Redesigning in Englewood

For my class called Urban Planning, we were put to the test of redesigning a space that we thought we could make better. During these weeks, in our study, we learned a lot about ways to help to contribute to a better city and impact the world with our designs. We had two Fe's which we had guests come on google meets and give us insight from their point of view. One was from a tour of the Chicago Worlds Fair and the other was from a chemical engineer if I remember correctly. During our third unit, we watched many TED talks and have watched videos from the past and revisit to see if things have changed today. For this Ap, we had to choose a space that we could potentially redesign. I choose a location in Englewood at 6126 s Claremont Ave that has been unused for years now. Here's my redesign below.

JL 2020

JL 2020

3D Scale model

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e8SmEKbEtA-3VVqLYnOrR3SQc95WhZrt/view?ts=5ed6a950

Total Area= Aproxamitely- 70,700ft^2 and I got this by multiplying the length(200) times width(353.5)

The volume of at least two of my 3D structures=

Silo- The shape of this object is a cylinder and its volume is 785.4^3 ft I got this by following this equation. V=π r^2 h, here's it plugged into the equation π · 5 ^2·10

Center- Included a rectangular prism and a pyramid on top. The rectangular prism was made with 6 panels all across. Here's the equation that I used W.L.H and = 216 cubic ft. For the pyramid, I used a width of 4 a length of 8 and a height of 6. V=L.W.H/3 so that's 8*4*6/ 3 which gave me 64 cubic square ft     

A relevant quote from a local neighbor

“That place could turn into a market of stores or a grocery store. Better yet a
community center because that is what these kids need. Also, it could be a garden that teaches youth how to cultivate the area.”

Peter Calthorpe’s 3

• Persevere- The garden I added to my new urban space is an example of a persevering nature in places that need it the most. Not only is it good for the environment it’s good for people’s health and well being as sometimes nature is difficult to find in a big city.
• Bike- A component that I added around the open lot was a bike trail that expanded into a circle. This is important because it allows residents the option of either walking or bringing their bikes and riding them, rather than driving a car down the street. This reduces some carbon emissions while also getting a little exercise.
• Mix- I designed a scale model of a community center that could host people of all ages. This was the biggest thought for me because I saw an opportunity would arise if youth could interact with elders and young adults. Also since this community is predominantly black it would diverse the area and bring different faces together.

2 Spaces that inspired my design

These images below are 2 spaces that caught my eye and they’re both in Chicago. The first image is an overhead of Ping Tom park located in Chinatown. The Last two are images of Grant park skate park before it was made and after. Ping Tom park has a community when you go to the park and makes it walkable to access nature for people. There is also bike paths along the park and it’s located right next to urban living areas. From this location, I learned that a little thing goes a long way in creating a community park.

The Grant Park picture was chosen from May 2011 and July 2019. In the photo, you can see an open grass field and a couple of trees nearby. Fast forward 8 years you have a huge expansion of sidewalks, bike trails and nature brought in the heart of downtown. Not only was this a plus for bikers but it allowed local skaters a place to shred since the making of the skatepark. From this space, again learned that community is factored into creating longlasting worth caring about places.

(4) Google Map Images 

Problems encountered along the way 

I had one problem along my way and it was what to do with the space that would make it meaningful for everybody. Then I started to think about what do people need and what do people want and I tried to balance the inputs I was given. The solution was to make the idea simple. I used half of the space for a community center, a third for a garden, and another half for the redesigned buildings.

Purpose

• Community Center- Bring in a mix of ages and diverse the community and surrounding area.
• Garden- Provide nature in an urban area that needs to preserve the little it has.
• Building space- Reovationg the buildings can create an economic impact on the area by adding things such as green roofs and solar panels cost are reduced.
• Bike trail- Provides something for all to be free and able to walk or ride around as freely.
• More trash cans- Adding more trash cans helps reduce waste that lands near people's homes and helps hold people accountable who litter.

2 SDG11 targets
11.4 Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage

This SDG target connects go protecting natural heritage to my garden created on my map in Fortnite.

I would say gardening has been important to African people for centuries and isn't taught as much as today. This is that we mostly rely on a market or food company to supply our food. But this local garden will not only make food to table it will help teach younger generations about the past.

11.7 By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities

SDG target 11.7 connects to my idea of a community garden and allows an easy accessible way to a green public space that is made for all people. This goal can be met if locals start demanding more parks and green spaces in their areas.

