Criminal Investigation Project
11/17/2022 (Start and due date of trifold)
PLTW/STEM Biology/ Scientific Research
This project weaved through the process of a criminal investigation over a death and the different roles that contribute to the process like Digital Forensic Investigator, forensic histologist, medical examiner, etc. Before starting lab work, my table, class and self all started by analyzing a crime scene in which we learned different ways to analyze a crime scene while also learning how to properly measure and pinpoint evidence in a diagram. Thereafter, we looked at suspects background information and reviewed the results of their polygraph test, learning how to perform the test and adjacently, the lack of reliance when using the polygraph tests for being used as truthful evidence. Later on, we went back to the scene to analyze trace evidence including hair, fingerprints and digital evidence on her phone. When doing so, we learned about the cuticle, cortex and medulla of a hair strand and how to compare fingerprints through their minute as well as how many are required to be confirmed in a case as a match. Afterwords, we performed a presumptive test followed by a confirmatory test to identify if one piece of evidence was blood and, since it was, whose blood it was. Thus, learning how to perform blood typing tests. Soon after, we performed a blood spatter test in which we determined the origin of the spatter through testing the size and shape of spatter at different heights and in doing so, we learned how blood splatters differently at different heights and some angles. In our continuation of the case, we performed a toxicology test of the blood of the deceased, determined the time of death and observed histology results, comparing diseased brains to the deceased personnel's to determine if it was diseased. While doing this, we learned how to perform a toxicology, what stages of larva on the body indicate to the time of death and what a change in the temperature can be used to determine time of death and rigor and livor mortis in addition; we learned a basic difference between a normal looking brain and a diseased one through viewing the entire organ and just some of the tissues. Thereafter, we learned the parts of a heart, did a heart dissection and labeled the parts to then compare a normal heart and diseased hearts to that of the deceased personnel’s heart. Thus, learning the difference between a diseased or disordered heart to a healthy one in addition to learning how to dissect a heart. Finally, my table members and I placed the data on a tri-fold board.
11/17/2022 (Start and due date of trifold)
PLTW/STEM Biology/ Scientific Research
This project weaved through the process of a criminal investigation over a death and the different roles that contribute to the process like Digital Forensic Investigator, forensic histologist, medical examiner, etc. Before starting lab work, my table, class and self all started by analyzing a crime scene in which we learned different ways to analyze a crime scene while also learning how to properly measure and pinpoint evidence in a diagram. Thereafter, we looked at suspects background information and reviewed the results of their polygraph test, learning how to perform the test and adjacently, the lack of reliance when using the polygraph tests for being used as truthful evidence. Later on, we went back to the scene to analyze trace evidence including hair, fingerprints and digital evidence on her phone. When doing so, we learned about the cuticle, cortex and medulla of a hair strand and how to compare fingerprints through their minute as well as how many are required to be confirmed in a case as a match. Afterwords, we performed a presumptive test followed by a confirmatory test to identify if one piece of evidence was blood and, since it was, whose blood it was. Thus, learning how to perform blood typing tests. Soon after, we performed a blood spatter test in which we determined the origin of the spatter through testing the size and shape of spatter at different heights and in doing so, we learned how blood splatters differently at different heights and some angles. In our continuation of the case, we performed a toxicology test of the blood of the deceased, determined the time of death and observed histology results, comparing diseased brains to the deceased personnel's to determine if it was diseased. While doing this, we learned how to perform a toxicology, what stages of larva on the body indicate to the time of death and what a change in the temperature can be used to determine time of death and rigor and livor mortis in addition; we learned a basic difference between a normal looking brain and a diseased one through viewing the entire organ and just some of the tissues. Thereafter, we learned the parts of a heart, did a heart dissection and labeled the parts to then compare a normal heart and diseased hearts to that of the deceased personnel’s heart. Thus, learning the difference between a diseased or disordered heart to a healthy one in addition to learning how to dissect a heart. Finally, my table members and I placed the data on a tri-fold board.
