community connection
For my community connection, I was given the task to obtain seeds of some kind of flower and send them to kids that need a bit of color in their life.
csi project reflection
The CSI Forensics project was perhaps the most thought invoking project of the year. Between jumping from suspect to suspect for the murder of Aaron Lee, closely examining fingerprints, analyzing blood spatter, and running DNA comparison test, this project was thoroughly engaging and interesting while at the same time very helpful in teaching me about the world of crime, DNA, forensic science, and the justice system. The purpose of this project was to teach the class about the U.S. justice system and the sciences that revolving around making the correct decision in court. Some of the sciences involved in this project are, DNA analysis, blood typing, blood spatter analysis, determining the trajectory of a bullet, GSR (gun shot residue), and fingerprint collection and comparison.
My personal engagement in this project was strongly enjoyable, as I was able to do lots of hands-on work and plenty of critical thinking. Working to solve our murder case was something that I found to be incredibly fun and engaging while, at the same time, educational and productive. Through this project, I learned all about the justice system that our country has as well as the many different kinds of science involved in convicting a criminal. Overall, I would say that I definitely enjoyed this project.
My personal engagement in this project was strongly enjoyable, as I was able to do lots of hands-on work and plenty of critical thinking. Working to solve our murder case was something that I found to be incredibly fun and engaging while, at the same time, educational and productive. Through this project, I learned all about the justice system that our country has as well as the many different kinds of science involved in convicting a criminal. Overall, I would say that I definitely enjoyed this project.
DISSECTION
For our biology dissection project, we had to dissect either a cat, shark, or fetal pig. I chose to do the cat because of it's larger anatomy. After we spend a couple of weeks studying all the different body parts of the cat, we had to video tape ourselves giving a complete tour of the entire anatomy of the cat.
monkey meal plan
For the monkey meal plan project, we were tasked with creating a new recipe for monkeys that has a certain amount of each vitamin and mineral. We were only allowed to use certain kinds of food because the facility that houses these monkeys gets all their food from donations.
American Nightmare
Created by: Chris Niles
Category: High carb meal for monkeys
Total Carbs: 193.78
Total Fats: 89.53
Total Sugars: 62.38
Makes: 104 0z/10 Cups
Serve in: Bowl/Plate
Prep Time: About 15 minute
Ingredients:
Directions:
Created by: Chris Niles
Category: High carb meal for monkeys
Total Carbs: 193.78
Total Fats: 89.53
Total Sugars: 62.38
Makes: 104 0z/10 Cups
Serve in: Bowl/Plate
Prep Time: About 15 minute
Ingredients:
- 1 package ramen
- 1 cup chopped mango
- 3 cups shredded lettuce
- 2 sliced bananas
- 2 cups almonds
- 2 chopped hot dogs
Directions:
- Cook ramen by boiling.
- Drain water from cooked ramen and set aside.
- Heat hot dogs by boiling or microwave and chop when hot.
- Chop lettuce into strips if not already.
- Slice two bananas.
- Mix ingredients one by one into cooled ramen noodles.
- Serve into even proportions for monkeys.
DNS Monitoring Recommendations Project
The Durango Nature Studies project is something that biology students do each year. What we do is go down to DNS (Durango Nature Studies) and conduct a multitude of tests on water quality and populations of frogs and insects.
During out time on the DNS land, we were instructed to first catch and identify as many frogs as possible so that we could compare the population differences between species. The field work that was conducted was primarily tests to identify the quality of the river and pond on the DNS property. Tests included but were not limited to; Coliform Bacteria tests, oxygen in water tests, and nitrate in water tests.
Once we finished our field work at DNS, we had to make graphs and charts to show the change in rates from last three years. Once we collected all of the data, contracted graphs to help show the differences.
I was personally assigned to make traps for use of students in the future years of doing this project. Overall, I am satisfied with the final outcome of this project. I feel that it required me to engage in what I was doing more and helped me achieve a greater understanding of how some ecosystems work. As well as this, I also think that during this project, I learned how to be just a little bit more creative and imaginative with what I produce in school.
During out time on the DNS land, we were instructed to first catch and identify as many frogs as possible so that we could compare the population differences between species. The field work that was conducted was primarily tests to identify the quality of the river and pond on the DNS property. Tests included but were not limited to; Coliform Bacteria tests, oxygen in water tests, and nitrate in water tests.
Once we finished our field work at DNS, we had to make graphs and charts to show the change in rates from last three years. Once we collected all of the data, contracted graphs to help show the differences.
I was personally assigned to make traps for use of students in the future years of doing this project. Overall, I am satisfied with the final outcome of this project. I feel that it required me to engage in what I was doing more and helped me achieve a greater understanding of how some ecosystems work. As well as this, I also think that during this project, I learned how to be just a little bit more creative and imaginative with what I produce in school.