish and gems. The gems were so big and beautiful. On the second floor there were also snakes,  turtles , and a bridge . On the third floor there were 3-D printed objects that could move and it was so COOL. There were also snakes, asteroids, and a bridge. The fourth floor had the race exhibit. I  learned  that race is made up by people and has no science behind it. I wish the race exhibit was more interactive because it was a little boring. There was also a butterfly cage but is was sadly closed when we came. My favorite part was when the fish got fed and they 3-D printed objects. I would come back to the museum sometime to see the fish and 3-D printed object’s. I hope you decide to go there someday.

I will be talking about Crohn’s disease.

Crohn’s disease is a common disease that I have and around 780,000 people have in the United States. Crohn’s disease is a inflammatory bowel disease known as (IBD). Crohn’s causes inflammation in your digestive track. It leads to abdominal pain, diarrhea, and weight loss.

When I got diagnosed my stomach hurt but then I got on a medication, and suddenly I felt like a brand new boy. I was finally able to play with my friends and have sleep overs. My medication worked great. Now I am a six grade boy living my best life, I play soccer, basketball, golf, and football.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/living-with-crohns-disease-recognizing-and-managing-flares-2019112618410