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Rube Goldberg Blog Post #2, Final Rube Goldberg Machine

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My Task: Turning off a light.

Building the Rube Goldberg was hard and painful, but the success of the contraption made it all worth it! It took a lot of tries/attempts, determination, and patience. Sometimes I accidentally set off the Jenga blocks, and it sent the golf ball down the ramp. Also, sometimes before the golf ball even hit the plastic holding up the ping-pong balls, it would collapse, sending the hockey stick forward, turning off the light.

However, I still love this project so much! If I ever get the opportunity to do this project again, I would try to do a different topic and challenge myself with even more steps!

Below is my Final Sketch and my Final Rube Goldberg Video!

 

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Capstone – Task Definition

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Capstone is a special project that all 5th Graders like me do at the end of the school year. It is the last big project that we will have at Heathcote before we move on to the SMS (Scarsdale Middle School). It is special because you get to choose what you want to learn about. No one tells you what to do or what question to pick or learn about. You then research it on your own and make either a WeVideo, Ignite, etc.

Some of the first steps of Capstone, is Task Definition. That’s when you choose the question that you want to learn about. My topic is: “Is there a common leadership trait among 21st century leaders and how have they used this trait to improve the world?” I was interested in this topic because I think that it will be good future references.

My sub questions are:

  1. What are 3 essential qualities that define a leader?
  2. Are a lot of traits the same for some leaders? Different?
  3. Do leaders with better traits accomplish more in the world?
  4. What are 3 big world leaders that everybody knows about? Why do they stand out?

I am so excited to do the rest of my Capstone project!

Growing Creativity

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I feel that we should grow more creativity during this special time that we are quarantined in our home. This is because when we are doing homework on our device(s) when we do E – Learning, we can sometimes go minutes and hours without stopping to take a break to do what we love.

I am suggesting that we should take more time to do what we like to do like read a book, draw, play, etc.

Teachers can also join in by issuing assignments that require building and/or creating something, going outside to explore and notice things in nature, etc.

When we increase our creativity, we get more curious, and curiosity is what creates new ideas that can help stop this pandemic.