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G9 Independent Reading Reflection
Throughout the Grade 9 year, I have fully read a two works of fiction and is currently reading my 3rd fictional novel for independent reading of the 9th grade school year. The books that I have already finished are called … Continue reading
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G9 Engineering Project Reflect and Share
The main mechanism of the Newton’s Cradle is that the released marble hits its adjacent marble, which then acts as a chain reaction causing the energy to be transferred down the line of marbles, ultimately resulting in the upwards swinging … Continue reading
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G9 Engineering Project Create and Improve
Timeline Overview ~ Feb 22: Researched for energy transfer design ideas Feb 22: Finalized design project idea Created front/side view models for Newton’s Cradle design Ordered glass marbles for Newton’s Cradle design Laser cut wood framework of the Newton’s Cradle … Continue reading
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G9 Engineering Project Develop and Plan
Newton’s Cradle Design Sketches: I decided on one of the projects from my research: the Newton’s Cradle. Mainly because there isn’t much time allotted for this project which meant that this plan had to be viable to finish in less … Continue reading
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G9 Engineering Project Define and Inquire
Solar Energy Transformation – Solar Battery Pack This would be an ambitious idea to execute for me as within the allotted time I would have to learn many new skills and techniques regarding how to use solar panels and how … Continue reading
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Plastic Pollution Capstone Video
This is my video for my capstone project regarding the issue of plastic pollution. Since half a century ago, plastic usage has increased by an exponential amount with no end in sight. As the main cause of this issue, we … Continue reading
How does the use of plastic affect the environment of our society?
Plastic pollution has been a serious issue especially as we enter the 21st century. A time period designed for the further pursuit of automation and convenience. Plastics, emerging into everyone’s perspective through its 2 big words: “Cheap and Affordable.” Although … Continue reading
A Baker Baking His Thoughts Over a Disaster of a Revolution: The French Revolution Through the Eyes of Travis Bonnet
This journal follows the perspective of a French baker named Travis Bonnet. Throughout the 3 journal entries you will be able to find the change in attitude of Travis towards the revolution from fear to determination and then to disappointment. … Continue reading
The French Revolution – A Brutal and Violent Period Against the Monarchy…For the Republic
“If the attribute of popular government in peace is virtue, the attribute of popular government in revolution is at one and the same time virtue and terror, virtue without which terror is fatal, terror without which virtue is impotent.” – … Continue reading
Bomb: The Race To Build -And Steal- The World’s Most Dangerous Weapon
In the previous unit, we were tasked to choose a literary non-fiction book from the collection of books provided. As for myself, I choose the book “Bomb” by Steve Sheinkin. This historical non-fiction read is a perfect representation of the … Continue reading