Jedi Training - Report Cards

Classification

I am proud of this poster project for the classification unit. Firstly because it was an incredibly fun project and I worked hard on the drawings and had fun with the binomial nomenclature. I also think the quiz on classification demonstated my learning very well as I recieved full marks.

                                                      Taxonomy
The following blogpost was also fun and demonstrates my learning because I was able to look into animals that always peecked my interestes and learn about their classification while comparing them and reflecting on their similarities and differences.
http://jessicatootsie.blogspot.ca/2013/09/classifying-and-comparing.html

                                                      Evolution

For this unit the assignment I am most proud of is the sock puppet video that was done by myself and Cathy. I feel like it showcased my understanding in a straight forward way that let me just explain what I know and to talk about it in a way that I found comfortable.
I am also proud of the evolution poster project. It required some honest to god thinking and a lot of "it can't evolve like that!" It was a nice visual way to see something evolve.

                                                      Viruses

                                                    
I believe the viruses quiz demonstrated my learning as I recieved a perfect score on it. I also think the questions answered on my blog about viruses demonstrated my learning because they were more fact based questions and helped me to understand viruses better
http://jessicatootsie.blogspot.ca/2013/10/viruses.html

                                                  Bacteria/Protist

I believe the bacteria and protist quiz shows my understanding of the unit as I recieved full marks on it.
The following blogpost also shows my understanding of bacteria and the functions of its parts by writing and defining all those functions with a labelled play dough bacteria structure.
http://www.jessicatootsie.blogspot.ca/2013/10/play-dough-bacteria_7621.html

Overall:

I know that my level of assignement completion and blog posts are constantly up to date.And on top of that I have begun to enjoy updating my blog when the oppurtunity arrises. I feel that I could participate in class more by offering my opinion on topics that are being discussed and by joining in on class wide discussions. But overall I feel my quality of work is consistent and that I always work diligently and hard when completing tasks.

My most powerful learning experience was when we looked at the different types of protist under a microscope through the slides. I thought it was amazing to see these amazing types of protist (Volvox!) under a microscope and then to calculate how small they actually are, It really puts all these things into perspection and makes you really think about how small they actually are.

Grades:

 After all is said and done this biology class has truly been something different and because of it I can look around my house and neighbourhood and look at things differently (I will never look at slugs the same way!)and for this report card I would want an A (specifically a 96%).