For capstone, we were required to interview an expert on our topic. It was a way to get a source of information from a person who knew their facts. We had to come up with questions and a list of materials we would need to use for the interview. I did mine over email, but you could do video calls or voice chat. I needed to figure out who to interview though.

I had a lot of trouble finding someone to interview, because I didn’t know where to start. I searched constantly for specialists at museums and designers. I was having trouble finding their emails. I then asked Ms. Robert for assistance, and she told me to try to find a high school teacher to email. I reached out to an environmental sciences teacher at the high school, Richard Clark.

Conducting the interview wasn’t difficult at all. All I had to do was email my list of questions and await a response. It went as expected, I got all my questions back with answers. I learned a lot of things I wouldn’t normally learn off a website. One fact was that you need rare minerals to create solar panels which is an issue. I also learned more about all of the gases that can affect global warming, so this interview was helpful.

I enjoyed reaching out and I wouldn’t have otherwise I hadn’t been required. I enjoyed this part of Capstone.