Evidence of work:
In a span of 1-1.5 months we worked on a bunch of smaller projects leading up to our big building design. We started with learning about the earth's layers. Then we made a model of some part of the solar system to try to prove a phenomenon. After that we also learned about solar angles and how they change throughout the day. Our teacher then taught us about atoms and subatomic particles. After that we had an experiment to built a house that used day lighting techniques to see what let the most light in. We used that information to create a document to argue what the best day lighting technique was. Lastly we had a project to design a science building that was energy efficient and could fit most of the requirements.
In a span of 1-1.5 months we worked on a bunch of smaller projects leading up to our big building design. We started with learning about the earth's layers. Then we made a model of some part of the solar system to try to prove a phenomenon. After that we also learned about solar angles and how they change throughout the day. Our teacher then taught us about atoms and subatomic particles. After that we had an experiment to built a house that used day lighting techniques to see what let the most light in. We used that information to create a document to argue what the best day lighting technique was. Lastly we had a project to design a science building that was energy efficient and could fit most of the requirements.
This is our model of the first four planets and the sun in the solar system. We tried to prove that the further the planet is away from the sun, the slower its orbit is.
This some of my sunlight and atom notes that we took in class.
This is our daylighting design. It has 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a living room, and kitchen. We put as many windows around the whole house to let in the most light. We also used a white ceiling to reflect the light into the entire house.
For our science building we focused on what one general classroom would look like. But we still blueprinted our whole building. We tried to make the building strong but also flexible for natural disasters. Our one classroom has 6 movable student tables and one teacher desk. We also put lower and upper cabinets with sinks on one side. We wanted the classroom to be versatile so teachers and students could do whatever they needed to learn to their best abilities.
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Content:
Universal Gravitation- An equation that can measure the force of gravity between two objects. The equation to find the force is F=G(m1 x m2)/d^2
Skylights- A window in the roof that lets light in.
Light Shelf- A window that has a shelf on the outside of it to reflect the light up into the room.
Solar Tube- A reflective tube that lets light bounce around in it to disperse light in the room.
Clerestory Window- A window high on the wall that lets light in just like a normal window would.
Radiation- heat transferred through rays or waves
Conduction- heat transferred through a solid material
Convection- heat transferred through a liquid
Reflection:
My group worked pretty good together for the past month or so. We got a lot of things done on time. I felt like I was more of the leader in the group. I learned that the leader shouldn't do all the work but give other people a chance too. I could have given my group things to do so I didn't do all of it by myself. That leads to the next thing which was time management. I felt like I could have given the group other things to do so we weren't sitting there while one person was doing something. I did better at doing my work everyday. I would always try to set a goal to finish a certain amount of work each day. I also worked hard on the slide show to make sure it looked good and it was presentable.
Universal Gravitation- An equation that can measure the force of gravity between two objects. The equation to find the force is F=G(m1 x m2)/d^2
Skylights- A window in the roof that lets light in.
Light Shelf- A window that has a shelf on the outside of it to reflect the light up into the room.
Solar Tube- A reflective tube that lets light bounce around in it to disperse light in the room.
Clerestory Window- A window high on the wall that lets light in just like a normal window would.
Radiation- heat transferred through rays or waves
Conduction- heat transferred through a solid material
Convection- heat transferred through a liquid
Reflection:
My group worked pretty good together for the past month or so. We got a lot of things done on time. I felt like I was more of the leader in the group. I learned that the leader shouldn't do all the work but give other people a chance too. I could have given my group things to do so I didn't do all of it by myself. That leads to the next thing which was time management. I felt like I could have given the group other things to do so we weren't sitting there while one person was doing something. I did better at doing my work everyday. I would always try to set a goal to finish a certain amount of work each day. I also worked hard on the slide show to make sure it looked good and it was presentable.