Thursday, May 28, 2015

Blog 23: Final Lesson Reflection

(1) Positive Statement
What are you most proud of in your block presentation and/or your senior project? Why?
- I am most proud of my senior project overall, because it is such a difficult topic to understand. Learning about gravitational waves and other physics concepts were very challenging to me, but I was able to turn them into layman terms. So, I am most proud of the fact that I learned, understood, and shared this topic with others.

(2) Questions to Consider

a. What assessment would you give yourself on your block presentation (self-assessment)?
AE P AP CR NC
-  I would give myself a mid to high AP, or even a low P.

b. What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project (self-assessment)?
AE P AP CR NC
- Besides the final presentation, I have worked hard all year and I think I deserve a P/AE grade.

(3) What worked for you in your senior project?
-  So many things wonderfully worked for me this year. I was able to find a very influential and intelligent mentor from Caltech, I managed to work with him and his colleagues after learning the physics. I am also proud that I could translate these hard concepts into layman terms.

(4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your senior project if you could go back in time?
- Unfortunately, there were problems in my final presentation. I nervously rushed through my presentation and had a lot of time to cover after my activity was over. At home, when I rehearsed it, my presentation (Answers) was 40 minutes. Unfortunately I rushed through it during the actual thing. Another problem was that although I passed out the lasers after mentioning the cautions, I didn't take them back quickly afterwards because I was so shocked about the time I had left.

(5) Finding Value
How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors? Be specific and use examples.
- The senior project has been very influential to me, as I wanted to pursue physics before it. However, after working with scientists and learning how it is actually like in a lab, it might not be the thing for me. This experience has been very helpful so I saw how scientists collaborate with one another, and I learned the importance of teamwork. Although I applied to college as a potential physics major, this project has helped me seek another path in life.

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