Reflections For Week 6 by Kelvin Ong , 2G , ( 29)

This week, I was not able to catch up with my fellow teammates as I was on medical leave for a few days. Then, Ms Sim told us that we will be required to come up with at least 10 questions for a survey, conduct it , collect and tabulate the results. Of course, this survey will be on our project topic, F1 in Schools. Then, we gather our group to discuss on the questions of the survey. Not much time is left for us after Ms Sim briefed us. However, we are close to completing the survey questions and hopefully be able to upload on to our group's blog by tomorrow.

Reflections For Week 6 by Shawn Wong , 2G , ( 31 )

For this week , We brainstormed on the questions for the survey and we had successfully came up with 10 questions . This time , we had enough time to think and we completed the task for this week . Looking forward to the next lesson . Haha

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Reflections For Week 5 by Shawn Wong , 2G , ( 31 )

For this week , we went through the different tasks that each member had to do / research . And i was given the task of researching on existing car body designs . However time caught up with us again . And we had little time too discuss but we had covered the main points .

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Reflections For Week 4 by Shawn Wong , 2G , ( 31 )

For this lesson , I found out that our group actually did not complete the previous worksheets . Therefore , we rushed through the worksheets HOWEVER , we did not have enough time to complete it . But we had our meetings and thankfully , we completed it .

For the lesson , I was supposed to research on existing F1 car body designs and through the WEB , I have found out some interesting designs and for our car body , we must make it streamlined and the patterns should be also streamlined in a way that it is flowing with the designs .

One example was :Source : http://www.automobilsport.com/uploads/_neustart/april-20-2009/f1schoolswkr0005.jpg

The blue pattern on top as shown is streamlined with the car body itself and that is what we are aiming for , for top speed .

Thats all for the reflections and I am looking forward for the next lesson .

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Reflections for week 4, by Glen Tan , 2G , (33)

Once again , we were too caught up with other school activities most of which includes schoolwork that apparently , we have failed to catch up with regular updates on the grace blog and hence even not completing the task assignment which have been released two weeks ago . Well as far as words may go , I am the only supposed member whom is partaking in the special workshop that has relations in co-ordinance to the IPW as well . My service to the group  is to research on car body models as well as existing designs . Hopefully we would have a more productive IPW session next week .

Reflections for Week 4 by Kelvin Ong, 2G, (29)

This week, our group is slightly off track as we did not managed to complete the project planner A and B and the worksheet for this week due to time constrain. Therefore, I still think that the IPW period for each week should be extended to 1 hour per week. Only then we are able to have more time to do our work, learn the stages on how to do our project, and have group discussion. We will still strive and work hard to get back on track.

Through self-reading and research on the internet, I have understand the concept of Aerodynamics. Aerodynamics refers to the study of the interactions between the air and the object that is moving through it.

As in our primary school syllabus, we have learned in science that fishes and other aquatic animals often have streamlined body shapes in-order to move fast in water. Therefore, it crossed my mind what if I replace the streamlined fishes with a F1 racing car and replace the water with air. Is the theory the same?

After going to the internet to research, and some serious thinking, I think that the theory might be the same or at least similar as the property of water and the property of air is the same (both air and water does not have a fixed shape and they flows) However there must be more research and study to prove it correct.

So, in order for me to find out the correct answer, I will consult my physics teacher, Ms Sharon Tan, to prove the above statement right or wrong. I can also go to the library to look up on books on water resistance and air resistance.

Thanks,

Kelvin

Reflections for week 3 , by Glen Tan , 2G , (33)

Slightly more productive then the previous week since we managed to agree on certain aspects of the tasks assigned to us by the IPW project . We learnt about a course that can expand our width of knowledge upon type d and r prototype car bodies while enabling us to have a greater source of reference and information that we may tap on .