Blog #1

Over summer vacation I partook in multiple projects. The most exciting and involved of these projects was an engine rebuild project I took on with guidance from my dad. With my dads help I rebuilt a Honda D16Y5 engine from top to bottom. I tore down every part of the 2.0L engine and replaced all of the worn and serviceable parts with fresh new replacements. This project gave me a heap of knowledge about not only engines but about aspects of engineering such as, fluid mechanics, metallurgy, engineering design, and component production. I am most excited this year to participate in our capstone project. I am also looking forward to learning more about engineer design and testing. I am looking forward to building upon the information we were taught in our last three years of PLTW. In general I am most excited this year to use the free time I now have to pursue my various interests on hobbies. I am also looking forward to when everything can go back to normal once the pandemic is over. Overall however, I am excited to prepare for what will come next, after high school.