Hi, my name is Ryan, and I'm the youngest member of the Mars Madness team. I'm 9 years old, and in the fourth grade at Enchanted Lake Elementary School. Some of things I like to do are working with computers, playing video games and collecting Pokemon cards. The sports I like to play are soccer and baseball.

I'm so happy I was able to be a part of the ThinkQuest team. It's been a lot of fun but a lot of hard work too! I think, the most challenging part of this project was making the animations. First you have to use Photoshop to make images. Next you have to go into Gif Builder and put it together. It took me forever to learn how to make them. But, now it's pretty easy. I would like to thank Scott Yoshinaga for teaching me how to use Gif Builder.

You would think web publishing is very hard to do, but actually, it's not! In fact, it's pretty easy and fun!

These are some of the things I did for our ThinkQuest web page: Mars Terrain page, Ryan's Mini Quiz, crossword puzzle, animations, graphics, Mars postcard and stamp, pictures for buttons, and Mumpus. Wow, that's a lot of work I did! I didn't only learn about web publishing, but also about problem solving, working together, patience, and managing my time. It has been great working with my ThinkQuest teammates and my advisors, Mrs. Kanemori and Mr. Kubo. Thanks so much!