by mccle51104@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg | May 8, 2020 | DT Showcase, Grade 10, IGCSE Showcase
One of the biggest challenges I faced while manufacturing is figuring out how exactly my selected circuit works. At the very beginning, I selected the Future Kit 444 to use, due to its ability to count down from a wide range of time ranges and its digital display,...
by mccle51104@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg | May 5, 2020 | DT Showcase, Grade 10, IGCSE Showcase
One major characteristic of the DT coursework is that we are designing for one specific client. This means that we have to be in communication with them to ensure that the final product meets their needs as well as possible. Therefore, I interview my client multiple...
by mccle51104@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg | Apr 21, 2020 | DT Showcase, Grade 10
I faced a lot of difficulties while manufacturing for my DT Major Project. Circuit components I thought were in the workshop were not there, manufacturing methods turned out to be impossible, I misunderstood my circuit (twice!), and my product broke in half. And yet I...
by mccle51104@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg | Apr 17, 2020 | DT Showcase, Grade 10
For several of the components of my systems and control coursework, I utilized sketching and Fusion 360 rendering to communicate what the final product should look like. This was for both the ideation phase, in which I brainstormed what kind of housing would fit the...
by mccle51104@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg | Oct 25, 2018 | Grade 9
On the 24th of October (a Wednesday afternoon), I had my first Three Way Conferences of the year. All in all, it wasn’t very surprising. A lot of the things I was told were already in my mind. For example, many subjects; namely Geography, Biology, and Maths;...