Capstone – Blog Post #3
In the past month or two 5th graders have been working on Capstone daily. Capstone is the biggest project we have ever had to do. We each picked our own topics that we were interested in. I chose interior design because I want to be an interior designer when I grow up. We also had to have a main inquiry question. My main inquiry question was “How have design styles for bedrooms changed over the last 100 years”
The process of researching was challenging. At first, I couldn’t find any resources and was having trouble taking notes. But towards the end, it was exciting. I started to see some really good information that helped me a lot with my project. I ended up having more than enough information. Something that I learned during my research was that there are so many different ways for a bedroom to be eco-friendly. I also learned that the styles change very often. They change almost every decade.
For my project, I chose to do a video. I chose to do a movie because in order to do a ted talk or ignite you have to memorize. I am really bad at memorizing so doing a movie was the best option for me. A challenge during the movie was recording. I have a really noisy house because of my brother and sisters, and when I get them to be quieter my dog starts barking. Also, I didn’t want to record in school because I do not like the way it sounds when you use a box to record. So it was really hard for me to find a quiet space to record.
In conclusion, I learned how to be patient while I was recording. I also learned how to problem solve because a lot of times the pictures I wanted to use didn’t work out. Capstone is a really fun project. We had to pick a topic we wanted to do the project on, we had to do a lot of research, we had to do an interview, finally, we had to make the video. Even though this project was a big one it was my favorite project that I have ever done.