I think that the purpose of this lab was to see in internal anatomy to see how the systems and anatomy that we learned about in this unit look in real life. The pig's internal anatomy is essentially the same as a human's so during the dissection we could see all the organs that we learned about, and it really helped visualize how the systems actually look like in our bodies. We were able spend time looking at each system My favorite part of the dissection was seeing the difference between the abdominal and thoracic cavities. In the abdominal cavity, all of the organs looked very interesting and unique, and in the thoracic I was especially fascinated by how the lungs looked. The organs in each cavity were very different and it was interesting to see the contrast. I thought that this dissection was a very valuable experience. It was a way for me to actually appreciate what's inside of my own body, and it was an experience that I won't get very often. Although I have done many dissections in the past, I look forward to doing a lot more in the future.
I was not able to embed the videos, but here are the links:
Video Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lWrsM2a2Ls&list=UU4c9SscfUCFA1NHkgEAr8zg&index=1
A fun vlog we made on the first day of the dissection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW1REKnDW6E&index=2&list=UU4c9SscfUCFA1NHkgEAr8zg
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Monday, May 22, 2017
20 Time Reflection
For my 20 time project, I worked with Monica, and we went vegetarian and vegan for a month. I did this because I wanted to see how different diets would affect my body, and to also test my discipline. I was also aware of the health benefits of these diets and I was also concerned about the amount of animals being tortured and killed for food. I was focused on self-improvement and acknowledging where our food comes from.
Our initial plan was to go pescatarian for a week, vegetarian for a week, and then vegan for the last week. We decided that one week was not enough time to see the effects of the diets, so we cut out the pescatarian part and extended vegetarian and vegan for two weeks each.
I personally though that it went really well. It was very difficult to keep my discipline and avoid the foods that I wasn't supposed to eat, but I was able to do it. We were also able to regularly update our blog, and I was able to measure both of our blood pressures and heart rates every other day.
I learned how to come up and coordinate an organized schedule with my partner. My time management with projects is usually not exceptional with projects, but this time we worked efficiently and got done quick. The only exception was with the video, which we started a bit late, so it was slightly rushed. If I had the chance to do this project again, I would have extended the amount of time we did the diets for, so that way I could really test the extent of my discipline. I learned that I have a lot of self control when I am focused and willing.
In the future I may try this again, specifically for a longer period of time, but I want to encourage other people to try it, as if one person cuts meat out of their diet, it won't make a huge difference on the amount of animals getting slaughtered, but if a lot of people do, there is a chance for change.
Our initial plan was to go pescatarian for a week, vegetarian for a week, and then vegan for the last week. We decided that one week was not enough time to see the effects of the diets, so we cut out the pescatarian part and extended vegetarian and vegan for two weeks each.
I personally though that it went really well. It was very difficult to keep my discipline and avoid the foods that I wasn't supposed to eat, but I was able to do it. We were also able to regularly update our blog, and I was able to measure both of our blood pressures and heart rates every other day.
I learned how to come up and coordinate an organized schedule with my partner. My time management with projects is usually not exceptional with projects, but this time we worked efficiently and got done quick. The only exception was with the video, which we started a bit late, so it was slightly rushed. If I had the chance to do this project again, I would have extended the amount of time we did the diets for, so that way I could really test the extent of my discipline. I learned that I have a lot of self control when I am focused and willing.
In the future I may try this again, specifically for a longer period of time, but I want to encourage other people to try it, as if one person cuts meat out of their diet, it won't make a huge difference on the amount of animals getting slaughtered, but if a lot of people do, there is a chance for change.
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
Unit 9 Reflection
This unit was about taxonomy and classification. We learned how different organisms are classified through the system: Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species. After learning about history of taxonomy, we went into details about kingdoms within the three domain, especially bacteria and eukarya. After learning about each domain, we learned about a lot of phyla within each domain and kingdom, especially within eukarya and animalia. Throughout this unit we saw how evolution plays a big part in relationships between different phyla and classes. I would still like to learn about archaea, as we have not really talked about that domain.
This unit we did a "What on Earth Evolved Presentation". Overall I learned a lot from not only doing my presentation, but also from watching my classmates' presentations. I did my presentation on the extinct organism, the trilobite. I think my presentation went pretty well, but the one thing I would have changed is how prepared I was. I was planning on having my presentation memorized, but I did not end up having enough time to practice a lot, so I would have allowed myself more time to do that. During this project, I learned that practice is very important, no matter how confident you are.
In my unit 8 reflection, I stated how I want to be more assertive. I think that I have been doing a better job doing that in spite of the fact that that there was not too much time for group collaboration during this unit.
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| Picture of different organisms |
This unit we did a "What on Earth Evolved Presentation". Overall I learned a lot from not only doing my presentation, but also from watching my classmates' presentations. I did my presentation on the extinct organism, the trilobite. I think my presentation went pretty well, but the one thing I would have changed is how prepared I was. I was planning on having my presentation memorized, but I did not end up having enough time to practice a lot, so I would have allowed myself more time to do that. During this project, I learned that practice is very important, no matter how confident you are.
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| https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Taxonomic_Rank_Graph.svg |
In my unit 8 reflection, I stated how I want to be more assertive. I think that I have been doing a better job doing that in spite of the fact that that there was not too much time for group collaboration during this unit.
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