Night Cirus Project
12/20/2022 (last due date)
Honors 9th Grade Liturature
Within this project, I analysed a fictional book called "The Night Circus" for different literary elements, to then create a new combination of elemets that cominngles with the theme and other aspects of the book and that uses aspects from our current world, that of which in this case, was a tent opting to be in the circus mentioned in the book. Before starting the book, the class was divided into groups of four; For each group, the book was divided into four parts in which we would rotate between four different analsis types for each section including the identification of a certin motif and how it was used throughout the book and effects the book, how different elements of the plot, characters and settings effect each other, how different aspects of the books contents and concepts relates to those of other media/liturature or there life and generate questions about the text that invoke further disscussion on the topic and/or themes that occur due to the phrsaing of the disscussion that could be continuosly expanded. During this process, I was able to learn new types of relationships between characters that were not apparent in previous book series I have read, analyse for a motif I previously didn't have a set deffinition for, further my ability to make connections between media and the book that I thought had a stark difference and develope my skills in creating greater thought provoking questions. Following this, the group I was working with were assigned to create an independent tent that was supposed to have a modern day theme, yet also theme elements of the tents of the circus in the book. When completing this, different roles were assigned for different parts of the tent in which I was the engineer whom which came up with what the physical mecanics of the tent would be if it was real and it's substitute for the model tent I would make. In this, since it was choosen in a group member vote for the modern theme to simply be an ice rank with arobatics, I researched how ice rinks worked as well as the two different types(synthetic and orignal) with their advantages and disadvantages; differing arobatic "rope" types; tent structures and which would be an optimal size, yet still structured to have arobatics. After constructing the model with symbalences of working parts, I wrote a rationale of why I choose different aspects for the tent over others (with sources) and create a letter to the characters owning the circus in the book (by the end of it) detailing how the tent my group and I created would be a good addition to the circus specifically instead of being a stand-alone tent. Throughout the whole process of completing this group project, I not only learned how to develope my thought and languistic skills, yet also interact with a group that had a diffeing mentalty twords healthy life/work balances and used terms/brought up media that I was unfaliar withor didn't quite comprehend.
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Trebuchet Project
4/20/2023 (Day of launch) 4/26/2023 (Reflection PP due date)
Algebra 1(Work on this project was done durring Hoya block and on own time for safty measures)
In this project, I collaberated in a team of 5 total students during Hoya block to research, make a plan for construction, construct, edit, launch and create/edit a review of a bean bag launching trebuchet. On the first day (3/30/2023), the sources for the project, plan for what would be done each Hoya block day and the initial physical blue pint and cad design were completed. On the secound hoya block day, a plan for who was getting what materials was made including pvc piping as a lever, wood for a base (which was requred at a maximum of 40x40cm for length and width), supports, fulcrum and launch pad, the head of an english hammer or simular hammer as a counterweight and a carved small wheel and string to act as a pully to help hold the counter weight down. Out of these, I constructed the launch pad to be 7x7cm for the base and 1cm sides according to what was writen in the design, which, after arriving on the third day, turned out to be to small for what the group thought the bean bag size should be (We estimated because we were not given a concrete size). Other members brought the pvc piping and materials for the base, supports and fulcrum (Hammers with weight depicted in blueprint turned out to be unavalibale if not over priced). At home, I then decided to get a bean bag I had at my house, measured it for a size of 14x15cm (rounding up). For the base of the launch pad, I cut a sheet of wood 17x17cm both for simplicity and to adjust in case the bean bag was larger. Proceding that I sketched for two of the sides to be 2cm in height and 17cm long and another two to be 2cm in height and 17.5cm long (This was so that the edges of one side could be glued to the others considering that the sheets had a thikness closest to 0.5cm). On the fourth day, the lever was brought in connected to the base, supports, fulcrum(which was a nail) and a wheel that was superglued on the side to keep the string in place. The alternative counterweight was differential chain, a dog leash and a rock, which did not fit on the pvc pipe as planed. Durring that time, we looked at the height of other's projects which was greater than ours, making them able to launch farter than ours, yet tip over. As a result, the pvc lever was adgusted to have greater length on the launch pad side of the fulcrum and therefore less on the counter weight side, increasing the amount of time the counter weight could swing back and therefore increasing the amount of time pressure is being increasingly exerted on the bean bag, optimizing distance. The eventual decided counterweight was several bricks repetivly ducttaped onto the top of the counter weight side of the lever, which had a greater weight than initially planed, but the objective was for greater distance either way, so it ended up working better than if we were to have added the initial weight on the blueprint. On the fifth day, we launched our trebuchets for throwing distance as well as ability to get the bean bag on a cornhole board of which ours excelled in the first compared to others, yet was inefficent at the secound and third initiatives. Following this, we submitted a power point detailing our research sources, paper and cad blueprints, plan and materials, proof of our construction of project, what we have and will do to redesign the trebuchet, safty hazards of the trebuchet and a conclusion. In the PowerPoint I revised the slides and edited the Test and Redisign slide. Over all, I learned skills on how to cut sheets of wood accuratly with a drillsaw and how to apply drawing out the dimesions of a design and applying it to wood so it would be eaiser to cut it accuratly; I remembered how to find a role in a project for myself when a few other studdents in a group were taking most of them as well as how to think of a way to likely improve success when how to improve success is not given as with the dimensions of what size bean bagwould be used to develope the launch pad size.