Overall this was my last action project and I thought it was made well. I wanted to do more but time wasn't on my side. I got to incorporate things I learned from this course into my redesigned space. I don't really have much to say but I enjoyed this project. Hopefully, I can use what I learned from my Policy course to talk to my Alderman and make it happen.

Cited source

Fortnite Map Created by J.L

Google Maps Images (4)

SDG11 Targets (2)

Seaons Clock

For my final AP in my STEAM class, Light, Sound, and Time we looked into many concepts such as sundials, sextants, longitude, and latitude and ancestors of time devices. We also were challenged to read a book called Einstein’s Dreams and presented to our class some basic and complex ideas about time discussed in the chapter. We dove into learning about different time zones and time paradoxes in space-time too. But for this final assignment, we were tasked to do research on a couple of time-telling devices, then after finding some to try and take inspiration from it and make your own. During this last unit of the course, my peers visited the Adler Planetarium and we also planned to host guests form a University to help us gain a deeper understanding of the subject matter. Personally, I found this course fun and challenging at the same time I have taken in a lot of information and it will definitely help me in impacting my future. Below is my presentation, enjoy.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17KPAbfh6Np9SqwWKJuCHmHYfJmhUxzBx/view

J.L- (2020)

In conclusion, I really liked the project. It was great to get in this creative mindset and make something that hasn't been made. The drawback that I take from this is the amount of time I had to complete it. If I had more time it would be more clear and thorough. Also, I would have loved to create a prototype.

JJ's Diddley Bow

During our STEAM course Light, Sound and TIme, we went over sound as our seconded unit of the course and focused on how humans perceived sound and how other animals do also. We researched ear structures and learn about the anatomy of the ear. Learning about the ear helped me understand more as to why I can’t hear certain sounds that my dog maybe can. Over time in our investigation, we lent toward music and different frequencies of the pitch.

Recently for a Field Experience, our teacher’s close friend performed a sound bath for us. A sound bath is a meditative experience where sound waves are produced by various instruments and human voices. This was really unique and when she moved around the room with the gong I could hear the Doppler effect taken place. As we dug heavily into our calculations and equations we were given the task to create a diddley bow. A diddley bow is a single-stringed guitar-like instrument. Yet its played with a piece of steel or a glass bottle to give a bluesy type sound. Heres my diddley bow below hope you enjoy.

Sketch(2020)

J.L Diddley Bow (2020)

J.L Diddley Bow (2020)

Harmonics on the fretboard

J.L Diddley Bow (2020)

Heres a video I recorded of yourself playing my DiddleyBow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-naqOFH7omM

My diddley bow makes sound by the string that I have screwed into the wood. The string I have on my bow is the g string, its vibration rings throughout the air creating a frequency that goes through my soundhole and is amplified so I can hear. The bridge and nut create tension and support on my device. I also added a thick rubber band to help create more tension.

Important Terms

Key scientific principles such as sound waves, wavelength, frequency, and amplitude.
Sound Waves- A wave of compression that goes through the air.
Wavelength - The distance between successive crests of a wave
Frequency- The rate at which something is repeated over a particular period of time
Amplitude- The maximum peak of raise the volume

My first 4 harmonics and their approximate wavelength and frequency/pitch

Waves and Frequency Calculations (2020)

1st harmonic frequency- 84.2

1st harmonic wavelength- 4.073

2nd harmonic frequency - 168.4

2nd harmonic wavelength- 2.036

3rd harmonic frequency- 6.108

3rd harmonic wavelength- 0.017

4th harmonic frequency- 0.051

4 harmonic wavelength- 0.207

My data on the string gauge
String thickness- 0.18/1000th in
Sting Length- 24/1000th in

JL-2020

JL-2020

Calculations
Height of small piece of wood- 3in
Height of can hole- 2in
Distance from the battery to can- 26in
The hypotenuse of (the vibrating string)- 26.02in
Trapezoid Area- 65in
Upper Angle- 87.797in
Lower Angle- 92.202in
Cylinder Radius- 2in
Cylinder Height- 4.5in
Cylinder Volume- 56.22 inch

In conclusion, this project was very fun. I got to understand the basis of sound principles and create something that is unique. I learned a little more about guitars, and the process of creating it was extraordinary. I would love to do it again. Hopefully making it electric this time. Thanks for visiting my blog.

