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David Hammond Capstone

Posted by David Hammond in CTE Senior Capstone on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 8:06 am

For my capstone, I wanted to use the engineering skills I’ve learned over the years to create a product that has an impact on our communities. This came in the form of a drone that assists firefighters in high priority responses, specifically with intel gathering and communication before anyone arrives on site. It was important that I researched every aspect of this project including drone mechanics, drone modification, thermal imaging, and firefighting protocol. I made sure I was talking with experts in different fields such as the manufacturer of the drone I was planning on using, a photographer who flies drones for a living, and a fire marshal. The final product is a dual intel gathering and communication system connected to a drone with a modified thermal camera, giving firefighters the essential information they need before they show up one site. I created a detailed conceptual design for my project with the plan of completing it over the summer.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BlNiBojTmLO0S4YjYemnKusUlW6E43ehC_pIvquhmsY/edit?usp=sharing

David Capstone
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Justin Siegel Capstone

Posted by Justin Siegel in CTE Senior Capstone on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 10:26 pm

For my capstone, I wanted to make a green space at SLA. My goal was to have a project that I was passionate about and also involved engineering design. I planned to have a green space that was automated, meaning you could use a computer to control different variables affecting plant growth. For example, if you wanted to water the plants you could click a button, and the plants would automatically be watered. I did a lot of research as I was planning this project, and I learned a whole lot about different ways to grow plants in the process. An interesting feature in my design, included two fish tanks that held the water used to water the plants. Recently a green club was founded at SLA and I was planning to have them use the space that I built, but now I will be giving them my conceptual design. Hopefully someone can continue and follow through with my plan to have a green space on the fifth floor.

Capstone Process+ Paper
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Anti-Anxy Fidgets (Senior Capstone)

Posted by Orlando Irizarry in CTE Senior Capstone on Friday, May 29, 2020 at 8:42 pm

For my capstone, I wanted to create several fidget mechanisms for kids who have autism and highschool students who get disengaged easily. Once the fidgets are made I would examine how the kids interacted with them and if it had any impact. Creating fidgets for kids with autism and highschool students will make sure that when they are disengaged that they will still be present in class. These mechanisms consisted of spinning and sliding movements because it’s the simplest way to stay occupied with two things at once for highschool students. For kids that have autism, it will help calm their nerves since a lot of them feel so on edge since they aren’t in their own comfort zone. Creating mechanisms as my capstone is very important due to the fact I have a brother who has autism. He and several other people I know that have autism always carry an object that helps them calm down and attentive to what is happening.. To make it even more personal, I struggle with focusing on classes due to me getting easily bored. In order to stay focused I would spin my air pod case in my hand or roll a pen on the desk.

Process paper link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o5GgDQ_OUM7rRY8bxN9-hKsro8J-Gja_iGBD1ivoCTc/edit?usp=sharing

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Michael Ing Capstone

Posted by Michael Ing in CTE Senior Capstone on Friday, May 29, 2020 at 12:53 am

For my Capstone, I wanted to teach people about Lab-grown Meat and the advancements they have made in their product. The goal in mind was to teach people as well as get their opinions on it at the same time, to do this I created a website that had information about LGM that I thought to be important. I also created a survey that would help me get an idea of what people already knew about LGM and how they felt about it. When creating the website, I had to be mindful of how I worded things because I wanted to avoid portraying the wrong tone. I wanted to make sure I didn’t sound too opinionated because it might make people close-minded, Afterall my goal wasn’t to persuade them but to inform them. The survey helped me to figure out what things I should leave in and out of the website, and that was important to me because I didn’t want it to be too confusing for anyone reading it. I chose to make my Capstone to be about Lab-grown Meat because it is fascinating to me that technology like that even exists, along with that I think it has a lot of potentials to be something that could help us cut down the demand for livestock.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_eIsXrZVJcx8671a1HYm-9hCLKbVtL1vCXc9km0WRrI/edit?usp=sharing

https://ming20.wixsite.com/cell-basedmeat
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Grahm Bacon's Capstone

Posted by Grahm Bacon in CTE Senior Capstone on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 9:06 pm

For my capstone, I wanted to combine Engineering with my love for Marine Science. With this, I decided to create a reef tank. I also built a cabinet/stand for the tank and its own filtration system. However, the reef tank is not complete. I am donating my capstone to Kids on 12th however they are moving in June. This does not allow me to add any of the life into the tank. If I did, it would make it nearly impossible to move without harming the life within the tank. For this project, a lot of research needed to be done. I needed all the components of my project to work together in order for life to sustain itself. This project was very difficult for me. All throughout this project, I struggled with myself when it came to getting over my fears of failing and getting over many frustrating obstacles. The biggest challenge I struggled with was time management. Even though this is the case, I feel that I grew a lot on a personal and a student level. Despite all of this I had a really fun time building this project and learning many new things from carpentry to time management. Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SefGEXcvYW31tPC9JbqBgOTiWpNsG3IxQDvpcW1mz4E/edit?usp=sharing

