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Virus Unit Core Competency Self Assessment

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Artifacts:

Virus Project

I chose this artifact becuase I spent many hours working on this virus which I was really proud of. It was also a huge project we were given to show our understanding about viruses and our creativity.

Virus Simulation Lab

I chose this artifact becuase it was easy. All we did was take a cup with a number on it with some sort of liquid in it. But one of the cups had the virus which we didn’t know. So, the task was to pour your liquid into other peoples cups and back into yours with five different people. The reason for this lab was to see how fast a virus can spread in a small area called endemic. Endemic means an infectious disease regularly occuring within an area or community but in a restricted area such as a classroom which we demonstrated for this lab.

Explanation:

Core Competency:

I demonstrated the Core Competency Thinking becuase while I was brainstorming about my Virus Project, I had to think about what materials that would be best for building my model. I also had to do some research for my pamphlet which took some time and I had to be creative/think outside the box to design a pamphlet that was unique and different from the others.

I demonstrated the Core Competency Communication for attending the Virus Simulation Lab becuase I had to communicate with my classmates and be careful who could have the virus. But I also used communication becuase at the end of the class we discussed who could of started the virus and spreaded it too.

Natural Selection Critical Thinking Self-Assessment

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This experiement is designed to show how the process of natural selection occurs in a predator/prey relationship. The prey is the insect
(Yummi treatus) which is represented by the licorice candy in the photo i have provided. There are two pigmentations red and black for this species. The predator is a large bird which is you called the Dodo studentus.

Critical Thinking Self-Assessment Prompts:

I demonstrated that i can collect and analyse evidence when i… participated as the predator to catch the preys on different coloured backgrounds. I analysed evidence by comparing my results to each background to note which prey survived better given to their environment/background.

I demonstrated that i can connect evidence i collected to big ideas when i…am using the data and procedure of the experiment in order to connect it to real life applications or where the background represents in an environment for that specific species.

I demonstrated that i can make predictions based on evidence when i…know the purpose of the experiment and the results that will be discovered, i can predict these results based on my understanding of “camoflouge” and the importance that blending in has on which prey the predator will most likley choose in each scenario.