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Anatomy and Physiology Core Competency

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The artifact that I chose is from a Diffusion Lab and this is specifically a starch cell after 24 hours in an IKI and water solution.

This artifact is from the Diffusion lab and shows observations throughout the lab.

Communication CC

During this lab, I worked with a partner and to create this cell which required collaboration. We had to work together and take on roles and responsibilities to make sure we did the lab correctly. We made sure that we had equal responsibilities and helped each other out because many parts of this lab required us to work together. For example, while making the cell I had to open and hold the dialysis tube carefully so my partner could pour in the solution. We also had to work as one while tying the cell to secure it. We did have times when we were confused about what to do next and helped each other out by thinking out loud. We made sure that we both understood what was going on before starting the next step so we could avoid any miscommunication. For example, we were confused about how the leak occurred in our cell and had to work together to figure out what went wrong.

Thinking CC

For this lab, there was a lot of critical thinking involved as well and that can be seen in the second artifact. While doing the lab we had to observe the cell and solution before the 24 hours and after to see if there were any changes. The starch cell after 24 hours turned completely blue and from what we learned in class I could determine that the iodine and water diffused into the cell. I then had to analyze specific things such as mass, volume, and concentration. I then gathered evidence to support my observations which included an increase in mass from before the 24 hours. This required critical thinking because I had to figure out what substance diffused into the cell and what diffused out. lastly, I had to write a conclusion to summarize what happened in the lab and determine if my hypothesis was supported or not. I had to gather all my observations, and evidence to come to a conclusion on what happened in the lab.

Core Competency Goals

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If there is disagreement within the group, I find it helpful to…

When there are disagreements in a group what I found that works would be letting everyone share their ideas and try to satisfy everyone’s opinion. However, a goal of mine would be trying not to disagree with our group mates and letting everyone take turns speaking. I plan on taking a more leadership role and doing something before a disagreement occurs. 

Examples of where I communicate clearly and purposefully can be seen in… 

I believe I communicate clearly and purposefully in my math class because I tend to have more questions concerning the homework. I ask the people around me and communicate with them and problem solving. However, I do ask the teacher for help when I need it and communicate with them when I don’t understand. Although I am not that great at communicating in my other classes and I think that’s one of my goals to purposefully communicate in those classes. When I have questions to ask them frequently and get help when I need it. 

I can contribute to and work with criteria to improve my own work; evidence of that is…

I believe I can work with the criteria and following instructions for an assignment and if done in a group I will do my part for it. Evidence for that is my law class for my about me project where we needed to add everything on the criteria exactly. However, my goal is to do more than what the criteria says and go beyond. I hope I can not only do what is told and do extra for my assignments. 

Core Competency Self-Assessment

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Social Awareness & Responsibility in CLE 10

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Social awareness and responsibility are the awareness, understanding, and appreciation of connections among people. It is mainly interacting with others in a respectful and caring way. I demonstrate that I can interact with others and people around me respectfully. An example of this is when our class did an activity called Telestration Tuesday. This activity requires us to interact with each other and understand what our classmates portray without words. We go around and guess what the previous person drew without any words. This uses critical thinking and becomes a challenge to understand what they had in mind. You learn that everybody views things differently and how that can make an impact on your view. It becomes an obstacle when you have to think outside the box and connect with their thinking. Not always will this be right as well your view can change things leading to the next person having a new view. This skill can be applied every day, for example when you meet someone new, and they don’t speak the same language as you. The society we live in uses one important tool to communicate with everyone which are signs. To understand others, you need to be in their shoes and think as one person. This assignment is to interact with other classmates and think creatively. Also, to put you on the spot to connect different ideas that convey one thing. Even though this activity seems to be just for fun there are many skills that you can take away.