PERSONAL PROJECT

INTRODUCTORY QUESTIONNAIRE
The Personal Project, as you are by now aware, allows you to take responsibility for your learning by
investigating a topic of your choice. The following questions are designed to help you work out what
areas you might be interested in pursuing. Fill in the questions and table before your meeting with
the PP interview team. Have a few ideas at this stage; dont try to focus in on just one idea.
1.

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?

At times during leisure, I find it enjoyable to take part in different activities that I find enjoyable
and pleasing. Few activities that excite me are playing sports (such as, cricket, softball, volleyball
or any sport that piques my interest), learning about the world and new inventions, eating
different cultural foods, spending time with family/friends, solving issues that can be seen in the
world nowadays, using problems in the world to be solved by mathematics and creating short and
entertaining films. I also enjoy doing exciting homework from different subjects such as science,
mathematics and humanities. This is because mathematics is a subject preferred in our family and
because of this my parents have assisting me with math since a young child. I also prefer the
subject of science (particularly chemistry and physics) because they include a little of basic
mathematic skills and are interesting to learn about.
2.

What are some of your hobbies or interests?

The hobbies and interest that I personally follow are the following. The Hobbies that I find of
myself is the fact that I really enjoy learning about new things/events/stories, playing different
sports and teaching sports (teaching younger children). I feel that I am personally interested in to
the world problems (such as water safety, starvation and child labor) and building solutions for
that problem. I also feel that another aspect that interests me is how normal day-to-day functions
work, as an example of this could be systems such as water filtration, electricity and airconditioning systems. Another Aspect that I find captures my interests is cooking and
understanding the fact that different dietary restrictions effect the way the final products taste
and appear.
3.

What are some of the things you do really well? (e.g. act, play piano or soccer)

I personally feel that I am a great player of cricket and find playing the sport of cricket very
enjoyable. This could be used as a final product because, I could create a website to present the
different information related to cricket on the website along with tutorials and short videos. Other
things that I feel I can do really well include, making short films as enjoyable recaps of trips (with
my family and friends). I really enjoy capturing footage and making a short film because it helps
keeps the memory of the wonderful and fun activities that took place and just watching the
movies put you in a soothing mood.
4.

What would you like to be better at?

I feel that I am a great at cricket but when playing a game of softball I am not as successful
because softball is a new sport to me. I have taken place in many tryouts to make it to the softball
team but I have always been a step away from making it in the final 11. Each season, I have
always been excited to represent as NIST in the Under 17 squad but havent been so successful at
making. I would like to improve at this sport because softball is a sport that excites me and I
would love to represent NIST through Softball and other related sports.
5.
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What are you curious about? What makes you wonder? What are you fascinated

I find myself very curious about different inventions being made and events in the world and
because of this it makes me think if I can make certain implications of these in the community and
surroundings that I live in and help make the society we live in a better place.
6.

Is there something you have always wanted to do or try or experience?

I find that most successful athletes are fit and healthy and because of this it improves their overall
abilities in that certain sport. As the Statement presents, I feel the need to get into a serious
cardio and strength building exercise to be able to take part in losing a little weight and getting a
little muscles to be able to be selected to different sports teams in NIST.
7.
Think about your school and wider community. Is there any aspect of your
community or environment that really frustrates you?

In India there have been various cases of rape in India. Rape on itself has been considered to be
the fourth most common crime in India. According to the National Crime Records Burea 2013
annual report, 24,923 rape cases were reported across India in 2012. India as well is the country
of my origin and because of this I would like to change peoples view on India and help ladies going
through rape situations and making them feel more secure by portraying more methods to make
this issue solved.
8.

Which global context interests you most and why?

The Global Context that most interests me, is the context of Scientific and Technical Innovation.
The Global Context of Scientific and Technical Innovation mainly focuses on the question on How
do we understand the world we live in. I find that this is a great context among all to choose from
because it helps me display my knowledge in a way that is related to science and considers the
creation of technical inventions. The Global Context focuses on the following concepts, which
include:

Topic

He

the natural world and its laws

the Interaction between people and the natural world
how humans use their understanding of scientific principles
the impacts of scientific and technological advances on communities and environments
the impact of environments on human activity
how humans adapt environments to their needs

Goal
& inspiration

Possible
outcome/product

This idea has been inspired because

in a world of different norms, we can
Weight Losingsee people advertising two standards:
healthy and unhealthy. This had been
inspired to help those unhealthy to
become healthy and teaching ways

tT This Idea has been inspired because I

Teaching
have a serious passion for the sport
Cricket
of cricket and would like to take
part in this Idea because I will enjoy
it.

This Idea had been inspired from a

unit
Understand
in from Year 7, related to ways to solving
ing the W water related problems in Papua New
different
Guinea (PNG) and I would to use this
Water
to further explain the ways of
Purification purifying
Ways
water and create a solution.

Global context
(gives relevance to your
inquiry)

Difference in Body
Figure
Creating a
Documentary

Identities &
relationships

Orientation in
space & time

Personal &
cultural expression

Scientific &
technical innovation

Globalization &
sustainability

Fairness &
development

Create a Website
to help teach

Identities &
relationships

Orientation in
space & time

Personal &
cultural expression

Scientific &
technical innovation

Globalization &
sustainability

Fairness &
development

Create a Filter for

cleansing/purifying
water

Identities &
relationships

Orientation in
space & time

Personal &
cultural expression

Scientific &
technical innovation

Globalization &
sustainability

Fairness &

development

Learning
How to
Create a
Short Film

This Idea had been inspired from

Design,
this year. I decide to use editing skills
learn
and to develop more to display my
cultural
expression to display my learning in
Spanish.

Create a Small
puppet
Comedic play
In Spanish.

Identities &
relationships

Orientation in
space & time

Personal &
cultural expression

Scientific &
technical innovation

Globalization &
sustainability

Fairness &
development

Bring this completed questionnaire and table to your interview. A teacher will help you to choose an
appropriate topic and goal.