Honey Bee Project Reflection
Honey bees have been a vital part of our society and people for a long time. Many don't understand the importance of honey bees and the effect they have on our economy and our food we eat. Honey bees are pollinators. There for, they pollinate many of the crops we eat. Without bees we wouldn't have nearly any food crops to consume. Because today we consume so many crops and they are a huge part of our society, bees have influenced the economy very strongly. (Billions of dollars.) Honey bees also produce honey. Honey is a wide selling and popular product. Because honey is so important bee keeping has become more popular and is more vital to sustain our economy. Although honey bees seem healthy and happy in the environment they live in doing the job they do, there are many things to be aware of that are effecting our bees. Pesticides are very dangerous for bees. Pesticides are toxic and can harm the hives. Destructive industrial agriculture is also a huge negative effect on bees. If there are hundreds of bees living in a field that they pollinate and the field is destructed to create something else it has wiped out the bee population. Parasites are also a influence on bees and cause colony collapse disorder. All of these effects are important to be aware of because every hive that dies is effecting us.
For this project I chose to focus on the emotional relationship between bees and their beekeepers. It was really interesting to me how beekeepers develop a certain relationship with their bees and they have to find a emotional balance to create a safe environment. I was interested in interviewing a local beekeeper and asking questions about him personally. I was also focusing on how beekeepers get over the fear of their bees. While researching and creating this project I learned that bee keepers need to find a sense of calmness. I learned that the beekeeper I interviewed did yoga to find inner peace next to the hive. I learned the process of extracting honey and I learned the ways in witch the beekeeper creates emotional feelings for the bees. I also learned that the beekeeper I interviewed was an organic beekeeper and has no spray signs to prevent colony collapse disorder. For exhibition I produced a large magazine article on the beekeeper and made it into two pages of an interesting interview and facts about bees. It looked professional and like it could have been in a real magazine. In this project I was most proud of the time I spent interviewing the beekeeper and my creative idea to turn it into a magazine article. I wish I would have added more on my magazine about bee pheromones and I wish I would have interviewed my beekeeper about bee pheromones so that I could have gotten more familiar with them and what they do.
For this project I chose to focus on the emotional relationship between bees and their beekeepers. It was really interesting to me how beekeepers develop a certain relationship with their bees and they have to find a emotional balance to create a safe environment. I was interested in interviewing a local beekeeper and asking questions about him personally. I was also focusing on how beekeepers get over the fear of their bees. While researching and creating this project I learned that bee keepers need to find a sense of calmness. I learned that the beekeeper I interviewed did yoga to find inner peace next to the hive. I learned the process of extracting honey and I learned the ways in witch the beekeeper creates emotional feelings for the bees. I also learned that the beekeeper I interviewed was an organic beekeeper and has no spray signs to prevent colony collapse disorder. For exhibition I produced a large magazine article on the beekeeper and made it into two pages of an interesting interview and facts about bees. It looked professional and like it could have been in a real magazine. In this project I was most proud of the time I spent interviewing the beekeeper and my creative idea to turn it into a magazine article. I wish I would have added more on my magazine about bee pheromones and I wish I would have interviewed my beekeeper about bee pheromones so that I could have gotten more familiar with them and what they do.
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Dissection Reflection
-The Animal I chose to dissect was the cat. I chose to dissect a cat because I had already dissected pig lungs in elementary school and had already gutted fish witch I assumed would be similar to a shark. I wanted to be able to dissect something that was unique to myself and something that I was abel to connect with. I remember hearing that we had the option to dissect a cat and it was the most shocking out of the three to me so that is why I chose it. I believe it was also the most challenging.
-Through this dissection I learned that cats, like humans, have very important body parts that all do different things to help the body stay healthy. I learned about the cat's kidneys and urinary tract system and how they were connected. I was able to describe in detail where the kidneys were located and how they filtered urine and than released it back into the urinary tract.
-Throughout the dissection I learned a lot about myself. I learned I was mentally and emotionally able to overcome the fact that I was dissecting something that potentially could be a pet or was a pet. The emotional aspect hit me hard in the beginning. I also learned that I am able to memorize and be engaged in something that I am nervous doing and that it makes me do a more careful and thorough job.
