Senior Project Reflection

1) I'm most proud of the way I handled my presentation.  I feel like i was very comfortable while presenting and didn't have any worry.  This helped with the confidence in the results of my presentation.

2a) AE
I feel that I met the requirements for the presentation and that I exceeded the expectations of teaching and applying information.  Viewers left understanding the bit of nanotechnology that I taught them.

2b)AE
Even though I haven't gotten the most desirable grades throughout my senior project I feel this is because of an unfair grading system.  I was being judged by some one who told me that they have a hard time understanding my topic.  I don't understand how some one who can't understand something can make important judgements on it.  I feel that I've met the requirements for proficiency, despite what grades may say, and have overall surpassed them in regards to the fact that my presentation was very successful and that I have learned more than I could possibly imagine.

3) The best thing that worked in my senior project was the switch of my essential question.  This gave me something to take the knowledge I had gained and apply it to something.  It provided further direction in my project.

4)Research and the way I was graded.  I don't understand how some one can judge whether a research article is legitimate or not.  If I find something of importance in it then who would that person be to say that it's not a very useful article.  Being graded on whether or not my train of thought could be seen also doesn't sit well with me.  To start, just because someone can't understand my thoughts doesn't mean another person can't; second, I think in about fifty different places at one time so people shouldn't be expecting me to only focus on one thing when I'm capable of doing things much more complicated.

5) My senior project has primarily showed me the importance of progression in technology.  It has also showed me what fields of science I would want to possibly stay away from if I decide to pursue a career in science.  The overall perk of my senior project has been somewhat of a motivation to use my imagination and make things become reality.

2-Hour Presentation

Lesson Template

Service Learning

Literal

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Interpretive

The most important thing I gained from my service learning was my understanding of graphene.  Understanding the growth process and the properties of graphene were essential to my project.

Applied

Back when I was doing my service learning it was just about understanding the material I was looking at in my research.  once my essential question changed I just used the gained knowledge as a base for understanding how everything worked.

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Towers

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