MarNae's Capstone "Philly 4 You"

I decided to focus on helping African American teenagers around the city by assisting them in learning that there are good things about the city. Here, I helped create a program where we got to discover a different section of the city. We organized bookbag drives, helped local law enforcement agencies, etc. There were also a few different field trips that took place. I wanted to show teens that being in a police officer’s presence wasn’t as bad as they thought. Growing up in this city many African American teens were faced with the hardships of losing close friends and family members. I also partnered with a police chief to reach out to non-profit organizations that offered therapy sessions.

https://marnae1021.wixsite.com/philly4you

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12JGmCwLztsDJqc-k5_LQSfoAzSjtV3pjlH1K0uXja4A/edit?usp=sharing

Max Gilbert Capstone

How are tools made? How were they made in the past? How could one make their own tools? These were some of the guiding questions that had shaped my Capstone. I set out to make some of the common tools that we take for granted from scratch. These tools being a flat head screwdriver, a Philips head screwdriver, and a claw hammer. I made these tools through a combination of blacksmithing and woodworking. While these seemed to be very simple tools, they still took hard work and plenty of sweat to make. Rather than the easy practice of making a model in cad and having some machine make it for you, these tools had to be forged from the ground up. The process started with identifying which tool I was going to make and what it had to do. Then I had to research designs for that tool and start work on my own design. After finishing a design, I would prototype and modify the design and finally make a finished product. However, while I was used to the practice of blacksmithing, there was still much I had to learn in order to make these tools. For example, to make the hammer I had to learn how to weld because I didn’t have tongs that could hold the large piece of steel. The purpose of making these tools was to inspire thought on where tools come from, and thus the tools I made will be donated back to the school.

Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F-OMBacHPXgmXZGHgseAX5k5KyShAZY0fBOekSneXhU/edit?usp=sharing

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Max Gilbert Capstone

How are tools made? How were they made in the past? How could one make their own tools? These were some of the guiding questions that had shaped my Capstone. I set out to make some of the common tools that we take for granted from scratch. These tools being a flat head screwdriver, a Philips head screwdriver, and a claw hammer. I made these tools through a combination of blacksmithing and woodworking. While these seemed to be very simple tools, they still took hard work and plenty of sweat to make. Rather than the easy practice of making a model in cad and having some machine make it for you, these tools had to be forged from the ground up. The process started with identifying which tool I was going to make and what it had to do. Then I had to research designs for that tool and start work on my own design. After finishing a design, I would prototype and modify the design and finally make a finished product. However, while I was used to the practice of blacksmithing, there was still much I had to learn in order to make these tools. For example, to make the hammer I had to learn how to weld because I didn’t have tongs that could hold the large piece of steel. The purpose of making these tools was to inspire thought on where tools come from, and thus the tools I made will be donated back to the school.

Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F-OMBacHPXgmXZGHgseAX5k5KyShAZY0fBOekSneXhU/edit?usp=sharing

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Malaika Gadsden Capstone

My great-grandfather was a White man and my great-grandmother was a Black woman. They had my grandmother in 1954 and then she was given up for adoption to a light skin Black family. My grandmother was a secret child and none of us really know the nature of my great-grandparent’s affair (if it was one.) So in this project, I investigated their relationship dynamic and how that reflects American society at large, even to this day. I also wanted to investigate my family history which has often been ignored or that most of the people in my family just do not know about or want to talk about. I investigated my great-grandparent’s dynamic specifically. Initially, I was also going to investigate the dynamic between Black women and White men on a larger American scale. However, it felt more personal to look at my own family and was actually easier given the time I had to complete the assignment. I created a video essay with all of the independent research I found and clips of the interviews with members of my family.

