~Revised
For one of my classes, I had to make a poster board for a project we were doing. I waited until the very last minute, the night before it was due, and I didn't have time to go and get a poster board, so I looked around my house for stuff I could use to make one.
1. Problem:
I desperately needed a poster board for my project. As said above, I didn't have time since it was the night before to actually go out and buy one, so I had to find out how to make one.
2. Observation/Research:
I looked online to see what would be the best alternative to make paper thicker, without using cardboard. (I didn't have any of that, either.)
3. Hypothesis:
I told myself to try it out. I know it won't be perfect, but at least it would be something.
4. Experiment:
I found some old placemats that used to be on my dining room table that were not in use anymore, and they were pretty sturdy. I began by taking a couple of them, and taking a hot glue gun to make them stick together. They were pretty thick, so it was easy for the glue to work. Then, after letting them dry and making sure they wouldn't easily fall apart, I began gluing all the paper on. I had to do it in layers, so I put about four or five layers on each placemat.
5. Collect/Analyze Results:
It actually worked better than I thought it would! After it all dried, I could draw and write the appropriate stuff on it for my project.
6. Conclusion:
The next morning, I guess after it had COMPLETELY dried, there was still some dry glue on the sides. After scraping and peeling it off, I was very pleased with the outcome.
7. Communicating the Results:
I ended up doing it for class and got an A on the project! Just as I thought I was going to fail, I ended up doing great on it.
So, next time instead of freaking out because I couldn't go buy something, I realized maybe I should just look at my surroundings and see what I can make out of that.
Friday, August 17, 2012
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