Choosing a Topic for the Capstone Project
Our Senior Capstone Project was introduced to our students this month. First we explained "Why" we do this project. To answer the question "Why?" -- With the Junior Project, students began to explore their passions and creativity. We want them to continue this work by contemplating the question "On whose shoulders are you standing?" Although it is important to create works of your own, it is equally important to realize and research the works of others . Even Isaac Newton acknowledged "if I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Another critical purpose of the Senior [capstone] project is college preparation Our next step in the project is choosing a topic through lots and lots of 'pre-search.' Here are some YouTube videos we watched last week: Choosing a Topic Picking Your Topic IS Research! 3 minutes 10 seconds- https://youtu.be/Q0B3Gjlu-1o Developing a Research To