Annotated Bibliography:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a38xfCAz_IuQnQhvuUANZLcu2yC-q24NASw6JyGqJrk/edit?usp=sharing

Final Project:

https://www.wevideo.com/view/2689879358

Lit Log #2 Psycho

If I was to change the title of this film I would change it to two-faced. I chose this title because during the movie you see this hotel guy with two different personalities, one crazy side and one that’s almost sane. Norman’s first side would consist of a momma’s boy that would care for anyone in the world unless he heard things that he didn’t like that would trigger his other side. Norman’s second side could be called Psycho instead of using the name for the film it could be used as one of his charcters. The name carries so much weight and I think that his personality would fit on that name perfectly. During the film I would start it off with a flashback of Norman and his mother at a young age showing how happy they are, then advance like 15 years ahead of time leaving the audience on a cliffhanger by just showing new characters to develop a new story until it’s time for a character to come across Norman and the hotel. Instead of it being a runaway girl I would make it a family making their yearly vacation trip but a snowstorm is incoming and they just need a place to stay for that night and they decide to stay at Norms. When the family gets there Norman would be showing his caring side welcoming the new guests to his hotel but he sees this boy whose super attached to his mama and in Normans head you can see it starts to get to him because his mom is no longer around but no one knows yet because everyone thinks shes still alive but only some knows she’s been passed away for awhile. As Norman constantly sees the boy during their stay it just drives him crazy for some reason and he starts to psycho and starts doing things that ends up scaring the family and once everyone is asleep the family wakes up the next day and the boy is gone. They go looking for him and contact Norman but there’s no trace Norman isnt even there anymore neither is the kid. The family then contacts the cops and they say that the place has been abandoned for years and that the owners passed away a long time ago. So now the family is going crazy but the dad notices a house far in the woods and decides to go looking for his son.

English lit log

SOUNDTRACK // Redo (or make in the first place) the soundtrack for the film. Choose at least five songs that you would include. Write an explanation for each song: why would you include it, and how does the song connect to events in the film? (750 words)

The movie I’ve chosen is rear window

Smoking out the window bruno mars: and I’ve chosen this song because of the name in the movie James Stewart is forced to stay in the window in his New York courtyard in 1954 and I know at the time a lot of adults/people in general smoked cigarettes at one point in the movie grace kelly’s character was in James Stewart’s room smoking a cigarette and he seemed to be fine with it indicating that he probably often smokes too or had smoked before he became a news photographer

The lazy song by bruno Mars: I choose this song because the main character (james) couldn’t seem to stop looking out the window being stuck in the house and instead of being lazy he seems to be up and as active as possible when he has the perfect excuse to be lazy and just enjoy his time off from work

Empire State of mind by jay-Z and I’m choosing this song because the movie is set in New York and in this song jay Z vividly describes New York and you look around in this courtyard they live in it’s a small part of New York and through the alleyway we can see the rest of this huge city we all know and we all love

City of gods by fivio foreign and I’ve chosen this song because it also talks about New York and about how the city needs to go easy on Alicia keys, in the movie it seems to go fairly easy on the people who live in this small corner of the world in New York

Photograph by j cole- I choose this song because this song is about taking photographs and in the song j cole talks about not even knowing the persons name who he has pictures of and when our mc in rear window takes pictures he rarely knows anyones name he just takes pictures to see what’s going on and he calls everyone by what he sees through the lens for example the married couple he doesn’t know either of there names he just sees them close the blinds and assumes something is happening although the character he started spying on he knew the name of most likely because he’s spoken to him before

Enemy by imagine dragons and jid- I choose this song because at some point in the movie it seems like the main character becomes enemies with the man who he suspects murdered his own wife he sends his girlfriend over into his apartment to spy around when it wasn’t necessary unless he didn’t seem to like him or they where Enemies and the man at one point walks into the main characters apartment unwelcomed to try and kill him because the main character was spying on him and actively watching him commit his crime to his wife

Day n nite kid cudi- I choose this song because our main character was injured and sat and looked through the window day and night and cudi on the song talks about how the lonely loner gets to free his mind and it seemed like at night out main character freed his mind then the next day started over again with the camera watching everyone in the courtyard go about there day without even knowing them and often he would keep the lights off in his apartment to try and stay anonymous and hidden so a bit like stalking

All of the lights by Kanye west - in the movie everyone had all of there lights on and it was very vibrant and bright but not our main character he always had turned his lights off again to stay hidden while he stalked everyone but even the man who murdered his wife kept his lights on whenever even when he left out to follow the ransom note that was left by our main character

Cameras by wiz Khalifa- I choose this song because it’s obvious that the movie is based around that camera especially the fact that he is a news reporter outside in the real world and his life revolves around him filming the scoop and getting whatever is important and broadcasting whatever is interesting in the world

