Project Description
In this project our group was supposed to research two systems in the human body and make a model to demonstrate how these two systems are crucial to the body and how they work together. We researched information on an organ system, and we taught the class how it works, what does it do, what types of cells and tissues, how is it organized, and how does it function? For this project my group and I researched the musculatory and nervous systems.
Project Evidence
Biology Concepts
Muscle Contraction: is the activation of tension-generating sites within muscle fibers. Muscle contraction is apparent in all movement and is crucial to mobility. In our project we used legos to push the model back to simulate contraction. Fast-Twitch Muscles: Fast twitch muscles are good for rapid movements like jumping to catch a ball or sprinting for the bus. They contract quickly, but get tired fast, as they consume lots of energy. Fast twitch muscles are important because we use them all the time whether we know it or not. It is used in day to day movements and vital to movement. In our project we used legos to push the model back to simulate contraction.
Slow-Twitch Muscles: Fast twitch muscles are good for rapid movements like jumping to catch a ball or sprinting for the bus. They contract quickly, but get tired fast, as they consume lots of energy. The slow twitch muscles could be portrayed by contracting the lego "muscle" slowly.
Smooth, Skeletal, and Cardiac Muscles: The three main types of muscles in your body. These three types are very important to the functioning of the body. In the presentation you can see the importance of these three muscles.
Axons:a long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that typically conducts electrical impulses known as action potentials, away from the nerve cell body. The function of the axon is to transmit information to different neurons, muscles, and glands.
Neurotransmitters: Chemicals sent through your body as signals. We had lights emitting from the brain to simulate signals being sent.
Slow-Twitch Muscles: Fast twitch muscles are good for rapid movements like jumping to catch a ball or sprinting for the bus. They contract quickly, but get tired fast, as they consume lots of energy. The slow twitch muscles could be portrayed by contracting the lego "muscle" slowly.
Smooth, Skeletal, and Cardiac Muscles: The three main types of muscles in your body. These three types are very important to the functioning of the body. In the presentation you can see the importance of these three muscles.
Axons:a long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that typically conducts electrical impulses known as action potentials, away from the nerve cell body. The function of the axon is to transmit information to different neurons, muscles, and glands.
Neurotransmitters: Chemicals sent through your body as signals. We had lights emitting from the brain to simulate signals being sent.
Reflection
Overall this product went fairly well. Each group mate did their task and completed it through to the end. We did all our work on time and there was not much struggle throughout the entire project. Although the project went swimmingly, our group didn't have much communication. Two people branched off and did their own thing, while the other two did their own thing. This created a hole in our project chemistry and set us back a little bit. if we had collaborated more, this project would have went a lot easier for us. In this project I learned that I'm good with seeing a task out to the end. When I got my role in what to do I worked on that till I was finished and it worked well for me. In my next project I would like to work more on my communication skills. If I improve these skills, the group chemistry is going to be a lot better and we will finish our project quicker and more efficiently. Another thing I would like to work on would be my work ethicacy. I spent a lot of time listening to music and that time could have gone towards thinking of new ideas are finding ways to improve the project. For the next project I would like to cut down on that and always see if there is a room for improvement. A downside in our project would be our access to materials. Our original idea had been to create a model with Legos, but we didn't have Legos at the time so we couldn't get started on our model when everyone else was working on theirs. Instead we use this time to work on our presentation and develop a thorough understanding of the muscular and nervous systems.