Using Light To Our Advantage

In my STEAM course Light, Sound, and Time we went over light and how it affects our everyday life. We learn about the human eye, time, light rays and the power of the sun. The course begins by reading a book of our choosing and after we read and we share a lesson plan with our class. This engaged classmates and challenged one another to think deeper. We learned about the properties of light and how it acts both as a wave and a particle. Later, we spent time discovering the electromagnetic spectrum and experimented with the visible light spectrum. We did this by using a prism and focusing light at the center of it. During our short course, we noticed how similar the human eye and cameras are. So after experimenting with the idea our teacher gave us, the assignment to design our Pinhole Camera, we actually went on an FE to a dark room at Truman College. There, we got our pictures processed in a dark room and learned the thorough process of making an original picture. We had to take our light-sensitive paper from the box and place it in 3 chemicals. First, we put in developer, fixer, and stopper. After we washed the picture, we dried it and took it home. Below are images of my Pinhole Camera that I made out of a tea box.

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JNL.2020

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Step by step process of building it

• Collected materials for the camera, these included (Cardboard box, Tape, Black paint, Aluminum can
• Cut out a tiny hole in the middle( I used a pen for this)
• Paint the entire box black. Either tape or paint
• Cut out a square piece from the aluminum can; Keep it as flat as possible
• Make pinhole by using a thumbtack and putting it through the aluminum
• Tape your aluminum onto the very small precise hole
• To make a shutter you can cut out a square piece of cardboard and tape over the hole
• Use a closet as a darkroom to add your light-sensitive paper with the glossy side up with tape on the bottom
• Close your shutter and make sure no light gets in 
• Now find something to capture and open the shutter for approximately 5 minutes

JNL- Math Calculations 2020

The first photo that I took on my pinhole camera developed, but looked more like a ghost than my object. At first, my object was a water bottle, but after going to the darkroom I changed my object to a tree. I think my camera was open for too long and had more exposure than I needed. At Truman, our guest generously helped us to make sure we didn't leave empty-handed. So we took at least three runs to capture some images, either by adjusting the amount of time we exposed our camera to light or to check if any light was getting through. I enjoyed learning about the process I thought it was pretty neat. A term that was brought up in our class was refraction. Refraction is the phenomenon of light and radio waves being deflected in passing obliquely through the interface between one medium and another or through a medium of varying density. It can change at different speeds and focus on certain parts of the eyes.

JNL 2020- Picture I took of a tree outside of Truman College

My Pinhole camera captured enough light through the shutter. The light captured flashes and reflects what I'm aiming at onto the light-sensitive paper. We painted our inner box black because white reflects and black absorbs. If it was white, there wouldn’t be a clear image of the photo I took. The black inside won't let any light through, so when you open the shutter a certain amount of light will come in and then close back up. The light that shines through acts as a wave, while also behaving like a particle because the light is made up of photons that can act like particles. 

To wrap things up, I think that this action project was pretty beneficial to learning more about light. We applied simple but complex lessons in class. Directly, to our pinhole cameras, it related to what we learned, which was a plus. I think to go forward another FE would be great and more experiments to get us more engaged. Learning about light this course was pretty unique and interesting. 

Rusty Supreme: Bike Design

Over the course of three weeks in my class Design and Engineering, we have been learning all about bikes and why they are important for people all over the world. We went to two bike shops, Working Bikes, and Earth Rider. There I discovered that in some countries bikes are a necessity and without them, people couldn't survive or make money. This term itself went pretty fast but I was able to obtain some knowledge. We found out that designing a bike is a difficult challenge. We first looked at examples of how to sketch ideas and then catered towards an audience for the bike. Random groups were chosen and we were given a person to design a bike based to fit them. The process was quite a struggle but we got through it. Here's a slideshow below with some further background info.

Persona: A 12-year-old boy from a small town rides his bike to and from school. His commute isn't that
far. The only problems he faces is riding down narrow streets and carrying his bike up and downstairs.
Since he lives in a populated tourist attraction he worries about people doing things to his bike.

Need: For the average rider to and from school. Lightweight but strong going to support rider on a rough surface.

Benefit: Easy access transporting, Less risk of vandalism, easy carrying up and down the stairs, Inward handlebars so he won't bump anybody.

