Blog Post #1

My capstone topic is Pearl harbor and my main inquiry question is “what were the causes and effects of the attack on Pearl Harbor?”. Capstone is my final 5th grade research project so I hope I make it good. It was helpful for me to talk with my dad and Mrs Van Camp when I was choosing my inquiry question. Talking out my thoughts helped me expand my ideas. In the beginning I had another main inquiry question which was ”How did the Japanese plan the attack on Pearl Harbor and why was it successful?” I changed the question because it was too narrow and I could not create a project with so little information.  It was challenging coming up with the main inquiry question because it took several tries to come up with the question. It took more tries because my first question was too narrow. As a learner, I have learned that when I study a topic that I find interesting the work is easier for me. I think during capstone, I will have a lot more motivation to do my work because my topic is interesting to me.

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