February 17th: started to make the circuit that connects the water pump, switch, and batteries. Finished soldering them together but wasn’t that stable February 21st: collected and brought the rest of my materials, drilled holes in the plastic bottle, and started to make the water fountain by connecting the water pump to the bottle using … [Read more…]
Concept Sketches: pic1: bird-eye view pic2: general design from side view pic3: inside the plastic bottle Additional research/planning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikv52OZb_Jc&list=PLakJWSmiaIK2ixWGAFQujeyD7u0leah9q: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtOV6PgPG7c my project will be based on the concept of these two videos, and from them, I am able to identify the steps and problems I need to look out for. Materials and tools: Water pump … [Read more…]
For this unit in science, we were assigned to design and create an energy transfer device within a two-week time limit. Ideas: -Marble roller coaster (potential gravitational energy to kinetic energy) Pros: simple and basic concept, not many materials needed, the metal road can be replaced with other hard materials Cons: not much challenge, no … [Read more…]
In the ES theatre, there is a thrust stage, which extends out into the audience, breaking the fourth-wall. Creating an act that can be viewed from the front, left, and right of the stage. In the ES and HS theatre there are control booths which controls the sound and light during performances, most control booths … [Read more…]
My name is ada some close friends call me adar, because of my Australian accent, I have been at isb since 8th grade (now in 9th grade) and I enjoy going out with friends. My most interest in this class would probably be just exploring the backstage of what goes into plays. Something that concerns … [Read more…]
Ensuring Children’s Access to Nutrition by Ada Zhang “Good nutrition is the bedrock of child survival and development” (UNICEF). Many children are suffering from malnutrition. This problem can be seen everywhere we go now, as 1 in 3 children under the age of 5 is suffering from lack of nutrients and these can be … [Read more…]
This unit we have been learning about our revolutions and how we can improve on our historical narrative writing, balancing out each aspect. Using this we have written 3 journal entries from our revolution and developing a character that goes through the events.
During this unit we got split into groups depending on the revolution we were interested in, our group were in the American revolution seminar and in this class we learnt about the timeline during this event and what led to and causes of the battle. In the end we discussed about the changes and continuity … [Read more…]
Amelia Lost: the life and disappearance of Amelia Earhart by Candance Fleming is about the life of one of the greatest pilot of all time Amelia Earhart starting from birth and her amazing journey to becoming a successful and well known female. This story is a biography of her and the difficulties that she faces … [Read more…]
In this unit of product design we learnt about the different aesthetics that we like and how to design the speaker using affinity source. through out this project a part that I struggled with the most was the design part, at first I didn’t have a very clear vision of what the inside of the … [Read more…]