-Through this dissection I learned that cats, like humans, have very important body parts that all do different things to help the body stay healthy. I learned about the cat's kidneys and urinary tract system and how they were connected. I was able to describe in detail where the kidneys were located and how they filtered urine and than released it back into the urinary tract.
-Throughout the dissection I learned a lot about myself. I learned I was mentally and emotionally able to overcome the fact that I was dissecting something that potentially could be a pet or was a pet. The emotional aspect hit me hard in the beginning. I also learned that I am able to memorize and be engaged in something that I am nervous doing and that it makes me do a more careful and thorough job.
Crime Scene Investigation Project
Crime scene reflection
For the past few months we have been working on a crime scene we were assigned to in biology. I was assigned to crime scene 1. In the crime scene we had to try to discover what happened to Aaron Lee, and how he had died. We gathered evidence and used several types of forensic sciences to investigate more in the crime scene. We began by collecting evidence and taking photos. Exoneration and learning about DNA has improved the efficacy of our justice system because we can come up with more accurate results, and be more fair to the people involved in the situation. Now that we can use DNA to figure out what happened at a scene, there wont be any assumptions made that could wrongly convict a person. There have been many wrongly convicted people, so its important we use DNA to be accurate in our conclusions.
In the crime scene we used specific sciences to come to conclusions. We had written reports on different forensic sciences that would be helpful to analysis on the evidence that was provided. The sciences we learned about included, blood spatter, blood typing, coroners, and super glue fuming. We used blood typing and blood analysis on the blood evidence provided. It was important because we could determine what kind of blood Aaron had, and we also could determine the way he was shot and look at the pattern of the blood on the wall. We also could tell that the same blood on the wall that was Aaron’s, was the same blood in his murderers sink. We used super glue fuming for the fingerprints. It was important to use super glue fuming because we could determine who's finger prints were involved in the crime scene. It helped us determine who killed Aaron Lee. We used coroners to asses the body.
The forensic science that was most interesting to me was blood typing. I think tho was the most interesting because it was interesting to learn that everyone has unique blood. I learned that some blood types can only except a certain blood type, and different types of blood are more flexible to other blood types than others. I enjoyed learning about antigens also. I think during this project I worked really well on being ahead, and getting things done. I didn't procrastinate during the project. I wish I would have payed attention to what I was doing and got more out of it than just trying to get the task done. This is important so that you are engaged in your learning.
For the past few months we have been working on a crime scene we were assigned to in biology. I was assigned to crime scene 1. In the crime scene we had to try to discover what happened to Aaron Lee, and how he had died. We gathered evidence and used several types of forensic sciences to investigate more in the crime scene. We began by collecting evidence and taking photos. Exoneration and learning about DNA has improved the efficacy of our justice system because we can come up with more accurate results, and be more fair to the people involved in the situation. Now that we can use DNA to figure out what happened at a scene, there wont be any assumptions made that could wrongly convict a person. There have been many wrongly convicted people, so its important we use DNA to be accurate in our conclusions.
In the crime scene we used specific sciences to come to conclusions. We had written reports on different forensic sciences that would be helpful to analysis on the evidence that was provided. The sciences we learned about included, blood spatter, blood typing, coroners, and super glue fuming. We used blood typing and blood analysis on the blood evidence provided. It was important because we could determine what kind of blood Aaron had, and we also could determine the way he was shot and look at the pattern of the blood on the wall. We also could tell that the same blood on the wall that was Aaron’s, was the same blood in his murderers sink. We used super glue fuming for the fingerprints. It was important to use super glue fuming because we could determine who's finger prints were involved in the crime scene. It helped us determine who killed Aaron Lee. We used coroners to asses the body.
The forensic science that was most interesting to me was blood typing. I think tho was the most interesting because it was interesting to learn that everyone has unique blood. I learned that some blood types can only except a certain blood type, and different types of blood are more flexible to other blood types than others. I enjoyed learning about antigens also. I think during this project I worked really well on being ahead, and getting things done. I didn't procrastinate during the project. I wish I would have payed attention to what I was doing and got more out of it than just trying to get the task done. This is important so that you are engaged in your learning.