Evidence
For this project we had to design a new building for the San Marin Science Department. We also had to include various day lighting techniques in our building. We started by drawing a floor plan of our building and then started to focus on one of the classrooms. We provided materials, furniture, and day lighting techniques with our classroom. The slideshow shows greater detail of what our building looks like.
Content
For our science building, we had to take into consideration the aesthetic, the durability during natural disasters, and day lighting. During class, we talked all about these different things. We first talked about the earth's layers and earthquakes. This helped us take into consideration of what building materials we need to use to be sturdy enough to survive natural disasters and look aesthetically pleasing. After this, we learned about atomic structure and how it could influence the materials we use in our science building.
We also made a model of the solar system showing the layout of our solar system and how the sun affected it. In our model, we chose to focus on the inner planets and the relationship between the planet's orbital velocity and their orbital period. This helped us understand how the location of the earth, relates to the angle of light that can be allowed for our day lighting designs. After that, we learned about day lighting techniques and we made model houses to test different day lighting techniques.
Next, the class created a justification document, which is posted below, about why we should reduce the integration of electricity as much as possible. Finally, we went ahead and designed our science building taking everything that we learned into consideration. The exterior of the building is made of strong metal beams and cherry wood exterior paneling including large windows. The interior of the classroom is made of gray linoleum floor tiles, white acoustic tile ceiling, cream/white drywall, and wooden cabinets.
We also made a model of the solar system showing the layout of our solar system and how the sun affected it. In our model, we chose to focus on the inner planets and the relationship between the planet's orbital velocity and their orbital period. This helped us understand how the location of the earth, relates to the angle of light that can be allowed for our day lighting designs. After that, we learned about day lighting techniques and we made model houses to test different day lighting techniques.
Next, the class created a justification document, which is posted below, about why we should reduce the integration of electricity as much as possible. Finally, we went ahead and designed our science building taking everything that we learned into consideration. The exterior of the building is made of strong metal beams and cherry wood exterior paneling including large windows. The interior of the classroom is made of gray linoleum floor tiles, white acoustic tile ceiling, cream/white drywall, and wooden cabinets.
Final Thoughts
Overall, I learned a lot about building a building. I learned how different materials must be used to make sturdy yet, aesthetically pleasing designs. This also gave me insight on how many and how expensive buildings can be. Because this project was fairly large, our group struggled at times. One thing that we struggled with was communication of ideas. At some times it felt like either all people weren't conveying all ideas or we couldn't we decide on an idea. If we can more efficiently decide on an idea, more work can get done. And, if we can get the whole group to express their ideas, the group can benefit greatly. Another thing that we need to work on is the quality of work. While we tried our best, it still felt like we crammed most of our ideas at the last second. If we can learn to work more efficiently and manage our time, our quality of work could be a lot better. Although we had our low points, we did have some high points. One thing we did really well was research. Everyone did a great job looking for the right evidence that we needed and putting it to use. If we can remember this in the future, we can be more successful in other projects and in the future. Another thing that we did well was collaboration. I felt that our group worked well together. Everyone was overall positive towards each other, everyone contributed fairly well, and our efforts worked out pretty well. I liked this group and would like to work with them again. This project was a great learning experience and had lots of fun with this project.