June 20 2024

My Inquiry About Time Travel

Inquiry Reflection:

– I stayed up till 1am, getting all the animations done the night before. I added more slides since my first presentation.  

– I actually had fun presenting my inquiry.  

– I’m glad that at least three people found the animations helpful. As I’ve mentioned before, pictures help me understand things.  

– Time travel is hard to explain without drawing diagrams, so my first idea was to have a whiteboard behind me, and I draw things in real time. Then I figured out how to draw and animate on powerpoint, so I used that instead. I think that was a good idea because then I wouldn’t have to worry about thinking what I’m drawing next.  

– I forgot to bring my Time-Turner necklace and my mini telescope, but that’s ok. I had the TARDIS and Flux Capacitor models.  

– While presenting, I tried to not speak quickly, because I usually talk very fast when I’m talking about something I’m passionate about.  

Core Competencies:

Communication – Making the animations to explain
Creativity – The topic of time travel.
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February 22 2023

IDS Inquiry Reflection

This is a picture of LEGO vehicles I have constructed to make my final IDS project.

Inquiry Question:

My IDS project started out as something along the lines of “what frames per second is good for what LEGO stop motion scene?” Because you guys have decided that the IDS has to contribute something to the community, I am making a little video on people not stopping at stop signs. I chose this topic because it is something I have noticed, and it is something that needs to change.

Time Management:

Ha. “Time management.” Actually, at home, I have started making cars and other props I need to film. Though, instead of filming the stop sign video, I made one about finals. During CENT time, I either study or sketch out a plan of what I am going to do for my IDS.

Resources:

So far I have used 0 resources. The makerspace is helpful for being in a quiet place, away from people.

Challenges:

Motivation. But when I do find motivation, I’ll work on the IDS project for like 5 hours straight.

Core Competencies

You must know by now, I don’t care about core competencies.

Share IDS Project

I am going to make a PowerPoint that will show the journey/evolution of my stop motion videos, ending with some slides taking about stop signs, and finishing with the final video. I think I’m on track. When I get home, I’ll start the layout/outline of the PowerPoint and start filling it in with what I have so far.

Capstone?

I have no idea. Probably not.
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