Demography Project

Socials Reflection

Self Reflection

1. What skills of yours does this showcase? This project demonstrates how I can research information in depth and figure out a way to present and teach it to others in an organized manner.
2. What core competencies does this fill? The core competencies that this project fills are Communication, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, and Social Responsibility.
3. Why did you chose this? I chose this project because I did a lot of personal reflecting in relation to the topic of the project. Overpopulation has been an increasing issue around the world. It was super interesting learning more about specific facts about France, how the population is measured, and how much it changes over the years (past – present – future). My favourite part was looking at all the graphs to determine specific calculations.
4. What did you learn during this project? I learned that overpopulation has been an increasing issue around the world. The graphs gave me a great understanding about if the country I was researching was increasing, decreasing, or stabilizing in terms of population and more. In addition, I learned about annual growth rate, life expectancy at birth (by sex), population growth (past, present, future), and infant mortality (under 5 years old).

Core Competency Reflection

Communication: I can present my project to my whole class while keeping them connected and engaged.

Creative Thinking: I can generate and develop ideas for recommendations to improve the country’s issues.

Critical Thinking: I can analyze graphs and research to understand the material/information and create a conclusion. I can also develop and design a power point to show and demonstrate my learning and final project.

Social Responsibility: I can figure out ways to contribute to the community and the environment to solve problems appropriately.

What is one goal for yourself moving forward? I can work towards being more vocal when presenting my project. I wasn’t very confident in presenting even when I had valuable information in my project. To improve on this, I can practice presenting to myself or friends before class.