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My artifact that I chose for science 9 is my strawberry DNA lab. In this lab we extracted DNA from a strawberry cell. We did this by getting the DNA out of the nucleus in this lab from smashing the strawberries in a bag with dish soap, salt, and tap water. The smashing was to break up the plant cell walls in a bag. The dish soap was to break down the fats in the cell membranes and nuclear membranes so the contents of the cell and nucleus can be released. The salt breaks up proteins chains the bind around the DNA separated from the rest of the material. Since my teacher added more than the amount of strawberries everyone was supposed to have we had lots of strawberry DNA. I think I demonstrated communication with my partner during this lab since we had to ask around for other partners opinions.

My Artifact:

This semester I wrote my speech on “Why Orca’s do not Belong in an Aquarium”. I was happy with my speech because it was a topic I was passionate about.

Curricular Competencies Reflection

During my speech I connected with my classmates by making them imagine what it would be like if they were kidnapped from their home and put in a room smaller than your closet for the rest of your life. Forced to perform for other peoples entertainment. I learnt that connecting with your audience can make your speech more entertaining to hear. By adding visuals it also makes your speech more interesting.

Core Competencies Reflection

For my core competency reflection I choose thinking because I made my classmates think about what it would be like as an orca. The struggles that young calve orcas taken from the wild has to go through. The mental heath and physical harm they have to go through. I also had visuals with photo examples of the abuse.

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