Achitecture Project

We are just about to begin our Architecture Project. This is the start of, finding architects we are interested in.

When starting our sketches and process of choosing how we should desing the prop room and costume room. Sean used his knowledge with MineCraft and did the design he felt would the best. Then we worked backwards to design other sketches and the CAD for other designs.

Our Sketches

This is probably the most simplest idea. It just has a wall seperating the big props and the small props. The down side is it would be hard to move around in there.

This prop room was designed off of the UCLA room. Shana was aware that at UCLA their prop room was two stories. The 2nd floor having the small props which are easy to take up and down stairs. And the larger props on the bottom which might be a little harder to move.

This prop room was Sean's Idea. He like how the Prop, Costume Room, and Dressing Rooms, were close together so they are easy to access. The Girls' dressing room is noticeably bigger because Sean thought girls needed more room to dress... :)

Minecraft Design

CAD Design

We heard back from our client and they gave us some feedback that was ideal to complete this project.

+: They enjoyed how the are was very spacious, also they liked how the girls dressing room was setup.
Change: the client would change the accessibility to the costume and the prop room, and a little more room for the bigger props
?: Why are all the rooms connected?
!: They emphasised on a ramp for bigger items



Egg Drop Challenge- Iteration 1

Today in class we have started the Annual Egg Drop Challenge! So far we have completed 22 Achievements

Brainstorm

Cup in which the egg will go into

Egg holder without the balloons

Calculations

- We figured that our contraption with the egg was 55.8 grams, and the egg alone was 47.2 grams. Subtracting the two would equal 8.6 grams. So the contraption alone weighed 8.6 grams.

Achievements

Brainstorming

-Create a sketch of one possible solution. Include labels.

-Create a sketch of another possible solution. Include labels.
-Create a sketch of a third possible solution. Include labels.
Material Prep:
-Generate a list of materials required for build day.
-Document a plan to ensure materials are brought in on block day.
Material Weight:
-Your materials weigh less than 500 grams.
-Your materials weigh less than 300 grams.
-Your materials weigh less than 200 grams.
-Your materials weigh less than 150 grams.
-Your materials weigh less than 100 grams.
-Your materials weigh less than 50 grams.
-Your materials weigh less than 25 grams.
Drop Accuracy:
-You hit the butcher paper!
-You hit inside the third ring!
-You hit inside the second ring!
Drop Time:
-Your solution takes more than 2 seconds to hit the target!
Egg Resilience:
-Your egg didn't break in any way! (awarded three times)
-Your egg didn't break in any way! (awarded three times)
-Your egg didn't break in any way! (awarded three times)
Calculation Achievements
-Describe an aspect of the event using arithmetic.
-Describe an aspect of the event using geometry.
-Describe an aspect of the event using algebra.

Video



Activity 2.1.6

I have successfully completed 6/6 activities from Activity 2.1.6. It was quite enjoyable once I got on a roll with all the tools.

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Provide "sustain" (positive) and "change" feedback regarding your experience with using the video to supplement your learning.
- I really enjoyed this video because it was exactly what we are learning in Chemistry. I needed some extra simplification of the topic and it actually helped me. The only thing I would change would be to make the person speaking, to talk a little bit smoother. His speech was a bit choppy.

"Sustain" - what works well for you with the video you chose? Would "flipping the classroom" work out?
- This video worked well for me. I think with all the different colors he used to do notes, it kept my brain awake and alert. I know that is a simple explanation, but i really believe it kept me into the subject. Flippin the classroom would work out.

"Change" - Is there anything you would change regarding the video or the concept of "flipping the classroom".
- The only other thing I would change is to paste actual pictures of the topic. I was learning about suspension of a mixture, for example, post a picture of chocoloate milk in a suspened state (particles of chocolate sinking to the bottom of the glass).

Should education institutions work towards this new paradigm?
I believe that education should be working towar flipping the classroom. It is very differnt, but great idea.

Activity 2.1.5 CAD Software

Conclusion

1.    What 3-D CAD functions could be used to create a wire coat hanger?

I believe a good CAD Function to make a Wire coat hanger could be the Sweep function.

2.    What feature would be used to create a 3-D representation of a spindle that was created on a wood lathe? I would use the threaded function relating to the spindle.

 

3.    How does a 3-D CAD solid model program keep track of the changes that are made to an object?  On the left side of your project there is a bar that keeps track of every move you have made to your project.

 

4.    If a mistake is made, how does the user make a correction without using the undo function?
I usually use control Z to make a correction to my work. Or I look at the left side of my project were there is a bar that shows all the changes I have made to my project. I can delete steps there if i wanted to.

