What was this project about?
The History of Medical Science project was about creating an interactive exhibit that resembled that of a children's museum exhibit. The students of Concourse 9 were split up into groups of 4 to 5 and given certain roles that were to be assigned by themselves. The interactive exhibit would be about the history of a certain medical science. My group chose sanitation as one of our group members, Isaac, had already done a lot of research on the subject so it made a few aspects of the project easier to build off of.
I CREATED AN ORIGINAL PROJECT
My group and I created an original project that we were proud to present. Throughout the project, my group and I thought in creative ways to portray our ideas. Our interactive activity came from a lot of hard work as well as lots of brainstorming. We developed our original ideas by researching our information and creating something that other groups did not have. I made many contributions to the project in my own unique ways.
One of the things that I am most proud of is the 3D model that my group created of an E-Coli bacteria cell and how I created its display case. I shrink wrapped plastic on to our display case in order to make it appear as if there was glass covering the box. We were inspired to work on this project by the factor of how we already had a lot of information on the topic. One of the people in our group, Isaac, had already done a lot of research on sanitation so it was less difficult to build off of that research and conduct an exhibit out of it.
Some of our ideas did happen by accident such as how the project came into place. We knew that the black light could see things such as stains and such that were hidden to the naked eye, so we suspected that we could see germs under a powerful black light as well. We were pleasantly surprised when we found out that it could, but it was merely an accidental find.
One of the things that I am most proud of is the 3D model that my group created of an E-Coli bacteria cell and how I created its display case. I shrink wrapped plastic on to our display case in order to make it appear as if there was glass covering the box. We were inspired to work on this project by the factor of how we already had a lot of information on the topic. One of the people in our group, Isaac, had already done a lot of research on sanitation so it was less difficult to build off of that research and conduct an exhibit out of it.
Some of our ideas did happen by accident such as how the project came into place. We knew that the black light could see things such as stains and such that were hidden to the naked eye, so we suspected that we could see germs under a powerful black light as well. We were pleasantly surprised when we found out that it could, but it was merely an accidental find.
I TOOK RISKS
Throughout the history of medical science project, my group and I took risks. I tried new things such as 3D printing our E-Coli model. I experimented with the different kinds of colors/designs that we were going to use in our final product for the project. I tried things that I was not sure on in the project such as relying on one team member to go home and finish his work.
During our research, one of our members had a hard time finding out certain facts and important details about the project, so we trusted them to go home and do the research on their own time. Our trust was somewhat risky but it did pay off as the next day the member came in with all of the facts and details he could find. When trying the 3D printer, it went surprisingly well for my group and I. The product of the 3D printer came out great. Sometimes the product could be somewhat sloppy because I had seen teams print out things that did not resemble their model, but ours turned out great and I was very happy with it.
Taking risks in my project really boosted me to where I am now with my current grades. Things that I thought were going to become disasters became boosters throughout the project. Overall, taking risks isn't always a great decision but it was when working on my project.
During our research, one of our members had a hard time finding out certain facts and important details about the project, so we trusted them to go home and do the research on their own time. Our trust was somewhat risky but it did pay off as the next day the member came in with all of the facts and details he could find. When trying the 3D printer, it went surprisingly well for my group and I. The product of the 3D printer came out great. Sometimes the product could be somewhat sloppy because I had seen teams print out things that did not resemble their model, but ours turned out great and I was very happy with it.
Taking risks in my project really boosted me to where I am now with my current grades. Things that I thought were going to become disasters became boosters throughout the project. Overall, taking risks isn't always a great decision but it was when working on my project.
I OBSERVED
While working with my group on the history of medical science project, I observed many things. I observed my surrounding environment for inspiration when I went to the children's museum in Richmond. It had been a while since I had been there, but I got a lot of my inspiration from that place as I had visited it many times before.
I observed subject matters closely in order to capture and present details of my project such as when we were indecisive on which person was to perform which role until we finally worked out the situation. I closely observed my surrounding environment in order to influence me to work by seeing that other groups were making amazing projects with interactive activities that looked fun, so it pushed my group and I to work harder on our project.
Close observation was very important for the success of my project as many aspects such as the way we presented our project as well as the way we worded our information would not be the same without us making precise observations. I enjoyed learning and observing about all the different projects that my peers made as well. Throughout the project I observed some really interesting ideas as well as some awesome projects.
I observed subject matters closely in order to capture and present details of my project such as when we were indecisive on which person was to perform which role until we finally worked out the situation. I closely observed my surrounding environment in order to influence me to work by seeing that other groups were making amazing projects with interactive activities that looked fun, so it pushed my group and I to work harder on our project.
Close observation was very important for the success of my project as many aspects such as the way we presented our project as well as the way we worded our information would not be the same without us making precise observations. I enjoyed learning and observing about all the different projects that my peers made as well. Throughout the project I observed some really interesting ideas as well as some awesome projects.
REFLECTION
This was my 2nd major project throughout my time at Concourse 9 and it was somewhat of a stressful one. It was a much larger project compared to the truth, lies, and in-between project so it took a lot more time and dedication in order to complete it. However, to say that I did not have fun with this project would be incorrect. I had lots of fun working, creating, and researching all of the different things that made my project into what it is.
In the project of history of medical science, I used many different techniques and materials in order to create the interactive display of our project. In the project we used poster board, cardboard, exacto knives, paint, tape, a black light, soap, hand sanitizer, and colored pencils/markers. The actual preparation of the project was probably the hardest part as we had to research our topic, relate it to modern day life, create our rough drafts, and create our budget plan for our experiment. However, when we were done with all of the preparation of the project, we got into the fun stuff. I used techniques such as shrink wrapping to show off my 3D printed E-Coli model as well as decorating our poster board in warm colors such as orange and yellow.
This project was the one that I had the most fun with as well as the one I was most proud of. The work and research that I did was interesting to me and to others as people enjoyed learning about sanitation. This project really taught me how to learn and work with bigger groups during a project. I did a lot of work and it payed off as I got really good feedback from both my students and my peers so I would say that this project was a success.
In the project of history of medical science, I used many different techniques and materials in order to create the interactive display of our project. In the project we used poster board, cardboard, exacto knives, paint, tape, a black light, soap, hand sanitizer, and colored pencils/markers. The actual preparation of the project was probably the hardest part as we had to research our topic, relate it to modern day life, create our rough drafts, and create our budget plan for our experiment. However, when we were done with all of the preparation of the project, we got into the fun stuff. I used techniques such as shrink wrapping to show off my 3D printed E-Coli model as well as decorating our poster board in warm colors such as orange and yellow.
This project was the one that I had the most fun with as well as the one I was most proud of. The work and research that I did was interesting to me and to others as people enjoyed learning about sanitation. This project really taught me how to learn and work with bigger groups during a project. I did a lot of work and it payed off as I got really good feedback from both my students and my peers so I would say that this project was a success.