Alondra Fonseca-Avalos // Capstone

For my capstone, I decided to learn how to cook. Over the course of several weeks, I was able to make many different meals. I spent a long time planning out each meal and researching some different recipes. My main focus was on lunch and dinner meals although I includes both breakfast and dessert recipes in my final product. For my final product, I made a website with all the recipes I complied. As part of my process, I journaled after each meal I made and took pictures to go along with the recipes.

https://cooking-with-an-amateur.weebly.com/

Lianna's BeautyLash

For my capstone project, I wanted to do something I see myself doing in the future which is lashing. I chose this because it’s something that makes me happy and something that makes me feel good about myself whenever I get it done. Also, I wanted to go more in-depth about how lash extension contributes to today’s beauty standards because people just don’t get their lashes done because they just want it. Just like for me I get my lashes done because it boosts my confidence. I feel like a whole different person in a good way. That’s why I wanted to learn more about how to be a lash tech so I can help myself by building a career for myself and helping people feel prettier.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bYrL9fXH-3Ku_tOJcJk6wWQoUbIxIxGDSjXnox45IvY/edit?usp=sharing

Inquiry Capstone

For my senior project, I wanted to explore the possibility of venturing into a hair doing business. Hair for me had always held more than a superficial significance which I partially credit to my culture and upbringing as a black woman. And while I don’t view hair in the same manner as I used to, I still think that it can be empowering (if you give it that power), and generally and usually the feeling of getting your hair done to your liking is an almost euphoric feeling that I would love to be able to give to people. The project was aimed at me seeing whether or not I could be “successful” in attempting to start a hair business of my own as doing hair had always been something I was good at but I was too scared to begin it due to fears of possible failure. Combined with fears fo possible failure, the pandemic hit and it was harder for me to envision how running a small business such as that would operate properly. My project explored whether or not I could run a temporary hair business for about 3 months. I asked a few friends and family as well as a few random people in school whether they would want to get their hair done for free to sort of be my project models as well as broadcasting that I would be doing free hairstyles for the first 15 people who filled out a survey link that I had put in my Instagram biography section. This exploration did help me in my decision to begin doing hair whilst in college and that instead of working a more traditional job while pursuing my educational prowess, I’ll be utilizing my hair doing skill instead.

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Aidan Roman - Capstone

For my capstone, I wanted to get a community more involved in the environment. My goal was to use the skills I had learned from CTE- engineering, and design a system that creates opportunities for the community to learn more about the green around them. The community I hoped to impact was a community garden residing in University City. My plan was to design a self-sustaining self-watering system for plots in the garden. But after being denied the space at the community garden, I turned to a different community. I decided to implement my design into my own school’s outside terrace. Because I moved the space, I also decided to simplify my design so that any student or faculty member could use it. The garden would be able to both collect its own rain water and disperse the water automatically throughout the day, or as much as needed. Through the project research; I learned how to collect rainwater safely, how water flows and moves through piping, how to code a timing system, and how different plants grow and what they need. Though the design went through some major changes, the final product works and fits with the outside space perfectly. With the plan of going further with the project, I hope to get the word out about the design by using a website I have created. There is so much that this project could do for the SLA community. The possibilities of this project are endless, but it just needs that final push.

Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nYWSpTwQNxzfRLUVL9Fef3DVMPSid5CzbLHuwV837zU/edit?usp=sharing

Website: https://sites.google.com/scienceleadership.org/rocketgarden/home

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Sophia Florence's Capstone

For my capstone, I did a ten-page research paper exploring the impacts of greek life. Specifically, I focused my thesis and essential questions on how greek life perpetuates rape culture and sexual violence, promotes toxic masculinity and endorses the overuse of alcohol and drugs. In my paper, I argue that fraternities and sororities should be abolished. Through my research, I realized how greek organizations have a long history of sexual violence and how the toxic masculinity, that is promoted within fraternities, has a major connection to the sexual violence that is disturbingly common within greek life. Along with the connection, toxic masculinity has to sexual violence, it also is a key factor in why fraternities and sororities participate in acts of hazing. As a woman about to enter college, these are topics that are very relevant to my life. Greek life is surrounded by incidences of sexual assault, rape, and even death. I want to make sure that others around me also understand the detrimental impacts that greek life has on everyone, not just women.

