Chemistry
The first project that our teacher, Ms. Lyman, assigned us was a mini-project. We were instructed to create a power point slide show, using 7 slides and at least 5 pictures, about us. What we enjoyed doing or where we've traveled, whats important to us. The purpose of this was to get to know and understand each other, feeling more comfortable around are classmates and presenting in front of people. We can understand people's strengths and what they enjoy, therefore collaborating better with them.
Here is my power point: I am Chemistry Project.
ZOOM PROJECT
Our next project was called Zoom project. We started out with each class mate having an image. The task was to put our self in order of least zoomed in to most zoomed it. The images started out as the solar systems then zoomed into the earth, then to an island, to a beach, to people, to a mailman, to a postcard... and so on.
Our project was very similar to that. We started with the exterior of the car, then zoomed in to just the car, zoom to the inside of the car. Next we zoomed in to the engine, to the piston, the gasoline, to the carbon atom, the nucleus and lastly the quarks. We each had one page, front and back, of a book we'd give to the elementary school.
We were composed of 8 groups of three students. Each group had one layer of the car. One member of the group was a scientist- they researched their layer and the components of it, as well as the make up of the materials and chemicals of the parts in their layer. Each group also had an artist. This person created sketches of the layer and then composed a final draft. There was also an editor, who took the information and the drawing and decided the layout for the page.
Our group chose the engine and the car was an Audi 100 1971. I was the artist and that was not an easy task. It was very difficult for me because I know nothing about cars or how they work. I've barely even seen an engine or how it works, let alone draw it. It was hard because I really didn't know what in the world I was drawing.
Once, I found an image of a Audi 100 1971 engine, I started out with a very, very rough sketch. It was just very simple lines, with hardly detail and no shading or color.
Next, I spend several hours, about 3-4, created my official first draft that would be critiqued by the whole class. This draft had shading and was very detailed, you could tell it was engine. But it wasn't perfect. Zoom in to see details.
Here is my power point: I am Chemistry Project.
ZOOM PROJECT
Our next project was called Zoom project. We started out with each class mate having an image. The task was to put our self in order of least zoomed in to most zoomed it. The images started out as the solar systems then zoomed into the earth, then to an island, to a beach, to people, to a mailman, to a postcard... and so on.
Our project was very similar to that. We started with the exterior of the car, then zoomed in to just the car, zoom to the inside of the car. Next we zoomed in to the engine, to the piston, the gasoline, to the carbon atom, the nucleus and lastly the quarks. We each had one page, front and back, of a book we'd give to the elementary school.
We were composed of 8 groups of three students. Each group had one layer of the car. One member of the group was a scientist- they researched their layer and the components of it, as well as the make up of the materials and chemicals of the parts in their layer. Each group also had an artist. This person created sketches of the layer and then composed a final draft. There was also an editor, who took the information and the drawing and decided the layout for the page.
Our group chose the engine and the car was an Audi 100 1971. I was the artist and that was not an easy task. It was very difficult for me because I know nothing about cars or how they work. I've barely even seen an engine or how it works, let alone draw it. It was hard because I really didn't know what in the world I was drawing.
Once, I found an image of a Audi 100 1971 engine, I started out with a very, very rough sketch. It was just very simple lines, with hardly detail and no shading or color.
Next, I spend several hours, about 3-4, created my official first draft that would be critiqued by the whole class. This draft had shading and was very detailed, you could tell it was engine. But it wasn't perfect. Zoom in to see details.
I got critique like "good detail, but outline" or "nice shading, clean it up a little" or "you should add color". For me, this critique wasn't very helpful. I didn't feel that many people really appreciated how hard I worked or the effort and energy I put into it. Not many people said "whoa, that's really good". But outside my class when others saw it, they said it looked amazing and really impressed. I felt very bad and that I did a crappy job. I didn't feel like people thought it was good and that hurt me, at several points I even cried. I worked so hard on it and felt that I did a really good job.
During this process I kept going back to my scientist to make sure I was on track with what he was researching. Would my drawing communicate what he was gathering research about?
I didn't really understand what some of the people said by "outline or make it clearer". I asked my friend, who is also a fellow artist if she could help. At first I didn't understand what she was trying to tell me about what I should do. Then she told me the order in which I should draw the images- do this part first, then, do the background and finish with the final details. It was very helpful and did look better that the first one. I was really proud of it and again spent many hours on it. Next, I added color with Copic or Illustrator markers my teacher let me borrow. I color in the exterior of the car and some of the details that had color. I drew some of the background, behind the car which was a green, lush rainforest which the exterior of the car group chose. Lastly I wen to a friend I knew who worked with Photoshop and smoothed in some of the background and smudged it more to make the rest of the drawing stand out. I am very proud of what I created, my peers and teachers were amazed and told me that It was very good. Here is the final drawing: (zoom in to so more details)
During this process I kept going back to my scientist to make sure I was on track with what he was researching. Would my drawing communicate what he was gathering research about?
