CH GCE Portfolio

In the second unit of my junior STEAM class "Urban Planning," we spent the past couple of weeks learning about energy. In this unit, we learned about the War of Currents, AC/ DC energy, circuits, and Ohm’s law. For our FE, we met virtually with guests from Farr Associates. We learned about sustainable and energy-efficient architecture. For this action project, we had to create a circuit using 1 main switch and at least 1 parallel branch switch. We then have to calculate the voltage and current running through the circuit and estimate how much energy could be saved with our energy-efficient design.  CH. "circuit model and frame." 2021. Lightbulb 1 would represent the power to the entire room. Lightbulb 2 would represent a coffee machine. Lightbulb 3 would represent the dishwasher. Lightbulb 4 would represent the ceiling fan and light in the room. Lightbulb 1 and 4 will always turn on at the same time because they are part of the same branch. You can turn on and off l...

For the past couple of weeks, my freshman class and I have been studying water filters and the possibilities for water filtration. During our classes and research, I was really into it because of the fact that I had done this before. I instantly knew that building the actual filter would probably be easier this time because of my previous experience. This journey also made me think about the Flint Water Crisis and how I could potentially make a filter to ensure safe drinking water for myself and community. This is my second action project for my STEAM course on the unit “Water.” The project is to make a water filter that filters dirty water into clean and potable water. During this class, we have been studying water filtration. In class, we learned about logarithms, and we also learned how to find pH levels using logarithms and scientific notation, and what the pH scale is. We went on a field experience to the Jardine Water Treatment Plant. During the field experience, I lear...