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Elijah Afrifa Capstone

Posted by Elijah Afrifa in CTE Senior Capstone on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 9:01 pm

For my capstone, I created a football sled design that can be made for the Benjamin Franklin football team. Throughout this entire transition from the 22nd location to the green st location, there has been tension. 2020 seniors haven't had the best year especially SLA and Benjamin Franklin Highschool. In the fall, I was able to play football, something that SLA never had. As I joined the team I started to make new friendships and enjoy my time, but the district funds some schools in equipment. Since I am in an engineering class, I thought that I could create something that could help the team without them having to spend money. SLA is pretty privileged and in those regards, and I thought that it would be a great community builder between the two schools.

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Willow Vass Capstone

Posted by Emma Vass in CTE Senior Capstone on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 8:57 pm

I wanted to create a capstone that represented my interests, and had a positive impact on the musicians and artists I know. Foundations for Artists was an idea for an event which would showcase poets, musicians and photographers wanting to start their careers, serving as a networking opportunity, and a memorable experience. However, after quarantine occured it became clear that an event was no longer possible. My final product is an explanation of my process, along with some original music I worked on during quarantine.

Link to Music: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10KJVTq44HNOpkWPQzOth2msKh7zHKg3G?usp=sharing

Capstone Final Presentation
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Derek Jordan Capstone

Posted by Derek Jordan in CTE Senior Capstone on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 8:37 pm

For my capstone, I developed a business plan for a mock company named E-Receipt. The company is a receipt storing app that is linked with any sort of digital payment, such as credit card, apple pay, visa, etc. Our mission is that we can provide organization to people’s lives and help the environment by reducing the number of paper receipts that needed to be printed. Consumers can use the app to monitor spending, save receipts or coupons for discount shopping, and save paper, among other reasons. The business plan is a thorough 30+ page business plan that is roughly 7000 words along with detailed cash flow forecasts and balance statements to provide support. I chose this project because it is true to my interests and the type of work that I plan to do in the future. Thank you to everyone that helped me in this process!

Capstone - Business Plam

Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JGKQHFphQXaDErNhXIJa3it5j7Ur5Nb8bhbJceXNCRk/edit?usp=sharing

Tags: capstone, Kamal, 2020
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Matos, Joziah Capstone

Posted by Joziah Matos in CTE Senior Capstone on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 8:15 pm

My original idea was to go fast unreasonably fast (with caution, of course), but excitingly. I wanted to accomplish that by building a go-kart that can do just that so I can participate in race leagues and have fun. That idea got shot out the sky after talking to my mentor, Sal Desantis, where he told me that the go-kart would take too long. Instead of trying to go fast, we thought, why don't we focus on the skill of driving and make “good” driving [in terms of skill] cheaper. That was when the Idea of the Endo Performance Model T2 came to be. This device is supposed to take your ability to drive and turn it into numbers that can be graphed by tracking speed, location, time, and rotation while the car is moving and storing it to an SD card for later use. Using the information gathered, you'll be able to see your fastest or slowest lap around a track and see how you can either improve upon it or learn from it. Annotated Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iwHZSBEvyQsscPhTwdZtsxqiJk2PZGPoV9VgIBBRGbY/edit?usp=sharing

Tags: CTE, Fusion 360, Circuits, Telemetry, Motorsport, racing, Latimer, 2020, capstone
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Arthur LaBan Capstone

Posted by Arthur LaBan in CTE Senior Capstone on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 6:25 pm

For my senior capstone, I wanted to do something that I thought could hopefully have a lasting impact on the community at Science Leadership Academy as well as businesses and institutions around the city of Philadelphia. Talking with Mr. Kamal, my capstone advisor and engineering teacher at SLA, I realized that what I wanted to do was be able to educate people on how to better live a more sustainable life. But more importantly, I wanted to see how large businesses and institutions handled everything from electricity to food purchasing and disposal. With the help of The Franklin Institute and more specifically Dr. Rachel Valletta, an environmental scientist at the museum, I was able to come up with an idea to research different sustainability and climate action plans around the city and compile the information into something that can help people understand what is being done and what can be done. After researching about 25 in-depth plans from organizations and institutions that affected the city, I was able to narrow down what worked well in all of these plans and which plans do it best to serve as an example for others. I hope that this project allows for everyone to have a deeper understanding of what is possible so we can all push for a healthier earth.

Here is a link to the website:

https://alaban20.wixsite.com/mysite

Annotated Bibliography:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q5BmHmRafKmzUsln80bRwXlwDvTPLq4oANN8UvRJb_o/edit?usp=sharing

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