feature cast from the past

Project Purpose:
To understand the difference between Cause/Effect Relationships and Correlations. To understand how and why major events in history are connected and intertwined (think yarn activity!). To research a major event from U.S. history in order to understand why it is significant and how it relates to other major events. To understand features of a feature article and podcast and to be able to create a feature article or podcast about your major event in history.

Project Requirements:
To present the 5Ws of your major event to the class. To write/peer edit/revise a feature article or podcast. To have at least three drafts in your Writing Portfolio. To present a polished version of your feature article or podcast on Media Night, as well as posting it online to our Team Featurecast from the Past web page (made by James).

Specific Concepts Learned:
Include at least two concepts. Be specific about the information/research/differences between correlations and cause/effect relationships that you learned. You should be able to explain the significance of your event (include specific facts) or give an example of a correlation and a cause/effect relationship between your event and another significant event.

Challenges:
What challenges did you face throughout this project? How did you overcome these challenges?

Real-World Significance:
What is the real-world significance of learning major events in history and how they are related? What is the real-world significance of research or creating feature articles/podcasts?

Specific Concepts Learned:

1. I learned how to find really and good info. What you have to do is go to 3 or 4 different web sites or books or what ever your looking at then you have to find which one has the most of the same thing and narrow it down to that then you have real info.
2. I also learned a lot about the Rocket ship, Apollo 11, and how it works and that it takes 2,000 pounds of thrust to excape earths atmospheres
   

Challenges:
My main challenge was finding the correct and right info about my subject. I had trouble finding good sources that had real info that i could use. So i read magazines. Also i talked to Miss. Staff and she told me about sites and gave me articles to read.

The Real World Significance:
Going to the moon accomplished J.F.K.'s dream, and it also helped to get us into a new more techie stage of life.