CH GCE Portfolio

Flood, Joe.  “David Hogg at the White House Correspondents  Dinner.”  Flickr, Yahoo!, 29 Apr. 2018. In my Global Peace class, we looked into Gandhi's principles. The first Gandhian principle was Sarvodaya, the uplift of all. We looked into Swadeshi, which is looking particularly on the local economy. Swaraj looked deep into self-government. This means to work for yourself, and making your own decisions before making communal ones. Lastly, we looked into Satyagraha. This means finding the truth in something that already exists, or finding the truth in resistance. These principles are important to an activist. In order to create your own "perfect" world, you must be able to follow these principles according to Gandhi. To further our knowledge of Gandhi's principles, we were asked to choose an activist that has used at least one of these principles. I choose to focus on David Hogg. Throughout my research paper, you will see examples that make Hogg an activist....

In Unit 2 of my STEAM course, Biomimicry, our class was based on animals. Throughout this course, we looked into different animal adaptations that influenced the design to solve real-world problems. While looking into the adaptations, we also looked into different animal architects that create structures for themselves to help them in their habitats. For this AP, we were asked to choose two different animals, and create two structures. One for housing and one for transportation influenced by the animals of your choice. I chose the Kangaroo and the Cheetah. Within my project, you will see how I incorporated the adaptations from these animals to create two unique designs. In conclusion, I found that we should be looking deeper into animals forms and processes. We should figure out what purposes they serve in the environment that they are found in. I found many types of animal architecture dedicated to protecting their young against the elements. We should be thin...

One of my classes is called Biomimicry. Biomimicry means mimicking life, in this context, it is humans learning about the ways other species of animals and plants solve problems, then applying it within our own society.  For instance, Velcro is a man-made material that is very useful. Many people do not know that that Velcro was actually inspired by a plant called Burdock, most commonly known as a bur plant.  This is just one of the many revolutionary inventions inspired by nature. In my class, we also went on experience to talk to people within a company called Interface. My class learned that this company uses sustainable practices to reduce their carbon footprint and waste in the world. Interface also took patterns from nature to design their carpet patterns, this is a form of biomimicry. For my action project, we had to choose a plant, study the features of that certain plant, and then create something inspired by what we found. I chose the Cypress Trees, they are very com...

In my freshman humanities class, we are learning about the 17 Sustainable Development goals created by the United nations. (Sustainable Development Goals are a collection of 17 global goals set by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015.) At the end of the first term, we chose one of the seventeen goals that we wanted to focus on. We had to research why that goal exists, and what it does for us today. We had to refer this all back to a country, whether it is upholding that goal or not. I choose Australia to compare and contrast the standards for Sustainable Development Goal number 16. I also learned many global facts about SDG number 16. This includes the progress that has been made, the current state of this issue, and the things that regular people can do to help achieve this goal. "At least 1,019 human rights defenders and journalists have been killed in 61 countries since 2015." (UN) Many places in the world still experience multiple forms of violence. In many place...

I am a freshman at GCE Lab School. In my STEAM class, our first unit is about water. This week we were focusing on climate and weather. Comparing and contrasting the effects and many other variables. At the end of the week, we were tasked with creating a presentation that took one region, country, or city and explained how the weather and climate in that place will change by 2100. This project includes research about the parts per million, the carbon cycle, clouds, and annual temperature. For my research, I chose Buenos Aires, Argentina. They have a unique terrain encompassing the Andes mountains, glacial lakes, and Pampas grassland. Works Cited: Impacts and Adaptation.” Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews - Climate Change, 2015, pp. 151–169. Bianchi, Alberto. “ATLAS CLIMÁTICO DIGITAL DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA.” Global Archives, Instituto Nacional De Tecnología Agropecuaria, 2010, inta.gob.ar/sites/default/files/script-tmp-texto_atlas_climtico_digital_de_l...

In this workshop, we have studied a many things like deductive reasoning, analytical writing, logical argument in algebra and geometry, complementary and supplementary angles, combinations, and Pascal's Triangle. Our AP includes both Pascal's Triangle and combinations since Pascal's Triangle are based on combinations! We connected the real world and math by figuring out how many different paths you could take from one place to another. My class learned about mathematical combinations and how we can solve them using factorials, permutations, and combinations. We also learned how we could use the Pascal's Triangle to help find how many routes that are on a map. We used the combination formula, nCr, to help find these ways even faster. It was a unit full of finding different ways we could solve or unlock different mathematical combinations and patterns. For this AP, we had to find a way to present different combinations of objects in a dynamic representation. The purpose o...

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...