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Project Based Learning class begins.
Project class begins at the beginning of the new semester. -
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Project ideas were thought of and tried out.
In this time period I though of different project ideas and tried them to see which one would work. -
Cannon idea is finally thought of and considered.
This is the approximate time where I made the for sure decision about what my project was going to be. -
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Project is planned out and cannon design is planned.
In this phase I planned my project and worked on the design of the cannon for future construction. -
Research portion of the project begins.
In this step, I beganto study the history of the canno and summarize it into a PowerPoint. -
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Research portion is worked on.
I worked on the research portion of the project in this timespan. -
Cannon equipment is purchased and research portion is somewhat finished.
By this time, the research portion of the project was nearly completed minus a few last minute touches made later. On this day I also purchased the cannon supplies like PVC, wood, and blackpowder. -
Cannon is assembled and painted.
On this day the cannon was assembled and painted. -
Fuse is purchased.
The fuse, an essential part of the cannon is bought on this date. -
First attempt at firing the canon is made. (Failure)
On Mother's Day, my dad and I made an attempt to fire the cannon but had poor results due to not compacting the paper inside the cannon tight enough. The target is not affected. -
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Research portion is edited and rehearsed numerous times.
On these days i worked a bit more on the research portion and rehearsed it various times. -
Second attempt at firing the cannon is made.
On Memorial Day, the cannon is fired again after slight modifications involiving compacting the paperinside the cannon and building pressure. It is a sucess and punctures the target with a glass marble. -
The project is put together for presentation, final edits are made.
The night beforethe presentation, the PowerPoint was converted to a Preziand the cannon video was uploaded to MyBigCampus to prepare for the presentation. -
Project is presented.
On this day my project was presented, bringing a conclusion to the class.