I didn't really understand what some of the people said by "outline or make it clearer". I asked my friend, who is also a fellow artist if she could help. At first I didn't understand what she was trying to tell me about what I should do. Then she told me the order in which I should draw the images- do this part first, then, do the background and finish with the final details. It was very helpful and did look better that the first one. I was really proud of it and again spent many hours on it. Next, I added color with Copic or Illustrator markers my teacher let me borrow. I color in the exterior of the car and some of the details that had color. I drew some of the background, behind the car which was a green, lush rainforest which the exterior of the car group chose. Lastly I wen to a friend I knew who worked with Photoshop and smoothed in some of the background and smudged it more to make the rest of the drawing stand out. I am very proud of what I created, my peers and teachers were amazed and told me that It was very good. Here is the final drawing: (zoom in to so more details)
Periodic Table the Musical
Our project was to construct a lyrics for a song and create an album cover for a group of the periodic table in partnerships of two. We went through several stages of critique to better our song and album design. Finally we presented our song by preforming it live or recording it and playing it to the class.
My partner and I were given the group of Nonmetals. This consisted of Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Phosphorus, Oxygen, and Selenium. We researched our group by answering a series of a questions given to us by our teacher. We had to gather all of the information in order to write our song.
Next, we had the draft of our song and album cover. For our song I had a couple ideas of what tune we could use, but we chose the song "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons. I wrote a song for our group, that included a verse for each element and a chorus. We had specific requirements of the song and it took a while to put the song together for the first draft. I also had the idea that we could have a picture of each element and it would drip down to form the word NONMETALS. Because we had to include things like the valence electrons and trends in our group, I simply wrote them on the word. I, too, put together the first draft of the album cover:
Our project was to construct a lyrics for a song and create an album cover for a group of the periodic table in partnerships of two. We went through several stages of critique to better our song and album design. Finally we presented our song by preforming it live or recording it and playing it to the class.
My partner and I were given the group of Nonmetals. This consisted of Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Phosphorus, Oxygen, and Selenium. We researched our group by answering a series of a questions given to us by our teacher. We had to gather all of the information in order to write our song.
Next, we had the draft of our song and album cover. For our song I had a couple ideas of what tune we could use, but we chose the song "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons. I wrote a song for our group, that included a verse for each element and a chorus. We had specific requirements of the song and it took a while to put the song together for the first draft. I also had the idea that we could have a picture of each element and it would drip down to form the word NONMETALS. Because we had to include things like the valence electrons and trends in our group, I simply wrote them on the word. I, too, put together the first draft of the album cover:
Then we had our first round of critique. Overall we got really good feedback of the song, saying that it looked really complete and how they liked different aspects of the song. Though people liked our album cover, people gave advice to clean it up and not show the glue or that the words we hard to read. That was very understandable, so for our next draft I tried to change that.
I didn't change the song much, maybe a few typo, because we had met our requirements. But for the album cover I did make some improvements. I redrew the letters of the word NONMETALS, had asked me teacher if it was more legible. As she critiqued it, it finally became much more readable. Then I decided to scan the word and then photoshop the images of the nonmetals. Next, I printed it out and wrote in the words on the the word NONMETAL and adding the images that I couldn't photoshop. This was my final image:
I didn't change the song much, maybe a few typo, because we had met our requirements. But for the album cover I did make some improvements. I redrew the letters of the word NONMETALS, had asked me teacher if it was more legible. As she critiqued it, it finally became much more readable. Then I decided to scan the word and then photoshop the images of the nonmetals. Next, I printed it out and wrote in the words on the the word NONMETAL and adding the images that I couldn't photoshop. This was my final image:
I made a few edits to my song. These are the final lyrics:LYRICS:
Verse 1: Hydrogen
I’m colorless, odorless,
I can escape this atmoshopere
