KRM GCE Portfolio

In my Humanities Class, Policy, we finished our last term of this class. I am so happy that I was able to take this class because I now know what I want to be in life because of this class. This class helped me realized that I willIn class, we have been learning a lot about the Supreme Court and the types of power that this court has. For this AP, we had to chose a certain case and talk about how that certain case was involved with this case. I learned so much from this case because the one that I chose actually deals with my life as a teenager in school. I chose slideshow format for this AP because they help me gather more information and I actually understand the work that I am doing. We visited the Veteran's Arts Museum and it was so interesting being able to see actual clothing and letters from important wars gives you a different look on it. Down below is my slideshow, hope you enjoy! In conclusion, I really enjoyed making this AP. Being able to learn about my rights...

In my STEAM class, Urban Planning, we finished our second unit, Power, and we learned a lot about circuits and eco friendly home appliances. For this unit, we went to the Museum of Science and Industry to watch the Tesla coil be set off. That was a really cool experience because I wasn't expecting for the coil to be that loud. We have been studying circuits and how to make them. We learned about the different symbols that are used for circuits when you draw them out. For this AP, we were paired up with another person in our class and that made the process of this project better because there was a lot of work that had to be done for this AP. The format for this AP, was slideshow format. In our slideshow, you will see the circuit that we created, the eco friendly home appliances that each resistor is representing, calculations, and more. We had to talk about how this AP connected with SDG 7 and why we chose it. You will learn about the circuit that we designed and the home applianc...

This is the last term of my junior year in my STEAM class called "Urban Planning". We have been focusing on bridges during the first unit of Urban Planning called "Load". We looked at different types of bridges and we studied why some bridges are more stable than others. We also learned about the forces that act upon bridges and the different types of energy that is created. For this AP, we had to build a bridge with our partners out of toothpicks and we tested them with weights in the OC. This was a very fun process and I enjoyed watching how my classmates had different ideas for the same type of bridge. My partner and I put a lot of work into building our bridge and I am happy that we were able to work with each other without any problems. I hope you enjoy my project, Thank You! For the process, everyone received 60 popsicles sticks and Elmer's glue. We had to make the bridges so that they can hold up to 10 pounds. Our bridge was able to hold ...

This is my last AP in my humanities class called A Nation's Argument. In this class we have been learning about thesis, antithesis, and synthesis. For this AP, we decided to hold a police assembly in our class with four guest. Some of our guest had deaths in their families and the reason why they do what they do with their community is because of the death that happened. My role for this assembly was to be the MC. In the beginning, I had everyone introduce themselves and then we went into an icebreaker to get to know our guest better. There were 4 prompts that were used for this activity because we wanted to make sure that we still had time to actually talk about things that we have been discussing in class and still had questions on. the 4 prompts were: How do you view Chicago for the development of the youth? What inspired you to attend this forum? What do you hope the next mayor does for Chicago? How are you going to use your talents to benefit the people around you? I ga...

In my STEAM class called Light, Sound, and Time. In this class, we have been watching videos on the three of these things relate in one way. We learned about how things get there color and how the eye perceives color in different ways. We learned about light waves and sound waves. Light waves are transversal. Sound waves are longitudinal. We have been looking at cameras and how they are able to take pictures. For this AP, we designed a pinhole camera. We had to bring in an oatmeal can or a box for the body of the camera. We had to bring in soda cans for the covering of the hole that is cut into the body of the camera. After the aluminum was in the box or oatmeal can, we stuck a hole in the middle of the aluminum piece with a pin because that is where the light is going to get through. We had to paint the inside of the body of the camera black and cover up all spaces where light could get into the camera because if there was some form of light in the body then the camera would not be ab...

In my elective class called "Game Changers",we have been working on creating our own game. We went to stores for materials that we will need for our game. We went with the idea that I made up for the game because Aaron thought that it was a great idea. The game consists of learning how to dance and memorizing dance moves. While I was designing this game I was thinking about it becoming a party game or a family game because you can have fun and you will have to interact with other people for this game. The age range for this game would be 7-adult because I test played this game with younger children and the people who played were 5-adults. I saw that the 5 and 6 year olds were not understanding what to do and the 7- up were able to remember the steps easily and didn't need help with the dance choreography that was given to them. This game was very fun to make and I enjoyed creating a game that I thought would be fun for people to play because a lot of people enjoy dancing ...

In Design and Engineering, we have been working on our last AP for this term. For this project, we had to get a character that Adam assigned us and we had to design a new bike. We had three different people come in who work with bike companies and they talked to us about the type of bike they have, problems they have with it and reasons why they like the bikes. This was a partner project and my partner and I worked great together. We both did work and we made sure that everything was needed and all of the right information was on the right slides. Each group of partners got a person, and we had to design a certain bike for our character. We had to take a bike and add more things to it so that it could fit our person perfectly. When we were creating our bike, I decided that we should 3D print our model so that it could look better than a bike made out of straws and wooden popsicle sticks. Adam helped us with the 3D printer and I was able to finish the project. We created a slide show an...

