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Observe an Organism:

Maple leaf Tree

ATMOSPHERE: This organism interacts with the atmosphere because it produces carbon dioxide.
GEOSPHERE: This organism interacts with the geosphere because the tree grows out of the soil in the ground.
HYDROSPHERE: This organism interacts with the hydrosphere because it needs water to grow and live.
BIOSPHERE: This organism interacts with the hydrosphere because it is a living thing.

Biological Community:

PRODUCER

Buttercup flower

Buttercup flowers niche is to bring in bees and butterflies by attracting them with their pollen and nectar.

This organism uses photosynthesis

PRIMARY CONSUMER

spider

spiders niche is to control insect population by trapping them and eating them.

SECONDARY CONSUMER

crow

crows niche is to “clean up” dead animals and garbage that has been scattered by other animals.

TERTIARY CONSUMER

Human

humans niche is to have the unique ability to shape and impact the ecosystem.

DECOMPOSER

Mushroom

mushrooms niche is to break down dead organisims and decompose.

The food web will get affected even if one species is threatened because it will have a defect on all the other species. it will have an unbalanced food web.

1. Was mitosis or meiosis easier to model?

Mitosis was easier to model as it had an identifiable start and finish. Since meiosis one and two are linked, meiosis is more challenging to model. In contrast with meiosis, that must be revised as it takes too long to illustrate both parts, mitosis may easily fit within one class block.

2. What was the most challenging thing in making your movie?

The most challenging aspect of this project was editing the final clip. This was the most challenging because with the drawing portion we had examples to base it on but with the editing we had make it up as we went.

3. What was the easiest thing to do in making your movie?

The schedule sheet was the easiest component of this assignment to complete because we had already gotten the unit package that included a breakdown of each mitosis and meiosis procedures.

4. How could you improve your movie?

we could prove our movie by putting all the photos in the same position.  When we were taking pictures, we used the stand but between the days the other classes would use it and it would change positions. Although we did try to keep in the stands in the same place it didn’t turn out how we wanted too.

5. Thinking about how you worked with your partner(s), what were some of the challenges and successes of working in a group?

When working in partners there can be challenges with someone not being there for the day because then you must do all the work for that day , but we didn’t struggle with this. If I remember correctly, it was only one or two days one of us were not there or late. When working in a group it makes the project easier because if you’re not sure of something instead of stressing about it you can ask your partner and they can help you with it.

6. Why is Mitosis important? In other words, what is the point of cells performing Mitosis?

New cells that are genetically identical to each other are produced throughout mitosis. Mitosis encourages development of cells and healing of tissues.

7. Why is Meiosis important? In other words, what is the point of cells performing Meiosis?

The biological process of meiosis is crucial to guarantee that all organisms generated via sexual reproduction have the proper quantity of chromosomes. Meiosis additionally generates variation in genes through the process of recomination.

1. What are the influences involved in your role play? (i.e., difference of opinion, going against your values, pressure from friends, pressure from a dating partner, etc.) 

The influences involved in our role play was someone thinking using steroids are okay while the others were against it. Tiana played the person who was peer pressuring Char, the person who didn’t feel comfortable taking it. Belle played a person who was defending char and telling Tiana it’s not okay to force someone into using steroids. 

2. Write a script for your role play (on a separate sheet of paper).

3. Explain how your conflict/issue was resolved. What skills were used to resolve this conflict/issue?

Our conflict was resolved after Belle used communication to tell Tiana to stop trying to give Char steroids. The skills used was communication and self-control because Char didn’t let Tiana force her into using steroids and belle used communication. 

4. How would using these skills make the person in the role play more resilient?

These skills would make the people in the role play more resilient because they know what’s right and they would stand by that even if they get pushed down for example Char, she knew what Tiana was forcing her to do was wrong and made her feel bad for not doing it, Char still believed that steroids are bad and used her self-control to be more resilient 

Elephant Mug

Medium

January 16, 2023

Charlene Empey

My initial idea for this project was to make an elephant mug on the wheel for my mom for her birthday. I decided it would be easier if I hand build it, so I did. I learned a lot from this project because it taught a lot of new techniques.