4/20/2023 (Day of launch) 4/26/2023 (Reflection PP due date)
Algebra 1(Work on this project was done durring Hoya block and on own time for safty measures)
In this project, I collaberated in a team of 5 total students during Hoya block to research, make a plan for construction, construct, edit, launch and create/edit a review of a bean bag launching trebuchet. On the first day (3/30/2023), the sources for the project, plan for what would be done each Hoya block day and the initial physical blue pint and cad design were completed. On the secound hoya block day, a plan for who was getting what materials was made including pvc piping as a lever, wood for a base (which was requred at a maximum of 40x40cm for length and width), supports, fulcrum and launch pad, the head of an english hammer or simular hammer as a counterweight and a carved small wheel and string to act as a pully to help hold the counter weight down. Out of these, I constructed the launch pad to be 7x7cm for the base and 1cm sides according to what was writen in the design, which, after arriving on the third day, turned out to be to small for what the group thought the bean bag size should be (We estimated because we were not given a concrete size). Other members brought the pvc piping and materials for the base, supports and fulcrum (Hammers with weight depicted in blueprint turned out to be unavalibale if not over priced). At home, I then decided to get a bean bag I had at my house, measured it for a size of 14x15cm (rounding up). For the base of the launch pad, I cut a sheet of wood 17x17cm both for simplicity and to adjust in case the bean bag was larger. Proceding that I sketched for two of the sides to be 2cm in height and 17cm long and another two to be 2cm in height and 17.5cm long (This was so that the edges of one side could be glued to the others considering that the sheets had a thikness closest to 0.5cm). On the fourth day, the lever was brought in connected to the base, supports, fulcrum(which was a nail) and a wheel that was superglued on the side to keep the string in place. The alternative counterweight was differential chain, a dog leash and a rock, which did not fit on the pvc pipe as planed. Durring that time, we looked at the height of other's projects which was greater than ours, making them able to launch farter than ours, yet tip over. As a result, the pvc lever was adgusted to have greater length on the launch pad side of the fulcrum and therefore less on the counter weight side, increasing the amount of time the counter weight could swing back and therefore increasing the amount of time pressure is being increasingly exerted on the bean bag, optimizing distance. The eventual decided counterweight was several bricks repetivly ducttaped onto the top of the counter weight side of the lever, which had a greater weight than initially planed, but the objective was for greater distance either way, so it ended up working better than if we were to have added the initial weight on the blueprint. On the fifth day, we launched our trebuchets for throwing distance as well as ability to get the bean bag on a cornhole board of which ours excelled in the first compared to others, yet was inefficent at the secound and third initiatives. Following this, we submitted a power point detailing our research sources, paper and cad blueprints, plan and materials, proof of our construction of project, what we have and will do to redesign the trebuchet, safty hazards of the trebuchet and a conclusion. In the PowerPoint I revised the slides and edited the Test and Redisign slide. Over all, I learned skills on how to cut sheets of wood accuratly with a drillsaw and how to apply drawing out the dimesions of a design and applying it to wood so it would be eaiser to cut it accuratly; I remembered how to find a role in a project for myself when a few other studdents in a group were taking most of them as well as how to think of a way to likely improve success when how to improve success is not given as with the dimensions of what size bean bagwould be used to develope the launch pad size.
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