WINTER PBL
For my PBL, I designed my own superhero to help with a UN Sustainability Goal. My goals were Affordable And Clean Energy and Life Below Water. We were required to design their costumes, write their origin story, and film a trailer for their movie.
SPRING PBL
I have built a model drop tower named "Beowulf's Sea Serpent Struggle" based off of one of the epics covered throughout the semester, Beowulf. I calculated the speed of my ride with a clear understanding of kinetic and potential energy, and also coded the robotic component of my ride, in which a gear motor raises and lowers the seats of my ride. We also designed a menu based off of the origins of our heroes, Beowulf being a hero from Anglo-Saxon poetry.
fall 2021
Spanish ii
In this assignment, we were required to make a collage of the different aspects of Cuba in Spanish. Some of these include its flag, national flower, and national bird.
General health
In General Health, me and my teammates were tasked with creating a presentation about the parts, functions, and common diseases of the digestive system. One limitation was that much of the information was to be remembered and presented orally, with limited information kept on the slides.
In this activity, we were given the links to various sites which provide information about health. We must go through each site and evaluate it's authenticity to determine whether to trust that site for medical information. This procedure includes looking for sources in articles, looking for names behind the sites, and looking for sponsors.
ap human geography
In AP Human Geography, we studied different coming-of-age rituals around the world. We examined the different cultures and countries they came from, as well as whether they applied to girls, boys, or both. Some were very modern traditions, such as America's Sweet Sixteen parties, while others were very old folk cultures, such as Islam's Khatam Al Koran.
In this assignment, we were sent on a scavenger hunt around Metro Atlanta's cultural landscape. We were to find examples of ten different categories of cultural landscape in Atlanta such as Influence of a Non-English Language and Economic Sector. We are then supposed to write a small summary about the place we have chosen for the particular category.
English Language Arts
As another component of my super hero project, I wrote the origin story of my hero, Cordelia. In this writing, we must talk about our hero's version of The Hero's Journey. This includes the call to adventure, new allies and enemies, and the gaining of powers.
During this unit, our class read the Odyssey. Throughout the story, our class analyzed and discussed the actions of Odysseus and whether they were "heroic." We also discussed our own personal definitions of heroism. At the end of the unit, we wrote an opinionated essay about whether we believed Odysseus was a hero.
When studying Homer's The Odyssey, we were asked to create an art piece depicting/representing a moment from The Odyssey. I chose to depict when Odysseus was held captive on Calypso's island and included a quote from The Odyssey Graphic Novel in which Hermes warns Calypso against keeping Odysseus trapped, or else she will go against the will of the gods.
Geometry
In Geometry, I learned about the properties of parallelograms and used the properties to design a piece of stained glass. The inspiration for me and my partner's stained glass was the pointed pink petals of a lotus flower. We attempted to imitate the way the petals of a flower would spread out evenly, as well as the waves of the water it rests on. The shapes I included in my design were a parallelogram, a rectangle, a rhombus, a square, and a triangle. I made sure that my parallelograms abided by the properties of parallelograms which are:
Opposite sides are parallel
Opposite sides are congruent
Opposite angles are congruent
Consecutive angles are supplementary
Diagonals bisect each other
In Geometry, we were given a round cookie, a knife, a piece of string, a ruler, and a protractor. We were then asked to cut the cookies into unequal fourths, then calculate the arc lengths and sector areas of each piece using the formulas taught to us. By finding the individual arc lengths and sector areas of each slice, we then added it up and compared it to the originally measured circumferences and areas of our full circles. Through this activity, I learned that no matter how much you split or slice a circle, the total circumference and area will always remain the same, as neither measurements can disappear after being split.
Technology
In Technology, we were given a client, Gared Smith, and were tasked with designing smart clothes that best fit to their tastes and personal needs. The main purpose of our clothing was focused on helping Gared deal with his high blood pressure, including shoes which track your heartrate and a shirt with arm bands that take your blood pressure with a tap.
Physics
Linked above is the digital version of my final report
In Physics, we were given the book Who Was Isaac Newton? by Janet B. Pascal and instructed to create a book report discussing and summarizing the book. In this book, we are taught about the life of Isaac Newton, his accomplishments, and his scientific discoveries in order to contribute to our current subject, forces and laws of motion.
In Physics, we were tasked with researching a topic of our choice having to do with Nuclear Chemistry. My partner, Alia Hampton, and I decided to research the Chernobyl Disaster and the reactors using in the Chernobyl Power Plant.
spring 2022
Spanish ii
In this project, we were tasked with making a poster illustrating at least two of our favorite amusement park rides. Then, we must film ourselves describing the elements of art and principles of design used in our poster in Spanish.
I wrote and presented a script describing the highs and lows of my spring break. I also designed a poster based around my narrative.
personal fitness
At the beginning of the year, we designed our own 10 minute warm-up workout, consisting of various types of activities such as aerobic exercises, abdominal exercises, and lower body stretches. We then performed a different classmate's warmup at the beginning of every class.
ap human geography
To finish off our unit on diffusion and culture, we were tasked with creating a one pager showcasing all of our knowledge so far. We were required to implement several different elements, such as real world examples, visual helpers, and important vocabulary.
For my PBL project, I created a menu based around the hero of my choice, Beowulf. I researched the diets of the Anglo-Saxons, and replicated it in the dishes served for my pub.
english language arts
After reading the Odyssey, Beowulf, and Sundiata this year, we were asked who we believe is the most heroic. In this argumentative essay, I compared the heroes of Odysseus, Beowulf, and Sundiata, then provided evidence about who I believe is the most heroic.
In our PBL video, we had to talk about a variety of things relating to different subjects. From our ride's connection to the literary work we were reading, to the physics behind our ride, to the cultural foods behind our ride.
geometry
In Geometry, we designed our own water bottles. We were given the total volume the water bottle must have, and then we had to design a water bottle with the shapes we had learned to calculate the volumes of so far. Finally, we had to design an advertisement poster for our bottle.
In Geometry, we created a survey about a social issue we were curious about, then created a presentation analyzing our results. My partner and I chose to create a survey and presentation about the population's opinions on abortion laws in Georgia. This project worked as an exercise in analyzing two-way frequency graphs.
technology
In Technology, we were asked to create a small animatronic with various moving parts and technical lighting. We also had to code these movements with the Hummingbird Snap application. Me and my partner, Waverly Alcock, made a small fortune telling rabbit with glowing eyes, moving ears, and a ticket dispenser.
Every week of the semester, we were given one hour to pursue an interest of our choice. The goal was to have a marker of our progress to present showing how much we had learned by the end of the semester. I chose to learn how to make a video essay for my Genius Hour project, and was able to produce a short video including my own writing, illustrations, editing, etc.
physics
In Physics, we learned how to make spin art, and how it relates to centrifugal and centripetal forces. We also related our spin art to the elements of art and principles of design.
As a part of our unit on momentum and forces, we were tasked with creating a PSA on the importance of seatbelts in any form we wanted. This was also largely a research project, as it is the first time for many of us that a project required a very thorough and thoughtful document on our research and works sited. I then used Canva to design an infographic on the dangers of seatbelts when it comes to short, frequent drives.