Money Ball!

1) What was the “Money Ball”approach that Billy Beane and Peter Brandt applied to the Oakland Athletics 2002 season? Was it an “art” or a “science”? What single statistic did they boil their value consideration down to? (In class research/discussion)
Peter Brandt told Billy Beane that the Athletics need players to get on base, even if it was on first. So Billy Beane went out to find people who got similar OBP to Giambi and Pena. I believe that the tactics that the Oakland Athletics did was an art and a science. They went to OBP for consideration if the player should be on the team or not.

2) What is the equation used to calculate OBP? (In class research/discussion)

• H = Hits
• BB = Bases on Balls (Walks)
• HBP = times Hit By a Pitch
• AB = At bats
• SF = Sacrifice Flies

3) What is design? (In class research/discussion)
Design is roadmap or a strategic approach for someone to achieve a unique expectation.

4) Describe 3 situations where movie characters (intentionally or not) applied a step from the PLTW 12 Step Design Process. Explain both the (a) situation as well as (b) how the step is relevant:
1 - Billy Beane defined the problem with the A's. Three of his best players were leaving and he need to figure how to win championships
2 - Beane developed an plan to get players on base, he then took it to the scouts.
3 - Finally, he started to test his ideas by putting the players on the field and his ideas worked.


5) What is “Leadership”? (In class research/discussion)

1 - Direction
2 - Alignment
3 - Commitment


6) Describe 3 circumstances from the story where a character exercised effective leadership:
1 - At the scouting meeting Billy Beane was having the scouts look at the important things in a player.

2 - Billy Beane shows alignment when he starts to sit down with his team and let them know what they need to do.

3 - Billy Beane was committed to the Oakland A's even after there 2002 season. He got an offer from the Baltimore Red Socks that was very substantial, but he ended up turning it down.



7) According to the movie, what was the A’s record at the start of their winning streak? 68 : 51
8) What does this ratio simplify to (roughly)? 1.33 : 1

9) How long was the A’s record setting winning streak? _20_ games won.

10) Given the A’s win/loss ratio at the start of the streak (listed two questions above), what are the odds of winning 20 games in a row? Run the numbers. (In class research/discussion)
 The odds of winning 20 games in a row are .000013:1.


11) Based on your calculation, do you think the A’s got lucky or was there something to the Moneyball approach?
I believe the A's didn't have luck I believe Moneyball had something to do with their winning streak.


12) Did Billy Beane strictly apply the “science” of Moneyball to his management approach? Was there an “art” to his efforts as well? Describe a circumstance where he broke from the Moneyball approach to make a positive change for the team.
At first moneyball was all about the science, but i believe Billy Beane definitely changed his attitude to a art. After he recruited all the players he started to sit down and let them know what and how they need to do something. When before he barely knew the players.






Bonus Question (look into this if you’ve finished ahead of the class):
Money Ball was originally a book. What author wrote the book? What other books has this author written? Is there a theme to his writing?
Michael Lewis wrote Money Ball, he has also written The Blind Side. There is a theme to his writing, he writes many intense sport movies.


It's "Oscar Season", will Moneyball win the Oscar for any of the categories it's up for?
It is now after the Oscars, and they didnt win any Oscars. Though, I honestly thought the movie was going to win a few Oscars.

Airplane Extravaganza!

1) Provide a breif description of the activity. Who did you work with? What did you build? What challenges did you overcome to succesfully craft your aircraft?
Today was the day Shana and I flew our Balsa Wood Airplane! It was about a 24 step process. It took a while but we learned a lot through the steps. We reached some difficulty when the our propeller wasn't serving its purpose. But we worked hard to fix it, and make a rather successful airplane.

2) Describe how you tested your aircraft and tuned its flight characteristics.

Shana and I took our airplane out for a run before the competition. We had to make a few adjustments to the propeller after that test run.

5) Describe how well your aircraft flew in our competition. Did you win any events (furthest distance, longest time aloft)? Were you competative in our best decorated flier competition?

Ours didn't go the furthest or was in the air the longest but it did fly for sometime. Shanas and I's plane was very creative I thought. We had glitter on the balsa wood which made everything sparkly.

6) Pick three steps from the PLTW 12 step design process and describe how your team worked through these during the course of this experience.

The design part of the project was rater simple because we just worked throught the steps that were on the project plan.

When we started to actually make the design we worked hard to make sure everything was on track, was properlly fixed on the airplane.

Finally, we had to refine the plane because our propeller wasnt exactly working properlly. It would drag on the frusalage causing the prop not to spin.