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In my independent study class Casa I worked on my final unit creating my dream house. I did this by incorporating everything I have studied and learned in the past units but adding on one thing. For this I had to also incorporate one of the 8 millennium development goals. The goal I chose was Read More…

                In my Humanities class Policy, we worked on our final action project that was about getting our feet in the streets.  We had to align our self with an organization that was preserving a common. We were allowed to work in groups so I worked with 5 Read More…

              In my math and science course, Street-math, we have recently looked at atmosphere. For my project I choose an equation that measures atmospheric pressures at different heights. I think this issue really is important for me because I live in Chicago where we are known for our tall Read More…

In my elective class Casa, I have been learning about the feelings that people associate with home; as well as the things.  For my action 2 project I chose to write a short story about someone that tries to reconnect with home emotionally. I have illustrations and the story below. The story is written in Spanish. Read More…

  In my elective class 162 we were asked to do a scouting report of five baseball players. We had to look at their statistics as well as their payroll and see who was the best value. We a choose a few variables to measure the five players by. I had all hitters. So I Read More…

In my math and science class we are looking at math problems and their relationship to urban planning. For my project I chose to look at the Pascal Triangle. The Pascal Triangle is really fascinated and the amount of patterns in it is mind blowing. I connected the math of binomials to the engineering process for blueprints in urban planning as Read More…

In my English and History class we have been working on a unit called rights. We had to do 3 hours of service in the area of rights that we felt passionate about. I chose to work in equal opportunities. I worked with Faith in Action as well as Community Renewal Society, two organizations that Read More…

In my elective class, 162, we are using statistics to find out who the greatest athlete of all time are. I was given two really amazing athletes in two different sports. Muhammad Ali who is a boxer also said to be “the greatest boxer of all time”. The other athlete is Walter Payton who was Read More…

In my Spanish class Casa I am learning about my house and the furniture of a house.  I learned about my neighborhood and the history of it. I also learned a lot of the language to describe it. I am proud of the many words I can say now as well as my hard work. Read More…

Our first action project in Urban Redux was to build a bridge. My group decided to use bamboo for it’s well known strength. First we calculated the dimensions of the joints and members. With the proper calculations completed we began to construct the bridge. We used guerrilla glue and duct tape to piece together our bridge. Once it Read More…