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Q4 Benchmark final submission - Cristian Fernandez

Posted by Cristian Fernandez in Biology of the Human Body · Aziz · C on Friday, May 25, 2018 at 9:01 am
For this project we decided to create a PSA. We thought this would be the best way to show our issue and provide the statistical information that we would possibly lack in a more narrative style video. For this project I acted in the video and found information about the topic we were researching. We had a hard time getting in contact with people who wanted to or could interview us. I think if I were to do this project again we would try to contact organizations that would want to interview us, some larger organizations like SEPTA just don't have the time to interview us. I think the best part of this project was the PSA, we included a lot of information in it and I thought it was kind of funny. The most meaningful part of making the PSA was working with my group members and collaborating well in the amount of time we had. 

Doc link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bAQ6qQza9XyZgRCcddU9IDJhFpt4toGmm2cQI9zvjzY/edit?usp=sharing 
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Cristian Fernandez Capstone

Posted by Cristian Fernandez in Senior Capstone · Schaar · ILP/TFI/CAP on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at 9:41 pm

For my group’s capstone we decided to make a go kart. In the beginning we struggled with figuring out what the end product would be, we thought about buying an already made kart and disassembling it, or scrapping the idea and building something more like a truck. We bought components for a go kart like a frame and axle and started working out blueprints for a design. We ran into a lot of problems with the frame we bought, a lot of the measurements were not customary and it was a little small. Designing a new frame was the next idea. We used CAD (Computer-Aided Drawing) programs like Autodesk Fusion 360 and Solidworks 2017 to create 3-dimensional blueprints for the kart that can be printed out. This process is/was not easy, you have to make objects in real life in a computer program, this requires seemingly endless measuring, analyzing, and just thinking about every piece of the kart. We assembled the frame in the program, you can see pictures attached here. During this capstone I learned how to more effectively collaborate with a larger team than I’m used to, how to use 3-dimensional design programs, and how to change ideas with a group so everyone is heard.

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MECN: Human Anatomy

Posted by Cristian Fernandez in Biology of the Human Body · Aziz · C on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 11:30 pm
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Sports Physiology Project

Posted by Cristian Fernandez in Biology of the Human Body · Aziz · C on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 8:37 am
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Quarter 2 Benchmark - Cristian Fernandez

Posted by Cristian Fernandez in Environmental Science · Aziz · C on Friday, January 19, 2018 at 9:36 pm

Cristian Fernandez

1/19/17

In the video we described the issue of lead poisoning in Philadelphia, and how it impacts a lot of people. We describe how it mainly affects children developmentally and can also harm adults. We describe the politics that go into how lead is dealt with and how it can be treated properly, but it does take time and money. We make sure that people understand that lead isn’t only in the paint on our walls, but also in the water we drink, older plumbing could have been made with lead. For this project I was the editor of the video, and worked with everyone to put the video together, including being in the video. We all worked on the questions and making the video itself (filming). I feel as though I could have helped more on the script. My group did all of the script and I just edited some of it when we were filming mine and others parts. I think we all did a good time managing the time we were given, it seemed like a lot of groups were not on task the whole time and I feel like we worked with all the time we were given and made a good product as a result of it. I think the most meaningful part of creating the PSA was approaching the display of the points we had to someone who has no knowledge of the topic. This required us to go deeper into depth for our research and develop different ways of understanding it, which makes it more impactful to me,


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Toxic City Infographic

Posted by Cristian Fernandez in Environmental Science · Aziz · C on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 12:26 pm
The thing that stands out to me the most is that the city isn't removing the lead paint from the houses affected. I think it affects enough people at this point that it's an issue they are responsible for dealing with. 
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Natural Disasters and Earth System Research - Cristian Fernandez

Posted by Cristian Fernandez in Environmental Science · Aziz · C on Monday, September 18, 2017 at 7:37 pm

Earth systems can affect each other in many different ways, these interactions often happen during large natural events or disasters but also happen in our everyday lives. The hydrosphere interacts with the geosphere by moving large amounts of land between and away from places creating new formations and diminishing others. In natural disasters the importance of the different environmental systems is exaggerated because the changes are on such a large scale they force their way into other systems. To explain my last point, when a hurricane happens mainly the atmosphere and the hydrosphere interact with each other, but when the conditions of this event become extreme the geosphere can be affected because the combination of water and wind can move large amounts of land to the sea or other parts of the land. The understanding of natural science is key to aiding in handling natural disasters. This is because without the understanding of how hurricanes work or why earthquakes happen it is impossible to correctly prepare for them. This lack of knowledge can be the cost of billions of dollars in recovery from a natural disaster. For creating a sustainable future the thing we have to think about is preparation for these events, it seems like a waste of time to create things to try to prevent natural disasters. Except for sea walls and few other things that can completely solve an issue it should be our primary focus on designing houses that can withstand more extreme weather and buildings that can hold up to larger earthquakes.


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Design Ignite Project 2017

Posted by Cristian Fernandez on Friday, June 2, 2017 at 8:55 am

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4/19/17

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For this project I decided to do Web Design. For this project I used Weebly, a design tool that people use to create web pages, it gave me the ability to create and move text, images, and headings. The goal for this project was to create a website that was easy for people to use and is designed to show my most proud work to people. This project was successful in my eyes, this is because it shows all my work in a platform that works well and people can see easily.