Reason to believe: The process to design the bike took over a month and concluded many trial and error experiments. We did a lot of research and made adjustments based on personal fits

In conclusion, the Rusty Supreme design sparked off the idea that it already looked like a piece of scrap. The process that went into designing the bike was pretty challenging since I was paired with someone who had completely different views. Things that ultimately went well was our brainstorming of ideas and are concentration on what would work and what wouldn't. I feel this project was rushed and we needed a bit more time. From the project, I would take away that communication is important without it you are in trouble.

Preventing Things Before They Happen

This Action Project is for my Spring S.T.E.A.M. class, Cure. In this unit, we learned about different disorders, how they affect the body, and how our immune system reacts when we have a disease in the body. In the course, we learned about experimental probability, which I didn't understand too much. For this AP, we had to pick a disease that could be hereditary and find out the risk of a fictional person in that is getting that disease and write out ways for the person to prevent it. I chose Breast Cancer for the disease in my family. Doing so, we also had to list ways that we could possibly prevent the disease, including a lot of factors. My patient has a very high risk of developing Breast Cancer, but the more people that can support the better. Here is my patient profile; enjoy.

Patient: Brittany Sanders

Age: 55

Race: African' American

Sex: Female

Height: 5"2

Weight: 123 pounds

Disorders trying to prevent: Breast Cancer' symptoms include a lump or mass in the breast. swelling of part of the breast, breast or nipple pain, and discharge.

The experimental probability that Brittany's family tree affects her chances: Brittany’s mother Mary Jane had breast cancer and so did her mother. 

                         J.L 2019

Risk assessment: African Americans are the second most likely to get breast cancer. Breast cancer death rates are 40% higher among black women than white women. Brittany exercises once a week, but she eats a lot of unhealthy food. She lives in the country and visits her care provider once every 1 year. She mostly eats fast food though which isn't so good all the time.

2 Medicaments: Tamoxifen and Raloxifene are the only drugs approved by the US to help lower the risk of Breast Cancer. 

Tamoxifen is used mainly to treat hormone receptor-positive breast cancer (breast cancer with cells that have estrogen and/or progesterone receptors on them). Side effects include vaginal dryness and vaginal discharge. Rare effects include serious blood clots and cancer of the uterus.

Raloxifene is used mostly to prevent and treat osteoporosis (very weak bones) in post-menopausal women. It reduces the risk of invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women who have osteoporosis or who are otherwise at risk of invasive breast cancer. Side effects include early symptoms of menopause.

Nutrition plan: Start eating more of a plant-based diet: plants have rich sources of fiber that are great for helping the body.

Examples:

1 cup leafy greens- Collard greens, Lettuce, Spinach,

½ cup raw chopped vegetables- Bell peppers, Carrots, Broccoli, Onions, Asparagus

½ cup fruit (or the size of a tennis ball)- Apples, Pineapples, Blueberries, Watermelon

100% fruit or vegetable juice- Fruit smoothies, Tomato juice 

¼ cup dried fruit- Banana chips, Strawberry chips, Raisins 

Vitamins/Minerals: Vitamin D promotes calcium absorption in the gut and maintains normal mineralization of bone and to prevent hypocalcemic tetany. One pill a day would be very beneficial. A mineral/supplement that can be used to help the body is fish oils omega 3 fatty acids which appear to stop or slow down the growth and development of breast cancer cells. Take these once a day also.

Overall lifestyle recommendations: Exercise regularly, maintain a healthy and constant diet, try to reduce stress amount, and stay positive.

2 Alternative therapies: (Intended effect for all is to reduce cancer in the body and prevent further damage.)

Breast-conserving surgery– A surgery in which only the part of the breast containing the cancer is removed. The goal is to remove cancer as well as some surrounding normal tissue. How much of the breast is removed depends on the size and location of the tumor and other factors.

Mastectomy – A surgery in which the entire breast is removed, including all of the breast tissue and sometimes other nearby tissues. 

Chemotherapy- uses anti-cancer drugs that are given into the vein or by mouth. The drugs travel through the bloodstream to reach cancer cells and eliminate them.

3 Specific goals: January till December 2019 to start

• Eat healthily and track what you eat using an easy food app. (Myfitnesspal, Spark people and Lose it.) 

• Drink 8 bottles of water a day to maintain healthy body functions to flush out toxins.

• Visit the healthcare provider every 2-3 months

In conclusion making, risk assessments for your self earlier in your life can prepare you for the future. Knowing what might be passed down the family tree can be scary, but you can change some lifestyle choices and decrease the chance of getting any disease. This AP has taught me to look at my family tree more and be more careful of the things I do. Also, this reminded me to be prepared which the BS motto.

