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Essential Questions Mindnote

Essential Questions Mindnote

Essential Questions

1. How does the younger generation think of the elderly.

This is important as if the younger generation does not like the elderly, we will know how to plan out how we want to help the elderly, for example, we will know that we should not engage the younger generation to be in direct contact with the elderly. We will also know if the there is a mentality problem with the younger generation.

2. How does the elderly think of aging?

This will help us plan how to help the elderly as we will know at what stage to start, if it is planning activities or some other things.

3. How is the surroundings benefitting the elderly?

This will also help us in planning as we will know if the surroundings need changing or not.

Elderly Challenge - Observation 2

Are you facing any difficulties in present life?

No.

Are there any things which you know can be improved.

No, not really.

What do you do usually do?

I go exercising every morning. I also goes massaging for free.

Like the previous elderly, this elderly does not find much problem with his life. He is also rather healthy.

Elderly Challenge - Observation 1

Interview:

Are you facing any difficulties in your present life?

Yes, sometimes, doing things walking up and down steps or going up and down the bus is difficult. Walking long distances also causes me to feel However, in doing daily things like cooking, she experiences not much difficulty.

Are there any things which you know can be improved?

Building some handrails in commonly walked areas is one way the environment can be improved. Also, having all the buses change to no-step low floor buses can help improve the transport system.

Write up:

While walking up the steps, she needs to hold onto something for support. She also walks up slower than normal people.

Holiday work - Part 1: Understanding the ‘The Elderly Challenge’

1a) Set up a fund to help programmes that engage the elderly. This would allow more programmes to operate since it has more funding and so, the elderly would have more things to do.

1b) Make all forms of public transport disabled friendly. This would again encourage the elderly and the disabled to go out as they can move around on their own easily.

1c) Provide different housing with different leases. This would allow the elderly to have more options so that they can pay for a cheaper house which has a shorter lease.

1d) Collaborate with companies in the market to provide reverse mortgage. This would allow the elderly to get some money without having no place to stay in.

2) They want to make all areas surrounding HDB flats barrier free. This will allow the elderly to move easier on their own and so, they would go out and take part in activities more often. For example, the path from a block to a recreational centre or an MRT Station nearby must be easy to walk with no hindrance to the elderly.

3a) Have people go to houses where there are elderly people staying and ask them questions to see if they are struggling to pay for their expenses. If they are, some changes have to be made.

3b) Increase the amount of cash benefits for the elderly, for example, increasing the subsidy of MediSave, etc.

4a) I can go out to do volunteer work, such as helping out at activities that are targeted at the elderly.
4b) I can go out to places where the elderly stays at and find out if their lives can be improved. I can then channel this feedback back to the respective authorities that can make their lives better.
4c) I can donate to causes that benefit the elderly.

Personal Reflection (NEWater visit)

What are the 3 key takeaways from today’s visit?

Singapore has 4 national taps

NEWater is only a small percentage of our total drinking water

Water catchment covers 2/3 of the country

Name 2 concepts that you have learnt today during the visit.

The production of NEWater

Reverse osmosis technology in the past was very expensive.

What is the 1 interesting thing that you have learnt today?

There is a very small chance that bacteria can turn out in the final NEWater.

What are the things that you can do to help with water conservation in Singapore?

Shower shorter and convince the public to save water. 

Better sketches in ADMT Sketchbook

Bad design

Themed pictures(Motion/Stationary)

These 2 pictures show the contrast between a stationary and moving object. The pole is not moving while the blurred cars are moving.

This picture shows roughly how a large insect would look at the pole. Again, the pole is stationary and the background is moving.

In this picture, nothing is moving. The objects are stationary.

This is a birds eye view of the entrance to my estate. The car on the right looks different in the dark.

This picture show just stationary objects, nothing is really moving. 

Photos

This picture shows how small the pupils are compared to the tree. 

This is a picture of the video camera near the field. The camera is looking directly upwards towards it.

This picture is a picture of 2 staircases, one going up and the other down. I think that there could be an illusion if this picture was taken better.

I like this picture as I think that the leaves make the field look like an entrance from a forest. Also, it makes the field cooler than it really is. 

This picture is a shot of the fire station. This picture would be better if the camera went lower.

P.I.E.S.

1. Laptop bag
P: Good cushion for impact. Light.
I: N.I.L.
E: N.I.L.
S: N.I.L.

2. World War two coin
P: Small, round, hard, rough and dirty
I: N.I.L.
E: My grandfather found it when he was working for the Japanese.
S: It gives me a chance to boast.

3. MRT station
P: Big and clean.
I: It allows me to go from place to place.
E: NIL
S: It allows me to socialise with friends as we take the train to go to different places.

4. Watching a movie
P: Crowded, has a good sound system and has a wide screen.
I: It widens my imagination
E: I can feel what the actors are feeling and it allows me to understand what the movie is about.
S: We have something to talk about and it gives me a chance to bond with my friends.

Research-Alternative energy sources

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Understanding research

1. What is RESEARCH? (Please use your own definition/s!)

Research is the term used for searching for information to help us with finding a conclusion, or finding more about other things.

2.Why do you think research is important?

Without research, we will not get accurate information and we would just be making wild guesses about something. Nothing new will be discovered if we do not research. 

3.How can we conduct good research?

We can go outdoors, search on the internet or find out things from books. We can also ask people to give us their input. After that, we take whatever we have learnt and collaborate everything into 1 document. 

ADMT Lesson 1: Personal Reflection

What is Art, Design, Media and Technology (ADMT) to you?

It is a subject that can make us more creative and it will widen our imagination.
Why is ADMT important?

School will be more interesting with ADMT as with ADMT, we won't be stuck to books.
What are the skills that you would want to learn in ADMT? 

I would like to learn how to sketch better
Sketch how the world would look like without art, design, media and technology. Describe briefly your sketch.

Without, ADMT, the world will be very boring. Humans will not make clubs out of woods and there is no design to guide them. Instead of clubs, they will just take the actual branch. They will have no clothes because there is no art or design. Humans will be living like cavemen without media and technology.