Our group chose Drug Abuse for our problem I thought we had a pretty tough time with solving this problem. In the beginning we started our research and found lots of great great data, after we finished researching we started brainstorming solutions for this problem. We found a few good solutions but couldnt really find a solid one that we thought would work well. This is where the project startedm to get tough. We couldnt settle on a solution and spent most of our time on this. We thought about it a lot and narrowed down on a solution. We decieded to make Narcan more accessible in everyday life like a fire extinguisher. We created a latch on type box that will be required on all fire extinguishers that has a can of Narcan in it.
Ask- We brainstormed world problems that are in need of solution and we settled on drug abuse after hearing about it.
Research- After we decided on which problem we would solve, each one of us went to 3 different websites and annotated them for data. We also each found one graph to pull statistics from.
Imagine possible solutions- Our group brainstormed multiple solutions taking into account the already put out there solutions such as limiting drug use overall, drug clinics, therapy etc.
Plan- We put the pin down on Narcan, a medical nasal spray that stops drug overdoses.
Create- After thinking about how we could make Narcan more accesible we decided it would be required in all places that fire extinguishers are required. We made a box that attaches to the side of the extinguisher box that holds a can of Narcan
We selected our data by finding recently updated websites and making sure they were valid. We mostly used .edu or .gov sites as these have the most approved and certified info. This research was largely important to us as it guided us to our solution and backed it up very well.
I think that I worked efficiently and well on this project. I thought that I did well with critical thinking as I contributed lots and lots to finding our solution. I believe I also did well with collaboration as I worked with my group well and we got our stuff done. I believe I could do better with communication as I was supposed to do some parts of the slideshow but I didnt end up doing it and another group member had to put it on their plate. I also think I need to work on conscientious learning as I did a lot of work, but I feel I didnt put enough effort into it.