Capstone blog #3 Brody

Posted on June 14, 2021 by bcohen28

For my capstone project my inquiry question was how has the three point line in basketball evolved over the years and how has it changed the game? The three point line is a line from which the basketball can be shot so that the shooter receives three points for the team. The three point line is a line in basketball that is 23 feet and 9 inches for the NBA and 22 feet and 1.29 inches for college.

One way that the three point line has changed basketball is scoring. For example Five years after the Three Point Line was added, NBA teams were only averaging 2.4 three-point attempts (3PA) per game. This past season, James Harden alone averaged 10 and teams averaged 29. Another example is In the past 20 years teams have doubled their use of the three point shot. The reason why teams are shooting so many three point shots is 100 mid-range jumpers will provide 79 points on average, while 100 above-the-break 3s would provide 105.

Another way the three point line has changed basketball is coaching strategies. For example teams have based their entire offense around shooting 3 point shots. Another example is the league used to be a Big Man’s league, made up of men above the height of 6 feet tall, and has now moved into a guard’s league where shooting 3 point shots is key to a team’s success. Another example is in practices coaches have to work on shooting more.

The process of this project was hard because I had to gather so much information with even some that I didn’t even use. I also had to find so many pictures. the recording frustrating because sometimes I would have to record it several times because it didn’t come out clear or it was glitchy. Overall I thought every thing came out great when I was done.

Rube Goldberg blog post #2

Posted on April 28, 2021 by bcohen28

When I first started it was fun going around my basement trying to find stuff to use in my project. The hard part was trying to figure out how it was going to all go together. I learned a lot about how simple machines work and how one simple tweak can change the whole outcome. I thought putting the video together was easy I liked putting music and special effects in the video

If you want to see my video click here

Capstone #1 blog post

Posted on April 28, 2021 by bcohen28

For my capstone project my main idea is how has the three point line in basketball evolved over the years and how has it changed the game.

My 5 sub questions are why did they add the three point line into the game, how did fans and players react when the three point line was added, how has this affected scoring in game, what is the downside of the three point line and, how has this affected coaching strategies.

My dad helped me come up with these questions

I was very lucky that my dad is friends with someone whose brother is a coach at a D1 school so I can interview him.

making sub questions was hard because I kept changing my topic.

Reflecting on My Immigrant Interview

Posted on March 11, 2021 by bcohen28

It was hard to find a someone to interview because no one in my family that is alive is an immigrant. Luckily, my teacher had someone I can interview. When I was thinking of my question I imagined what other people would want to know about Mrs Stevens and that was how I picked my questions. It felt like a normal conversation where I just asked questions and she answered them. It was interesting to learn about Mrs. Steven’s immigration story, especially that she has returned to Jamaica many times since immigrating here.

Argument and Advocacy Debates-Zoos

Posted on February 11, 2021 by bcohen28

Researching was easy because there were so many people and each person didn’t have to do as much research as they would have done if everyone was by themselves. It was easy to prepare for the debate because everyone put their information together, so we had a lot more information than if we worked alone. I liked presenting with the group because it allowed us to split the presentation up, so I did not have to say as much. I thought after researching both sides, it was weird that we did not get to choose which side we debated.

Constitution Project post #3

Posted on February 4, 2021 by bcohen28

Yes I answered my question. In my project, I presented the pros and cons of 16 year olds being able to vote. I decided that 16 year olds should not be able to vote because I believe that 16 year old do not have the same maturity as 18 year olds and I think there too young. My infographic shows both sides of the argument and additional facts. I think this is an easy way to show the information.

constitution project research reflection-Brody

Posted on January 26, 2021 by bcohen28

My process was to get my first resource and read through it to get lots of notes from it then move on to the second one and do the same thing. This was helpful because it helped me to stay organized.

The thing that challenged me was finding websites because there were so many bad websites that didn’t have enough or useful information.

What motivated me was that I was interested in my topic.

My Constitution Project Research Topic and Question

Posted on January 12, 2021 by bcohen28

My question is: what are the pros and cons of giving 16-year-old’s the right to vote? I chose this question because I want to know why people want 16 year old’s to vote. I don’t agree that they should lower the voting age. I think it is too young. i think ts too young because i don’t think most 16 year old’s will be mature enough to vote.

Why I Don’t Like The Electoral College

Posted on November 5, 2020 by bcohen28

I don’t agree with the electoral college because 4 years ago Hillary Clinton got the most popular vote but not the electoral college most popular vote. I think that is unfair.

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