Organic Compounds and Photosynthesis! Weekly Blog #4

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Summary

This week in science, we studied organic compounds (or macromolecules) and photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is a process that plants go through to create oxygen for us to survive.We also studied organic compounds, something completely new that i've never heard of before. An organic compound is a compound made of carbon that can take many forms, The different types of organic compounds are lipids, proteins, carbohydrates/carbs, and nucleic acids.

S&EP - Communicating Information

I used scientific text to find important. information, evidence and ideas. I did a photosynthesis simulation on gizmos. This led me to understand that the color of the wavelengths can determine how well the photosynthesis process goes. This concluded to the results that the color green will reflect off of the plant, but the colors blue and orange get absorbed. We studied this as a class, and in the end I concluded the the most oxygen is produced from these colors

XCC - Patterns

I noticed a very repetitive pattern in one of the subjects we are studying, and that is the pattern of photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is the process that plant go through to create oxygen for us to survive. than we turn the oxygen into carbon dioxide, for the plants to make more oxygen. This becomes a cycle and pattern for the world to operate. 

Cell Wars Is at an End - Project Blog

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One of my memes that I made to defend the Ribosome (I couldn't get a screenshot of my Tackk)

Link To My Tackk: https://tackk.com/qcphm3

Summary

During this project, I learned a lot, mainly about the ribosome, and what it does to help the other organelles. In this project I studied about how the ribosomes function, and what their structure is like. I also learned about the Golgi body and the endoplasmic-reticulum. We had to know about these two because they help the ribosome with making proteins. For an example, the ribosomes produce the proteins, than the endoplasmic-reticulum sends it to the Golgi Body to package it. This is the brief summary of the ribosomes job, and our Cell Wars project.

Backwards Looking

I knew quite a bit about the subject of this project before we started. I think I remember studying cells in either 4th grade or 5th grade, but I definitely did at one point. There were a few things presented that I recognized from the past. For an example, the nucleus, cell membrane, cell wall, and cytoplasm definitely rang a bell. I definitely remembered taking some type of test about the functions and names of each of the organelles. This is how much I knew about the subject before hand.

Inwards Looking

Something I was especially proud about in this project was the video. I poured almost all of my effort into that video, and it really stuck out. Everybody overall enjoyed it and thought it was great. Most of all, the people said that they learned something as well as they enjoyed it. This is because we also put all of the information we got from our research into the video as well.

Outwards Looking

I would most probably give this project an overall A. I say this because my video was definitely much above the standards or the expectations. The posters had a lot of thought put into them. They were also very unique and creative concepts. The only thing that barely met the expectations were the smears. I say this because the maximum was either 7 or 5, and the minimum was 2. I made 2. Even so, the smears I made couldn't even qualify as smears. One of them was calling an organelle a plastic bag for god sakes! Anyways, im not very good at those things so that's why the smears barely made it.

Forwards Looking

Something I could definitely improve upon is the smears. When I was doing my smears I didn't put nearly as much effort as I did on the posters, needless to say the video. I barely cut it, making only 2 smears. The smears overall weren't at my best efforts, because im not really into doing stuff like that to others. I also didnt really wanted to start any "beef" between other organelles. That is what i would improve upon if I could do the project over again.

The Cell land Election is Still on! Weekly Blog #3

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Summary

This week in science, we accomplished several tasks for our cell wars project. The posters were due, so I applied the knowledge I knew about the ribosomes there. I made a poster about how they make your hair grow. I also made another promotional poster. This week, on top of the posters, I also did research on the ribosomes weakness. I read that the ribosomes can cause cancer if they are weakened or if they malfunction. This is due to proteins unable to perform their actions. This is why you experience hair loss and weakness during cancer.

S&EP - Arguing From Evidence

I used evidence to defend my explanation. I did this when people were trying to smear us on Ribosomes causing cancer. I answered, they only cause cancer if the are weakened or if they malfunction. This causes hair loss and overall weakness in your body. I used my credible sources to provide evidence. This is how I came back to the people trying to smear us.

XCC - Cause & Affect

This week, I learned several things about the ribosomes. There was one cause and effect pattern that I learned about over the course of the week, and that is the affect of proteins in your body. The proteins that are produced by the Ribosomes cause your bones and muscles to operate. However, if this so happens to malfunction or be weakened, than it starts to take affect on your body. it cause your bones and muscles to weaken as well as hair loss due to the lack of proteins being transmitted through your body.

Cell Wars Continues! Weekly Blog #2

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Summary

This week on the island, we continued our organelle war. Our organelle we are studying is the Ribosome. It turns out that the ribosome isn't an actual organelle. They aren't membrane enclosed so they aren't considered an organelle. They are also very small in size. Even though this is true, they are still extremely important to the cells. the provide extremely important proteins that help our body grow. From the bones all the way to the muscles.

S&EP - Arguing from evidence

I formulated evidence based on solid data when I stated the ribosomes importance. I used various websites as evidence. I stated that proteins are some of the key nutrients for your body to operate. They build your bones and muscles. They are also what make you strong. I collaborated with my peers in searching for the best explanation. I did some research on the structure of the ribosome. which I discussed with Sienna. Together we figured out that the ribosome has a large subunit and a small subunit.

XCC - Structure and Function

We were working on the structure this week. What we figured out is that they work together hand in hand with the function. There are two subunits in the ribosome. The large subunit and the small subunit both make the proteins.  they work together and make your bones and muscles work. This is why the structure and function are both necessary to produce proteins.