Project Blog Charity Fair 2016

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http://www.theanswertocancer.org/CRI/media/img/footer-cri-logo.png

Summary:

The CRI is a charity determined to find the cure to cancers like breast cancer and bladder cancer. If you were going to give this charity one dollar 85 cents go to research and the stuff they need to pay for and 15 cents go to overhead. This charity was also rated an A on charity watch which is a website that monitors charities and gives ratings to them ranging from As to Fs. This is a charity that raises a lot of money for research on finding cures to cancer.

Backward-Looking:
Have you done a similar kind of work in the past (earlier in the year or in a previous grade; in school or out of school)?

Yes I have done this in previous grade like in 5th and 6th grade. In all those years I have sold food to raise money for numerous charities. In 5th grade I sold popcorn and in 6th I sold rice krispies and this year I sold cookies to raise money for CRI. They are all the same thing just the rules, items sold and charities have changed through the years. But nevertheless the same project.

Inward-Looking:

What did/do you find frustrating about it?

Well the cost and profit was a mess and me and my partner were both confused on how to properly do it. There was also the problem with our price how we didn't have change for 50 cents if they payed 3 dollars. And sometimes people were not interested in food. But a lot of people thought the microwavable cookies didn't look too good so they went for shortbread. But those were the problems and stuff I found frustrating about.

Outward-Looking:

What the one thing you particularly want people to notice when they look at your work?

I want people to see all the hard work we put into it like the tri-fold. Most people just came by and asked about our prices and bought the cookies and walked off. Most people didn't recognize the hard work we put into our products and tri-fold and they walk off to buy some more items. I also put a lot of time and effort into a lot of cookies but most people just looked at them and walked off. So that is the one thing I want people to see when they look at our work.

Forward-Looking:
What would you change if you had a chance to do this piece over again?

I would like to change our product because by now I know food doesn't sell too well at the charity fair. Some people say they were trying to avoid food and some just didn't want it. I would like to change our product because I know other stuff like snow globes and slime sell well because people are actually interested in. So this is what I wish to change the next time we do this project.

Weekly Blog 11/28 - 12/02

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Summary:

The pistol shrimp has a big claw that snaps with great force shooting a bubble bullet to stun enemies or prey.When snapped the claw produces a sound far louder than a bullet at about 210 decibels while an actual gunshot averages about 150 decibels. Anything close enough to the bubble will feel the slight temperature change of 8000 degrees Fahrenheit as the bubble collapses. The pistol shrimp can even regrow its pistol claw and its pincer if they have been lost. This is not a shrimp to be messed with.

SP3: Planning and carrying out investigations

This week I have been showing SP3 as I was conducting a investigation on the pistol shrimp. This is SP3 because I have been a investigation on the pistol shrimp to learn about its abilities and weaknesses.

XXC

Weekly Blog 11/7/16 - 11/10/16

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https://www.aids.gov/images/aids-infographics/immune-system101-2-1.jpg

Summary:

The immune system is weak to diseases like the flu, the common cold, etc. But your body can recover over time or you can speed it up by taking medicines. But cuts can cause infections which is bad for the body and sometimes requires shots. (if you cut yourself with a blade that is rusted.) So to help risks of this happening the skin should reconnect like magnets if the cut is cut or penetrated. Like if you get cut the wound can close more faster to decrease blood loss and risk of infection. 

SP1: Asking questions and defining problems

This week me and my team asked questions on what part of the immune system needed redesigning which was the skin with a magnet type thing to help it reconnect faster to reduce blood loss and risk of infection. We solved the question of how we redesigning it by coming up with a magnet type thing to help it reconnect faster to reduce blood loss and risk of infection.

XCC 

(AKA Cross Cutting Concepts)

WAC Essay Is it better to be a Omnivore or a Vegetarian?

Out there in cities, streets, towns, there are people out there who feast on just plant life when there are other who feast on cow, pig and chicken. These are omnivores and vegetarians. Omnivores have lots of sources of food to eat like steak, pig, potatoes, etc. While vegetarians have just plant life to feast on like tomatoes, bread, apples, etc. Which would you choose? will you choose to eat just plants for the rest of your life or a balanced diet of meat and plant life?

I think a omnivore is the better way to a better life because 1. Meat contains high quality protein needed for the body. 2. The proteins found in meat improve bone health and increase muscle mass. And 3. Also we are made for eating meat because we do not have the right organs to digest cellulose, the main fiber in plants. Eating meat helps you gain proteins and other nutrients that plants have very little of like B12 and protein. "...(3.5 ounces) of raw ground beef contains vitamin B12, B3 (Niacin), B6, iron, zinc, selenum..." This shows that having 3.5 ounces of raw ground beef gives you all those vitamins that your body puts into good use.