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For my Quarter 2 project I decided to do Image editing. This focuses on using web editors to change images so they can make them into whatever they want. I used the tool Pixlr for this because it seemed like the best tool at the time. I ran into many problems while making it, like figuring out what the tools in design menu did. Like here, I didn’t know what the “lasso” tool did, and… well I figured it out.

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For last quarter’s project I decided to do Graphic Design. This is a project where you can design a road sign not including any words that displays a message that would be very useful to road users. I also used Pixlr for this project, I used the drawing section of the tool rather than the editing portion. This also included tools that would be useful for what you’re looking for. The sign I decided to make was a “No Skateboarding” sign.

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This is a project where you can design a road sign not including any words that displays a message that would be very useful to road users. I also used Pixlr for this project, I used the drawing section of the tool rather than the editing portion. This also included tools that would be useful for what you’re looking for.

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The most proud part of this class from this year was the first quarter project being completed. This was the website design project and it was the first time for me designing a website. This was very rewarding to me because Weebly is a good tool that I used and could see a lot of progress. The thing that I’ve most improved upon throughout the year by far has been time management. This has been a problem for me for my whole school career and these checkpoints and tools have greatly impacted this problem for the better. I now know how to design websites and create images for them

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Through the graphic design project I can use the skills I learned of scaling and using tools online to create an image that makes sense. I want to be an engineer when I get older so this will help me in my field.

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Speaking of blueprints, an idea I had for next year’s project for something that’s like graphic design. It has similar elements to the graphic design project, but it has more of an applied goal.

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I’d recommend for anyone taking this class to definitely turn project checkpoints in on time. These do add up and will affect your grade. It’s better just to get them in on time when they’re relatively easy.

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The project checkpoints do help us manage our time. This is the most valuable thing I learned this year. Time management is important to all of our classes and is a valuable life skill.

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The last tip I’d give to anyone taking this class next year is to always try with the work that’s in this class. I know this class is an elective, but it’s still important to get your work in on time and complete it with effort.

 


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Caffeine Elimination Project 2016-17

Posted by Cristian Fernandez on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 9:40 pm

Analysis of Caffeine Consumption

Have you ever wondered exactly at what rate caffeine will leave the body, and to what extent will we feel it’s effects? How long it takes for there to be nearly no caffeine left in the body? How long it would take for the amount of caffeine to make no difference to the body? Caffeine is primarily used as a stimulant for consumption in commercial drinks and very few food items. You can find caffeine in many things you consume every day, like tea, soda, coffee, energy drinks, and even chocolate. We have observed that caffeine is eliminated by the body at a rate of 13%/hour. For example; if you have 100mg of caffeine in your body, after 1 hour there will be 87mg of caffeine left in the body. This is an example of exponential decay; this is where decay can be observed by a percentage rather than an amount. This is important because this makes the decay in the beginning in the hour as an amount larger than the amount of decay in the end as milligrams in this case. This also forms an asymptote. This is where the amount can mathematically never reach 0, this is because there is always room to remove a percentage of a total amount, even if the starting amount or the answer are not even measurable by an computer. Even there is no way to get rid of the caffeine, our body can’t feel the affects of this after caffeine count becomes less than 32 mg. So on average it is best to stop drinking caffeine 4-5 hours before you go to bed. This depends greatly on the drink you have and how much caffeine it has, but 4 to 5 hours is a safe time before you go to bed so that the caffeine in your body will be at most considered a minor stimulant.


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Analysis of the graph and equations

This kind of graph is called a piece-wise graph. This is where the function changes, making the graph “jump” from, in this case, one y-value to another. This piece-wise only shifts on the y-axis because x is representative of time, which can’t be skipped or altered. “x=32” represents where caffeine would no longer affect the body at all. “16≤x≤27” shows where I slept, from 10 o’clock pm to 9 o’clock am (I was tired okay?). The functions themselves are in a specific format; y=a(b)x. In an example of the equations that I had it would be; y=90(.87)(x-1). In this case, “90” represents the amount of caffeine I started off with after drinking the first drink. “(.87)” is the multiplier, it’s the difference of the removal of the the 13% from each hour. “(x-1)” represents the exponent that is the number of hours minus the difference from the starting hour (6 o’clock am on the first day).


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Media and Design Project 2016-17

Posted by Cristian Fernandez on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 8:55 am

My project was focused around the idea of Image Editing. I hoped to learn how image editing works and how images can be changed in the media to make us see different things.

First we chose an image, I chose a picture of a cheetah. Then we went to work on editing. I chose to try to create another cheetah from scratch and pieces of the other cheetah. Working with Pixlr was the hardest thing I did with this project. It wasn’t easy to use and creating different layers to edit the cheetah with this application. I learned that over editing an image can happen, this leads to the image being overexposed or not looking even close to the original image. I learned that I need to sometimes get more realistic with these expectations of myself. I think I set goals that are too high sometimes. I would manage my time better.I would say to choose a simple image to start because it’s easier to edit.


