My whole capstone experience was terrific. It was amazing whether it was getting research, making the slides and scripts, memorizing, or presenting to the class. Capstone was definitely a highlight of my fifth-grade year. Doing this project has taught me so much, not only about my topic but the research process, and never giving up.

The research process was definitely the most essential part surrounding the whole project. At first, it was definitely a challenge, I couldn’t find a lot of resources or information. I was stuck and had absolutely no idea what do to. After a while, I found lots of good resources and information. When I started getting a lot of information and resources it was really exciting. I learned that when you are searching for something online you have to break down the sentence to be smaller. After I did this I got lots more articles that were really helpful. There isn’t just going to be an article that says “Hey you click on this article it has all the answers to your research project.”

I chose to do a ted talk as a way of presenting my information. A ted talk is when you stand in front of an audience with a lot of people and talk to them without a script. You also have a slideshow where you switch the slides to match what you say. My other options were either a movie or an ignite. A movie is kind of like an actual movie but a voice-over of you talking and you see a bunch of cool images that match what you are talking about. You also don’t show your face in the movie. I wasn’t here for half of the year when everyone was practicing using the apps to create their movie. (I’m also not the best with technology)For an ignite the slides switch automatically. You are still presting in front of an audience of people. I have experience with it and honestly, I didn’t really like it because it was hard to perfectly time your slides to 15 seconds. Although I don’t like speaking to an audience with a lot of people I decided that I was going to overcome my fear and do a ted talk. For a teed talk you get to switch the slide on your own so you don’t have to worry about your slide switching and having to rush.

I learned a lot about ski racing in general and behind the scenes of what ski racers really do that we just don’t see. You may see a ski racer up on the TV screen and just enjoy how good they are. I always did the same. But I always wondered what they did to get there. Turns out they do a lot more than we think. They have diets, training schedules, school schedules, race day preparation and so much more. This research project has taught me so much about racers, and their sport.

Capstone has taught me a lot about everything, not just about my topic but also about collecting research, writing scripts, making a slideshow, how to memorize, and finally writing my blog posts. I know a lot more about all of the things that I listed and I learned A LOT about my topic. It is sad that this project is coming to an end, it was lots of fun and a great experience.