MSexploreQ2-Maya

=Design Folder - Maya=

**Unit Question**
Why and how do societies convey the importance of global issues to its members? Here at AISD how can we promote the importance global issues so that we can better live the school's vision of “being stewards of a just and sustainable world?"

**Unit Question Interpreted**
How do communities and AIS/D convey the idea of global issues? Societies use handouts, flyers and posters on billboards to convey the importance. At AIS/D we can make flyers and have activities to increase awareness and promote the school's vision. Issues such as poverty, can be portrayed in brief presentations. Pollution is portrayed by the display of recycling bins. I think that many more awareness programs should be held.



**Making Observations (Wood)**

 * Has a rough texture on long sides while smoothe texture on top.
 * The brown colour changes from side to side.
 * The colour on top is brighter than the rest.
 * Red colour is smudged on one side.
 * The wood contains holes and cracks.
 * The top has arc shaped patterns.
 * It is covered in splinters
 * It has a cuboid shape.
 * It is a hard substantial material.
 * It smells like vinegar, henna and pine wood.

**Question:** What evidence is there that wood is/was a living organism?
====**Answer:**Well every year a tree grows older. The way we know that it is a living organism is that when a tree gets older it adds another layer which is represented by arc shaped rings such as the ones we found at the tops and bottoms on our blocks of wood. That is a trees way of aging and our way of knowing that it is a living organism.====

Design Brief
I want my design to be something for everyone to see such as a sign and with a clear message to create awareness.

Guiding Questions
> It is for everyone. > In the main Rotunda. > It is about global issues and poverty is a global issue. > Two feet by two feet. > I will use wood, paint and glue. > Till the end of the quarter. > Since it is a sign everyone can see it. > Yes, I think so. > >
 * Who is the product for?
 * Where will it go?
 * How does the product solve the UQ?
 * What is the size?
 * What materials do I use?
 * How much time is it going to take?
 * How does it communicate a problem?
 * Does it meet the needs?



Create
During the creation phase you must record your process after each class**.** Each entry must include:
 * Process Journal:**
 * 11th January, 2012
 * My plan was to start writing letters and finish it if I could.
 * I started to make my letters.
 * My challenge was to figure out exactly how much space I would need for each letter.
 * I decided to work on my main piece first and then cut out the others so that I could save some time.
 * I think I did good and managed to use my time wisely.
 * [[image:DSC01316.jpg]]




 * Product Evaluation:**


 * I think the quality is good though I would have fine tuned it if I had time.
 * I think it would hold up pretty well but I didn't have time to make the base.
 * Now that I have finished it at home it looks pretty good.
 * It is a sign to show people that if you stop poverty many lives can be saved.
 * It would be very easy to use it because it is a sign which would be nailed to the ground somewhere.
 * It was remarkably easy since I had help from Mr. Hassan.
 * It think it is efficient because it delivers the message.
 * It is appropriate because I used only the materials which were available in the workship.
 * I think the cost would be less because I only used the simplest of materials.
 * I think it is benefitial because it would make a person think twice before buying something they don't need.
 * It doesn't have much of an environmental impact because I used wood to make my sign.