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2 Week Engineering Project Reflect and Share
Above is a video of my completed design for my battery-powered car. The design I made above consists of 5 main components, the wheels, the motors, the batteries, the wires, and the main body. Said components work together to … Continue reading
2 Week Engineering Project Create and Improve
February 21st– On that day, I was able to finish brainstorming my 4 probable designs for being a double-cylinder engine, a magnet motor, a Rube Goldberg contraption, and a watermill. After brainstorming I checked with Mr. Michie about my final … Continue reading
2 Week Engineering Project Develop and Plan
After I finalized my idea to create a battery-powered car that transfers chemical potential energy to kinetic energy, I made a general sketch to put my ideas onto paper. The sketch above shows both the bird’s eye view and the … Continue reading
2 Week Engineering Project Define and Inquire
In our 2-week engineering project, we have a wide array of choices that we can use for our energy transfer creation. Anything could work, from Newton’s Cradle to a Rube Goldberg, to a hydraulic engine. Below, I will introduce my … Continue reading
Urbanization: A Source of Destruction
In my Capstone project, I will talk about urbanization, which is defined as the act of increasing the size of cities, now, to you, this may not sound like such a bad thing. It could bring more housing, a better … Continue reading
Cuban Revolution Journal
Lur Dervergel is my main character, he worked in sugar cane farms from day to night, these people were indigenous before the dictator Batista sold gave their land to private enterprises, enraging them. These cane cutters are called Macheretos in … Continue reading
The Cuban Revolution in Plain English
The Cuban Revolution happened from 1953 to 1959, during this period, a small guerilla force conquered Cuba from the ruthless dictator Fulgencio Batista. After the revolution, they improved healthcare, education, and financial support for the people. The new government was … Continue reading
My Humanities Book Club Notebook
During the last few weeks, I read Google It by Anna Crowley Redding, this book talks about how Google slowly developed from a college project to the most successful search engine on earth. Google It follows the creators of Google: … Continue reading
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My Design Speaker
In the last few weeks, I was able to create a steampunk speaker by using the application Affinity Designer and cutting out my design using a laser cutter. During this project much went south, but I was able to learn … Continue reading