GSIS 10 Year Anniversary Yearbook: Memories | Page 59

Middle Years Program (MYP) students explored SketchUp, iMovie and Storyboard in Design Technology (DT) and
conducted experiments in Science
class with rockets, airplanes, and
circuits. Such units fostered a
lifelong love and passion in
the realm of science and
design for current upper secondary and
alumni.

Samantha Kim,
who started
GSIS as an
ele-

6th Grade
Acrylic plastic
Key fobs
Acrylic clock

7th Grade
MDF/Pine

coasters
picture frame

8th Grade
SketchUp

mentary student and graduated in 2014, is
currently studying Human Biology, Health
and Society at Cornell University. When asked
how science class has impacted her life, she
responded,“I still use the knowledge

that I have learned back in lower
secondary in my daily life [basic understanding of weather conditions
or house chores].”

She further commented that the interest
she developed in Lower Secondary has allowed her to make “more in-depth” discoveries. Samantha added, “MYP science was

definitely a bridge to knowing about
the unseen in this world that we
live in as well as an opportunity to
discover my interests in the science
field.”

When asked about her favorite
aspect of science class during lower
secondary, Samantha said, “The
lab experiments conducted,
alone or with partners, are
always memorable because of the interesting
observations.”
Out of various
majors, she
decided to
iWork&Google app
choose
science
be-

into what a Design Technology class
was like. This helped to develop my
interest, and luckily turned out to be
one of the required courses I needed
to take for the major I’m hoping to
apply for.”

Ziho only took Lower Secondary DT class
for half a year so his understanding of the
Design Cycle was far less than others. “While
other classes barely taught the cycle, the DT
classes taught me what it was, which helped
me in the DP level.”

There are definitely some major differences between MYP and DP. Ziho, who has
taken both MYP and DP, said, “DP Design

Technology is far more in depth in
every way than the MYP.”
He added, “In DP DT, students couldn’t
just make whatever they wanted. It had
to have a reason behind it, while MYP was
focused more on the practical part.”

Technical drawing

Storyboarding/
Movie making

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cause she always had an interest in science
and felt more “comfortable studying the
sciences.”

“I knew that a science major was
for me,” Samantha concluded.

Current senior Ziho Hwang decided to
continue studying DT and major in car design.

When asked how MYP DT influenced his
major, he responded, “It gave me insight

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Educational
video
3D model of
a bedroom

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1. Jeffer Ward makes his own circuit with batteries, wires and bulbs. They learned about what
makes up electricity and also how it flows in a circuit. 2. Jude Joung and Matthew Ahn adjusts

the ammeter in their circuit. An Ammeter is a measuring instrument used to measure the
current in a circuit. 3. Hansol Lee measures the length of the wood he needs to make his own
frame during DT class. The students conducted measurements to choose the shape of their
frame. 4. Yuki Sugihara, Leewon Koo and Maria Galkina work together to conduct a light bulb
experiment. The students worked in groups to form their own circuits. 5. Soo Rin Kim and Malia
Williams paints their frame together. Soo Rin taught Malia how to mix the paint together in
order to achieve the color she wanted. 6. Tatiana Laroche teaches Brian Bae a chord on a guitar.

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The students brought their instruments to the class as they held an experiment on Sound.

7. Yoo Na Lee, Gha Yeon Kim and Billy No talks about their frames as Yoo Na explains how she is

going to put her frame together. The students gave advice to each other on how they could have
done better. 8. Mr. Francois wipes off gesso on Jaewon Min’s hands. Gesso is a white paint mixture which is used to prepare and prime a surface. 9. Erica Kim uses the logger pro to measure
the sound as Joel Lee plays a chord on the violin. Not only did the students used instruments,
some students use ordinary objects like balls to measure sound. 10. Matthew Lee, Mincai Jin
and Navodit Maheshwari connects the bulb with the wires. The students were fascinated with
how the bulb lighted up as they connected them to the circuit.

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