Works cited

“Breast Cancer and Vitamin D.” Healthline, Healthline Media, www.healthline.com/health-news/vitamin-d-may-reduce-risk-for-breast-cancer#1.

“Breast Cancer Prevention.” Stanford Health Care (SHC) - Stanford Medical Center, stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-clinics/cancer-nutrition-services/reducing-cancer-risk/breast-cancer-prevention.html.

“Breast Cancer Rates Among Black Women and White Women | CDC.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/research/articles/breast_cancer_rates_women.htm.

“Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer.” American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org/cancer/breast-cancer/treatment/chemotherapy-for-breast-cancer.html.

“Office of Dietary Supplements - Vitamin D.” NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-HealthProfessional/.

“Tamoxifen and Raloxifene for Lowering Breast Cancer Risk.” American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org/cancer/breast-cancer/risk-and-prevention/tamoxifen-and-raloxifene-for-breast-cancer-prevention.html.

Control your Breathing.

For my second unit in our STEAM class Cure, we learned about different treatments and medicines. We studied how different drugs affect the body and how the body can handle things.
We went to the International Museum of Surgical Science for a Fe. There we looked at the history of the medical field before groundbreaking medical improvements and advancements.

On one of our FE's, we did a miracle berry lab. I wasn't here on that day but did the lab at home. In the lab, I had to take a miracle berry and try it out with different foods. The results were pretty cool and interesting since everything I tasted was sweet. The berry worked a lot better than I thought they would, and it was amazing to experience that feeling. At first, I thought it wasn't gonna work but it did.

In this action project, we had to choose a symptom to study. I chose shortness of breath/wheezing.

We then had to research three treatments for the symptom, prescription, over the counter, and one home remedy. I chose Dulera, Primatene Mist, and Steam treatments. We then had to create a medicine box to show our research and show if we understand how it worked. We also had to create drug facts for each of the treatments and make a comparison of the three. This project was a little challenging for me but I overcame and prevailed. So without further or do here's my medicine box.

 JL " Shortness of breath" (2019)

 JL " Shortness of breath" (2019)

 JL " Shortness of breath" (2019)

 JL " Shortness of breath" (2019)

 JL " Shortness of breath" (2019)

 JL " Shortness of breath" (2019)

Lock and key method for my box would be the reliving of stress on the lungs and chest. From the medicines listed and one treatment, they all block out pain receptors and allow your body to adjust as needed. They allow your body to keep damaged cells from making and releasing prostaglandin. When the cells don't release this chemical, it means that the brain won't get the pain message as fast. So when the pain goes away you still may have it, the brain just won't register it.

Works Cited

“Ascorbic Acid.” National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Database, U.S. National Library of Medicine, pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/ascorbic_acid. 

“Asthma.” Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 13 Sept. 2018, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/asthma/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20369660.

“Asthma Symptoms.” ACAAI Public Website, 8 Jan. 2019, acaai.org/asthma/asthma-symptoms.

BarbyIngleAuthor. “8 Home Remedies for Asthma.” IPain Foundation, 13 Feb. 2019, internationalpain.org/8-best-home-remedies-for-asthma/.

“Common Side Effects of Symbicort (Budesonide and Formoterol Fumarate Dihydrate) Drug Center.” RxList, www.rxlist.com/symbicort-side-effects-drug-center.htm.

Felman, Adam. “Asthma Treatment: Controlling Asthma, Medicines, and Emergency Treatment.” Medical News Today, MediLexicon International, www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323524.php.

“Mometasone Furoate D3.” Mometasone Furoate D3 - Service by CLEARSYNTH CANADA INC. | Labs Explorer, www.labsexplorer.com/service/mometasone-furoate-d3_4127. 

Schizophrenia.....What is it?

For my STEM class called Disease here at GCE, we studied and learned about different disorders. We were introduced to a book that medical professionals use to diagnose patients called The DSM-5. This book holds key to the symptoms a person may have and what to look for to say you have it. In this term we learned about the different parts of the brain, we learned about brainwaves and also the functions of them. Over this short brief course I got to learn about a disorder that I always wanted to learn more about. This disorder is called Schizophrenia and I wanted to dive into this because it has affected my family members. I'm not sure when they were diagnosed but I know it negatively affects their lives and also others around them.Without overdoing it i’m gonna get into the presentation.

