Adv Science

Summary: Over the course of our superhero project, we had to study heredity, genetics, and other mis cell aneous DNA topics (phenotypes and genotypes). While doing this project, I learned that genotypes are represented by a letter (capitalized - dominant, lower-cased - recessive) and that letter represents the phenotype. For example, my superhero had red hair. The phenotype to represent that would be R and r. Her genotype for her hair would be Rr. Backward-Looking: How much did you know about the subject before we started?  I knew a little bit, but nothing spectacular - for one, I knew a little about genetics and DNA - all through reading and using context clues (thanks, I-Ready!) and a little about phenotypes and genotypes when I saw it on the board about five months ago (I copied it down in my notebook and searched it up when I got home). Inward-Looking:  What does this piece tell you about yourself and how you learn? This piece tells me that I don't need to build some

Summary: During this week, we had to draw the "alter ego" of our superhero, including four changes in the alter ego, all of which had to be differences in their body systems and/or organs. I chose the eyes, nervous system, skeletal system, and muscular system. While drawing out my "villain" I learned that the femur was the longest bone in the human body (it stretches to an average of 19.9 inches!) and I also learned that brain stem is the most important part of the brain because it controls some of our unconscious movements that allow us to function/live properly (heart rate, breathing, etc). SP1: Asking testable and/or scientific questions. I asked   scientific questions when I was drawing out the villainous form of my superhero, such as, "What is the most important part of the brain? What is the longest bone in the body?" Image link:  Why are tertiary structures selfish? Because the amino acids are all wrapped up in themselves.