Capstone Journal Introduction

Throughout this course, you will see there will be several opportunities to earn badges and work on your capstone project. A capstone project is a journal or portfolio that you will build as you create artifacts in your journey around the world. You will not have to do any extra work to earn these badges and create your capstone project. Just follow the instructions on the assignments and at the end of the semester, you will have a portfolio of all your best work from this course.  You can think about each badge as a stamp in your passport. As you travel around and complete artifacts your travel journal and passport book will grow.    Look for this icon🎯 beside the assignment which will indicate it is a part of the capstone project. You will share your work with other students in the course and you also get the opportunity to see what your classmates create as well.

By the end of this course (Biology AB):

If you complete all the passport assignments (🎯) then you will earn the final Biology Passport Badge. The ultimate goal is to have a portfolio of all your best work from your course showing mastery of the Biology standards. 

STARTING YOUR CAPSTONE:

• Step 1: Complete each capstone assignment (🎯) and submit your assignment as normal.
• Step 2: As you complete the capstone assignments (🎯) in your modules, you will see a Capstone Journal discussion on the next page with the same name as your assignment. 
• Step 3: As you visit each discussion and post your own artifact, take some time to check out what other classmates are posting and reflect on their mastery assignments.
• Step 4: At the end of the semester, you will have completed your travel Biology portfolio as well as see what your classmates have created during their journey. 

If you have any questions, please reach out to your teacher.