Secretary of the Future: Rush Creek
In this project, we created a policy change for an area of land and made predictions for the land's future with and without the change. Our policy change was to add chickens and eucalyptus trees to the Rush Creek area off of highway 101 in order to decrease the number of ticks in the area. We created a proposal and sent it to a representative.
Below is our Presentation!
Project History:
Day 1: Pick site
Day 2: Research site/brainstorm policy change
Day 3: Research site - population, species, species behavior
Day 4: Gather current condition of flora, fauna, soil, etc.
Day 5: Decide on policy change
Day 6: Make predictions for 50, 100, 300 and 1000 years
Day 7: Create digital/physical model
Day 8: Work on presentation and model
Day 9: Work on presentation and model
Day 10: Finish presentation and model
Day 2: Research site/brainstorm policy change
Day 3: Research site - population, species, species behavior
Day 4: Gather current condition of flora, fauna, soil, etc.
Day 5: Decide on policy change
Day 6: Make predictions for 50, 100, 300 and 1000 years
Day 7: Create digital/physical model
Day 8: Work on presentation and model
Day 9: Work on presentation and model
Day 10: Finish presentation and model
Concepts:
Biology: The study of living things
Ecosystem: how communities interact with the environment
Biodiversity: the diversity of life in a given area
Food Chain:The flow of energy through organisms in an ecosystem
Tropic Levels - Levels of energy use / creation
Organism Relationships: All organisms affect each other differently
Nutrient Cycles: Flow of nutrients through the environment and organisms
Ecosystem: how communities interact with the environment
Biodiversity: the diversity of life in a given area
Food Chain:The flow of energy through organisms in an ecosystem
Tropic Levels - Levels of energy use / creation
- Autotroph (Producer) :Uses energy from the environment
- Heterotroph (Consumer): Relies on other organisms for energy
Organism Relationships: All organisms affect each other differently
- Competition: Fighting between two species for the same resources
- Mutualism: Both species benefit from the relationship
- Comensialism: One species benefits without affecting the other
- Predatorism/Paratism: Harms one species and benefits the other
Nutrient Cycles: Flow of nutrients through the environment and organisms
Reflection:
This was our first project of the year and it was very successful! My group worked very well together and were able to finish the project before the due date. One area I personally need to work on is productivity. I often got distracted and would talk to other groups. In the future I plan to stay on task and ask my fellow group members if they need any help when I have finished my part. Another area I should improve in is leadership, I need to work on creating and expressing ideas that could improve the quality of the project. Our group worked really well together and I can't wait for future projects!