6/21 - 6/22

• The seismometer shed has been moved to the back of the Blockhouse with its wheels.

Plywood was cut and placed beneath the shed to make it level.

• A vent has been attached to the side of the shed for ventilation.

              

• A fan will be installed inside.

• Students from Applied Technology High School visited the Blockhouse. We showcased various different projects that the STEM Student Union has been and continues to work on.

6/20

• Wheels have been attached to each of the shed's four corners.

• The location for each screw has been centered and marked by pencil.

This picture shows Hiten Patel crouched
over to select the proper tools.

6/13 - 6/16

• Window has been completed.

• Old air conditioner was stored in the observatory until further notice.

We are probably going to donate it.

• Shingles on the Seismometer shed have been curved for aesthetics, and to better protect the frontal area from rain.

• The bottom threshold of the door has been removed. It will be replaced.

Alison Perez modeling for the camera.

6/7-6/9

• We installed the new window.

• We cut out the parts for the window frame.
  
  

6/6/16

We went to the Blockhouse and gathered our materials and tools for rebuilding a new window with a frame, where the old air conditioner was placed. The variety of tools that were given for the job includes a screw driver, a bag of nails, a hammer and a mallet and using silicon for holding placement of the position of the frame and the whole window.

6/1 - 6/2/2016

We went to the Blockhouse and removed the old air conditioner. Then, we cleaned, primed and painted the area around it.

STEM '16-17 President, Kimberley 

05/31/16

We went outside to the Blockhouse to test out the Radio Jove antennas and detect the radio waves from the sun.

Sunspots 05/26/16

We helped the Radio Jove group, another project within the STEM Student Union, to erect four ~23' poles with antennas to detect and record radio waves emitting from the sun.

05/25/16

Suncast Shed has been completed.

Assembling Suncast Shed 05/24/16

We went downstairs to the Bergen Community College basement to pick up the Suncast Shed, and mounted it on a pick-up truck for transportation.

 This is a reservoir that will hold cooking oil and then convert it to electrical energy. It will be stored inside of the Suncast Shed.

This is the designated location for the Suncast Shed.

 Before getting started, we opened up the package and organized all of the materials needed for the construction of the Suncast Shed.

 We begin with the base and build the walls around it. We used a rubber hammer to secure the walls with the pins provided.

 After building the foundation, we started on the roof and windows.

Summer 2016! 05/23/16

With the end of the Spring semester, the Blockhouse project is set back into motion with old and new members alike.

Past Blockhouse Exterior

Present Blockhouse Exterior

The Blockhouse is now a functional workshop where STEM students store project equipment and work. It has come a long way, however, there is still plenty of work to do.

Goals for the Summer

• Fix Door Leak

When it rains, water rolls down the east door and leaks into the Blockhouse.

• Adjust Drain

New asphalt was added by the garage door, raising the ground level; as a result, a puddle of water floods the area and obstruct productivity.

• Install Window

We had installed a temporary air conditioner to keep the crew cool during the last summer. This air conditioner will be replaced by a glass window.