REFLECTION

• 1. I learned how skateboards evolved from planks of woods on roller skates to the modern day skateboard.
• 2. My research question was, How did skateboards evolve?
• 3. The answer to my question is complicated because it went through a succession of boards.
• 4. My final product did answer this question.
• 5. It answered my question because I literally had the succession of boards out for people to see how they came to be.
• 6. I put together an amzaing final product, which is what I feel I did really well on.
• 7. I could have improved the quality of the original skateboard if I had had more time or my friend hadn't of broke it.
• 8. If I could change one thing, I would have had one more video up as well so I could show some similarities and differences to better my final product.
• 9. If I could change one thing about the assignment itself, it would be to keep the same grading system, but add in a little bit for effort on the final product because I saw people who had amazing projects and people who had projects that looked like they spent maybe an hour on.
• 10. I think I deserve a very high A because I worked my butt off on the final product and I completed all the checkpoints.

Progress 15

Today, I completed all of my notecards and I got the video to work at school. That is exactly what I needed to do. This helped me because now I am virtually finished with my entire project. The only thing left for me to do is bring it to school tomorrow night and present.

Progress 14

So, today I setup the formatting of the video and I finished my final board. That is exactly what I was supposed to do. This will help complete my final project. The only thing for me to do left is to make sure the video works at school and to finish the index cards.

Progress 13

So today, I worked on the final board for my project and I finalized my plan. The board is almost finished. That is what I was supposed to do and more. This will help to portray my project better and to help it run more smoothly. Next, I need to finish the board and put everything together.

Progress 12

So today, I worked on creating the final board for my project and I picked the development skate video I want to use. I accomplished more than I needed too! This will help me to portay my project on presentation day. My next thing is to finalize my plan and finish my last board. The video is linked to the title.

Progress 11

Today, I was supposed to revise and finsh my plan again. I did just that. Not only is my plan sufficient now, but it is also fully backed by links to my research. This will help me determine how to put my final project together. Next time, I should work on deciding which information to put on my note cards and work on getting my boards and supplies gathered.

Progress 10

Today, I was supposed to create my plan for my project. I completely finished it. This will help me because it gives me a general outline of how to layout and complete my project. Next time, I need to start working on getting each board prepared.

PLAN FOR PROJECT (revised)

1. Line out the boards in succession.

original board (plank of wood)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skateboarding

california dude (longboard)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longboard_(skateboard)

current (skateboard)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skateboard

balance (ripstick)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caster_board

Make index cards/tents of information to go with each board. Have this video from Team Development playing on a laptop. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7CSArBhd0E A formal bibliography.

5. Me standing there with all the knowledge of the topic you could ask for.

Progress 9

So, today I was supposed to continue my research and continue making index cards. I did both of those. I finished my research and index cards. This will help me with my project because now I have all the information I need to succeed with a thorough project. Next time, I need to get working on my visual presentation.

Index 30

This site explains the ollie, the simplest skating trick, which leads to almost every other trick done.

Index 29

This explains what a skatepark is and what the purpose of having them is.

Index 28

This explains the biggest event of the year for professional skaters.

Index 27

This explains how vert skating is used.

Index 26

This explains how kicktails became a popular thing to have on your skateboard and why.

Index 25

This explains the use of grip tape on skateboards.

Index 24

Explains the incorporation of skate shoes to skating.

Progress 8

So today, I researched my topic some more and made 5 index cards. I was supposed to do exactly that, so I did what I was supposed to do for today. This will help me with my final project because it will further my knowledge of the topic. Next time, I need to continue researching and creating index cards. Hopefully, I will even get finished with my research and index cards next time.

Index 23

The history of the caster board.

Index 22

The history of using skatboards to street luge.

Index 21

A description of the fingerboard.

Index 20

A description of the longboard.

Index 19

A description of the current skateboard.

