KRM GCE Portfolio

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...

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...