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Hello! I’m back. Yesterday we started our new project Fallout (squared, but it won’t let me add the little 2). It is very connected to our last project, as it is all about the Cold War. We are actually going to create something that is connected to our Manhattan Project project. My topic was how nuclear science was originally created with the intent for destruction, but now it can be used to save the world. I learned about how nuclear science could be used to help solve climate change, and in this project I hope to learn more about why it has‘n’t been used (spoiler alert: it’s because it scares people). I set myself up really well for this project without even knowing it because I already have a bunch of research that I wasn’t able to use in the last project that applies to this one!
In this project I will investigate how the fear around anything nuclear has prevented humanity from continuing to discover what nuclear science can do to help people. I touched on this briefly in my Manhattan Project video, and I can’t wait to explore this more with a focus on the environment and nuclear power. I will communicate this in a semantic map. This is a medium I used for my last BCFP project, and I think that it’s a great option because it really lets me get all my understanding out there. My topic involves a lot of differing opinions and connections between ideas, so I think that a semantic map is the best way to show my understanding.
By picking a medium that works for me, I can keep working on my communication goal. I’ve mentioned in previous polls and posts that I often have what I think is a really sophisticated understanding of something, but it doesn’t transfer to my learning evidence completely. I also hope to better outline this project since my main takeaway from the last one was that I made my outline too cramped and couldn’t follow it. I will take a better look at my calendar this time and block out time to work on stuff so that that doesn’t happen again.
See you on the other side of this project!
Neko