Meat has proteins that improve bone health and increase muscle mass."...protein is important for is bone health. The studies show that consumption of protein is associated with increased bone density in old age and a lower risk of fractures. If you want to gain (or maintain) muscle, as well as prevent osteoporosis and fractures in old age, then the protein in meat can be beneficial." This means that meat improves your bones like milk does because it has calcium in it. Although meat doesn't have any in it it still improves your bones and muscles because the proteins in it and nutrients in it. Without meat in your diet your bones would be more weak and same goes to your muscles.

Humans have much shorter digestive systems and do not contain the right organs to process cellulose, the main fiber in plants. "Humans have much shorter digestive systems than herbivores and don't have the specialized organs to digest cellulose, the main fiber in plants." This would mean that humans are not made to have a all plant diet if they don't have the right organs to process cellulose which herbivores can because they are made for eating plants. Humans have also been eating meat as far back as 1.2 billion years. Meat is how we have become such an advanced civilization today. If we ate just plants then you wouldn't be looking at this essay. We would still be in the stone age.

Though omnivore is a better way many people think being a vegetarian is better. And that meat does increase your chance of catching certain diseases like cardio disease or diabetes. But there is a argument to that, though meat does increase chance studies have found only processed meat increases your chances, while unprocessed meat has no link to diseases. 

"In a massive study from Harvard that looked at data from 20 studies with a total of 1,218,380 individuals, they found no association between unprocessed red meat, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.The EPIC study from Europe didn't find any association either and this study included almost 450 thousand people. However, both of these studies found a significantly increased risk for processed meat. If you want to avoid chronic disease, then it makes sense to avoid processed meat as much as possible. But unprocessed meat seems to be fine." This shows that they found no link between unprocessed meat and diseases, which means that unprocessed meat is fine but avoid processed meat as much as possible.

Therefore being a vegetarian can be good for your health but I recommend eating meat instead. Meat has many nutrients that can not be found in commonly consumed plants. Unprocessed meat doesn't increase risk to diseases. The proteins found in meat improve bone health and your muscles. And finally we are not meant to eat plants. So these are all reasons why you should consider to become a omnivore and not a vegetarian.    

Immune System

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https://www.aids.gov/images/aids-infographics/immune-system101-2-1.jpg

Function:

The function of the immune system is to protect the body from germs and viruses by going around the body and fighting against germs.

Organs:
The immune system is not made up of organs but of tiny little cells going around and defending the body from viruses, diseases, etc.

Interactions with Other Systems:
The immune works with the circulatory system to help them get to where they need to go and they also work with the lymphatic system for the production of lymphocytes. Lymphocytes have different functions which allow them to respond to foreign invaders, some work alone but some can communicate with other cells.
Analogy:

The immune system is like malware protector because malware is like a virus to a computer and the malware protector finds and gets rid of viruses, spyware, malware, etc. And your body does the same thing just in the body not in a computer, it protects from germs, viruses, diseases, etc.

Structure and Function:
The skin is one of the most important parts of the immune system because it is more likely for sickness to reach your skin first rather than you inhaling the sickness because most of the other entry points to the body are blocked off by the skin. When germs, illnesses, viruses, etc touch the skin the immune system has compounds and cells that work to kill any bacteria that touches the skin, and you can help them by washing your hands because most germs you come in contact with are from touching stuff. The skin's shape is critical to cover the body to protect it so germs, diseases, virus, etc. Because it is more dangerous if sicknesses get in then they reach the skin which then cells and compounds work to rid of the sicknesses so the skin is the main line of defense for when sicknesses reach the skin. But the immune system does its best to rid of invaders in the body if they get pass the skin.

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Immune System

Weekly Blog-Cell Division Part 1

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Summary:

Cell division begins with the copying of its DNA so each daughter cell has the full DNA not just half of it. Then there are the other stages of cell division to go through like the telophase and the anaphase. Each phase has a different function like the interphase starting to copy its DNA first. 

Photosynthesis, and Cellular Respiration

Image Source: 

http://www.exploringnature.org/graphics/biology/cellular_respiration_model_72.jpg

Summary:

Photosynthesis produces oxygen and glucose. While cellular respiration creates energy, carbon dioxide and water. This creates a infinite cycle of energy for plants and animals to survive because they both take the other's products and convects them into reactants for the other as an infinite cycle for each other. The reactants for photosynthesis are Sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide. While cellular respiration's reactants are glucose and oxygen.

S&EP

SP2: Developing and using models

This week I demonstrated SP2 Developing and using models because this week I worked with gizmos to show models of how photosynthesis and cellular respiration work. This helps me understand how they work and how much they are dependent on each other.

Cause and Effect: