Global Warming Socratic seminar:
This is the second Socratic seminar we had but this was the first one i was present for. I Prepared for this seminar by finding two facts for and against global warming, and one neutral argument. Going into the the discussion i remained neutral about the topic and wanted to see what everyone had to say. Throughout the seminar people began to pick a side and some like my self still felt neutral, having the belief that humans weren't the cause but are a contributor. Although I was told I could not talk anymore halfway through the seminar others took what i said into consideration in their arguments. Overall i felt the discussion went well and i learned more about global warming and the affect it is having on humans. Humans are for the most part one of the biggest contributors to global warming due to all our buring of fossil fuels and coal. As a society we can take action inusing runible energy sorces such as solar panels and wind turbines. As an individual I can work on turning off the lights when im not using them and riding my bike instead of using a car.
This is the second Socratic seminar we had but this was the first one i was present for. I Prepared for this seminar by finding two facts for and against global warming, and one neutral argument. Going into the the discussion i remained neutral about the topic and wanted to see what everyone had to say. Throughout the seminar people began to pick a side and some like my self still felt neutral, having the belief that humans weren't the cause but are a contributor. Although I was told I could not talk anymore halfway through the seminar others took what i said into consideration in their arguments. Overall i felt the discussion went well and i learned more about global warming and the affect it is having on humans. Humans are for the most part one of the biggest contributors to global warming due to all our buring of fossil fuels and coal. As a society we can take action inusing runible energy sorces such as solar panels and wind turbines. As an individual I can work on turning off the lights when im not using them and riding my bike instead of using a car.
Terrarium Photo Update:
1st week: There was really no change this week because we were still trying to get the plants some light and remembering to water.
2nd week: We noticed some growth in the fern and water starting to form pools in some areas.
3rd week: The fern started to grow upwards out of the jar and we watered it a little less so water wouldn't make pools.
4th week: The fern did not grow any taller but the dead fern started to decay into the terrariums soil.
2nd week: We noticed some growth in the fern and water starting to form pools in some areas.
3rd week: The fern started to grow upwards out of the jar and we watered it a little less so water wouldn't make pools.
4th week: The fern did not grow any taller but the dead fern started to decay into the terrariums soil.
Video Reflection:
The problem we decided to investigate was the seniors chalking mt. Burdel and how its been affecting that part of the hill. The proposal we created was to use alternate markers to mark the hill so that the ecosystem would not be affected. We collaborated with the National Parks service to find out what animals live on mt.Burdel. After acquiring this information our team researched the affects of chalk and other marks on plants and animals. I felt that i took leadership on deciding what problem we should investigate and also took leadership on the research of the project. Two things that I could have done better would be helping more with the creation of the video and delegating the research. I learned that it is important to have a goal of what problems you want to solve in your life time. This will not only better yourself but better your community and the people around you.
The problem we decided to investigate was the seniors chalking mt. Burdel and how its been affecting that part of the hill. The proposal we created was to use alternate markers to mark the hill so that the ecosystem would not be affected. We collaborated with the National Parks service to find out what animals live on mt.Burdel. After acquiring this information our team researched the affects of chalk and other marks on plants and animals. I felt that i took leadership on deciding what problem we should investigate and also took leadership on the research of the project. Two things that I could have done better would be helping more with the creation of the video and delegating the research. I learned that it is important to have a goal of what problems you want to solve in your life time. This will not only better yourself but better your community and the people around you.
CCD Reflection:
For the CCD research lab we divided up the questions and used the reading packets and internet to find the answers. I answered the questioned that had to do with what other factors could be causing CCD besides pesticides. I concluded that CCD could have to do with changing weather patterns and how humans could be affecting bees. All these factors affects are always changing but the ones that are beginning to stabilize are pesticides and changing weather patterns. Humans affects are constantly changing depending on how many people are educated on their affect on bees. In addition ton learning about CCD in this lab we also learned about graphing and curve fits. We graphed our data in a scatter plot and looked at different curve fits to best represent our data.
For the CCD research lab we divided up the questions and used the reading packets and internet to find the answers. I answered the questioned that had to do with what other factors could be causing CCD besides pesticides. I concluded that CCD could have to do with changing weather patterns and how humans could be affecting bees. All these factors affects are always changing but the ones that are beginning to stabilize are pesticides and changing weather patterns. Humans affects are constantly changing depending on how many people are educated on their affect on bees. In addition ton learning about CCD in this lab we also learned about graphing and curve fits. We graphed our data in a scatter plot and looked at different curve fits to best represent our data.
