Elemental Fluency Project – Platinum

Here is my elemental fluency project on platinum: 

1. What questions did you need to research in order to create your Sway?

The questions that I used to research in order to create my Sway were “What is platinum?”, “What is platinum used for?”, “Where is platinum found?”, “Is platinum dangerous?”, and “How many electrons, neutrons, and protons does platinum have?”

2. What new or familiar digital tools did you try to use as you worked through this project?

Some new and familiar digital tools that I used to work through my project were Google, Pexels, Creative Commons, Ducksters, EasyBib, The Vancouver Sun, and Live Science.

On Destiny Discovery, I used World Book Online, World Book Advanced, Gale Engage, Web Library, Explora, KNOW BC, and Topic Finder.

3. What was the process you used to investigate the topic and how did you verify and cite the information you found? 

The process that I used to investigate the topic is that I started with one question, took my notes, then cited the site or the source that I used, after that, I continued from there with the next source.

I verified and cited my information with EasyBib and I always made sure that the website that I used had similar if not the same information as other sites, and that the site I was using was secure and safe.

4. How did the process of completing this challenge go? What could you have done better? 

The process of completing this challenge went very well for me. I worked very hard every time in class and at home, I did my work, I cited my sources, I added some pictures, I took the right notes, and I had good, thorough, and thoughtful questions to ask and to research.

I could have improved on some finer details of my research if I had a bit more time, but other than that I think I did a pretty good job.