At the start of the Semester, our first field trip was a hike on the Mission Trails "Kwaay Paay peak" trail. We drove there with our chaperones and met up at the start of the trail. We (as a class) hiked up to the top, recording data for our Physics and Math classes along the way. After we got back, the class was instructed to make a postcard with one of the photos that we took. Then, mail it to someone of our choosing. 

For our second field trip to the "Borrego Springs" camping site, in Anza-Borrego, our whole side of the ninth grade had to record "A" roll and "B" roll shots for our "Anza-Borrego Movie."  We were split into groups of four; Two of the four would get 1 job, and the other two would get the other job. For example: my group was sunrise and sunset. Leah and I had to get shots of the sunrise and the sunset (B roll), while Macario and Evie would interview people (A roll). We later combined those clips into a movie and presented it to the class.

While collecting data for "Epic Journeys Film", we also collect data about the weather, so later, we could record another video for physics class titled "Weather Forecast". They were moch weather videos that we made with our chosen groups, a green screen, a phone for recording, and Capcut.  

After going to Mission Bay to paddle board, we came back and made Free Body Diagrams (F.B.D.) of photos of us on the paddle boards. We made Diagrams of the top view, and the side view. An F.B.D. is a diagram that shows all the physics curently in motion on an object. 

After our feild-trip to the Orange County Ropes Course, we were tasked (with a group of four people at our table) to plan, and create a model of the ropes course. The model consists of one of the sections we went on, of our choosing, and actually isn't the whole ropes course model. After building the model for physics class, we had to make a "Ropes Course Card" explaining our section, and the physics curently in motion on us, along with a Free Body Diagram, to show and better explain the physics. 

Later, long after our trip to Anza-Borrego, around the time we finished the tapestry, everyone in the class had to write an article in a "Collage Essay Format" about one of our journeys. I chose to write an article about our camping trip to Anza-Borrego, and how I don't particularly like getting dirty, but how I still had fun.

For our final project for math, we made animations using an online coding program called Khan Academy. We had to choose one of the field-trips we went on, then try to code it using JavaScript, one of the many coding languages (it's also the coding language the Khan Academy uses).

For our last physics project of the year, our teachers thought it would be fun to do a class cardboard race! Everyone in the entire 9th grade would submit a form on who they want to be their partner, and why they would be a good partner. If you were lucky, you would get your chosen partner. Once you are assigned a partner, you will plan and design a cardboard boat to float and race it against the rest of the 9th grade. We started with small, tiny prototypes to test the weight, physics, and what boat designs and shapes would work best. Finally, you and your partner would build your final prototype, the lifesize one you see in this photo (that's my partner Edgar holding our boat on the right).

Last but not least, for our final project for humanities class, again, you and one partner that was chosen for you would be assigned a section on the tapestry to work on. You and your partner would split your cloth in two. One would have to work on one side, the other on the other side. You and your partner would choose something from either historical or the present. For example: my partner, Thomas, and I were out in the historical group, so we would have to work with the people on either side of us to make sure the timeline lined up (we chose to do the founding of the state park).