Long time, no blog...

1st and 2nd period biodiesel has been behind on blogging and we sincerely apologize. I have been out a lot the past couple weeks, but I am back and ready to inform you of our progress.

Last week, the class took a trip to Home Depot to purchase a ton of items for our new and continuing projects. The class bought things from a huge toolbox, which Clearman has "always wanted and needed", to bugspray. Every project needed something to get it started or to keep it going, and our school district acknowleged that. Clearman filled out his paperwork, acquired the cash, and we went all out. Each team went right to work with their newly attained products and tools.

The planter box team is working hard and going strong. They are painting the concrete to also provide shade to the building and lower the air conditioning costs.They have fully completed each box and have primarily finished painting the concrete.

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Planter box team members Jack and Mary work hard to
finish painting the concrete outside the building.

As an added bonus, the planter box team purchased two "water balls", which they fill up with water
and it drains into the box. They are also solar powered lights that fend away unwanted visitors at night.
They charge up during the daytime and light up at night.

The car team is awaiting the car's new paint job, but in the meantime, they are helping Clearman clean up the back area where the biodiesel tanks are. They are also assisting the rain barrel/concrete team finish up their project, which is the barrel that connects to the rain catcher and air conditioning and brings the water to one of the palm trees in our planter boxes.

Amongst the car teams' small projects while they're paitently waiting for their beloved car
is putting together Clearman's toolbox. The teams' two Brandons work together to begin building it.

The car team is also working on a piping system for the storage
and release of our bidodiesel.

The paint team is continuing their murals and making the outside of our classroom beautiful! As of right now, they are repainting the planter boxes and will soon begin on their painting of the barrel.

Painting experts Eva and Arielle  working hard to make our classroom pretty!

Last, but ceratinly not least, is the roofing team. They are almost done with their house model and within the next week should begin building the actual roof for it. Explained in earlier blogs, Jeremiah had an idea to create a curved roof that would have one side painted white to absorb sunlight in the day and one side black to absorb heat in the night. Pictures to come later!