Pig Name: Kentucky Fried Pig (KFP)

The artifact I chose is the Fetal Pig Dissection Lab because despite missing multiple days due to illness my partner and I were able to complete most of the labelling.

Communication: This lab I demonstrated the communication core competency by working with my partner and sharing our ideas together. I showed communication and collaboration with this artifact by working with my partner to simultaneously label parts of the pig to work faster than we could alone. I was able to share my ideas successfully during this lab when I used my knowledge to explain where the various parts of the umbilical chord and vein so that my partner understood the differences. By ignoring our differences during the lab and focusing on the work we were able to collaborate successfully and complete as much of the lab as possible with our lost time. I will continue developing this skill in the future by working to not only ignore our differences, but try to connect in other ways when I have disagreements with group members.

Critical Thinking: This lab I used critical thinking to understand and locate organs in the pig by using my logic and understanding of the human body. This was best shown when looking for the kidneys, as I used my previous knowledge and critical thinking to recognize what they looked like (little beans) and to locate them (pretty low down in the torso). I used feedback to improve my dissection when, at the start I did a very shallow cut into the pigs head, but after advice from another student and Ms. Chew I made a much deeper incision to properly separate the jaw. I did not use much creative thinking during this lab due to its nature.