ELA Component

I will be writing a journal about my slinky staircase project and "consistently reflect on all aspects" of my project

October 11, 2013

I went on Amazon.com and went through a variety of slinkies that I could use for my project. I decided to pick a big metal slinky to use for my spring ladder because it looked much simpler than the rainbow plastic ones. I also heard that a metal slinky would perform better than a plastic one, thus another reason for my choice of purchase.

Finding the slinky I wanted, I asked my mother if I could borrow her credit card to buy it.

October 14, 2013

The slinky I bought came in the mail. I was quite happy with my (parents) purchase.

November 9, 2013

I finally found time to go to Home Depot so I could get the remaining materials for my PBL project. Lacking a method of transportation in

this city, I requested my good friend Tony to drive me to Home Depot where I could make my purchases. Looking around at the different types of wood that I could use to build my "spring ladder". I ended up getting a regular piece plywood because of its cost effectiveness and

great "bang for the buck".

November 22 , 2013

I finally decided to use the wood I bought from Home Depot to build the staircase.

December 15, 2013

I got a wonderful chance to go to the George R. Brown Convention Center to demonstrate my Spring Ladder PBL project for the

TechStreetHouston event. I was able to explain to many, the reason why a slinky flip-flop walks down a staircase.

February 1, 2014

Our school had an annual STEM festival where students were able to present their Science/ PBL STEM projects to the

students, parents, and outsiders of the school. Today I was able to present my Spring Ladder for the event.