Who?
The first people who invented the Apple 1 computer were Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs.
When?
The Apple 1 computer was invented in 1976, on April Fools Day.
How did it change the world?
This was the first computer to have a single circuit board and became very popular over time. At the time this computer costed only $666.66.
http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventions/a/Apple_Computers.htm
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Criterion A- Investigation
On friday, the whole class watched two videos about inventors and inventions. Later we thought of characteristics of inventors. Some of them were: inteligent, curious, creative, etc. After this, we took a quiz in our planers which was to tell us with what type of learning we learn the best and what kind of people we are. There were verbal, mathematical, visual, musical, physical, interpersonal, intrapersonal and naturalistic inteligences. My number 1 was visual inteligence. This means that I learn best by making or seeing something.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Project Evaluation
I have decided previously that my evaluation of the project would be to interview people and ask them about my project. I have interviewed Rebekah, Khaliun and my brother Tadas for my evaluation.
I asked If they think that the idea for the new toilet is useful in the Ger district and why.
Khaliun said that it is useful, but maybe not so much for the Ger district because of the cost. Rebekah said that if they would be used frequently then there would be too much fertilizer. Tadas said that some people would not like to use public toilets especially in the winter.
My second question was asking if they would use these toilets.
Khaliun said that public toilets get ruined fast. Rebekah would use these toilets because she thinks they're clean. Tadas said that he would use them if they would be near his house and easy to get to.
My last question was asking if they think that people in the Ger district think that the idea is useful and if they would use these toilets.
Khaliun thinks they would use this toilet because its Eco friendly and the waste isn't useless. Rebekah thinks that the people would use it and they would like it. My brother said that they would like it and use the toilets if they think that they are better than their dirt holes.
In conclusion, I have found that people in the Ger district would use these toilets if they would be easy to get to and easy to use. They would also use them if they would find them useful.
I asked If they think that the idea for the new toilet is useful in the Ger district and why.
Khaliun said that it is useful, but maybe not so much for the Ger district because of the cost. Rebekah said that if they would be used frequently then there would be too much fertilizer. Tadas said that some people would not like to use public toilets especially in the winter.
My second question was asking if they would use these toilets.
Khaliun said that public toilets get ruined fast. Rebekah would use these toilets because she thinks they're clean. Tadas said that he would use them if they would be near his house and easy to get to.
My last question was asking if they think that people in the Ger district think that the idea is useful and if they would use these toilets.
Khaliun thinks they would use this toilet because its Eco friendly and the waste isn't useless. Rebekah thinks that the people would use it and they would like it. My brother said that they would like it and use the toilets if they think that they are better than their dirt holes.
In conclusion, I have found that people in the Ger district would use these toilets if they would be easy to get to and easy to use. They would also use them if they would find them useful.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Changes to Project
While I was doing my project, I ran into allot of problems. One of them was that the glue needed 24 hours to dry. To replace this glue i used super glue. It dried instantly. The problem with this glue is that if you get it on your clothes it wont come out. If you get it on your skin and fingers, then it will glue your skin together and later the skin is like an alligators. If you get it on the floor, it will take a long time to scrub it off. Another thing that was difficult was bending the sewage pipe. Because its plastic, I heated it on the stove and it bent easily. Because I wanted to show how the pipe would look underground, I had to raise the toilet house and the crop fields higher. To raise those up, I needed to saw wooden chopsticks. My brother helped me do that because it was getting to difficult. Because of me forgetting to take the clay from the class, I used flour, water and glue to make my own clay for the toilet itself and for the water reserve. It worked fine. To show the crop field, I needed some kind of holder for the soil and plants. I made an aluminum foil holder and glued it on the raised platform. Then I poured the soil onto it and added the plants.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Process of Project
#1 What steps did you take to make your product, from beginning to end?
First,I put all the materials in one place so I wouldn't loose them.
Then, I cut out a big platform out of cardboard.
After that, I cut the chopsticks and glued them on the cardboard.
After gluing the chopsticks on, I glued the platform on top.
Later, I glued the wooden blocks on and glued the second platform on.
Then, I heated the pipe, bent it, and sawed it.
I glued the pipe on the cardboard and started to cut out cardboard pieces for the water reserve and the toilet house.
I built the water reserve on the platform. I also built the toilet house.
After that, I made dough, from flour, water and glue. I made a little ball and made a hole in it and put it in the toilet house.
I also used the rest of the dough to put in the reserve and painted the walls and the dough blue to symbolize water.
Then I printed out the labels to show what is what.