Final Greek Life Research Paper - Sophia Florence
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Nadiya-Bhaktika Weld - Capstone Project

For my capstone project I started a prom committee so there would be decorations and a theme for the senior prom. This idea came to me during the summer last year and I thought it would be a really fun capstone project. Last year we didn’t get a junior prom due to covid and being online so I really wanted this to be the most memorable prom possible. I wanted to combine my love for planning and art through decorating to come up with a night to remember. I started off by making a presentation to pitch to Braskem in hopes of getting funds to decorate. It was a really amazing experience. In the following weeks to come I waited for news on whether or not I’d gotten the funds, and about 2 weeks later I was notified that I got the money I asked for and a mentor to help guide me. I’d meet with my mentor every once in a while depending on if I needed help. After this I started to plan meetings out for the committee. Unfortunately not too many people showed up the times I tried to have meetings so I ended up reaching out to my friends and other seniors that were interested in helping me with decorations. I already had a theme in mind from a “Prom decor” Pinterest board I made a while ago so it made it easier to decide. I also made a mood board of the things I ordered with the title “ An Enchanted Evening”. I also visited the venue to see where the decorations would go. There were some bumps in the road with the venue at times but everything worked out in the end. In addition to all this I also sent out a google form to gather songs from seniors so everyone could have at least one song they like played at prom. I’m still waiting for decorations to arrive but I have a plan for when they do and have support from friends, family, and other community members at SLA to help make this a memorable event for the seniors.

Annotated Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iIrejrrhgggQ5e0f971yYgKd_hpzWu19axTV8dJWTGY/edit?usp=sharing

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Sahar's Cookbook

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Over the last 2 years, I have been interested in Culinary Arts. My capstone focuses on sharing new food ideas with others. The mixed cuisine that is shown in my E-book, are foods that I put together from experience working at different culinary establishments. I recently began working with a catering company that is helping me in achieving my ultimate goals of, finally getting experience in an actual kitchen, and becoming a chef. I want to share my experience from the last 2 years through food and recipes that I have perfected and learned, from mentors that have guided me with intent. As a result of this guidance, I decided on a capstone project solely based on the results of the lessons I have already learned and will continue to learn.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11pv4oFVVG9MdLDM5zSvThscIVjU55P38OP63ZvBzlHw/edit?usp=sharing

https://www.canva.com/design/DAFAntLn4W4/ePumEzm2femJwa5ha9OKiA/view?utm_content=DAFAntLn4W4&utm_campaign=share_your_design&utm_medium=link&utm_source=shareyourdesignpanel

Mikkel´s Capstone

Growing up I always wanted to solve problems and help others going through difficulties. Because of this, I decided I would use my Engineering Skills and design a solution that could help the homeless. At first, I had quite a few ideas about what I could create and I was pretty indecisive about what I wanted to make for my Capstone early on. However thanks to Mr.Kamal the Engineering teacher at SLA and Mrs.Hersch the director of homeless services I was able to narrow my ideas down and ultimately chose to Design a Building for the Homeless. I 3d modeled a ¨Safe House¨ that would work as a place for homeless people to stay if they missed curfew which is 8 pm for most homeless shelters. With the ¨Safe House¨, they will be able to get essential supplies and things they would need and be able to rest at a safe place for the night. I learned while going through this that we can help homeless people every day but that’s not going to end homelessness. The only true way to end homelessness is affordable housing. Housed people are not homeless.

Below is the 3d Model of the ¨Safe House¨ with each object being its own individual model

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How art and engineering mix

For my Engineering Capstone, I wanted to explore the intersection between art and engineering - how engineering influences, and is built into art, and the artists that utilize engineering as a tool to further their creation. Researching the processes these artists use to create their various works - paintings, movies, mobiles, and sculptures made from all different materials - is such a tangible way to see how engineering skills can be applied in the everyday world, and used to make that everyday world extraordinary. Specifically, in my capstone, I decided to put together a book full of countless pictures, and visuals of these art pieces created by my favorite artists and even filmmakers, to display how the influence of engineering can be easily seen in various art fields throughout the world, spanning continents and decades.

