ESL 30/NCESL 39: Project 4 by Emily Packer https://padlet.com/emilypacker/bpjpizv5dczf1gxx Design and Engineering en-us 2023-01-19 17:26:45 UTC 2025-12-12 22:33:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f6f0.png Emily's Project 4: Submarines and Whales emilypacker https://padlet.com/emilypacker/bpjpizv5dczf1gxx/wish/2450130377 I researched the connection between submarines and whales! A submarine is a device that allows humans to go deep into the ocean, thereby closing the gap between what we know and what we wish to know about the sea. The ability to explore the deep sea has given us powerful insights into a world that used to live only in our fantasies. Submarines were originally manufactured based on the shape of whales. Designers also had the foresight to create appliances to mimic whales' sonar systems to help submarines maneuver underwater. Although submarines are heavy, they are also portable. Their rigid exterior provides safety for the crew inside as they explore the deep sea. How cool!]]> 2023-01-19 17:27:52 UTC https://padlet.com/emilypacker/bpjpizv5dczf1gxx/wish/2450130377 Salome's Project 4: Beijing National Stadium https://padlet.com/emilypacker/bpjpizv5dczf1gxx/wish/2579105734 This beautiful stadium was designed by "Herzog & de Meuron" architecture company for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, inspired by the bird's nest.
 Construction of the National Stadium gradually took shape over several years. The construction standards for the  Stadium were very rigid to ensure the safety and durability of the structure.
The maintenance and operation of the  National Stadium require substantial funds. The lighting system at the Stadium is vital for hosting night-time events. The construction of the  Stadium required a massive force of workers and engineers to complete the project on time. The portable seating at the Stadium allows for flexibility in arranging the space for different events.
 Nonetheless, this stadium's interior design, roof, and stairs resemble a bowl combined in a mesh and net structure.
Surrounded by steel nets. The voids and gaps, vents between them, are covered with a light-transmitting membrane, thereby like birds do to fill the voids inside their nests. This stadium has the ability to hold large concerts and other mass events and will host the Winter Olympics in the winter of 2022. Several forthcoming events are scheduled at the Beijing National Stadium, including a major football tournament.
]]> 2023-05-05 04:40:38 UTC https://padlet.com/emilypacker/bpjpizv5dczf1gxx/wish/2579105734 Alyssa's project4:The Water Cube https://padlet.com/emilypacker/bpjpizv5dczf1gxx/wish/2585948197 The China National Aquatics Center, also known as Water Cube, is located in Beijing Olympic Park. It is the main swimming pool built by Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympics and landmark buildings of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
As my insight, it was built according to bubble's construction. In the first phase, there are a lot of designs that attend the competition and want to win. But at last, the Water Cube wins. From the outside, it looks like a vertical cube, not special. Nonetheless, its material is a vital point for all of the reasons.
As you see, each gap on the walls is built of very rigid plastic. It absorb the heat from the sun, and this energy can through recycle heat the whole swimming pool, thereby saving a lot of electricity or other energy. These kinds of plastic are very light but very hard, and can also prevent the building from the sun and the dust hitting. If you come inside, you will not feel very hot, because the kind of plastic material can work as a filter, which can filt light and hot, let the inside light be very gentle and comfortable. If a fraction of plastic is broken, it's easy to fix. Because all of them are portable, we can only fix the bad ones.
​A building like this, do you want to have a look?]]> 2023-05-10 18:32:59 UTC https://padlet.com/emilypacker/bpjpizv5dczf1gxx/wish/2585948197 Fabia's Project 4: The Bird Train https://padlet.com/emilypacker/bpjpizv5dczf1gxx/wish/2586577287 Japan is famous for the incredible speed and efficiency of its trains. The trains have a rigid and horizontal structure. Nor are they portable because they are large.
However, when the famous bullet train started a loop, they realized there was a huge problem: with its speed of 300 km/h, every time it came out of a tunnel it generated a rumble that had a distance gap in which could be heard from 400 meters away.
The train compressed the air in the tunnel in such a way that, when it left, it produced a great explosion of sound. Local residents protested the noise pollution and authorities were forced to create a solution to prevent the problem on Japan's high-speed rail, or Shinkansen, network. The phase of change and search for a solution came from the hand of Eiji Nakatsu, who in addition to being an engineer, is a fan of birds. It was his hobby that thereby allowed to solve the great problem of the famous bullet train. The Nakatsu train, which opened in 1997, included a redesign of the front end inspired by the streamlined beak of the kingfisher. Eiji gradually implemented improvements inspired by the feathers of barn owls, birds known for their silent flight, and the abdomen of the Adélie penguin, which glides with a fraction of resistance in the water. It was Eiji's ingenuity that allowed him to foresee how Japan’s train could improve. With improvement in technology, who knows how much we can advance technologically. All of our fantasies may soon become reality.
]]> 2023-05-11 05:09:00 UTC https://padlet.com/emilypacker/bpjpizv5dczf1gxx/wish/2586577287 Guzel - GPS and Birds https://padlet.com/emilypacker/bpjpizv5dczf1gxx/wish/2589333110 Bird migration remains a big mystery to scientists. Nonetheless none of them fully explain how birds so fantastically manage to reach remote destinations  and regularly,successfully sometimes in the harshest conditions and with complete ignorance of the routes. There by, it is believed that they use GPS technology - which is far beyond human capabilities - built into a small bird's brain. People used such skill catching orientation and private device. Navigational instruments have gone through several phases of change from portable appliance to cod in program in our divices.
The magnetic field theory seems to be the most likely, since foxes have also shown to navigate the Earth's magnetic field well when hunting. If other animals understand magnetic fields, then birds, it is worth believing, can. Such a built-in compass. It is sound like fantastic . Nonetheless ,
people manufacture a lot of different devices and can you foresee  what will  forthcoming yet, and technology goes forward I guess that next steps will be some chip in "your "hands.

]]> 2023-05-13 06:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/emilypacker/bpjpizv5dczf1gxx/wish/2589333110 Maria's Project emilypacker https://padlet.com/emilypacker/bpjpizv5dczf1gxx/wish/2593242479 This research is about the latest project in St Innocent Orphanage in Merico “The straw-Bale House.” This biological project “The new tiendita (ranch store)” was built using the straw-bale natural building techniques such as straw-bale, cob, adobe, light shaw clay and many similar methods that can be traced back to ancient times. For example, the word “adobe” means “mud brick” and it originated in 2000 BC in Ancient Egypt. Thereby, I also found out that in Omaka, Nebraska there are houses built with this method that are over 100 years old and still standing. Thomas Ingram, a Project Mexico missionary and Oliver Fahling, homebuilding coordinator who explored the advantages of building with natural materials the new tiendita.  It was vital that the project was approved by the rest of the forthcoming Project Mexico team that consists of people who specialize in Agriculture, naturalist, and so on. However, the new tiendita was a fund project that gradually received contributions from people who contributed with their talents and others with money. The Project Mexico team foresaw the benefits of using natural materials,  for instance, these buildings have efficient insulation properties, reducing or even eliminating the cost of heating or cooling the home during winter and summer. Furthermore, once they are very old, they can then be torn down and allowed to decompose into the ground without having to dispose of drywall or deal with any harmful chemicals. Nonetheless, aside from using natural materials to build The straw-Bale House, it was the fantasies of the diversity of talents involved in this project. Most importantly, the expert's insight was that thanks to our creator for nature and humanity this project was successfully built. ]]> 2023-05-16 14:57:46 UTC https://padlet.com/emilypacker/bpjpizv5dczf1gxx/wish/2593242479