my PowerPoint: Radium
Curricular Competency Reflection
What questions did you need to research in order to create your sway? I had to research the process behind the discovery of Radium through many university sights. I also looked at the History of the Radium girls and the sadness behind it. another point of research for me was the melting point and the boiling point and how Radium was discovered.
What new or familiar digital tools did you try to use as you worked through this project? I used PowerPoint to create my presentation as well as Pinterest for inspiration for pictures and design ideas. I used many familiar research sites to find my information and to learn new things.
What was the process you used to investigate the topic and how did you verify and cite the information you found? I followed the provided list given to find what I had to research. I used recognizable sources and cited all my work through Zetorobib and added that into my last PowerPoint slide. I went from top of the list to the bottom and was able to find lots of interesting information.
How did the process of completing this challenge go? What could you have done better? I believe that I did very well with this project and was able to have no challenges throughout the making of this presentation. I think that I could have done my research more efficiently and smoothly as I felt like I was having a hard time finding reliable information.
Core Competency Reflection
When I need to boost my mood or re-focus, I…Take a water break and refresh myself so I can continue to work productively and efficiently. I often forget to take breaks when I am working and find it hard to stop something once I have started it. Overall I believe that breaks are important so you can keep your brain focused in the task you are doing.
My strategies for collecting relevant information for this lab/activity or project include…making sure that the sources I am using have the same information as the other reliable sights that I know I can rely on. I always check to make sure that the information I am using makes sense and is true. I also read the entire paragraph then pull out the important parts to make sure I don’t have unneeded information.
An example of something I have spent a lot of time learning about is…the truth and legacy of the Radium Girls who worked in the factories all day painting watches and clocks with very dangerous and radioactive paint. I went deep into this topic so I was able to show how serious and terrible this was to the girls as many of them ended up dying from radioactive poisonings. I believe that this topic shows my understanding, learning and growth in this topic.