where par isnt up to par

 

Par For The Course is a class incorporating math principles into golf. We went to the Chicago Athletic Association, to see what golf is like. We also have made our own putting courses and saw first hand what works and what doesn't.  This AP  for Par For The Course is about a Sustainable Development Goal (Here is a link to the SDG’s website for reference) we think is important through the form of a golf course. Mine is the SDG 11 issue of housing in overpopulated countries or cities. My course is a model of a crowded environment. It's a hallway kind of straight line with no easy way to hit the ball. It symbolizes the crowded environment people have to deal with. There is also an organization called Cities Alliance, they are working to help with relief in parts of the world that are dealing with these issues. Some things that can be done to help are donating to organizations like Cities Alliance and reaching out to them. 

Onto my project, which is a hole I designed with the issue I’ve addressed above in mind. What I've done for my course is cut two pieces of wood to be walls like a long hallway, and two pieces of 2x4 are the stoppers. I'll then cut a hole at the end for a ball to fall through.

scale image, 2022, no

This is the scale drawing I made, each cube is an inch, and this is a 1:4 scale.

I have also started the gluing process. It was just 5 sides of a rectangle glued together with wood glue. 

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Here is the final project. 

accelerate efficient biking

In this unit of Design and Engineering, I learned how bikes work, and how physics is cool and quite relevant even to this day. we had some FE guests who helped us with real-world examples of our learning. The most impactful field experience was our tour of a bike shop, which was also my favorite FE because it was hands-on and helped me put our in-class learning into real life. I'm proud of my engineering work, mostly hands-on assignments and problem-solving. 

The purpose of this project is to show how what we learned in class can help us make a change and impact the world around us. Bikes really haven't changed much over the past 100 years. They work similarly, using gears and wheels, and have been designed to be efficient, as most things are. I interviewed my classmate, and one important question I asked was when he had first ridden a bike he told me he started riding at a young age. This is important because I want my design to be accessible to all ages and people. 

The intended user is a highschool aged student who needs to drop their younger sibling off at daycare, so I designed a kind of rear car with two wheels, full suspension, and a roof over the top. My bike is more useable and efficient than most other bikes. It has large tires for grip and traction and more durability. It has full suspension and large tires as well as an e-assist to make the bike maximally efficient. The bike has a rear carriage for cargo or a person. It includes a light aluminum frame to compensate for the weight of the wheels and battery plus passengers. We talked about the problems our design had and then decided where to go from there. We ended up creating a bike connected to a rear car powering the bike

here are some simple calculations like how many rotations it would make on the way to the intended destination.
4/22.5x60=11 minutes to get to her destination, which is 4 miles.

19mph is her average speed

14.5”=r 29”= d

c=91.11”

2786.96 rotations

1:19 scale model

largest gear ratio= 1:18

smallest ratio= 1:3

no, rough sketch, 2022

no, irlmodel, 2022

no, geogebra model, 2022

no, labeled sketch, 2022

Multiple gears would make the most sense for my bike as the terrain varies. I would say smoothness is important, and the back car is fully braced.


ke= 16938.82 j K.E. = 1/2 m v2

p= 3990.3 n p=mv

a canvas for greatness

 

This is my script for canvassing. It is meant to help inform people living in Lincoln Park and potentially open their minds to hearing more about blighted areas in the development of Lincoln Yards. The main concern with the Lincoln Yards development is the allocation of government funding. 

The government funding the development of Lincoln Yards is the fact that the Chicago government has decided where funds are going. Sterling Bay are the developers who have been given hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to develop Lincoln Yards and make it less “blighted” by definition meaning unfit for human inhabitance. Qualifiers of a blighted area are dilapidation, deleterious use of land, illegal use, and poor ventilation. Some houses people live in are also qualified as blighted. Some school zones are by definition, blighted. However, the government prioritized funding the further development of an already high-middle-class neighborhood. I'll probably want to lead with an explanation of what a blighted area is. So first ask them if they're able to discuss, then ask if they know what blighted areas are, then ask them if they want to discuss it.

Introduce myself, Hi. I'm NO canvassing for change in funding from the Chicago government. Redirecting funds to areas that are classified as blighted, like school zones and housing, not Lincoln Yards. Now if someone decides they would like a nice common place in their neighborhood, the topic of underfunded areas around the city that might receive funding from the government more than Sterling Bay might be a possibility and perhaps Sterling Bay can help develop those areas could sway their judgment. According to www.chicago.gov, Lincoln Yards is a 6 billion dollar development in Lincoln Park. It’s being funded by millions of dollars from the Chicago government. However, housing projects have only been funded a couple of million dollars in recent years. Although this isn't a significant issue in Lincoln Park, it is in other areas, and Lincoln Park is quite a nice area as is. One thing that can be done is reaching out to the Alderman of Lincoln Park(773 348-9500) and addressing concerns from the public about this issue. i may also have pamphlets to give out with information.

