Tuesday, December 16, 2008

The project I'm proud

The projects I'm proud of are Blog 10 and the H2O Project. For Blog 10, I wrote about modern slavery. I went through several steps to complete it. First, I made a question. My research question started out as: Does slavery still exist today? Then, I researched the question on the internet and found some good information on my topic. I put all the information I found together to make daft. Then, I got my daft critiqued by classmates and tutors and ask for feedback. My favorite part is researching the answers to the questions that I have. I like this project because I was able choose the topic I wanted. I learned a lot. I didn't know slavery still existed in the U.S.A. or that they are brought to work for no money and if they are not working well they get beat up by the people that control them.

H2O Project
I am also proud of the H2O project because I worked very work hard on it. I feel that this is the best work I have ever done in Humanities class. During this project I learned how people are harming the ocean. I learned that when I am really interested in a topic I learn better and am more motivated. I also liked that this project was connected to what we were learning in biology. I really enjoyed going out, collecting and reading water samples. I never knew how unhealthy the ocean water was.
For this project, I went through the same steps to complete it as I did with Blog 10. I started with a research question (How and why has the water quality changed in the past 100 years?). I chose this question because I am really interested in history and how people effect the environment. I also researched using the internet. One thing that was different is that I interviewed two people as part of my research. I learned that when interviewing I must come prepared with equipment (tape recorder) and questions!