PHASE 3.0 - Rocket Project Reflection
Building a rocket itself is something I didn't imagine myself doing in my life. I am really glad to have been able to do a project like this. I am proud of the work I have done and I would try doing this again if I had a chance to do it. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
I feel like when you build a rocket you have to know that the outcome of it is unpredictable. Even if we do calculate our thrust curve, even if we do have all parts ready and perfect, even if all the elements seem to be working fine, anything could happen out there on the launch pad. It's impossible to tell how things will work. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
I found that I worked hard on this project. Whenever there was a problem or if a group member couldn't do a task, I was up to do it for them. I was open to doing different things and I feel that I helped push our group to get work done. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
I was glad to have been in a group with just girls. I feel like building rockets and so much of the process of it like drilling, sawing, etc, are all things that people would not think of girls being able to push through with. A lot of people asked when we would do things "Do you need help?" but we'd always reply with no we can handle this. And we did! It feels really good to have been able to do harsh physical tasks without help from anyone else. We were able to do a lot of actions that are normally abnormal for a girl to do. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
My main advice is to always document your work, no matter what. And to blog along the way! That was my problem sometimes in this class, sometimes I wouldn't blog right away. I suggest that everyday or every week or so, that people should blog at least a small summary of what they had done on that day. I think it's hard doing it all at the end, so if you want to remember every detail and story, then blog as you go. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
I would also say to have a clearer schedule of what is happening. Maybe more due dates. A lot of groups were left behind, and there were some days where people wouldn't know what was even going on. It would be helpful to have a clear date like okay by Friday all rocket bodies should be done, by next Wednesday, you should have nose cone designs finished, etc. That will really push groups to work more efficiently to meet due dates. Rather than slacking until it's the few weeks of the section.
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