CitationsChicagoo, city. (2022). Lincoln Yards. City of Chicago:: Lincoln Yards. Retrieved October 31, 2022, from https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dcd/supp_info/lincoln-yards.html 

 Chicago, city. (2022). Various housing measures were introduced to City Council. City of Chicago:: Various Housing Measures Introduced to City Council. Retrieved October 31, 2022, from https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/mayor/press_room/press_releases/2022/june/housingmeasuresintroduced.html 

news, CBS. (2022, July 19). Study: Effects of redlining in Chicago and suburbs continue to perpetuate blight in many communities. CBS News. Retrieved November 1, 2022, from https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/study-effects-of-redlining-in-chicago-and-suburbs-continues-to-perpetuate-blight-in-many-communities/ 

project ming

In my class, design and engineering, we have worked on using empathy to help our designing process. This project was about making gardening accessible for the elderly. We were being asked to make tools people could use even if they don't have the same abilities as everyone. The user in mind is people who have physical disabilities, such as the elderly or people who like unique tools. This relates to empathy because we had to take the position of the people we are making these tools for. Comfort is important, especially if you're using the tool for a decent amount of time. Reliability is key a lot of the competition will break under stress, not our tool, and availability is necessary. With those factors in mind, we went to Home Depot to try out our tool in question to find the issues with the standard product. our tool makes digging more accessible to people who are less able-bodied than most. We had a representative show us around and let us use our tools to see how exactly they work with us and what challenges others might face with them. Our tool is a mini bucket wheel excavator on a bipod, that digs up the soil with spinning blades. It's powered by an electric, rechargeable battery motor. We make sure all of these are accessible with our tool. We also interviewed elderly gardeners about their experiences with gardening. one important quote I got from my interview, "Reaching the ground is more difficult than actually planting" was very influential in my design process. These are factors the competition fails to achieve. 

image of storyboard

image of tool prototype with labels to components



volume and surface area for perspective of the spinning blades:





dimensions for the blades:
B = 0.5 inches


H = 1.5 inches


W = 1/16


V: 1.5 • 0.5 • 0.5 * 1/16 = 0.0234375 in^3


½(1.5 × 0.5) × 2 = 2.375


1.5 x 1/16 = 0.09375


0.5 × 1/16 = 0.03125


H × 1/16 = 0.0988211769

sum of = 2.5988211769 in^2 = surface area




Shovels haven't changed in the past 100 years, they're reliable and do their job well. It scoops up material and uses leverage to move things. Our design has a handle, two legs, rotary blades, a motor, a battery, and a replaceable head. Our concept uses multiple simple machines and is self-reliant. My tool includes a few of wedges in the form of spinning blades, and perhaps an inclined plane, which the axis of the stem rests on, and it will be a kind of machine that does a lot of the work for you. the design process was long with much revising, and we have landed on our final design. I've learned that we can make tools that are accessible to everyone. It's easy and quite fun. I found making a tool easy because I could take the point of view someone less able-bodied might have as I have back problems. I thought actually drawing out my design was the most challenging as my artistic skills aren't amazing. It was hard to keep up with, I kind of didn't end up overcoming that though. If I could change something id fix my design to be maximumly efficient in both physical and ethical ways.




Citations:


NO "Original Design" 10/7/22


NO "Story Board" 10/7/22


NO "Blade Drawing" 10/7/22


NO "Moded" 10/7/22

rhetoric or rhetoric?

if you haven't already, read the flier above for context.

Using rhetoric is important when trying to argue a point. We sat in on a meeting of alders to experience the use of rhetoric in the form of persuasion. There is logos, the appeal to logic, ethos, the appeal to ethics, and pathos, the appeal to emotion. using this knowledge, I have made a flier addressing our second topic, affordable housing. Our class toured a 6 flat being renovated to be affordable housing to experience what one might get when living in one such unit. i have made a flier about affordable housing using the different rhetorical appeals (above).

sources: 

chicago, city of. “Lincoln Yards.” City of Chicago :: Lincoln Yards, 2022, https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dcd/supp_info/lincoln-yards.html.

 

discovering christophers flaws

 There was once a man named Christopher Columbus. He was an adventurer and loved finding new places to explore. However, he had some bad qualities. He didn't think of others, he always acted before he thought and never really took everything into consideration. 

One day, he decided he wanted more than what he had in his homeland. He set out in search of a new place to conquer. He found the America’s, and found people there. He didn't like those people and made them think things that weren't true. Christopher was a powerful, yet evil man. 

ramp up gce!

In class this term, We have been working on designing a student lounge that is a safe environment for everyone in the school's population. I chose the corner room to model my design since it is large and already has a lounge vibe. Our class went to the Harold Washington library to see how their student lounge is designed so we could have some inspiration. Their lounge had chairs, benches, all kinds of furniture, colorful accents, and reader-friendly material. In theory, this lounge should reflect the community and who is using the lounge, not just one small group. This is also connecting to Sdg 4, making safe environments that are accessible and friendly to all people. in order to get my ideas down properly, I sketched out a floor plan I thought would be appropriate for the given requirements. then, I sketched a model of the chair I thought would be accessible to anyone. 


To represent my ideas I made a sketch of what id like the floor plan to be. I essentially want a cozy corner low-stress zone for people to do whatever they'd like.

no, floorplan, 2022

text in image: 

diagram of lounge

chair design

entertainment/tvs

seating/lounge area

walkways

needed: sound systems, comfy chairs, proper lighting, ramp, more familiar door, games + puzzles

Essentially, the idea of no exclusion was in my mind when drawing this. i made a small stage for whatever kind of performance may be in action accessible to wheelchairs or otherwise disabled people. i took inspiration from the chidrens library, to make it mostly mono-level.