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Capstone#7-Presenting My Final Product

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After Presenting my final product I think I did well, on my Capstone project. I spoke clearly with the mic, my slides fit what I was saying, and I am proud of my Capstone project.

 

I think the most challenging part of being in the auditorium was being in front of so many people and speaking into the mic. Sometimes I felt as if one moment I was talking clearly and the next I sounded quieter. I think this was because I wasn’t talking into the mic directly.

 

Over all I think Capstone has been a very fun project. I think this because you get to pick what topic you want to study so you can research something your interested in, which is always fun. Another thing I really enjoyed about Capstone is that you get to pick which kind of project you want to share. An Ignite a Ted Talk or a short movie. Over all my favorite part about Capstone is having freedom.

 

After a lot of hard work I think that I ended the year on a good note. I think that I did my Capstone almost as well as my Rube Goldberg project. Capstone is an experience I will never forget and a project I really wish I could do again.

Capstone#2 – Crafting a Main Inquiry Question and Sub Questions

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For the second part of my Capstone assignment I had to create a main inquiry question and five sub questions. It took me a few days to figure out a question that would go well with my Skyscraper’s topic. 

The first thing I had to do to pick my main inquiry question was do a little research. I watched a video that showed how skyscrapers have evolved and got taller over time. This led me to think that I should do something about how skyscrapers have evolved. I then went onto a website called PBS.org and I did some research about some special features of different Skyscrapers. This led me to making my first Inquiry Question.

 My first main Inquiry Question was How has the building of skyscrapers evolved? What factors have contributed the most to the building of skyscrapers. Soon after I came up with that question I realized that my question only supported building a Skyscraper, not Skyscrapers in general. I then changed my main inquiry question to How has the skyscraper design evolved, and what factors have contributed the most to it’s evolution? I think this is a much better question because this question allows me to research the building of skyscrapers and lets me research special features of each skyscraper! 

Capstone has been a fun project so far. I like how you are able to do research whenever I want and am able to make a final presentation with models and digital examples I can point to.

I am really enjoying Capstone!

Rocketry Reflection

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Here is my rocketry slide show that me and my group made. It was a hard  but fun experience making our rocketry slide show.

It explains our rocketry unit witch includes designing, building and launching our rocket. To sum up our rocketry unit we presented our slide show to show our parents.We showed how fun the unit was and how it was cool to build our own rockets. It was hard to memorize our groups lines because in the presentation our slide show was in present mode so we couldn’t read our lines of the screen. Meanwhile our group had to compromise a lot on what to show in the presentation.

This is our rocketry slide show!

This is our rocketry presentation!

https://youtu.be/L0nADlw0F6g

 

Thanks for watching I hoped you liked our presentation!