Scientific definition
Schizophrenia is a a long-term mental disorder that affects with people's thoughts, emotions, feelings, causes withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into delusions.

DSM-V main criteria/ definition
Schizophrenia is a severe and chronic mental disorder characterized by disturbances in thought, perception and behavior. Five key symptoms of Schizophrenia 1) delusions, 2) hallucinations, 3) disorganized speech, 4) disorganized or catatonic behavior, and 5) negative symptoms.(DSM-5)

1. Delusions may be a person seeing stuff that others may not see. This could be colors, figures or creatures that they can imagine also.

2. Disorganized Speech is when someone that could be in a conversation that might speak incoherently, respond to questions with unrelated answers, or shift topics frequently.

3. Negative symptoms could be wild thoughts, depression, hitting yourself, cutting yourself, thoughts of suicide, or suicide attempts.

Quote from medical professional on using prescribed drugs.

“ Drugs are not effective for all aspects of the illness. Cognitive behavioral
therapy may help with certain symptoms and supportive psychotherapy can support personal strengths and improve quality of life.”(APA) 2019

Parts of the brain affected by schizophrenia/ Brainwaves
-Frontal Lobe / Creates harder thinking ,overlapping thoughts, and harder time to process things.
-Occipital Lobe/ Affected by seeing things and have a hard time seeing whats fake and what reality.
- Hippocampus/ Puts a hold on mental learning abilities.

Brainwaves- increased spontaneous gamma activity other levels change but not as much.

Lesson plan for my class Disease class

What ?	I will give my presentation on Schizophrenia and in the background play an off putting scream. After my presentation I will show a patient with schizophrenia at a clinic, then compare some symptoms that I stated. I will go around and ask others to pretend to hear voices and talk to their neighbor. In the end I asked for any reflections or questions.	2 min 2 min 2 min
Why?	I will give this presentation to inform my classmate more on this disorder and provide interesting facts. The sounds portrayed while I was presenting reflects what goes on in a person with schizophrenia head.
How?	I did all this to effectively try my best to communicate to my peers on a broader spectrum to what this disorder actually affects. I showed this by sight and sound, also with some participation.

J.L Brain activity graph(2019)                

Piecewise function from graph

J.L (2019)

             

A common myth said about Schizophrenia is that it's the same as split personality disorder. Split personality disorder is two or more distinct personality states that occur in one person.

J.L (2019)

Works Cited
American, and American. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth / Fifth Edition :

J.LPresentation on Schizophrenia.” YouTube, 13 Mar. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGXtgpfm-Js.

Kane, John M., and Christoph U. Correll. “Pharmacologic Treatment of Schizophrenia.” Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience, vol. 12, no. 3, Les Laboratoires Servier, 2010, pp. 345–57, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3085113/.

“NIMH » Schizophrenia.” Nih.Gov, 7 Mar. 2019, www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/schizophrenia/index.shtml.

PrimaryCare Version (DSM-IV-PC). American Psychiatric Association, 1995.

‌“Schizophrenia - Symptoms and Causes.” Mayo Clinic,  , 2018, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/schizophrenia/symptoms-causes/syc-20354443.

WebMD. “Schizophrenia Treatment:Types of Therapies and Medication.” WebMD, WebMD, 31 Aug. 2016, www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/schizophrenia-therapy#1.

Wikipedia Contributors. “Schizophrenia.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Mar. 2019,

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizophrenia.

Making a More Resourceful World

In my Biomimicry class we have been studying how to make a product more sustainable. We looked at how long things take to decompose, and how to make a product with using the least material as possible. When you think how many natural resources we use its crazy. That's why I like this idea of an Eco friendly product that isn't bad to our environment. Also making consumers happy for getting what they want. Anyway here's my presentation enjoy.

      

               
 
In my conclusion I enjoyed doing this project. I would have liked it even more if we actual designed are products. I learned some new things from this and I will definitely keep looking at ways to make my world a better place. Furthermore before you think about creating anything, think how many resources do I need? After answering that question you will come to realize its not worth it.

Sustainable Designs

Over the last couple of weeks I have been in a class called Biomimicry here at G.C.E . In this class I have learned how to mimic other species and I have truly learned that everything is connected in some way. From my experience in this class i'm using a these new Ideas to create something sustainable for humans that we can use for the future. In this course we had different people from business that rely on biomimicry come to our school. At our school they provide examples of some things that were miciced, and we made models. I enjoyed being creative and also while learning something new. I hope you like this presentation.

