Health Takeaways
Not only was this semester chaotic in its own ways but along the way I learned a lot. In my Biology class there were so many topics we were taught. But there were two major takeaways that I took with me. Every Friday would be Health Friday where my teacher, Will, would answer questions that my peers would submit in a google form, anonymously of course, and educate us on anything we were curious or interested about. Not only has that helped me become better aware of myself but also on how I view my peers. Just knowing that my classmates were so engaged in understanding the human body and the reasons behind any forms our body has, has shown me that there is a lot in the world that I still need to discover and open up my eyes. I've also noticed that I know a lot more than when I first came into Biology class when the semester began. I nice to know that I'm able to understand how the body functions and why certain areas function, as well as the process to most of our bodies. Not only will I take all the knowledge I've learned with me but also the eagerness to learn more from my peers.
I've also gained a lot of information from presentations I made with my partner Mia (since we sit next to each other, we were always paired up together). Below are the presentations we put together and presented to the class.
I've also gained a lot of information from presentations I made with my partner Mia (since we sit next to each other, we were always paired up together). Below are the presentations we put together and presented to the class.
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Lab Final
The second to last week of school (which I thought we had two weeks left in still) and Will, my Biology teacher, assigns my class a final. But not just any final, a lab final. Which in the end, didn't seem as bad as I thought. The only reason I was freaking out was because I didn't want to fail and my grade to go down since I worked hard this semester to maintain it at an A+. It was different, of course to work in a group of four than with myself on a final. But I quite enjoyed collaborating with my peers and having a chance in receiving extra help on the final. Especially when there was a section that we had to create our own mini lab with our hypothesis and data. Besides the fact that this little twist let my group interact with each other it also made the final a lot less intimidating and fun throughout it. It didn't even seem like it was a final at all. My group really enjoyed the fun in creating our mini experiment and actually being the subjects for it.
Of course, as any person who works or has worked in groups understands the difficulty in sharing work. Even though there wasn't any tension with my group, some things still get in the way when one person doesn't seem to do as much work as the others. I also felt comfortable with the group I was assigned. I was very |
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familiar with each person and knew we would get along great. And since I felt close with my peers I was able to speak up and contribute to the lab. Below is our power point that my group had to create to show our mini lab with our hypothesis, data and results (shown in either a graph or a table), as well as our conclusion.