In Biology, I have grown in understanding Biology content that relates to proteins. At first, I only knew that protein was a term used to describe the things are body gains from eating meat, but I now know that if it wasn’t for proteins the body wouldn’t be able to function at all. Proteins are the machines of the human and all living organisms’ bodies. They do the jobs that the cell commands them to do. Those jobs include rebuilding and strengthening the cells.  I also know that our bodies genes, which are on are chromosomes (located on the cell’s nucleus) codes for them. I’ve gone from relating proteins to meat to knowing that they are a key part that allows the body to function at its top performance.

 

       A learning endeavor that can support my growth, is the Healthy Living unit. The purpose of the project was to teach us the health and biological consequences of the things we/intake and how they can positively or negatively affect our bodies. The project was a joined with our Wellness/Fitness class, and in both classes we learn about the positives and negatives of in taking Proteins, Lipids (Fats), Carbohydrates, and Cholesterol. The process was first we learned about the key terms in Biology, then we had a test to assess our knowledge on them, we were split into groups of about 3-4 and in those groups we had to come up with an healthy event that focused on those terms, in that event we had to explain the content we learned in Biology and then teach it to a high-school or middle school audience, so they could understand it in simple terms, and we wanted our audience to think about their dieting and exercise habits and change them form the better, so they can achieve the best life possible. The products that was created in the process was PowerPoint that our group used to propose to our Biology and Wellness teachers that our event will actively educate our audience, and the Nutrition cards that my partner and I made that had simple facts about the fruit and veggie chips (our event) and how they are more beneficial for you instead of regular chips.

 

       An artifact that is related to the Healthy Living unit, is the PowerPoint made to explain our business plan about our event. The PowerPoint supports my growth because we touched on how in taking proteins allows the body to constantly rebuilds cells and support the bodily functions. We also talked about that if you don’t get enough protein the body will still them from your muscles to keep your brain functioning since the body puts the brain number one on the importance list.

 

       Another learning endeavor that can support my growth, is the Frozen Frog Unit. The purpose of the project was to determine how Hyla Chrysoscelis or Copes Gray Tree Frogs are able to survive being frozen in the winter and unthaw themselves as the temperature gets warmer. The process we went through was that we first completed the first half of the Hyla Chrysoscelis packet, so we can get a brief summary/idea of how they are able to do it. Then we completed a worksheet about diffusion and how that shifts the war from high concentration to low concentration, we completed an experiment that help us better understand how we could stop a beat cell from lysing, which also plays a roll on the frogs uncanny ability, and then we figured out that the frog expels the water out of its body through active transport, a form of protein, before the water freezes in the frogs body. Products that was made was the Beet cell poster, Hyla Chrysoscelis Packet, and Diffusion worksheet.

 

       An artifact that can support my growth of understanding proteins, is the Hyla Chrysoscelis packet. In the packet, we had to do research on Active Transports. We learned that Active Transports are a form of proteins are the outside of the cell that determines the flow of water; it’s kind of works like flood gates. Diffusion is the process of how water goes from high concentration to low concentration, but in active transports it goes from low to high concentration and this (plus other factors) is the reason Cope Gray Tree Frogs can survive when their body is frozen. Now, this truly supports my growth because I was able to understand how the Active Transport, a protein, can aid the frogs function in its ability to survive. Again, this furthers proves that my knowledge of proteins have grown from just knowing them as something that relates to meat to now understanding them on the level that is a key factor in all living organisms ability to function properly.