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Leo Cohen Capstone

Powelton Village is a beautiful historic neighborhood located in the northern part of University City. It is also the neighborhood in which I grew up. Growing up, I have always been very close to my neighbors. The community that we have formed together over the years has been a very influential part of my life. While brainstorming how I wanted to capture the past four years, I immediately gravitated towards Powelton. There are many topics of interest that I could have focused my project on: from the history, to the architecture, to the people. When thinking about all of the unique stories that I could tell, I quickly realized that many of the names that came to mind were names of artists. And then the question hit me: Why are there so many artists in Powelton Village? This became my guiding question as I set out to make a documentary exploring and celebrating the diversity of talent condensed in this small region. I made three short individual profiles where each artist got a chance to share their backstory, their process, and to show off their work. Each one describes their own unique connection to Powelton and how the community and the region has influenced their art and their lives.

Here is a link to a website that I created to compile everything into one place: Artists of Powelton

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Oskar's Capstone

https://phillycourtfinder.wixsite.com/pickupball

When trying to decide what to do for my capstone, I thought about what hit home to the youth of Philadelphia. I know when I’m bored or feeling down, nothing else helps like getting outside and being active. Especially after our tedious year(s) in quarantine, I thought it would be a great idea to make a website that would bring people together under one common interest: Basketball. I faced some challenges during the creation of this website, but I still pulled through and tried to take initiative to create a useful hub to unite basketball players all over the city.

Khaliq Wilks Capstone

My passion for baking has turned into a modest business since the epidemic began. During quarantine, Treatsbyliq officially began on April 7, 2022. Many prominent corporations use social media to make it appear as though they contribute back to the community when this is not the case. I plan to fundraise to make care packages and donate them to shelters as a way to give back to the community. This is something I will accomplish to help people that are in need.

My initial step will be to collaborate with others to find shelters where I can donate care packages. From there I plan to figure out what days would work best for me so that I can do a bake sale. In addition to that, I want to create 50 care packages so that I can donate them to the shelter. I will be using the money to buy small necessities such as toothpaste, soap, and toothbrush, and maybe bake a cookie and put them in each bag. I’m also going to take a closer look at companies that don’t give back to the community. I’m also planning to take pictures of me and the freshman creating care packers along with a picture to show that I donated them.

Annotated Bibliography (2)
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rkO23gj5pzjP6dxRpJaEIQNx-KUTsBk4AYxeacHNxUA/edit?usp=sharing

Bintou Kaba's Capstone

For my capstone project, I did a neighborhood cleanup with the help of my friend and parent. I live in southwest Philadelphia and it’s not the prettiest neighborhood around. I wanted to take s step toward creating our environment, into a welcoming place. An environment where people like myself can walk to the bus stop without worrying about trash being all over the place. The leading cause of this “trashy-ness” is the lack of trashcans. Having a few trashcans around each neighborhood can help lower the statistics of Philly being so dirty. Taking some time out of my day and starting a neighborhood cleanup will not only benefit me but my community as a whole. I wanted to help my community in some way before I leave for college and this is one of the many ways to do so. My contribution and project were the start of possibly, something bigger. I spent time after school with friends and cleaned up as much as I could. The challenges I anticipated were volunteers and weather; I did have a lack of volunteers. The weather wasn’t an issue and at first, the lack of volunteers bothered me, but once I started the project, it was pretty easy and fun to do. I took photos of our progress and how we managed with everything we had.

Annotated Bibliography https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v1Ag_bEoKELp3SvkvyR1ACDFSBAoOmH5jUTChZyfFy4/edit?usp=sharing

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This is when Maya and I met up to finish the cleanup at the bus stop
This is when Maya and I met up to finish the cleanup at the bus stop
One example of how dirty the area was and I’m shown picking up the trash
One example of how dirty the area was and I’m shown picking up the trash
This is a better example of the trash in the area and here’s maya cleaning up
This is a better example of the trash in the area and here’s maya cleaning up
Final and finished product, look at the difference we made.
Final and finished product, look at the difference we made.