Status Report

1. I have picked my topic and made index cards after researching it. 2. I still need to finish researching and creating index cards. I also, still need to create the final presentation. 3. I think picking my topic was a lot harder than I expected. 4. I think posting this blog and links on delicious has been much easier than I thought it would be. 5. If I could start all over I would change my topic, but it would stay in the same general topic. 6. By Spring Break, I need to finish with researching and index cards. I also, need to get the first half of my final presentation done.

Progress 7

Today, I was supposed to research my topic and create more index cards. I did just that. I researched through many sites and created 4 index cards. This will help me with my project by furthering my knowledge of the topic so I can give a more accurate final product. My next action is to continue to research and create index cards.

Index 18

This site portrays one of the most common and biggest skateboarding corporations in the world.

Index 17

This site allows you to look over and purchase old school skateboards.

Index 16

This site allows you to design your own custom skateboard with countless possibilities.

Index 15

This site allows you to design your own custom skateboard.

Progress 6

So today, I was supposed to research my topic some more. I did exactly that. I continued to research and I also found 2 videos that portrayed some of my information visually and turned them into index cards. This will help me complete my project in the long run because first it gives me more information on my topic and second because it will help me to figure out how I want to do the visual aspect of my presentation. My next step is to continue to research and create index cards.

Index 14

This video portrays what different skateboarding tricks and stunts look like using a mixture of parkway north and central kids.

Index 13

This is a demonstration of what the dangers of skating can be and it is using a parkway north student.

Progress 5

My next action entering the day was to research and create index cards. I have done them both. I went through many sites and created 6 index cards. This will help me in the end because it just brings me a couple steps closer to having the knowledge to be able to successfully make my project. My next action is to continue researching and creating index cards.

Index 12

This website goes over the science factor of skateboarding.

Index 11

Another timeline over the events of the lifespan of skateboards.

Index 10

It is a timeline of the life of skateboards from there beginning until the present.

Index 9

It shows an image of what long boards look like.

Index 8

It tells us the dynamics behind skating.

Index 7

Skateboards started out as just wooden boxes on roller skate wheels and then evolved.

Progress 4

So today, my next action was to continue researching and creating index cards. I researched and created 3 index cards. This will help me in my project because it will allow to present the best presentation possible because it gave me more information about my topic to work with and it also gave me a video example of my topic. My next action is to continue researching and creating index cards.

Index 6

It is a video portraying skateboarding and demonstrating how it looks with kids from both parkway north and central skating, participating, and filming it.

Index 5

It is an overview of how tricks evolved and based on tricks of the time changed the shape of boards many times.

Index 4

It is the evolution of skateboarding for everything from the way the boards are built to media to tricks.

Progress 3

My next action entering the day was to research my topic and create index cards. I researched my topic. I went through many websites and made 3 index cards. What I did today will help to answer my question by giving information that I didn't otherwise know, so I can answer it to the best of my ability. My next action is to continue to research and make index cards.

Index 3

This site explains skateboarding and its progression through the eyes of actual skaters.

Index 2

It goes over the design of skateboards from the begging until the present.

Index 1

It basically tells you the timeline of skateboarding and how it has changed over time step by step.

Progress 2

My next action entering the day was to pick my research topic and question. Today, I decided my research topic would be skateboarding and the specific question would be how did skateboards evolve over time? It helped answer my research question because if I didn't do it then there wouldn't be a research question. My next action is to start researching.

Product Prospectus

1.How did skateboards evolve over time? 2.A series of skateboards in different styles. 3.It shows the chain of how they evolved. 4.A line of skateboards with notecards on top explaining each step in the evolutionary track of skateboards. 5.It shows in depth knowledge of how they evolved over time. 6.I need to research from the begginning of skateboarding until now to look at each model of skateboards in order to put into an evolutionary pattern. 7.I need to research the evolutionary pattern of skateboards next.

Progress 1

Today, I was supposed to setup a blogger and delicious account. I did both of those things. Those two things helped with answering my research question by making a blog so Mr. Nilsen can check up on me and help me and by making a delicious account will help with saving sources to use for my project. My next action is to pick my topic and define a specific question within it.