TT reflection

Project Description
The Time Travelers project was where we researched an ancient civilization in a group of four. Each person researches a different “pillar” of the civilization, either its religion, science and technology, art and architecture, or government. Once a fair amount of research has been done the group comes together to decide whether it is going to build a modern sail boat, a trebuchet, or a water transportation device. What we decide this from is what killed the people, what they were lacking in while they were alive that would have made them prosper, or what would have been the most useful to them. Then we write a research paper on the specific part of the civilization, and build the object that the group agreed upon. The object is then built and tested to see if it works.
Process
1. Research specific “pillar” of civilization
2. Group conference on findings of the civilization/ Discussion about object
3. Drafting of research paper
4. Final Draft of research paper
5. Gather materials for object
6. Assemble pieces to build object
7. Test object
Reflection
From this project I learned about how boats work, how to calculate whether or not a boat will float or sink, and just how sloppily the Greek religion was put together. A challenge that I faced was finding a reliable, useful source, there were a lot of good sources but with lots of information that was either irrelevant, or that I already knew and had used, and if it was neither of those than it was not a credible source. Next time I will use more sources than just the internet; I’ll find a book with some useful information and use that for reference also. Now that I actually have some experience with writing a research paper, the next time that I write one (and with this school I’m guaranteed to write another one) I will do a better job.