Assignment: Invention project, Socials
This project used critical thinking in ways like, designing my invention. I had to think about function over appearance and how I wanted to make it. I was able to show if I liked the design or not and if I wanted to change it. If I felt think something needed changing, I would have changed it. Another good thing was me reflecting on how I though of the invention. I needed to come up with 10 ideas and the pillow idea was the first one. I talked to my family and got their input and that helped me think of other ideas too. I ended up making sure my invention was as functional as possible and looks as good as I can make it. Overall, used critical thinking in lots of ways.

Another way I used critical thinking was experimenting different ways of doing things. I came up with multiple inventions I can use so that I could pick the best one. I used different ideas that solved my parents’ problems they gave me. One was cleaning, my dad loves cleaning so one invention as a multi use vacuum. At the start of the project, I was going a bit slow and the ideas part was taking a bit to long. I identified that and made sure to get moving with the project and not get caught up on one part. I ended up going back to finish the brainstorm off and all the ideas came all at once. I think that if I didn’t take a break form that one part, I would have been trying to think of more ideas for far to long.

The problem I had in this project was to explore the different ideas I came up with. I choose one too soon, and it made the project harder than it should have been. The invention I choose had limited possibility with it, it was harder to make up things to do with it. If I would have choose the vacuum idea or a different idea, I would have been able to add on more and more information and different ideas within that one invention. Overall, I think that this project was a positive experience and I learned a lot from it. My only wish is that I would have picked a better invention.