ELP Reflection

I think I am halfway through the Analysing stage and climbing abroad the Linking stage. We explained how our resort is eco-friendly thoroughly and thought about what else it will cut down, for example: greenhouse gases being released and thought about other uses for the... stuff that we put down. I also thought about the main problems and thought of the possible solutions. I am going to improve my explanation by putting in more details and checking my targets. It will help me achieve the level that I want to be in. The three main targets for me is to, 1: Find more examples and research more so I know what I can add on to my project. 2: Plan more so you can prepare well. 3: Don't make anything too complicated otherwise it won't work,

Extended Learning Project

Eco-Friendly Resort

          A sustainable resort should be eco-friendly in a way and still attract the same amount of tourists. They can do this by using a renewable energy, recycling and a self-efficient system. Our resort fulfills all the requirements to be eco-friendly and sustainable. I asked myself before, what main problems are resorts lacking of to be eco-friendly? And the answer I got was one, greenery. Two, water. Three, electricity.  Four, greenhouse gases. Let me start explaining.

          Whenever people build a resort, deforestation ALWAYS happens. So what we need to maintain is the amount of greenery. The amount of trees that you cut down, it must be replanted so there is no reduction in greenery.

          Wherever there is a resort, water is always used. The problem of water being used is that a lot of them go to waste. But not with this resort. With this resort, a river branches into two separate canals. One follows through the river while the other is being used for the resort. The water that goes into the resort goes through a purification plant and is able to be used. After it is used, it flows to another purification plant and the clean water is transferred back to the river whilst the waste water is being put into a man made lake. If the waste is a compost, then it will be transferred to the compost factory so it would act as a fertiliser for the organic garden.

          Wherever there is a resort, A LOT of electricity is being consumed. In majority resorts, the electricity that they use is fossil fuels. Not only will this eventually run out, but it is also emitting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere which is contributing to global warming. In our resort, we use solar panels because it is a renewable energy and will never run out. Solar energy also won't harm the environment since it is not a fuel. We have solar panels in each chalet and a bigger one in the electricity plant to provide more electricity for both the chalets and the restaurant.

          Wherever there is a resort, A LOT of greenhouse gases is being emitted into the atmosphere. Fossil fuels will lead to a greenhouse gas, as explained above. The other problem is that resorts need to use transports to import goods. In this resort, there is an organic garden and a fish farm which will not only cut down the amount of greenhouse gases, but will also feed the guests a healthier meal.

A bird's eye view of our eco-friendly resort.

A side view of our eco-friendly resort.

A front view of our eco-friendly resort.

Another side view of our eco-friendly resort.

Our original plan of the eco-friendly resort

Our improved plan of the eco-friendly resort

These are the features of the resort:


Chalets
Solar panels are situated on the roofs of the chalets to provide electricity. This is because solar energy is a renewable energy and will never run out.

Electricity Plant
To provide more electricity for the chalets.

Purification Plant
The water from the river is purified so the water can be used in the chalets. The pipes going to the chalets are underground.

Fish Farm
The fishes are taken from the river and taken care of in the fish farm then brought to the restaurant. This will save the amount of greenhouse gas being released into the atmosphere when needed to bring the fishes in. This will also provide healthier meals for the visitors.

Organic Vegetable Farm
Crops will be grown from the farm and treated without any sort of chemicals. After it is harvested, all the vegetables will be taken to the restaurant.

Sewage Purification Plant and Recycling Plant
The waste water will be filtered and the clean water goes back into the river. The waste water will be passed through an underground pipe to a man made lake which holds all the waste water. Any rubbish that can be recycled goes in there and will be processed.

Garbage Sorting Shed
The garbage will be sorted to whether if it is recyclable or not and will be transported to the Recycling Plant.

Compost Factory
The composts will be transported into the factory where it will turn into fertilizers and is able to grow the plants more efficiently.

My three main targets for this project is to:
1: Research more examples to add more ideas.
2: Find out what other ways that a certain feature might help.
3: Plan and prepare further so it will be a lot more easier to build.

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Eco-Friendly House

Sadly, I don't have pictures of the plan of the house nor the house itself.


An eco-friendly house should have renewable energy and a self-efficient system. But sadly, we have renewable energy but not a self-efficient system because it will be too big then. Our house uses renewable energy and saves water. We use a range of renewable energy, wind turbines and solar panels. Insulation and skylights help to save electricity. Another problem is water, so to ensure that we do not waste any water, there is a rain collector and the rain collected can be filtered. Our house mostly has all the requirement to be an eco-friendly house. Originally, our house was a Science project to see how you can insulate a house. But since we added a bit more features, it also fits into an eco-friendly house. So we decided to use our Science model.


These are the features in the house:


Wind Turbines
Wind turbines are erected to provide electricity for houses. This saves the amount of electricity used from fossil fuels, which are not a renewable energy. Fossil fuels release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, which contribute to global warming. Another disadvantage of fossil fuels is that it will eventually run out.