Earths Population Changes

For our 3 unit of Population class, we learned a lot about the population of our picked organisms over a ten year time period. We went over our symbiotic relationship of our organism compared to humans and, other organism. Then we learned about the steps that you categorize them in boxes. For example a bird and an alligator this is an example of mutualism. For my project I choose to do the grey wolf and I learned that they are very important to the environment. With there numbers steadily increasing they are surely showing signs of rebirth. This is an important job because without them, we see would see how other species would be affected. During your course of unit 3, we also learned about statistics, arithmetic and geometric sequences. We later had to apply this in are 10 year model for both humans and, the grey wolf. Anyway here is my presentation. 

Humans relationship with Grey Wolfs 

Humans are affecting the grey wolves population by their habitat being destroyed at a rapid pace. People are continuing to want more and more land to place their homes on or their farms/ranches. Businesses also continue to tear down the areas that these animals inhabit. Without a vast habitat for them to live in, they struggle to find enough food for survival. Their habitat has been on a constant change ever since humans populated in their areas. Overall causing a drastic decrease in the grey wolves population. Most wolves were either hunted by humans or killed for sport. There symbiotic relationship would be a competition because humans are taking over the grey wolves habitat and one is benefiting and the other is depleting in numbers.

Grey Wolves Population /Human Population

Year	Grey Wolf Population	Human Population
1990	1,306	5.29 billion
1991	1,340	5.38  billion
1992	1,397	5.43  billion
1993	1,463	5.46 billion
1994	1,533	5.63  billion
1995	1,647	5.71  billion
1996	1,810	5.80  billion
1997	2,023	5.88  billion
1998	2,762	5.96  billion
1999	2,388	6.04  billion

Although the time period in this graph does not portray a decrease in total of the grey wolves population. About 1 decade before this the numbers were way lower, but since they were almost extinct humans chose to create areas, and sanctuaries for them to obtain a steady pace in reproducing offspring and increasing population over time. On the other hand the human population is increasing rather faster and is more consistent along the years compared to the grey wolves population.

Graph comparing the two populations

Humans population would be a Geometric sequence because there's a dramatic change in population as it increase by 1.28 percent approximately by each year. This would be represented as

G= 5.29  and R= 1.28

The grey wolves population is although technically a sequence but it isn't an arthritic or a geometric sequence. There's isn't any numerical repetition of order and isn't continuous.

Transcript 1-­2 minute video

Hello and welcome to my video about how human population growth affects other populations.
In this video we will be discussing facts, data and how humans have a symbiotic relationship with grey wolfs.

The scientific name for the grey wolf is Canis lupus it first appeared about a million years ago in Eurasia and later migrated to North America.

The grey wolf lives in the dense forest of the Northern Hemisphere and ranges to Europe, Asia, Africa and Antarctica. The grey wolf has evolved to have a thick coat of fur. This for them provides warmth for them. Over the years their habitat has been on a constant change ever since humans populated in their areas. Overall causing a decrease in the grey wolves population. Most wolves were either hunted by humans or killed for sport.

Humans and grey wolves have a symbiotic relationship with each other that would be a competition because humans are taking over the grey wolves habitat and one is benefiting and the other is depleting in numbers.

From my research I have found that grey wolves can run up to speeds of 31 – 37 mph. Their average lifespan is from 3-5 years, and they have a very incredible sense in smell. The Grey wolf's long nose holds the key to its abundance of smell. They have a sense of smell that is about 100 times greater than humans and they use this sense while hunting. Grey wolves are also social animals that live in packs up to 7-8 wolves. Which means they need to communicate by howling in different tones and, pitches to get there message through to each other from long distances.

Now let's talk about humans!

Humans tend to live on average up to 79-81 years. Humans reproduce at a rapid pace.. On average there are 353,000 babies born each day around the world. Overall this increase in our population ultimately depletes other species growth rate and that is what leads to extinct animals.

Later on in this project made two graphs that show the population growth for both grey wolves and humans.

Here is my graph.

In both of my graphs they portray an increase in numbers for both populations over a ten year period.

And that's about it , Thank you for watching and have a great day.

Cited Sources
http://www.multpl.com/world-population/table/by-yea
https://www.fws.gov/midwest/wolf/aboutwolves/mi_wi_nos.htm