The 8th Grade Project is a Capstone-like project that consists of three parts:

1. The Research Paper

2. The Physical Project

3. The Presentation

The Research Paper is a means to help students delve deeper in their project topic. It requires them to develop a prospectus, a research question and a thesis statement, research scholarly sources, write an annotated bibliography, correctly cite sources, create an outline, and execute a research paper. 

The Project requires a minimum of 25 hours time investment. Additionally, students must acquire a mentor to help them through the process. They will be keeping a journal or database of the time they will have invested.

The Presentation requires students to deliver a 9-11 minute speech in front of their peers and our community that outlines their new learning.