SON GCE Portfolio

In our STEAM class, LST, we have covered the L (Light) and moved onto the S, Sound. Like light, we have learned about waves in this unit, given the fact that waves are what make each sound unique. We went over sine and cosine waves, wavelength and frequency, and other things that are more exclusive to sound, like asin (bx + c) + d and the anatomy of the ear. For this action project, we were assigned to make a diddley bow. A diddley bow is a one stringed acoustic guitar built upon a plank with an open tin can as a resonator on the opposite side. The sound hole (open side of the tin can) amplifies the vibrations from the string as it is plucked. The images below will give you a better grasp of how the bow is assembled. Diddley bows originated in the South and became a big influence on the blues. Why were we assigned to make an instrument for the AP of our sound unit in LST? Instruments are great demonstrators of producing varying sounds, with some of them being quite harmonic...

In this Humanities class called A Nations Argument, we learned about what makes an argument, what can be included in one, looked at some historical examples of arguments, and what we can make an argument about and how. For my action project of the first unit of this class, I had to write a declaration for something I believe should be taught in schools across the world. The subject I chose to talk about was civics. Below is a diagram I drew of a high school student performing a civic action after learning about civics in class. It is used to show the benefits of civics are not only brought to the people who learn about it, but the community around them as well. The student thought of something a civic action was needed for, and his neighborhood no longer had a broken stop light. Civics is commonly not taught as a subject in schools, which makes events like these less common. Therefore, my action project will bring forth my argument towards making it more common and have the people rea...