Atomic weight of 1.00784,
I’m most abundant in the Universe,
where heavier elements are made from
I’m number 1, I’m Hydrogen, whoa
being in rocket fuel, filling balloons, and welding,
now thats my thing,
I’m gaseous, I’m Hydrogen, whoa
Verse 2: Carbon
Do you ever wonder where lead comes from
or whose atomic weight is 12.011
here’s your answer- its carbon, whoa
I also give rust protection,
life revolves around how I behave,
you can find my diamond form in a cave, whoa
my atomic number is number 6,
white carbon is thought to exist,
I’m a solid in nature, whoa
Chorus:
Cause we’re highly reactive, highly reactive, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh
We’re highly reactive non metals
Verse 3: Nitrogen
Nitrogen may be colorless, odorless
And pretty tasteless to you,
Don’t be fooled,
I’m in foods and fertilizers too, whoa
I may seem fairly plain,
but through explosives I can bring lots of pain,
7 is my lucky number, whoa
I am stable, and a gas
Life without me wouldn’t last
My atomic weight is around 14, whoa
Verse 4: Oxygen
An atomic number of eight,
I’m also a colorless gas, ain’t it great
I combine with most elements, whoa
I’m in oxidizing oils and bleach,
you can find me in the water at the beach,
I make up 1000s of compounds, whoa
I support fire, making me pretty mean,
My atomic weight is almost 16,
I’m a part of the ozone, I’m oxygen, whoa
Chorus:
Cause we’re highly reactive, highly reactive, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh
We’re highly reactive non metals
Verse 5: Sulfur
A component in gunpowder, watch out,
I’m a solid, hear me shout,
Being yellow doesn’t make me mellow, whoa
I’m odorless, yet in fertilizers, ew
Don’t hurt me, I’m brittle, too
Here’s my atomic weight it’s 32, whoa
16 is my atomic number,
I’m insoluble in water,
I am toxic, I’m Sulfur, whoa
Verse 6: Selenium
Danger is my middle name,
dealing in tracer bullets and pesticides thats my game,
I’m toxic and poisonous, whoa
Being white or a colorless solid doesn’t make me pure,
I’ll burn into air, I assure,
I’m insoluble in water, whoa
At an atomic weight of 30, I’m not light on my feet,
Number 15, I’m Phosphorus, whoa
Verse 7: Selenium
I’m nontoxic, don’t you fear
I’m a lustrous gray solid, you hear
I’m used to make red colored glasses, whoa
I’m colorful in other forms,
being the most stable is a norm
I’m a trace for nutrition, whoa
Atomic weight of 78,
Atomic number 34, they’re no bore
I’m in photo toner, I’m Selenium, whoa
Chorus:
Cause we’re highly reactive, highly reactive, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh
We’re highly reactive non metals
Verse 1: Hydrogen
I’m colorless, odorless,
I can escape this atmoshopere
Atomic weight of 1.00784,
I’m most abundant in the Universe,
where heavier elements are made from
I’m number 1, I’m Hydrogen, whoa
being in rocket fuel, filling balloons, and welding,
now thats my thing,
I’m gaseous, I’m Hydrogen, whoa
Verse 2: Carbon
Do you ever wonder where lead comes from
or whose atomic weight is 12.011
here’s your answer- its carbon, whoa
I also give rust protection,
life revolves around how I behave,
you can find my diamond form in a cave, whoa
my atomic number is number 6,
white carbon is thought to exist,
I’m a solid in nature, whoa
Chorus:
Cause we’re highly reactive, highly reactive, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh
We’re highly reactive non metals
Verse 3: Nitrogen
Nitrogen may be colorless, odorless
And pretty tasteless to you,
Don’t be fooled,
I’m in foods and fertilizers too, whoa
I may seem fairly plain,
but through explosives I can bring lots of pain,
7 is my lucky number, whoa
I am stable, and a gas
Life without me wouldn’t last
My atomic weight is around 14, whoa
Verse 4: Oxygen
An atomic number of eight,
I’m also a colorless gas, ain’t it great
I combine with most elements, whoa
I’m in oxidizing oils and bleach,
you can find me in the water at the beach,
I make up 1000s of compounds, whoa
I support fire, making me pretty mean,
My atomic weight is almost 16,
I’m a part of the ozone, I’m oxygen, whoa
Chorus:
Cause we’re highly reactive, highly reactive, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh
We’re highly reactive non metals
Verse 5: Sulfur
A component in gunpowder, watch out,
I’m a solid, hear me shout,
Being yellow doesn’t make me mellow, whoa
I’m odorless, yet in fertilizers, ew
Don’t hurt me, I’m brittle, too
Here’s my atomic weight it’s 32, whoa
16 is my atomic number,
I’m insoluble in water,
I am toxic, I’m Sulfur, whoa
Verse 6: Selenium
Danger is my middle name,
dealing in tracer bullets and pesticides thats my game,
I’m toxic and poisonous, whoa
Being white or a colorless solid doesn’t make me pure,
I’ll burn into air, I assure,
I’m insoluble in water, whoa
At an atomic weight of 30, I’m not light on my feet,
Number 15, I’m Phosphorus, whoa
Verse 7: Selenium
I’m nontoxic, don’t you fear
I’m a lustrous gray solid, you hear
I’m used to make red colored glasses, whoa
I’m colorful in other forms,
being the most stable is a norm
I’m a trace for nutrition, whoa
Atomic weight of 78,
Atomic number 34, they’re no bore
I’m in photo toner, I’m Selenium, whoa
Chorus:
Cause we’re highly reactive, highly reactive, whoa oh oh, whoa oh oh
We’re highly reactive non metals