#2 What went well?
The super glue worked well and dried quickly. The chopsticks didn't fall apart and nothing fell off after drying.
#3 What went wrong and how did you fix it?
The strong glue didn't work so I replaced it with super glue.
#4 If you had it to do over again, what would you do?
I would know what glue to use and I also would get the materials earlier and would also use clay and not waste time to make my own dough.
First,I put all the materials in one place so I wouldn't loose them.
Then, I cut out a big platform out of cardboard.
After that, I cut the chopsticks and glued them on the cardboard.
After gluing the chopsticks on, I glued the platform on top.
Later, I glued the wooden blocks on and glued the second platform on.
Then, I heated the pipe, bent it, and sawed it.
I glued the pipe on the cardboard and started to cut out cardboard pieces for the water reserve and the toilet house.
I built the water reserve on the platform. I also built the toilet house.
After that, I made dough, from flour, water and glue. I made a little ball and made a hole in it and put it in the toilet house.
I also used the rest of the dough to put in the reserve and painted the walls and the dough blue to symbolize water.
Then I printed out the labels to show what is what.
#2 What went well?
The super glue worked well and dried quickly. The chopsticks didn't fall apart and nothing fell off after drying.
#3 What went wrong and how did you fix it?
The strong glue didn't work so I replaced it with super glue.
#4 If you had it to do over again, what would you do?
I would know what glue to use and I also would get the materials earlier and would also use clay and not waste time to make my own dough.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Comparing Sketches to Design Specifications
#1 Compare each sketch to the design specifications.
Plan 1: This design might not be very useful because of the dirt hole. When all the excrement piles up in the ground hole, it slowly decomposes. But where does it go? It goes to the groundwater. That might even make the contamination of the water much bigger. Also, the ground hole takes alot of space, and it might be a problem to dig by hand. To get an excavator up the ger district might be another problem.
Plan 2: The second design includes the excrement entering the local river. This might not be a good idea because it might take too many pipes to lead all of the waste to the river. Although leading the excrement to the river, which in any case is not being drunk from, might be a better idea.
Plan 3: The third design involves the excrement piling up in a closed septic tank and later, fertilizing the crop fields. This idea might be more expensive because of the septic tank. But this is more useful than the other ideas. The excrement does not go into the groundwater because it is below the crop fields in the ground. The extra excrement is kept in the septic tank until needed. This idea is the most useful.
Plan 1: This design might not be very useful because of the dirt hole. When all the excrement piles up in the ground hole, it slowly decomposes. But where does it go? It goes to the groundwater. That might even make the contamination of the water much bigger. Also, the ground hole takes alot of space, and it might be a problem to dig by hand. To get an excavator up the ger district might be another problem.
Plan 2: The second design includes the excrement entering the local river. This might not be a good idea because it might take too many pipes to lead all of the waste to the river. Although leading the excrement to the river, which in any case is not being drunk from, might be a better idea.
Plan 3: The third design involves the excrement piling up in a closed septic tank and later, fertilizing the crop fields. This idea might be more expensive because of the septic tank. But this is more useful than the other ideas. The excrement does not go into the groundwater because it is below the crop fields in the ground. The extra excrement is kept in the septic tank until needed. This idea is the most useful.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Making a Difference Design Specifications Criterion A
#1 What product have you chosen to create for this project?
I will make an actual model of a toilet. I chose this because I am more of a visual and hands on person than a sketching artist.
#2 Make a list for yourself of all the things that must be included for the product to be done well, including conditions, dimensions, materials, process and methods that are important for the BOTH designer (you) and the user. This list is your design specifications.
I will need to build a little wooden or plastic house on a plastic platform for stability, and also show the sewage system. I will need plastic boards, plastic pipes, wood, scissors, glue gun and a miniature ceramic cup. This project will need to be useful and easy to build. It also has to be effective and more useful to the people and environment than the toilets used today.
In the Ger district people work hard to live. People dig dirt holes and use them as toilets, but sooner or later they fill up and might just go into the ground water that they will later use. So I decided to make a toilet with a sewage system to prevent the excrement going into the ground water. To see if my project is successful, I will ask people including friends and siblings if they would rather use the dirt holes or the toilets. I will ask questions. For example: Do you think this idea for a toilet is useful in the Ger district? Would you use this toilet? Do you think people would like this idea?
I will make an actual model of a toilet. I chose this because I am more of a visual and hands on person than a sketching artist.
#2 Make a list for yourself of all the things that must be included for the product to be done well, including conditions, dimensions, materials, process and methods that are important for the BOTH designer (you) and the user. This list is your design specifications.
