From the start of grade 9, I’ve read 3 books so far. The book that most interest me is called “No She Was”, which is the book that I’m reading now. The book talks about a girl who occasionally finds out her mother is a transgender person, so she starts to find out the story behind her mother.  Before reading this book, I’m really interested in horror novels, so I borrow “Hands On The Wall”. After reading 10-11 chapters, I gave up. The start of the book can grab my attention, but after 6-7 chapters, the story starts to be boring. The author was keeping talking on the same topic and using big vocabulary throughout the book, which you can’t really understand the meaning of the story.

Making the outline:

The first step was quite easy, but the hard part of to make sure the wires won’t collapse while we stick the lamp chimney on it.

Connecting batteries with the light bulb:

It’s pretty complicated to combine the wire with the light bulb, we have tried a few times because the light always flickers and we also charge the batteries in the wrong direction. But Mr.Diego helped us a lot during this process.

Connecting the circuit of the battery, light bulb, and button:

It was hard to combine these two wires with the button, because they aren’t firm, when we finally put on one wire, the other one falls down.

Picture of the final product:

The light was flickering while we test it, so we use tape to reinforce where those two wires are connected.

Video of testing the final project:

After feedback, the final final product:

This process was well done after reinforcing the connection between the wires.

Gathered improvements:

We gathered some improvements from Mr.Hussack about beautifying the base and the lamp chimney, so we stick some white tape on the bottom and use scissors to prune the edge of the lamp chimney and change the rubberized fabric into scotch tape (to stick the lamp chimney).

My final product and how it works:

How the lamp works:

• Design Principle: Close the switch
• The circuits would have a current which will pass through the LED light bulb, and because the circuit connects with both the light bulb and the button, so when you click the button, the light will be illuminated. But the current is weak so the illumination of the LED light will be weak too, so, it will work in the dark.
• Because there’s a chemical change in these batteries, so by the chemical energy is transformed into electric energy, and then it will produce light energy.

Areas in my product were successful:

Because this lamp was designed for people who are afraid of the dark at night time, the weak lights can enhance their sense of security without disturbing their rest.

Where I need to improve:

Firstly, according to more functions of the light, I can make different illumination. For example, when the customers are studying, they can make the light brighter. But when they need to rest and go to sleep, they can make the light lower, which one light can be used for multiple requirements at the same time. Secondly, clicking the button to open the light will spend more time than the sound control. So, I can make it sound controllable to make it more comfortable for the elder and children.

Impact on the Environment:

Because the night light usually stays on all night, it consumes a lot of electricity. Electricity is made of coal, and burning coal has a great impact on the air and the environment. At the same time, coal is a non-renewable resource, so it is also very unfriendly to the environment.

Sketched model of our idea&Lable of size and materials:

The techniques that I learn:

During the process of making the lamp, I learned how to solve the circuit problem, combine the wire for the battery, light bulb and the button(which control the on/off of the light) which at the same time, the light won’t flicker. While we working on this part, we found Mr.Diego who works in the design center and helps us with this part. And also, we’ve searched for some information and video online which can help us with combining these two wires.

Schedule:

Tuesday, Feb 15-Start  to gather information for the engineering project, finding examples of the lamp.

Friday, Feb 17- Sketch the model of the lamp, gathering materials, and finish making the internal outline of the lamp(By using the wires and drum).

Tuesday, Feb 21- Fixing some construction of the outline, and finding the make the battery connect with the light bulb.

Thursday, Feb 23- Connected the battery wire and the light bulb wire with the circuit changer, and then, 

Monday, Feb 27-Stick the paper, which represent the lamp-chimney, on the outline wire and gather some feedback from both students and teachers.

Wednesday, Mar 1- By following the feedback by others and making some adjustment, and then decorated the lamp to make it more delicate and exquisite. At the end, checked the wires and the lamp and see if it works.

This engineering task is to make a LED light that can be used to illuminate and switch on and off immediately. I and my groupmates felt very interested in making electrical lights, so we search for some examples on both light design websites and Youtube to find some inspiration. In the video below, this is an electric table Lamp that I really like. It is really innovative and creative among all types of lamps that I’ve ever seen. You have multiple uses for this kind of table lamp. Because the light is not strong, it can protect your eyes while you are working, and also, shimmer light can use as a night light while you are asleep. The base of the light is not big so it does not take up space, at the same time, the modeling is very unique.

My target audience can be students, adults, and elders. Because from both real life and the website, I’ve seen a lot of people(particularly the kids and elders)  are bothered about can’t find a suitable night light for themselves because of afraid of the dark, so their sleep quality is not good at all. As doing some questionnaires, they generally prefer to get an electric light which the light is not that big and shiny, and also didn’t take up that much space. From these perspectives, I and my groupmate find some examples online which can best fit their requirements.

The pros of my idea are that the shimmer lights can keep those people who are afraid of the dark a much better sleep. But for the cons,  because it is an electric light if the lights keep working for the whole night, maybe it will consume a lot of electricity, which the customer’s electricity bill will increase a lot, also there wastes a lot of electricity.

claustrophobia is the fear of small, narrow, and dark spaces. When a Claustrophobic goes to spaces like that, they will feel overwhelmed, uncomfortable, and hopeless. Unescapable, compressed, and repressed are the words that most fit Claustrophobia.

During this unit, I was designing the bushes for the trees that will appear in the film. To design this bush, firstly, I had to consider the size, which is the length, and width of the bush.  Secondly, I need to think about what the tree looks like, for example, the pattern of the rhizome, and how thick or thin which part of the bush should be. About my planning process, firstly, we went to the theater and saw how does the tree look like, and measured the width, length, and base. Secondly, I discuss with my partner Gavin the appearance and size of the bush. Thirdly, I and my partner start to draw down our idea on paper and keep modify our idea. And eventually, I start to make the model of the bush on software called Autodesk Fusion and then let our teacher check if it does look ok. After the design, we receive feedback about our bush being so twiggy, so we work on this part again to Improve on this part.  While I am making the props, there are some challenges when cutting out the woods. There are a lot of details and patterns that I need to be careful of while I am cutting the wood because if I spoiled this part, the final product won’t be good-looking. And it is very hard to cut the detail while using the cutter because it is very heavy and hard to control the movement of the cutter. But in this situation, I and my partner Lucy make a routine for using the cutter, so it will bring us some time for rest. While working on the project, I learn how to use and control the cutter, and learn how to sand the wood more efficiently after cutting, and why we need to sand the wood. Finally, I think our product is good enough for the film, despite some parts of it being rough and needing to improve, but I still believe they will have good-looking on the stage.

Rooftop

Located at the top of the theater, is for checking wired and motor.

Curtains

It is located at the outermost side of the stage. When the stage changes scenes, the curtain will be opened or closed through the control of the staff when opening or closing.

Stage light

Stage lights located everywhere above the stage. The stage light can let the audience clearly see what’s happening on the stage, and also can adjust the atmosphere of the performance.