Respiratory System
Below is a link for the respiratory system Slide presentation. It talks about what the respiratory system does and how it helps us live.
http://bit.ly/1OvHdTU
Here is the Respiratory System model proposal. We will make two models representing two different parts of the system. This shows who we will make the model, what materials we will need, and what two functions we will portray.
http://bit.ly/1ZTX582
http://bit.ly/1OvHdTU
Here is the Respiratory System model proposal. We will make two models representing two different parts of the system. This shows who we will make the model, what materials we will need, and what two functions we will portray.
http://bit.ly/1ZTX582
Update (3/2/15)
Our second idea for the respiratory system was too simple, so we decided to make a new, somewhat more complex model. Here it is!
Yeah, this doesn't look like it represents the respiratory system, I know, but let me explain. The tubes represent bronchioles, which are divided from larger (but still very small) pipes called bronchi, which are divided from a human's main windpipe. They all head to the "lungs", and then are pumped out by two pumps.
We also made a stand for it, so now it's pretty much done, but we feel that it looks ugly and we should decorate it. We also need to get started on our original idea, because we have poured all of our efforts into this one so far. So stay tuned! The final product will be shared to the school on March 14.
We also made a stand for it, so now it's pretty much done, but we feel that it looks ugly and we should decorate it. We also need to get started on our original idea, because we have poured all of our efforts into this one so far. So stay tuned! The final product will be shared to the school on March 14.
Grand Rounds Activity
The grand rounds activity was sort of a guessing game with biology in it. Each group was given a disease that they had, and they had to guess the other group's disease based on symptoms and other clues given to them. My prediction and evidence is in the document below.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EZ0hdsBiRbz0QVc3oXfrrpyEMggsZCfdX2ko7RfAN4s/edit?usp=sharing
Respiratory System Final Project
So, the respiratory system model is finally finished! We decided to add red food coloring into the lungs, which would represent carbon dioxide instead of oxygen, and the tubes leaving the lungs expel the carbon dioxide instead of bringing the oxygen to the alveoli and bloodstream. We also made a neat poster/schematic to go with it.
We got great feedback from the audience on presentation night. The only criticism that we got was that the fun facts on the poster could have been larger, as apparently one of the judges could not see because it was too small. A lot of the other students presenting commended our presentation and many thought it was the best one they saw. Even though we had a lot of setbacks with leakage, missing group members (Donnie left San Marin High permanently and Zoe had to leave halfway through), and numerous pipe issues, we pulled through and presented a great project.
I was especially proud of how our concept showed the air through water usage. Using liquids and working with them in a project is not always the best option to go with and can sometimes be a challenge due to leaks and gravity, but we ended up with a really good project with few leakage issues (except around the pipes near the pump). I also really loved that we were able to complete this even though many members were missing on certain days. We didn't have time to decorate it, which I wish we could have done to make it more interesting or creative, and we should have pointed out better why there were numerous pipes leading to the same lungs (bronchioles are all a part of lungs but they all split up in numerous directions. We should have also figured out a better way to connect the "exhaling" pipes to the pump, as they kept falling off and that was the reason why we couldn't show one of our lungs.
Also I was stupid and turned on the pump before making sure the water being pumped would have a place to go. It didn't, and I ended up making a huge puddle on the ground. Thank goodness that was an informal presentation to a couple of others, and not the judges themselves!
I did this project with http://christianpedersen.weebly.com and http://zoepetty.weebly.com.
We got great feedback from the audience on presentation night. The only criticism that we got was that the fun facts on the poster could have been larger, as apparently one of the judges could not see because it was too small. A lot of the other students presenting commended our presentation and many thought it was the best one they saw. Even though we had a lot of setbacks with leakage, missing group members (Donnie left San Marin High permanently and Zoe had to leave halfway through), and numerous pipe issues, we pulled through and presented a great project.
I was especially proud of how our concept showed the air through water usage. Using liquids and working with them in a project is not always the best option to go with and can sometimes be a challenge due to leaks and gravity, but we ended up with a really good project with few leakage issues (except around the pipes near the pump). I also really loved that we were able to complete this even though many members were missing on certain days. We didn't have time to decorate it, which I wish we could have done to make it more interesting or creative, and we should have pointed out better why there were numerous pipes leading to the same lungs (bronchioles are all a part of lungs but they all split up in numerous directions. We should have also figured out a better way to connect the "exhaling" pipes to the pump, as they kept falling off and that was the reason why we couldn't show one of our lungs.
Also I was stupid and turned on the pump before making sure the water being pumped would have a place to go. It didn't, and I ended up making a huge puddle on the ground. Thank goodness that was an informal presentation to a couple of others, and not the judges themselves!
I did this project with http://christianpedersen.weebly.com and http://zoepetty.weebly.com.