20 Time Final Post

  We tested the effect of memes with information retention in teenagers. We conducted a test with Kahoot! with a group of people studying from regular notes, and a group of people studying with memes. In a posterboard(shown below) you can see the results of our tests, as well as the different notes and memes used. We proved that people can not only learn more, but want to learn more when information is presented in a fun, yet engaging way.

   I think we deserve an A because we worked really efficiently. We spent class time wisely and were always focused and on task. We were good problem solvers because we worked really well together. At no time did we feel the other's ideas were being prioritized, we both were equal. We were good listeners to each other's ideas, and we collaborated really well by bouncing ideas off each other. 

We scheduled everything ahead of time and stayed really organize, which made this process go a lot smoother. We followed deadlines and worked efficiently. Also, we went the extra mile to create the poster board, not just to show an end product, because that's not what it's all about. We wanted to create a visual because, like memes, which are visual, it is something engaging and fun to look at. This posterboard also represents all of our self-growth as we learned a lot about independence and personal responsibility doing 20-time. It's  not a big final showcase to show that we did more than others, for us it was a way of expressing the fun 20-time experience and having a token to remember it by!

Here you can see the timeline of all of our blog posts throughout the year. 

• This introduction shows how we stuck to our plan.
• This blog post showed the early progress of the project.
• This post was about conducting the tests and the challenges and reality checks we faced.

Here is our posterboard

It's a sign of the (20) times

20 Time Memes- Recruiting

We have learned that not a lot of people are willing to give up their time to work on a science experiment for the good of humanity. Saratoga kids are concerningly ignorant and do not care about the advancements in the field of science, as long as they finish their math homework on time!

I thought that making educational memes would be difficult, but it has been engaging and has helped me study more effectively.

We did not have any setbacks so far, and we have been making good progress, as a result from being on task.  Our next steps are to keep recruiting people to take part in our experiment, and continue to find willing participants.

We can apply our meme education to ourselves and our community by spreading awareness about the psychological benefits of different ways of studying. We can encourage students to use memes as a fun, yet effective studying tool.We can distribute memes across the school, which I feel people would enjoy. People nowadays use memes for comedy, but we provide a new and insightful way to use memes as both comedy and education.

20time Meme Second Milestone

20time meme project update

   Over these 2 weeks we have gotten a substantial amount of work done. We are currently finishing up our test on Kahoot, and we have learned that making a quiz is quite difficult. We've learned how to improve our communication skills by making tests, and we have also utilized the google drive chat. We have learned that we like to be very detailed and thorough, but now know we need to be more straightforward. Some setbacks include our 20 time work period after this past unit test, where we weren't allowed to talk. This was when we utilized our google chat, hence solving the problem. We will continue to work on our test, and after we will try to contact people we believe are suitable candidates for the experiment. Our ability to now get to the point has helped us in numerous ways, and we can now communicate more effectively with teachers, students, and other community members.

20 Time Meme Study Introduction

A 20 time project is where we use 20% of our class time to work on a project that we design ourselves. Its purpose is to use our creativity as students to solve problems that we find. In this case, we were asked to come up with a 20 time project that is biology related.

The essential question we have asked ourselves is how can we make learning at a high school level more entertaining and engaging. Memes are a fun way for high schoolers to learn and retain information. Our project is to conduct a series of experiments where some students will study for tests with memes, and others will study with their regular biology notebooks. We will ask people to tell us how helpful they felt the memes were as a learning tool.

We chose this project because we are both passionate about memes and making learning more exciting for high school students. Our project answers the question of how can we make learning more fun in high school because memes are a great way to catch the attention of students. Our goals are to come up with a foolproof design for our experiments. We also will strive to make our memes fun, while still being educational.

Our progress will be measured by tests carried out with a diverse group of students. We will use “Kahoot!” to test multiple groups of students about the subject being taught. We will then analyze our data and form a conclusion based off our results.

Our plan moving forward is prepare the memes and tests for the experiment in the months of February and March, conduct our experiments in the month of April, and then analyze our results and form a conclusion in May and June.