In my science class, we were assigned to research a cell and write a story based on their perspective.

part 1;

Hello! Greetings from the inside of the human body, also known as my host, Claire. Now, you may be wondering what’s my name?, and what am I? Well, I’m known around here as Melanocyte, and most people call me Mel. My job is to make you look like you. I have many locations with many cells that are just like me. I’m mainly located in the deepest layer of skin, the epidermis, you can also find me in hair follicles and the middle layer in your eye know as the uvea. 

I have many responsibilities, my friends and I have the job of distributing melanin, which is pigmentation. So the reason why you may never tan or just seem to gain a perfect natural glow over the summer is all thanks to me. My primary function is to pigment your distinct features on your body, your skin, eyes, hair, etc. So, when do we occur? Primitive melanocytes first appear in the skin during the eighth week of fetal life, but at that time they produce little melanin. Only after you are born normal melanocyte cells begin to function in the right matter. In the skin, I form a bond with the keratinocytes which are the cells that make your hair. So, what do I look like? Well, I’m not a super fancy cell, I’m on the primitive side. I have a nucleus and other organelles such as Phaemelanosomes, eumelanosomes, Eumelansomes. Cells like me can have plenty of friends or little depending on their host’s genetics.

picture link;  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

part 2;

What questions did you need to research in order to research your topic?

  • What does the cell look like?
  • Where is it located?
  • Is this cell’s role necessary?
  • Are there any consequences to your body if the cell is not in the body?
  • what is the primary function of the cell?
  • does my cell use other cells to do its job?

what digital tools did I use to create this project?

  • Gale Engage Learning
  • EBSCO Host
  • Science in Context
  • google scholar
  • science Direct

what was the process I used to investigate my topic?

  • Asked questions about the cell.
  • Acquired Information about the cells.
  • Analyzed Information collected to verify legibility.
  • Applied information to answer questions.
  • Assessed information to create cell story.

how did I verify my information I found

I read a various number of articles on the school proofed websites to check if the information was consistent and made sense. I also researched other websites found on google to check for consistency.

How did the process of completing this challenge go? What could you have done better?

I found this project to be quite straightforward and very understandable. The library research resources made it much easier to find information and learn about my cell. Nextime, I could’ve spent more time and go into more depth but due to personal circumstances, I wasn’t able to in that amount of time. I spent a large amount of time researching and not enough time writing my story. overall, this was a pretty understandable project for me in my perspective.

references;

http://go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?tabID=Reference&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchResultsType=SingleTab&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm&currentPosition=1&docId=GALE%7CCV2430500253&docType=Topic+overview&sort=Relevance&contentSegment=&prodId=SCIC&contentSet=GALE%7CCV2430500253&searchId=R1&userGroupName=43riss&inPS=true

https://www.britannica.com/science/melanocyte

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3996377/

https://www.promocell.com/products/human-primary-cells/melanocytes/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022202X15344997