Progress+Reports

1. a, In the past few weeks, I believe I have come across a great deal of general information regarding wind power farming and the equipment and economy behind them. I have met my goals by the research found for the preliminary parts of the project. Finding how wind energy can benefit economies, pollution, and general alternative fuel can shape the future of power is very interesting, and the resources at the library website have had a plethora of information about my topic.

2. Some things I need to accomplish are very vital parts of the senior seminar project. Finding an expert could be difficult, but emailing people that were apart of my research sources is a good start to find one. Also i have to figure out what i will be doing for my hands on part of the project.

3.I have not found an expert yet, losing the due date sheet didn't help.

Mike Lawrence Progress Report 2

Goals Met:

1. Really finalized research, and continually made myself more comfortable with my topic 2. Began brainstorming parts of my paper, have on my computer at home, outlining paper. 3. Have yet to find a topic expert, I am not sure how I will find one, this is really a problem, I honestly don't see an easy solution to this, some other kids may have found them, but I am not so confident in this part of my project.

I currently feel good about the upcoming paper, my thesis statement is a very strong one, and will easily allow for me to elaborate on the current situation of power our lives. During the research portion of my project, I was able to find a plethora of information regarding the efficacy of alternative power sources, the most information I could find on one certain topic was wind power, and clearly I've decided to take that route in my project, and ditch much of the other possibly effective solutions to the climate and power crisis.

I'm deciding now which specific road I want to take in my paper, whether I want to focus on, whether it be the power that can be generated, future sites, power functions, or environment issues. It would be beneficial to use both angles of this to sell what i think about wind power, but I am not sure which i want to stress more as a bigger topic for my paper.

3 Future Goals 1. Finish Paper/ Begin power point. 2. Find Topic Expert that has credentials from higher level teaching. 3. Finish research which may fill in wholes in points that i make in my paper/power point.

I still have no topic expert, would really use the advice and expert information they could personally provide me with. Also, my father a.k.a. my mentor has not had any real opportunity to help me because of the peticular work i have been doing, but he does remind me to get my homework done constantly, which i try to do my best with.