KRM GCE Portfolio

This is my last AP for my STEAM class called Light, Sound, and Time. In our last unit, we have been focusing on time and how there are different devices made to tell time. For this AP, we had to design a new version of a clock and add something to it so that it is an original. At first, I felt like this was going to be hard because I didn't know what exactly to add to a clock. My design is based off of a couple different devices that are already made that people use on a daily basis. We had to make a video explaining what our device is and how it functions. We looked at different types of clocks for this unit as well. Some examples that we looked at were sundials, candle clocks, incense clocks, hourglasses, atomic clocks, and water clocks. We learned a lot about latitude and longitude and how these two can help you find out the time without a clock available. Down below you will see the device that I designed and I hope that you find my device interesting! This Time Has Everyth...

In my STEAM class, Light, Sound, and Time, we have been focusing on the vibrations that come from guitars. We visited Chicago Music Exchange for an FE, and we learned about the different guitars and why some cost much more then others. We learned about the guitar and how each part of the guitar does something to help produce sound. The guitar strings can be made with different materials, which would give the guitar a different pitch because each different material produces a different sound. It can also have a different pitch based off of the thickness, tension, and length of the string. For this AP, we made a Diddley Bow for our project. We had to bring in a can and battery and Adam gave us wood, screws, and guitar strings. Making the Diddley Bow was the hard part. I struggled with making sure that the guitar string was tight so that there could be a noise coming from the Diddley Bow. Adam helped me with making sure that the string was tight so that the instrument can produce sound. D...

In my Humanities course called "A Nation's Argument", we have been learning about immigration and what immigrants have to go through just to become a US citizen. We visited the city hall and we listened to the city council committee and what they think about public charge. Something that we learned about immigrants wanting citizenship is that they have to take a test about the history of America and important days or facts about America. In class, we had our own citizenship test and no one passed the test with a 100%. When I was reading the questions off for another classmate to answer, I didn't know some of the answers to the questions myself and I am a US citizen. So I can understand how hard it is for other people to study these questions because if it doesn't connect to you or your family or something that you care for, then why should you have to know some of the questions that have to deal geography or in the 1800's? For this AP, we have to think of ways...

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 Argument, we have been focusing on what an argument really is and why an argument can be a great thing for certain subjects. For this AP, we had to make an argument about a class that GCE should have at the school. We learned about inductive and deductive reasonings and how those have to deal with arguments. I changed the subject that I wanted to do for this project because I wanted to have a class that everyone should want to take because I know that a lot of students want to attend college and perferably the college of their choice. Now that we have different people in the government some people have to work harder for things than others. Down below is an argument that I made for a class that I feel should be taught at GCE because everyone deserves to be successful in life.  GCE Lab School is totally different from a regular high school. In GCE, we as students learn about different things that you can do as careers. Careers make a huge impact on people’s lives. Everyone wan...

This is my last AP in my Humanites elective class called Global Peace. In this class we have been working on nonviolent acts that help with violent acts that are going on all around the world. We had to creat some type of challenge as our nonviolent act. I chose to do turns that most people can not do in the world. I will have people come and give away their clothes to drives that are taking clothes because there are people in this world that need the clothes more. We hade to write a paper with 500 words or more to explain what you are doing and how your act helps with the world and we also had to create a slideshow or video to show the challenge that we decided to take. I hope you enjoy my project and hopefully you want to give away clothes that you no longer need to people that really need these items in life. Paper Video In conlusion I enjoyed working on this AP and I hope that the rest of this year teached you something from my AP's. 

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 ...