Medusa is complete!

Kayla, Jenn, and I, Rubina, have finally finished Medusa. She is an exercise catapult. You fling her by using your own arm strength and if you do that for a while, you might develop some serious arm muscles. Jenn has experienced this muscle work and knows what it feels like.

That is our catapult. Medusa and her Minions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Written by: Rubina

Medusa and Her Team.

Our team is called "Medusa and her Minions". Our team consists of Jennifer, Kayla, and Rubina. We are making a huge pop-fly for PBS Kids. Our whole group goes to Hillwood. Our pop-fly is going to be made out of

• Bungee Cords
• Planks of Wood
• Paint
• Nails
• Hot Glue Gun

Next week we are going to make the form and the week after that we are going to paint the invention. Then, our pop-fly is going to be done and we will present it and see if it even works.
Our pop-fly is going to be 3.5 feet long and 4.0 feet wide.

Our whole team has seem Judy and Adam and we have submitted some of our other mini works to PBS Kids. Our whole class, 5-6, has interviewed Judy and Adam.

For more information about Judy and Adam posts that we made, you can just type in Design Squad or read this post.

WATCH THE LASTEST EPISODE OF DESIGN SQUAD-Judy and Adam Aim For The Sky!

Written By: Rubina, Kayla, and Jennifer.

Watch the Latest Episode of DESIGN SQUAD — Judy and Adam Aim for the Sky!

Engineers and designers Judy and Adam worked with Felipe, a 15-year-old pilot, to design and build a human-powered flying machine. Their efforts — the basis of last week's DESIGN SQUAD on PBS — had a  little help from NASA.

Click here to read The Hillwood Herald's coverage of Judy and Adam with DESIGN SQUAD. Both Judy and Adam came to Hillwood to be interviewed about their jobs, television shows, and challenges.

The Awesome Rubber Band Car Wins!

Erion, Nikita, and I made a rubber band car. We made it differently from the directions told us to, because we wanted it to behave differently. We also had some ideas about how we might make it better. You can read the basic instructions on the PBS Kids website.

Deviating from the directions worked for us! We beat Jake and Zeke's rubber band powered car in a race. The car was fast and could last, or run, a long. We used putty, duct tape, skewers, faucet washers, CDs, and a rubber band to make the vehicle. The cardboard was 5 by 6 inches long. The rubber band car had a extra pair of wheels and customized wheels.

The following video clip shows a giant rubber band car made for humans to ride. It is from the Makers' Faire in Austin. The two DESIGN SQUAD engineers are not Adam or Judy. Rather, they are hosts from an earlier season of the show.