Structuring a Plan

20% Time trains students to think differently. It allows students to think more actively, allowing for more innovative and creative ideas because students are working on topics they are actually passionate about. The essential question that I asked is whether or not someone can change their emotions and mentality based on the aesthetics of their environment. for my 20 Time Project, I have decided to create an outdoor art instillation. I want to create something where students, parents, and everyone else in the community can go outside in nature and feel inspired or stress-free from an outdoor interactive art piece. With that being said, would this help someone feel better being immersed in a different environment? Or would they still feel the same based on how stressed they are?

My goal is to create a lasting outdoor instillation that is able to withstand rainy weather and powerful wind. I want it to be something that is physically interactive, something useful to people. Most importantly, I want to create something that people can dive into and enjoy and feel better about their problems.

I will measure the progress of my achievement by how much of the piece I get done every time. So far I was thinking about using umbrellas with light bulbs hanging down from them. With a slight wind, they would make a lovely sounds and hopefully, there will be a bench area where people can listen, watch, and enjoy. 

Clay Brain

My group members and I used different play dough to identify different parts of the brain. As seen in the picture, we differentiated the left and right hemisphere. We then used play dough to identify the different parts within the brain.

Breaking Barriers

I decided to start painting on fire hydrants and I realized that a lot of poeple in this area are freaked out by it. Someone saw me painting near by their house and ran out to see if I was vandalizing their property. I got kicked out multiple times but I kept trying at each house and I ended up doing three. I learned that I don't give up to easily because when each person kicked me out, I would try harder to find a different fire hydrant to paint on.

It's difficult to try to find a new fire hydrant each time because it definitely takes a toll on the efficiency of my project. I think that I should make a different direction and decorate people's personal space for them and paint their walls. I know a family that is willing to let me paint a mural on a blank wall in their garage.

This experience has made me realize how much I loved to help out my community and it also taught me to be fortunate of the beautiful environment I live in.

The Woman with a Hole in Her Brain Article

Today I read the article "The Woman with a Hole in Her Brain." There is a 24 year old woman who lives in the Shandong Province of China who has been living with a major part of her brain gone. Before the article explained the affects of having that part of the brain lost, the article made an emphasis on how the brain is very adaptable. Without that part, it still managed to function. Anyway, she was missing her cerebellum which is also known as the "little brain." The cerebellum controls movement and balance and giving us the ability to communicate orally and physically. This explains why she learned how to walk at the late year of 7 and talked with clear speech at 6 years old.

After reading the article I decided to research what would happen if someone had either a severely damaged or missing transverse fissure. The transverse fissure is a deep groove that is located between the cerebrum and cerebellum. I feel like the brain could probably still function properly without the transverse fissure because it only acts a a divider. As long as the cerebrum and cerebellum (helps with the main functions of our body), are present and functioning properly, with or without a transverse fissure should be okay.