PVU GCE Portfolio

For the last unit in my STEAM elective Biomimicry, I learned about the decomposers and how their activities keep the world in motion. For this Action Project, I chose a product and followed it from the start to finish. I redesigned the product with a sustainable process that nature uses, and I came up with my product's life cycle. It is much more closed off and ecofriendly. It reuses and repurposes materials and rethinks processes. I found it very nice to have an idea that was original. I also think it really is something that could sell on the market. The market could actually benefit from this new product.  

This is my second Action Project in my STEAM elective course Biomimicry, I was studying animals, I applied what I learned about their habitat and adaptations for my use. We learned about blueprints and how we can use them in life problems. In this project, I used the blueprint of animals I researched  to inspire me to build a sheltered home. I liked learning about different animals. I’m not an amazing artist, but this project helped me get better at drawing. I worked hard on my drawings, and I think they turned out really good. I found it difficult to come up with ideas, but once I get them I am able to progress easily. (PVU, Dec 16, 2015) 

This is the first Action project for the winter term electives, Biomimicry. In the first unit, we learned about nature and how the Fibonacci sequence is involved in nature. This AP1 is a design something that solves a problem by using plant. By using the Aloe Vera plant I was able to incorporate a principle that I got from the aloe plant. One of the hardest parts of this AP1 was to find ideas. I talked with friends and my instructor AMD on my ideas and narrowed it down to my dog bowl. I thought I put a lot of effort in my drawings. Drawings are definitely not a strength for me. I practiced drawing the plants, so that I can draw the aloe vera plant and idea perfectly. This is my project, go check it out!