8P5- "Reverse Engineering"

Using screwdrivers and an old computer, I learned how a computer works and what types of parts are used because I wanted to learn more about the process of how laptops are made. I wanted to learn what some of the parts were called and what the jobs of them were. I also used iMovie to make a video showing different parts and what they did. 

During this process, I learned under all keycaps on a computer there are little plastic flexible cones that are used to help the keycaps go back up while typing. I also learned that computers have changed through the years by not only looks but also programing. Computers have wires in them that connect the parts together. 

The 7 standards of the class are Empowered Learner, Digital Citizen, Knowledge Constructor, Innovative Designer, Computational Thinker, Creative Communicator, and Global Collaborator. My project ties to computational thinker and knowledge constructor because I had to use my prior knowledge of computers to learn what the parts are. I had to figure out which parts did what. 

A challenge I overcame on this project was taking apart and trying to learn what the different parts did . I was able to do it by asking classmates for some help loosening the screws. I found what parts did by looking at manuals and websites. 

Given a chance to do this again, I would change what I took apart and learned about. The reason why I would change it is because I now know what the parts are and I want to learn how other things work. Next time I want to take apart an iPad, printer, or DVD player. 

Hastings High School Career and Technical Education Program offers Agriculture, Business Management, Computer Programming, Construction Trades, Culinary Arts, Digital Multimedia, Engineering Design, Finance, Insurance, Marketing.  My project connects to the computer programming and engineering design CTE programs at Hastings High School.  This is because I learned how a computer is made and how it works. I used my skills to figure out how everything works. 

My project connects to careers in technology building and engineering because I used my skills to take apart the computer. I used enginnering skills to take apart the computer.