Assignment Goals
For this assignment, we created a website about a solution to climate change. In Biology we researched different climate change solutions from the Project Drawdown website. We put ourselves into groups to focus on one solution together. My group chose bioplastics as our solution. We conducted interviews with experts on our solution and designed a project that implemented it. My group decided to create an informational project, aimed at educating the students at our school about the disposing and processing of bioplastics. In Engineering we created a weebly website with information about our solution and details about our project. The website also included the climate change posters that we created in Art class and a presentation of the letters to Earth that we wrote in Humanities.
What did you learn while doing this assignment? What went well?
I enjoyed learning about different climate change solutions. It is interesting to see how a vast problem can be solved through various small solutions. I also learned a lot about working in groups and communicating outside of school in-person. We have not had a lot of group projects this year because of virtual learning and the pandemic, so it was different experience for me. We had to communicate outside of school in order to complete our project.
I think that our group worked very well together. Everyone had a designated part of the assignment to work on. We were able to communicate outside of school and we all worked coorperativly.
I think that our group worked very well together. Everyone had a designated part of the assignment to work on. We were able to communicate outside of school and we all worked coorperativly.
What did you struggle with while doing this assignment? What did you realize you want to get better at?
I struggled with planning out the integrated project. We wanted our project to be helpful in implementing our solution, but it could not be too complicated. We also needed a way to measure the success of our project. We decided on creating an educational poster or a presentation. Public speaking has always been a challenge for me. I want to work on my communication skills and get better at speaking in front of an audience.
How does this project represent a 21st Century Skill?
I think this assignment represents global awareness skills. Through this project we explored the causes of climate change and its impact around the world. We looked at Project Drawdown to give us ideas on how to fight climate change with small and simple solutions. Our integrated project required us to act locally for a global cause.