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Quarter 1 Project

Posted by Cristian Fernandez on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at 10:13 pm
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La Poesía Espańola Project

Posted by Cristian Fernandez in SPANISH 2 - Moran - D on Friday, April 22, 2016 at 3:12 pm
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For this project we had to research a primarily Spanish-speaking poet and a poem from them. We also had to create a poem inspired by their life or poem. From all of the obstacles I faced during this project I think I deserved my grade.
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Viajar Project

Posted by Cristian Fernandez in SPANISH 2 - Moran - D on Friday, April 22, 2016 at 12:38 pm
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This is my group's Viajar PowerPoint for the Viajar Project, for this project we had to create a travel company that is advertising several travel packages to potential customers. I think that we did very well on this project and our grade shows it.
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Spanish 2 News Broadcast Project

Posted by Cristian Fernandez in SPANISH 2 - Moran - D on Sunday, January 31, 2016 at 12:00 pm
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For this project we had to make a script and news broadcast in Spanish including the different topics that we have studied over the course of our Spanish 2 career. My group and I all had different roles, I for example was the "Health" section of the broadcast while Mercedes was the "Breaking News" section of the broadcast. We all did well on our parts and made time for filming and editing. I am proud of this project because I think that we all worked well together and devoted enough time to film to make a quality product that looked good in the end. 
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Spanish Children's Book

Posted by Cristian Fernandez in SPANISH 2 - Moran - D on Friday, January 22, 2016 at 1:57 pm
For this project Emanuel and I created a book about a boy, Juan, who feels sick, but want's to go to a soccer game. I am somewhat proud of this project because the Spanish is (mostly) correct.
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Spanish Interview Video

Posted by Cristian Fernandez in SPANISH 2 - Moran - D on Friday, January 22, 2016 at 1:41 pm

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​In this project we had to create a video about an interview that happens at a college. For this project I worked with Zack Waxler and we were able to get it done in time. We took several different takes to get it done and we finally got one complete run through that was acceptable. I think that the questions we asked were answered accurately in Spanish and the questions that were asked were sort of complex. 
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Spanish 2 Dia de los Muertos

Posted by Cristian Fernandez in SPANISH 2 - Moran - D on Friday, January 22, 2016 at 12:53 pm
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​This project was about Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead. It is designed around remembering the dead. I chose to do my great-great grandmother. I didn't know her personally, but from family members I have heard good things about her, she was an artist and a writer. This has shown in my family the importance of story telling because it has sort of kept her immortalized in the words of my relatives. 
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Spanish 2 Quarter 2 Project #1

Posted by Cristian Fernandez in SPANISH 2 - Moran - D on Friday, January 22, 2016 at 12:31 pm
For this project we had to make a series of slides with short videos on them to show the different parts of conversation in Spanish. For this project I worked with Daniel Crowell. We created a project that shows the different concepts of conversation including; identification, conditions, characteristics, and more. 
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Humans of SLA Beeber: Thea

Posted by Cristian Fernandez in ENGLISH 1 - Zeller - E on Friday, April 17, 2015 at 2:26 pm
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  1. What is your earliest childhood memory?

“I think it is riding in the car with you and Papa when we were in a hail storm and I was crying.”

    2.    What scared you the most as a little kid?

“Falling down the stairs”

   3.     What is the worst part about being younger than me?

“Not being able to do the same things you can”


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Humans of SLA Beeber: Wendi

Posted by Cristian Fernandez in ENGLISH 1 - Zeller - E on Friday, April 17, 2015 at 2:26 pm
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  1. What is the best thing about being a teenager?

Wendi: I think the best thing about being a teenager is the amount of freedom that comes with this title and the amount of responsibility.

 2.    What is the worst thing about being a teenager?

Wendi: I think that the worst thing about being a teenager is the fact that people will judge you for being someone you’re or.

  3.    Describe your perfect day.

Wendi: My perfect day is chilling with my boyfriend, going to the movies and the sun is shining bright and the weather is beautiful.


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Light Speed Infographic

Posted by Cristian Fernandez in TECH 1 - Hertz - a1 on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 6:14 pm
I did my Infographic on light-speed travel, but more about if a human were to ever reach or surpass light speed. ​I chose this topic because physics, and astrophysics in particular, is something that I enjoy doing and working on. I hope that people will learn never to try and achieve light speed, they would die in the process. 
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Cyberbullying

Posted by Cristian Fernandez in TECH 1 - Hertz - a1 on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 10:11 am
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I chose this picture because I know that there are many people, especially young people, in the US who experience cyberbullying in some way, in fact about fifty-two percent of young people in the US experience cyberbullying. The picture is showing prescribed drugs obviously, but this has a deeper meaning, many people turn to drugs after being cyber bullied, whether this be to escape the feelings they are having, or to do things to harm themselves, or even go as far as to commit suicide.
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!Ayuda, Ayuda! By:Cristian Fernandez, Nathan Lewis, Cinque Harris, and Mercedes Blades

Posted by Cristian Fernandez in SPANISH 1 - Rosen-Long - X on Monday, October 27, 2014 at 11:41 am
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