This Capstone project was very difficult. I enjoyed learning about the Titanic and doing my script. Hopefully next year I will be able to have another project like this. This was a long term project and was challenging at some parts and very easy at other parts.
Starting the project was very difficult. I had no clue what my topic was going to be and if I would be doing a ted talk or a movie. When we got the Capstone organizer, I found that there was a lot of stuff that I could have done my capstone project about. I came down to two options: The Titanic and Mushrooms and Fungi. I decided to go with the Titanic because there was way more stuff that I could write about then mushrooms and fungi.
Then it was research time. We had to come up with a man inquiry question and five sub questions that we had to research about. It was hard at first because I couldn’t find anything in all the books and resources I had. Eventually I had to change most of my resources to websites and books that I knew had good information. My main inquiry question was “How has the discovery of the Titanic wreckage changed what we thought about how it sank?” and my five sub questions were “How was the wreckage discovered and What was the response? Why was the sinking of The Titanic so shocking to the world? What were some treasures left behind on the Titanic? What was the process of recovering items from the wreckage and why hasn’t the wreckage been lifted yet? And What are some major discoveries about the ship that have been made since the wreckage has been found?”
Also the interview was very hard. I couldn’t find one until the week before it was due. I interviewed Dr. Paul F. Johnston. I chose a ted talk because I felt like it was the easiest. The ignite was timed and I felt like I couldn’t fit all the stuff I had to say in 15 seconds. I also didn’t choose to do a movie because it had to be perfect.
Overall, This project was very challenging. The presentation is up ahead and I’m nervous for that but I think it is going to be fine.