SON GCE Portfolio

Hello, I have been told to make a blog post about something I love. The thing I love is anime. I love anime because it could be about so many things, even something like a space pirate riding a griffin across the pacific ocean to stop an evil pizza lord. The thing I admire the most about it is the artwork for the characters, there are so many colors and styles to chose from for just one person. Three of my most favorite animes are Dragon Ball Z, Cowboy Bebop, and Full Metal Alchemist. One day I want to create a youtube channel and make anime on it for a living. Manga Drawing Tutorial Manga Examples

H2O Unit 3: CLIMATE CHANGE  by SN INTRODUCTION: In this unit, my classmates and I have been studying climate change and how it effects the future of our planet. The safety zone for carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere is anything below 350 PPM (parts per million). Right now, as the amount of fossil fuels being used throughout the world is increasing, the CO2 level in our atmosphere has reached well over 400 parts per million. This means, the Carbon Cycle is off balance and there is more CO2 entering our atmosphere than being absorbed from it. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that traps heat in our atmosphere and keeps it warm. The more greenhouses gases build up in our atmosphere, the warmer our planet becomes. When the balance is upset like this, climate change occurs, producing stronger storms, warmer temperatures, and melting glaciers. For this Action Project, our assignment was to choose a city in a different part of the world and learn about the impact of climate ...

INTRODUCTION: For the H2O Unit 2 Field Experience: 4.5 Billion, we went to the Jardine Water Plant in Chicago, near Navy Pier. This plant filters all of the water for Chicagoland. I learned that the plant takes water directly from Lake Michigan and filters it for safe drinking and everyday use. After the water is pumped to the plant, it goes through many stages of filtration. First, chemicals are added (chlorine, flouride, and aluminum sulfate) to remove particles and dangerous microorganisms. After the chemicals are added, the water is filtered through layers of sand and gravel in large pools. This is the part of the plant that resembles ground water filtration. For this Action Project, I built a homemade filter based on the cycle water goes through in nature. QUESTION: How would I thrive in a water crisis if I built a water filter designed after groundwater filtration? HYPOTHESIS: By using a few household items and some materials found in nature, a homemade water filter can be as ef...

Our class recently completed H2O: Unit 1 (71%). In this unit, we learned about the challenges people face to acquire fresh, potable water. In many developing countries, including areas of the United States, people struggle for access to this vital resource.  The mission of the first H2O Field Experience was to carry water 0.2 miles from the Chicago River back to GCE Lab School. During the experience, my body felt incredibly sore trying to navigate the bumpy sidewalks with heavy buckets on wheels. Pushing the large buckets over cracks proved to be difficult. Psychologically, I became frustrated about how slow I was moving and how heavy and awkward the buckets were. The most challenging part of this External Investigation was when the buckets fell over three separate times, spilling much of my original water supply. I started the experience with 10 gallons of water (2 five gallon buckets), and ended with only 3.5 gallons of water. Less than half of what I originally collected. I est...

This past summer, me and my classmates were assigned a project to read a book called "A Long Walk to Water". After we have finished reading the book/documentary we had to film a video about what we did, didn't, and wanted to learn from it.