## Episode Doc ### Episode 1 | Solar Panels - [ ] 💡 Photoelectric Effect - [ ] **READ** [Khan Academy](https://www.khanacademy.org/science/chemistry/atomic-structure-and-properties/bohr-model-hydrogen/a/photoelectric-effect) - [ ] **READ** [Byju's Article](https://byjus.com/jee/photoelectric-effect/) - [ ] **WATCH** [What is the Photoelectric Effect?]([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-JWG3MgdpE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cZj4bMTo2w)) - [ ] ⚡️ Electricity - [ ] **READ** [Electricity for kids](https://www.explainthatstuff.com/electricity.html) - [ ] **WATCH** [What is electricity?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru032Mfsfig) - [ ] 🌞 Solar Panels - [ ] **READ** [Solar Panel Diagrams](https://www.sungoldsolar.us/solar-panel-diagrams/) - [ ] **WATCH** [How do solar panels work?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKxrkht7CpY) ### Episode 2 | Information Transmission - [ ] 🤔 Pick at least one of the following: - [ ] **READ** [How Does Modulation Work?](https://www.taitradioacademy.com/topic/how-does-modulation-work-1-1/) - [ ] **WATCH** [How Radio Works](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/players/4w3iWj3A-Qc3NyWj4.html) - [ ] **WATCH** [How do Microphones Work?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRmEeNNXSfk) - [ ] **READ** [Pros and Cons of Wireless Networking](https://www.grabzoom.co.uk/single-post/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-wireless-networking) ### Episode 3 | Information Sharing - [ ] 🤔 Pick at least 1 of the following: - [ ] **READ** [The good, the bad and the ugly sides of data tracking](https://internethealthreport.org/2018/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-sides-of-data-tracking/) - [ ] **READ** [What is Cambridge Analytica and what did it do?](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-cambridge-analytica-factbox-idUSKBN1GW07F) - [ ] **READ** [Your Social Media Data](https://www.juicer.io/blog/your-social-media-data-what-s-collected-and-how-is-it-used) --- ## The Project^editable [Link to Design Brief](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rUwiW9fqeHPYLs-bKHPk5nmbWfPKdkFTbenjhVjPb1s/edit#slide=id.g24c80d3e44d_0_0) > **Your Main Goal** > Find a topic you care about. Learn about it. Make something cool. Enjoy the process. ### Topics *(Pick 1)* > We learned about waves, digital communication, and digital information storage. > Pick something that's relevant to your life #### General Wave Behavior^collapsed - Different mediums' effects on waves - The Doppler effect: where it gets in our way, how it's useful to us - How light wave polarization works & how we use it - Diffraction gratings & what it's useful for - What interference is, when it gets in our way, how we overcome it, and how we use it #### Light/Electromagnetic Waves^collapsed - Develop a light communication system - How radio waves work - How different materials affect Wi-Fi signal strength - Polarization of light and create polarized light filters - Interference in wave transmission & how we overcome it - How camera sensors work #### Sound Waves^collapsed - The physics of musical instruments - Frequencies of different music scales - How noise-cancelling headphones work - What photo-acoustic imaging is and how it works - Acoustic design in performance halls - Types of soundproofing and how they work - Speaker cabinet design - How music is mixed and mastered #### Medicinal Radiation & Information^collapsed - How ultrasound imaging works - How magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) works - X-Ray machines - Cancer radiation therapy - HIPAA privacy laws #### Digital Data^collapsed - Your digital footprint - The role of metadata in digital media - Data privacy and rights - Social media algorithms - What cookies are and how they're being replaced with (Google Privacy Sandbox) - Effects of data encryption on transmission speed and security - What a secure sockets layer (SSL) is and how it keeps your data secure - How public key infrastructure (PKI) keeps our communication secure - How digital rights management (DRM) secures content - Privacy & safety in online video games - Ownership, copyright, and how we track who owns content #### Technology Stuff^collapsed - Compression algorithms - Wireless communication in space - How NFC (near-field communication) works - Effects of different encoding schemes on digital data transmission - How QR codes work, even when scratched - Error correction in digital data transmission - Quantum computers and how they threaten modern cybersecurity - How fiber optic sensors & communication work #### Astronomy^collapsed - Redshift & blueshift: how they work and what we learn from them - Radio telescopes: how they work and what we can see with them - Gravitational waves: what they are and what we learn from them - The Hubble Space Telescope: why it needed to be fixed as soon as it went to space - The James Webb Space Telescope: why it's so unique/special/cool - Light spectra & how they show us what stars are made of - Light Pollution ### Products *(Pick 1)* > You can make whatever you want, as long as it's cool. > > And also shows you learned a bunch of science. #### Physical Products^collapsed - Model - Interactive demonstration - Art piece or mural - Actually make the thing - Board Game #### Digital Products^collapsed - CasualOS simulation - Interactive website - 3D model of how it works - Animation - Meme gallery - Video game - Interactive story (Twine.org?) #### Performative Products^collapsed - TED Talk - Video essay - Podcast - Flex Friday session @ HS or Flex Wednesday @ MS - Public comment at school board or city meeting - Organize an event advocating for your topic - Puppet show - Play about the invention or discovery of your topic