Solar Panels
One type is to create electricity while the other is to heat up water. This saves the amount of electricity used from fossil fuels.

Insulation
Cellulose insulation is created because the electricity used for heating will be saved.

Skylights
Skylights are created so not that many electricity are needed to provide light.

Rain Collector
Rain collector is made so that people won't waste water.


So what do you think? Rate and comment below! Wait... is there a rate and comment button below? :P

The Trip (Was Short)

Hello people for another blogging day!

Patiently waiting for the briefing...

Me watching people going through the Laser Zone with ease...

Us doing the Bride Crossing...

Raft Building time!

Rafts in the water! It floats!

Us trying to control the raft!

The race is on!

PUMP IT!

The raft propelled mostly by one person won!

The beautiful beach at Cherating!

The team leaders focusing...

Here we go!

My friends and I waiting for the briefing...

The leaders getting a bit uhh... smiley!

My friend waiting to push it!

Us working at the beach!

My friends and I at the beach!

Cute little turtles!

My friend and I building the big turtle!

Our almost finished sculpture!

For the first day, we went to Bukit Tinggi. We checked in at the Selesa Hotel and got into our rooms. Our teach wasn't satisfied with the rooms, so we had to switch again. Then we carried our bags to the parking lot. Then we grabbed our water bottle and went to a golf lake which holds different team deathmatch. LOL. I mean team activities. I don't know why I said that. We first went to the Laser Zone, which is a challenge where you had to pass through a zone without touching any strings. It was pretty hard, and I kept failing so I told someone to replace me. :P Then we moved on to Bridge Crossing. This one required a lot of weight and teamwork. We had to make a bridge and let everyone across it including the two broken planks, which were needed to make the bridge. Then, we went to the Electronic Maze, this was pretty easy and we went pass it in no time. We had to figure out the route of the maze. After that we went to the Capsule, which was a capsule that has a lot of holes. A ping pong ball will be kept in the capsule and water would be poured in it. We would need to block the holes so we can take the ping pong ball out from the hole. We failed this one since we only had two tries. Then, we went to an activity which name I forgot. Basically, we have about 6 platforms and there are 7 of us. Then, we needed to get to the other side without touching the grass. I fell quite a few times but the person in charge didn't notice me! :P The next one is called Water Crossing. There are two ropes and we have to get to the other side without falling into the lake. I successfully crossed it! Then, the most fun part of the telematch, Raft Building! (Well, technically it wasn't Raft Building since they helped us tie the whole raft together). In the end, we came third! Wasn't too bad. Oh yeah, and during the journey there, we watched Ace Ventura. (None of us were actually watching the movie, I was talking with my friends and listening to music. The others were playing games. Too bad there was no internet at the hotel. I slept with 5 others and it was chaos in the room. We kept annoying each other! Then, the next day, we woke up at 7 and ate breakfast. We immediately took off to Cherating after that and it was a long bus ride. We watched Marmaduke and a basketball movie. I watched a little bit but mostly talked to my friends. When we reached there, we ate our packed lunch and played Truth or Dare! After that we went to a room and got briefed about what we were going to do and how to do it, we went to the beach and investigated about waves and tides. We also investigated about sands and vegetation cover. After that, we had dinner and had a quiz. We came somewhere around 3rd or 4th, all I know is that we tied with the group in front of us. After that, we edit the movie that we recorded. We then went to the Turtle Sanctuary and saw a documentary about the turtles in Malaysia. We then saw a group of turtles in a pool. Too bad we didn't get to see the turtles hatch. Then when we got back, I stayed up watching Raving Rabbids. :P The next day, we were given a choice to make a geo-sculpture or continue editing the iMovie. My group decided to team up with other groups to make a huge sculpture. My group made a huge turtle while the other group made tiny baby turtles and the other boy made a monitor lizard. We won the Best Teamwork Award! On the way back, we watched The Green Hornet and Tekken. We stopped at two places, one to eat and the other to ummm... use the bathroom. :D We returned earlier than expected and I went home early. I wished the trip lasted longer! My favourite part in the trip is the fact that we are learning while having FUN and actually staying with our fwends! Well, most of them. One of them keeps annoying me! And you know who I'm talking about! Grrr... Other than that, the whole trip was really fun! ;( Sorry about the placing of pictures. Had some technical difficulties! D:

What is Humanities? (Well, other than a subject)

Hello, people!

This is my first blog, so... yeah. Give me a break, alright?

So... let's get to the point. I think that Humanities is a great subject, it covers almost everything! History, geography, literature, you name it! In Humanities, we investigate different things, ranging from deaths to colonisation! In Humanities, we could explore history, geography, looooaaaaaaaads of stuff.

Now to blogging... I chose to blog because we can express our feelings on blogs, we also can reflect on what we have done today, to keep an electronic diary! To let people know about our life, what we did! Blogging also improves our learning skills and ICT skills!

So... yeah. Not a great first blog. LOL.