I will need to build a little wooden or plastic house on a plastic platform for stability, and also show the sewage system. I will need plastic boards, plastic pipes, wood, scissors, glue gun and a miniature ceramic cup. This project will need to be useful and easy to build. It also has to be effective and more useful to the people and environment than the toilets used today.
In the Ger district people work hard to live. People dig dirt holes and use them as toilets, but sooner or later they fill up and might just go into the ground water that they will later use. So I decided to make a toilet with a sewage system to prevent the excrement going into the ground water. To see if my project is successful, I will ask people including friends and siblings if they would rather use the dirt holes or the toilets. I will ask questions. For example: Do you think this idea for a toilet is useful in the Ger district? Would you use this toilet? Do you think people would like this idea?
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Bayanzurkh Ger District
Bayanzurkh Ger District 2009
From this fieldtrip, I learned how people of the lower class live their daily life. Over 800,000 people live in the ger district. Most of which do not have access to running water. Most of the people have to buy their water. Water is cheap only 0.001 usd per liter but the real problem is to transport it into their homes. The water house sells you water into your own barels, but they are heavy when full. So how do you move barels of water up the hill? People have special carts for doing this. Another problem are the toiletts. Most people in the ger district dig toillets in the ground and build a little house. Eventualy the holes fill up and they have to dig new ones. So I decided to design a new kind of toilet that will also eventualy fill up but not as fast as the daily ones that are used today.
#1 What is this project about? Why are we doing it?
This project is about designing a new model of technology to make the people's lives easier in the ger district.
#2 What do you think you are expected to learn from it? What do YOU hope to learn?
We have to learn how people live when they do not have alot of money and the supplies are scarce. I want to learn how people live their daily life with what they built and already have.
#3 What is life like in the ger district of Ulaanbaatar?
Life is diffiicult. People burn coal and wood to keep warm. They buy water for cooking, washing and drinking. You have to build your own fence for safety and no interfiering. You have to dig your own toilett in your teritory if you do not want it to be used by others.
#4 What technology did you see there?
I saw carts for pushing water up the hill, I saw one old car. I also saw some basic instruments like shovels, rakes and water pipes.
#5 What was the condition of that technology? Could it have been better designed?
It was old and about to break. It could have but I think the way it is now is good too.
#6 List the sources that gave you information for this project.
Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Chilton.
#7 Describe a detailed test that you will do for your final product to see if you did what you intended to do.
My test would be to ask people (parents,teachers,etc.). Would you use the toilet? Why or why not? Would it be helpful to people in the ger district? Why or why not? Do you think this plan is better than the ones used today? Why or why not?
From this fieldtrip, I learned how people of the lower class live their daily life. Over 800,000 people live in the ger district. Most of which do not have access to running water. Most of the people have to buy their water. Water is cheap only 0.001 usd per liter but the real problem is to transport it into their homes. The water house sells you water into your own barels, but they are heavy when full. So how do you move barels of water up the hill? People have special carts for doing this. Another problem are the toiletts. Most people in the ger district dig toillets in the ground and build a little house. Eventualy the holes fill up and they have to dig new ones. So I decided to design a new kind of toilet that will also eventualy fill up but not as fast as the daily ones that are used today.
#1 What is this project about? Why are we doing it?
This project is about designing a new model of technology to make the people's lives easier in the ger district.
#2 What do you think you are expected to learn from it? What do YOU hope to learn?
We have to learn how people live when they do not have alot of money and the supplies are scarce. I want to learn how people live their daily life with what they built and already have.
#3 What is life like in the ger district of Ulaanbaatar?
Life is diffiicult. People burn coal and wood to keep warm. They buy water for cooking, washing and drinking. You have to build your own fence for safety and no interfiering. You have to dig your own toilett in your teritory if you do not want it to be used by others.
#4 What technology did you see there?
I saw carts for pushing water up the hill, I saw one old car. I also saw some basic instruments like shovels, rakes and water pipes.
#5 What was the condition of that technology? Could it have been better designed?
It was old and about to break. It could have but I think the way it is now is good too.
#6 List the sources that gave you information for this project.
Mrs. Wilson, Mr. Chilton.
#7 Describe a detailed test that you will do for your final product to see if you did what you intended to do.
My test would be to ask people (parents,teachers,etc.). Would you use the toilet? Why or why not? Would it be helpful to people in the ger district? Why or why not? Do you think this plan is better than the ones used today? Why or why not?
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