The first thing we did to prepare for the outdoor classroom was run a solar water heater lab. Our design was cardboard covered in tin foil. The card board and tin foil were connected with copper tubing that transferred the heat. The copper tubing was In a squiggly shape inside the the cardboard surrounded by tin foil.
The baseline temperature was 18 degrees( Celsius ). After 30 min the temperature increase for a total of 10 degrees. For our calculations we converted the initial volume of the water.
The next part of the outdoor classroom involved taking survey to see what the people at San Marin wanted in an outdoor classroom. Link-https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EQFHNU6X9jHaMICgCoxTiwbDdhbG9oIG7TqnHahVGLM/edit#gid=1437082911 Then an obviouse part of an outdoor classroom is the location. So my group and I went out and looked at different locations around the San Marin campos and chose the site in our opinion. For the materials heat testing lab we listed the material that should be tested to see how they stood up against different situations. The presentation that we gave was presented on Google slides. In our presentation we explained the benefits of our design. We also proposed to the judges the cost of the design and a 3-D model. Link-https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jd0JOTMquUlBP71ZONYCzTywzlAFfqPICCacFXnEuTc The wind turbine lab was a great way to learn the designs of wind turbines that had the best support and design of a propeller for the turbine. We experimented with different materials and angles for the propellers. We also messed with the power of the wind to test the turbine. We also took notes on the mole at structure of an atom. We learned how far apart they get and the movement of them. We went over how heat is transferred and the capacity of it. We also ran a lab that helped us understand the angles of the sun and how to angle the shade structure for our outdoor classroom. In the lab we got flashlights and took a rough sketch of the outline of the light. We moved the flashlight to different and flea and found that the area of the light changed dramatically the more you moved it to the side. We also wanted to learn about how to use less energy and learn how we can use the environment for the source of the energy. Link- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xNlfcVQ0EfdhCoEf6vTE0RzP6w0dYkSAyULe8hU66TA/edit In doing this project I learned a whole lot about myself. I learned that makeing a 3-D design is harder than it looks. It takes a lot of passience in creating it and lots of focus to stay on task. Next time I think that I can focus on more than one thing at a time and be more productive. I could also have put a little more detail into the 3-D design as well. But the project I think helped me grow a lot and I can't wait to build whoever's design gets picked.