Tag Archives: Global Citizen Experience
Water Sample Test
For the water class, students conducted an experiment testing water quality from different local locations. They determined differences in water quality and pH from a variety of sources. The purpose of this project is to increase understanding of the global water issue that affects everyone. Students investigated how organizations, agencies, and individuals are working Read More…
Wind Turbine Project
For the third unit of the design and engineering course, students looked at sustainable technology and applications of eco-friendly engineering designs. Specifically, we studied wind turbines and students were challenged to build a wind turbine. We had an expert engineer visit our school to assist the students. CEO/wind turbine engineer of Windonics , Alex Bishai, Read More…
Solar Panel Designs
For the design and engineering course, students designed and built a solar panel. Students examined fundamental principles of physics, thermodynamics and mechanics by building a simple solar panel. Once the model devices were constructed, students performed efficiency calculations and compared designs. Please see below for examples of student work:
Hydrological Cycle
Students from the global resource water course extended their learning at the Lincoln Park Zoo. Students applied their knowledge about the hydrological cycle. At the zoo, students also saw how water inspires life and how it affects the habitat of different animal species. Please see some pictures below from the FE and hands on experiments.
Why do we dissect frogs to better understand medicine?
For the global health cure course, students examined internal organs of a frog to better understand medicine/treatment. Why frogs? Frogs and humans are vertebrates with similar organ systems. Although all the organs are not similar in both frogs and humans, it’s useful to learn about the anatomy through dissection. We compared the frog’s anatomy to Read More…
FIRST Robotics Competition
The 2012 FIRST FRC robot competition begins. Please check out the event from the slide show below.
Disease and the DNA Lab
Why? The objective of each GCE’s Field Experience classes is to enhance each learning unit and bridge classroom and real-world learning. The purpose of this specific FE class is to understand connections between diseases and genes in the human body, by meeting a scientist & visiting a DNA discovery center at the Field Museum. How? Read More…
Robot Project Completed!
Congratulations GCE students, staff, families, friends and partners! It has been an amazing journey as we built our robot together. This was a post on www.chiefdelphi.com from Feb. 2005, from an engineering mentor on a team in Florida. I could not have said it better, so I am forwarding these words to you: Dear Rookies Read More…
Tedx Youth
Why? The Tedx youth event in Chicago had 20 world class speakers for an audience of 500+ gifted inner city students and teachers who nominated them. GCE staff and students were invited to this event. This event took place on Oct. 15th at the Oriental Theater in downtown Chicago. TEDx was created in the spirit Read More…
Japanese Consulate
Why? The goal of each GCE’s Field Experience is to enhance each learning unit and bridge classroom and real-world learning. Field Experience offers students a chance to explore cultural affairs and activities, businesses, social service organizations, and hone the skills required to build personal and professional networks. In this experience in particular, we would love Read More…