Reflection

Personal Learning Reflection:

In this project, we are assigned as a group to create an end of the semester project. We have
many options to choose on. The group member is picked by the teacher which in this case the
group member is the friend sitting around you. We as a group choose the topic of deforestation
and over-hunting. We choose to create a board game representing habitat destruction by human
and how that destruction affects the species in it. Learning with curiosity make the information
more fun, enjoyable, and interesting. When we have an interest in something while researching, it
makes us be more eager to find and learn more information. It is an advantage because you will
never get bored and stop researching. We choose this topic because most of us including me find
the topic of deforestation and habitat loss fascinating. This made us enjoy research and find much
information to make the board game. We are also curious about the effect of our topic on the
animal in the area and the area around it. In this topic, I started to research first on defining
deforestation and habitat loss. I started on this first because it will scope for what should be
researched next. After we have finished all the researching, we gather information and find the
link between each. Then, because we decided to do the board game, we have to transform that
information in the form of an interesting phrase. We also need to think about the information that
makes the game work. I am lucky that I like to research. I don’t mind to compare information on
one website to another. I love to learn new information and link it to my prior knowledge.
However, I am lacking in crafting skill. I have low skill on the artistic side. As we have to make a
product, I have a hard time creating the component but I can do it in the help of group members.
The most important thing I have learned is that we really need to lower down the rate of
deforestation. Many species now are endangered and many are extinct. If we let the deforestation
continue, our biodiversity rate will rapidly go down. I came to realize this while I am researching
and look into the statistics. Now, I try to conserve and use less product that came from trees. I did
not care about this before but when I see the poor animal that their habitat has been destroyed I
feel very guilty. While I was working on the project, I came across a problem. Since I have low
skill in art and crafting, it took a very long time for me to make some component of the board
game. Sometimes, I made a component but it is not perfect yet so I do it again which would take
me a very long time. I am also struggling with the work log because I already use so much time
on creating boardgame so sometimes I have to stay up really late just to do the work log and the
learning record. I also have another subject work too which is a big project so I have to really
manage the time. I have achieved to manage the time to finish all the work of all the subject that
assign around the same time. After all, I am happy to research on the topic that I have an interest
in. Nevertheless, miscommunication with the group members makes me unhappy. The solution of
miscommunication is to always check the work from group member from time to time.
Fortunately, we have ice being a good leader to distribute the work to members equally and suited
the skill. The good way to make all the member learn is to let each one research or themselves so
they have read the information and understand it.
 From what I have researched, deforestation is an act of cutting down trees to clear a land
in order to make benefits for human and habitat loss is a process when the natural area/habitat
became incapable of holding a native species. The relationship between them is when human clear
the land for benefit purpose but that land that has been clear hold many organisms so the organism
now has no food and no place to live. Deforestation is one of the HIPPCO that we have learned so
we have quite a prior knowledge about it. The information from quarter 3 kind of a base to build
up the research and there is no contradiction of them. From what I have learned from class, we
have learned that deforestation is one of the main factors that lowering the biodiversity and from
the research, it agrees.
My strengths as a learner are I am determined and curious to know if I am interested in
something. On the other hand, I have low artistic skills which make me have to take a long time to
craft something for the boardgame. Next time, I will give more time on the work if I have to do
the artwork. As a learner, I have learn to be more curious to find the deepest information I could
find. This project made me came to realize that I will not be an artist ever. For the ESLOs in this
project is strategic learners. I can recognize which information is important and what is not. I
understand the content and use the information to create a product.