LKC's GCE Portfolio

For our water class we talked about the changing climate and how it impacts the world, and how sea levels are rising due to this. We were given an Action Project and our goal was to create a slideshow highlighting a country, while focusing on the effects of climate change. I randomly chose Berlin, and studied its temperature as well as how it could be affected by climate change. Berlin is the capital of Germany and is the second most populated city. It is known for the Berlin Wall, the Cold War, its landmarks, culture, and arts. Photo by JR Korpa on Unsplash Highest temp recorded +95 F Lowest temp recorded -11 F  Summer - around 72-75 F.  Winter - around 32 F  To convert F to Celsius, use the formula: c = 5/9 (f-32). 5/9 (-11-32) = 5/9 * (-43) =  -24 C. Therefor, the lowest recorded temperature in Berlin in celsius is -24.  I think the PPM levels will rise to about 1,000 - 2,000 in 2100 . Those levels are known for comp...

For our school course, SDGs and you (Sustainable Development Goals), we looked at the goals presented by the United Nations, which were made to build a better way for people to know how to make the world more sustainable. There are many goals that all affect sustainability, such as gender equality and quality education, but I chose SDG eleven, which is the goal focused on sustainable cities and communities. I chose this SDG because I wanted to focus on a broader topic of sustainability and focus on cities and neighborhoods in general. Similar to a cone of ice cream on a summer day, the climate is melting. Large companies are mistreating the environment by dumping, deforesting, polluting, and destroying nature, and many other events are taking place that contribute to climate change. A solution to this is creating sustainable cities, neighborhoods, and communities. In order to do that, we need to work together. People in the community and organizations like One Tree Planted a...

For our water class in school, we studied water, it’s importance, and we also delved into science and math. Our class then looked into water filtering and made DIY drafts of water filters to prepare ourselves for our new Action Project - building a water filter. After learning more about math and science, the day came when we had to build our filters in class. Unfortunately, I wasn’t feeling well and had to miss out on that experience. One of the challenges was having to make up the time I missed by building a filter at home. For the filter, I had water with dirt and leaves in it. I tried taping paper towels to a cup with rice and a legging material, but it just made a mess in the water didn’t go through. I removed the legging but it still didn’t really work out and dirty water ended up spilling on the counter. My mom finally found a rectangular shaped colander-type thing with a handle which we thought would be good for the filter.Then I taped some paper towels to both sides, added s...

For our action project, we studied and looked into gender equality and how men and women are treated differently. After delving into the world of gender in the real world, we were tasked to each write an individual essay about a topic surrounding gender equality and an argument about your chosen topic. I wanted to something different from what others were doing for the project and address a wider range of people, so I chose gender non-binaries and compared how non-binary gender is viewed and addressed in the US vs in India. US and India Yes, gender inequality is a thing. Women are paid 77 cents per dollar that men make, according to the National Committee on Pay Equity. It’s not because they don’t work as hard or choose lower paying jobs. It’s because of gender inequality. But we should also be aware that it’s not just all about men and women. There are others, too. The world as we know it is just too binary. Pink and blue, boys and girls, men and women, cats and dogs, le...