Adv Engineering

Summary: During this week, I tried - and failed - to make a tower of pasta (angel hair for classification) noodles, string, and tape to uphold a marshmallow that weighs 7 grams. This was to teach us about structure and the proportions of things.   EDP - Communicate Final Design Image Links : Marshmallow Design Challenge   Photo Editing Link: PicMonkey

Summary: While doing my project, I learned that carbon dioxide produces 1.22 lbs. I also learned that using solar panels will reduce the production to .16 lbs.  Backward-Looking:  How much did you know about the subject before we started?   I knew close to almost nothing about the subject before we started it (I knew about the distribution lines - I see them everyday). What I did know before we started the subject was that solar panels reduce the carbon footprint and that CO2 was a greenhouse gas. Inward-Looking: What does this piece tell you about yourself and how you learn?  This piece tells me that I like to learn visually instead of hands on - I prefer to take notes and then write an essay based on my learning instead of doing a project that has a lot of steps to remember (building a house out of cardboard is complicated - I think I'd make a horrible construction worker).  Outward-Looking: What grade would you give it? Why?   The grade th...

Summary: During this week, I made a real estate flyer (on the right) for our eco-house project (using PosterMyWall ). I also took a bunch of pictures and used a photo editing app on my computer as well as PicMonkey  to make my pictures show up nicely so it would resemble a house (to some extent).   EDP - Communicate Final Design Image Links : IMG_20170201_113528991.JPG   IMG_20170201_113949549.JPG   IMG_20170201_113555506.JPG    IMG_20170201_114022888.JPG IMG_20170201_115033666.JPG Photo Editing Link: PicMonkey