A.)
Topic
The topic that I chose is horticulture, or the art of garden
cultivation. My dad was actually the one who suggested the idea of horticulture
because he knew the owner of the Arcadia Arboretum. At first I didn’t want to pick horticulture
as my topic because I was never interested in plants or nature because I’ve
always viewed it as messy, but the more I researched it, the more I realized it
was not messy and in fact beautiful. In the end I stuck and chose horticulture
because I want to learn to appreciate nature and plants. Also I think its
fascinating how different plants grow and what different things they need to
prosper.
The reason I stuck to and chose this topic is because I want
to learn to love plants and the outdoors. I was never one to play outside as a
kid because I never really liked plants or dirt. In fact they grossed me out,
as horrible as that sounds. But, while working at the arboretum, plants started
to grow on me, no pun intended. I found
them more beautiful and interesting as time passed and realized there are so
many ways to grow plants. Plus, if you have a “green thumb” you can even grow
food.
B.)
As an Ipoly citizen, I plan to use this project to become
more open minded. Being open minded will
help me become a better Ipoly citizen because not everything is always the same
and sometimes things break routine, and being open-minded will help me be more
patient and calm when things happen. Also, I can teach my fellow classmates how
to be open-minded as well.
As an effective communicator I plan to communicate the
beauty in nature. I can communicate this in many ways, whether it’s through art
or presentations. I believe communication is a very important skill because it
helps share your views to the public and my senior topic will help me do just
that.
As an effective learner I plan to learn more about how
plants grow and the science behind it. Science was never my strongest point but
being able to apply to my senior topic will help me have a better understanding
of it.
As an effective user of technology I plan to use visual
media to show different types of plants in a new light. I can do this by making
videos or power points.
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