NPDD:
The purpose of this lab was to collect plants around our school and homes and then synthesize them to see if they would kill bacteria. Our group collected the California butter cup and clovers for our experiment. We first ground down these plants and filtered them into tubes. From there we forced the liquid through a micro filter and got our final synthesized liquids. Plates of Agar were poured with a layer of bacteria on them, while discs were soaked in our water and alcohol extracts and then placed on our plates. There the plates sat over night in an incubator till the next day when we examined them for dead bacteria.When we read our results we noticed clearings around all our extracts and mold growth in our water extracts. Both the positive and negative controls that we placed in the plates had .2mm of clearing. This information tells us that our plants have antimicrobial activity that is water soluble. We expected the positive clearing because ampicilian is antibacterial. Although our experiment worked there is room for human error in pouring the plates which we experienced with the first plates we poured and they began to grow mold. this type of experiment is important to biotech because it allows scientists to find new plants that they can use in medicines. this allows different strains of disease to be cured by different plants and organisms. biodiversity is important to biotech because it allows scientists to use different plants and organisms to cure disease that aren't cured by and plant or organism.
The purpose of this lab was to collect plants around our school and homes and then synthesize them to see if they would kill bacteria. Our group collected the California butter cup and clovers for our experiment. We first ground down these plants and filtered them into tubes. From there we forced the liquid through a micro filter and got our final synthesized liquids. Plates of Agar were poured with a layer of bacteria on them, while discs were soaked in our water and alcohol extracts and then placed on our plates. There the plates sat over night in an incubator till the next day when we examined them for dead bacteria.When we read our results we noticed clearings around all our extracts and mold growth in our water extracts. Both the positive and negative controls that we placed in the plates had .2mm of clearing. This information tells us that our plants have antimicrobial activity that is water soluble. We expected the positive clearing because ampicilian is antibacterial. Although our experiment worked there is room for human error in pouring the plates which we experienced with the first plates we poured and they began to grow mold. this type of experiment is important to biotech because it allows scientists to find new plants that they can use in medicines. this allows different strains of disease to be cured by different plants and organisms. biodiversity is important to biotech because it allows scientists to use different plants and organisms to cure disease that aren't cured by and plant or organism.
Immune system project proposal
The system that we are modeling is the immune system and lymphatic system. Our group chose to model the 3 lines of protection that our immune system offers. The three layers of protection are the skin, mucous membranes, hair, cilia, gastric juice, vaginal secretion and urine, tears, sweat, saliva, and cerumen. The second line of defense is leucocytes (white blood cells) which consist of granulocytes and agranulocytes. The third line of defense is the specific immune response, immune system's antibodies can identify foreign and “domestic” antigens, this allows the antibodies to get rid of the foreign antigens while keeping the bodys “domestic” antigens.
In order to model the immune system we are going to model the third line of defense by modeling antibodies and antigens. We will model interaction between these two cells by creating two objects that fit together and two objects that don't fit together. When the two objects that fit together touch it will light up a light imitating a signal being sent to the brain that it is a “domestic” antigen. When the two objects that don't fit together are connected it will not light up a light signaling that it is a “foreign” antigen. This will simulate that bodies response to when it activates that immune response and when it does not. The materials needed will be two objects that fit together and one object that doesn't fit, wire,LED, tape, and a 9 volt battery.
To demonstrate how white blood cells work we will be using tools such as hammers and fruit. Here are our steps for this
The system that we are modeling is the immune system and lymphatic system. Our group chose to model the 3 lines of protection that our immune system offers. The three layers of protection are the skin, mucous membranes, hair, cilia, gastric juice, vaginal secretion and urine, tears, sweat, saliva, and cerumen. The second line of defense is leucocytes (white blood cells) which consist of granulocytes and agranulocytes. The third line of defense is the specific immune response, immune system's antibodies can identify foreign and “domestic” antigens, this allows the antibodies to get rid of the foreign antigens while keeping the bodys “domestic” antigens.
In order to model the immune system we are going to model the third line of defense by modeling antibodies and antigens. We will model interaction between these two cells by creating two objects that fit together and two objects that don't fit together. When the two objects that fit together touch it will light up a light imitating a signal being sent to the brain that it is a “domestic” antigen. When the two objects that don't fit together are connected it will not light up a light signaling that it is a “foreign” antigen. This will simulate that bodies response to when it activates that immune response and when it does not. The materials needed will be two objects that fit together and one object that doesn't fit, wire,LED, tape, and a 9 volt battery.
To demonstrate how white blood cells work we will be using tools such as hammers and fruit. Here are our steps for this
- Acquire Hammer
- Label hammer “white blood cell”
- Acquire fruit
- Label fruit “disease”
- Destroy disease with white blood cell