Shay Tyler Journalism Senior Capstone

Through my capstone project, I got a chance to embrace my career goal in life. Down the line, I would like to have my own pro-black topic-centered podcast/news channel in the future after college only celebrating blackness in a light that motivates, elevates, and inspires others. Being that the core values of SLA are inquiry, research, collaboration, presentation, and reflection, I made my project centered around all 5. Beginning with Inquiry, I developed a question, What leads to a healthy discussion about deep philosophical questions that don’t have a yes or no answer and are completely opinionated? Journalism is centered around philosophy and asking questions that cannot always be answered making it objective. The second aspect of creating my podcasts was research, using sources that I found while forming my annotated bibliography, I discovered new ways to articulate my stance and direct facts from articles that fit my opinion. The difficulty I had with collaborating was getting volunteers to feature on the podcast, understanding that recording podcasts with minors is difficult due to liability, I decided to record on my own instead of creating a new model of collaboration. Instead, during black student union meetings, I decided to play clips from podcasts every week to discuss creating new opposing opinions. Presenting a podcast is hard when I worked from my room, however, I still managed to find a way to present. Below is linked a compilation of clips from each podcast that I created, this way those who are reviewing my work don’t have to listen to each podcast one by one, instead, the 5-minute compilation sums it up generally. Overall, while reflecting, this project has made me see how much I really do want to talk about these topics as a career in life and how much I could teach others through my knowledge of these significant topics about black people. I am excited to see what life brings after college due to this project.

Digital evidence-

Below is a link to a compilation of clips from each of my podcasts;

https://www.wevideo.com/view/2688277088

Annotated Bibliography-

Below is a link to my Annotated Bibliography;

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nqFTWio6qcP6KGsrR_sKQ3fx0359eMlv5cXZ8rvfNw8/edit?usp=sharing

Capstone

For my capstone, I decided to learn how to use a sewing machine and build up my sewing skills. I choose to start off by doing some research on garment making and creating some boards on pinterest for inspiration. I started with thrift flips and then moved on to making some pieces from scratch. I used Adobe to make visuals of what I wanted the final product to look like. My final product is a portfolio of all of the pieces I created.

I had a few main goals here. My primary goal was to learn how to sew and compile a list of resources for anyone else that would also like to know but might not know where to start. My second goal was to help make others feel good about themselves by photographing them wearing the pieces that were made. Lastly, I wanted to use this as a way to combat fast fashion and see how affordable making your own clothes can be. I found that it can sometimes be a challenge if you don’t have the resources or time.

Google drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Fy_JTHtOVy6VVV6s5xZAY-GkQ_g9Gzz3?usp=sharing

Pinterest board: https://pin.it/5MJYMvW

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Annotated bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yx0AKjfm7m4gnHwco8qwcos57oVWqX-eVTUcD5iBsIg/edit?usp=sharing

Sean Blackwell Capstone

Over our childhood years, Society has imprinted on our brain that a princess only consists of a white cisgender woman. Thinking of princesses African Americans or black women has always been the last to be imagined in people’s minds or at least everyone but my own. My Capstone was to re-imagine the classic storybook tales that we all read as kids and a black perspective to give black women the acknowledgment that they have always deserved.

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Links

Bibliography-https://docs.google.com/document/d/14mVCFx-MPAe5OBuvCTBeVoYLTDEs9V8MMnz1NbQ5pds/edit?usp=sharing

Book-https://my.visme.co/view/mxy1j0mn-e0654k8q0rvy2np9

A Grenner Paradise - My Capstone

My capstone focuses on the importance of trees in today’s climate, where the world’s temperature is constantly increasing due to the increase of greenhouse gases generated from the constant use of fossil fuels. I have read many articles on the subject of trees and their benefits on areas in the city with no trees. I have also talked with my neighbors who also find this to be a huge issue in our city because they find it so hard to find shade in the summertime.

I have learned about so many tree planting programs that are local to our city or open to the entire world that give out trees everwhere and I felt that this capstone should help by showing these resources we could use, while also showing how our city should act now and try to get a tree planted in as much places as possible.

Link to Capstone:

https://sites.google.com/scienceleadership.org/a-greener-paradise/home?authuser=0

Link to Annotated Bibliography:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ju1RA7vOvtUIM-c9luiSABnwH1WENeXXm0gQ_hHQuVg/edit?usp=sharing