In Rhetoric, we are on our second Action Project. For this project, I had to select a mayoral candidate. I chose Willie Wilson. The reason I chose him was because I didn't know anything about him at first. For this project I had to use either pathos, logos, or ethos and explain why it relates to a quote that he said in his video. I created a slide show that tells you who Wilson is as a person and how he feels about wanting to become the mayor for Chicago. I decided to create a short slide show because I wanted to talk about Willie but in a short way. This project is going to help with the peoples assembly that we are having because we, as students, are trying to understand our mayoral candidates more and ask them questions on how they feel about certain things that we care about as Juniors that are in Chicago. Down below you will see the slide show that i prepared and I hope that you enjoy and learn new things about Willie Wilson. 

This year, I am in a class called Design and Engineering. In this class we have been focusing on garden tools, empathy, sympathy, and apathy. We had to interview a gardener and ask them questions about tools that they use and how they would want for the tool to be improved in any way. We have visited Home Depot, Beyond Design, and we also planted plants outside of the school. For this AP, we had to choose a tool that was helpful to the world, and we had to make a better design so that it can be more useful and helpful for elderly people. When we went to Home Depot, I chose the pressure washer as my tool. I saw that there are different types of pressure washers and they all have different prices. The smaller the pressure washer, it is less money. The bigger the pressure washer is, it is more money. I also noticed that all pressure washers are used to clean different things. The smaller the pressure washer is, it has less power with the water which allows the machine to clean windows and...

In RPG, we made it to the 3D section of this class. I have learned how to use a 3D printer and I also learned about the different websites you have to use so that your object can be made. For this project, we had to make a design that could out the school. We also had to work with partners. I feel like my design is very helpful because it allows things to stay in place and not everywhere in the class room. This design took a long time to make but it was worth it because it came out looking great. I feel that the 3D printers should be used more in the world because they actually make life easier. All you have to do is upload whatever design you want into a network and BAM, you have a design that can help you or someone else. Adam helped everyone in the class and I feel like we all are thankful for Adam's help in the class. This is the last AP of his class and I feel like Adam's class helped me learn a lot. I never knew that 3D printers existed until I came to GCE and then I lear...

In Rapid Prototyping we were learning about the Carvey machine and how they work. I enjoyed this topic much better than unit 1 because I was more engaged in class and I knew what I was doing. The Carvey machine makes everything look so much better, especially when you are comparing it to something that you made by hand. We haven't gone on any FE's for this unit yet, but we will be going on one on December 15,2017. My experience with the Carvey machine was amazing. I was so surprised at the way my project came out. It was very nice and clean. There were some malfunctions when it came to my design because we were only allowed to use 2 drills. I had to use the smallest drill due to my designs, but I am very happy with the way my project came out. In RPG, we have been working on distance formula, how to find mass, volume, distance, and much more. You will be seeing examples of what we learned in my project. You will also see my project and the outcome of my handmade and Carvey proj...

In Rapid Prototyping, we have been talking about how to use a CNC Machine.  It has been really fun learning how to work with electronics and going to mHub to see the different types of machines.  We learned how CNC Machines work and how to use them.  They aren't that hard, and that was what surprised me the most because I never used one before and I thought that it was going to be difficult. When we went to mHub we walked around and saw the different types of machines they have and what they use to make them work.  I will admit, I was tired of walking around but I do feel that the experience was a good thing to learn.  For our AP, we had to make a slideshow and we had to compare a piece of art to the CNC version of the art piece.   In Conclusion, this project was very interesting and I thought that the CNC Machine was a very cool piece of machinery and I enjoyed working with it.

During our last week of Population, we have been working on understanding the Nature Preservation Method and how it helps scientist discover new things and make new observations.  For my AP, I talked about why photography is important to the scientist.  Science would be very hard to understand for layman because they don't study science.  Pictures help a lot when it comes to primary children because they may not be as smart as a 15-year-old is.  This was a very good project because it made sense to me and I was able to connect this project to my actual life.  Aaron gave us a rubric that made sense to me and I was able to do exactly what I was supposed to do.  I feel like I am going to pass this AP and I hope that Aaron enjoys this AP. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

For these last few weeks of this term in stories, we have been talking about heroes and the cycles they have to go through to get to their destination. Heroes have to have certain character traits about them, that makes a huge part of them. On this action project, we had to compare two heroes, one real hero and a hero that has been made up (a movie hero). We worked on this project for this entire week and that really helped me because I knew that I wasn't going to have time to work on it after school, due to dance. The rubric that Sharon gave us really helped because I was lost on certain things and I didn't want to fail this AP. I titled my project "The Journey To Freedom". My two characters deal with freedom and how they also helped others receive freedom as well. In my AP, you will see who my characters are, and the different stages that heroes had to go through just to reach their goals. For this AP, I chose Harriet Tubman and Caesar the ape. These two c...