On Feb. 2nd and Apr. 18th, 2023, we had a Zoom chat and a face-to-face visit from Saul Mwame of Tanzania (pictured right). We learned about his social bee-keeping company Haven Bees and some of the philanthropic endeavors in which he is involved. We learned about some of the challenges he has faced and we were inspired to help. We are now going to research plans to take action and share them on our digital portfolios.
Co-Design
When we met Saul, one of the things that interested me was the fact that he is able to make a living doing what he loves while also being a philanthropist and human rights activist and doing things like speaking at the United Nations. After having had this experience I felt enlightened and also thankful to have had this opportunity. for this assignment, we (Me, Sam Z, and Aiden W) are going to be addressing the problem of the changing climate and how to help bees adjust to it.
Co-operate
To get this project started we are going to need to do some research on what the ideal climate is for bees, some ways that we could do this is by using gale engage, google, and the school library to find information that will help us make a product. We can also ask Saul or Sam’s aunt for information as they are both beekeepers. Some of the steps that we will need to take in order to complete this project are 1. Research as much as we can about the subject so we can put out the best possible product 2. Decide how we are going to carry out the idea 3. Design our product 4. Create our product 5. Give our product to Mr. Robinson who will look at it and hopefully decide that it will be of use to Saul.
Co-create
We brainstormed and came up with the idea of making a beehive climate controlled but in doing this we also pondered the idea of maybe helping Saul advertise his company a bit better. After coming up with these ideas we decided to go with climate control for beehives.( photo of circuit prototype right) we also figured out that to make this project work we would need to know how to code, 3d design, and problem-solving. For this project, we will need a microbit and attachments, computers to code microbits and 3d design and we will also need a 3d printer and filament to make things for the project.
Commemorate
In this project, I think that the connections-based learning experience went well and I am very happy and thankful to have had this experience. I think that the post that I have made is of average to high quality because I believe that I was very clear as to what I was doing and I answered all of the questions asked. In this project, I think one of the things that we could have done better was making the most out of our time and spending more time making our project better rather than settling for “good enough”.