Biology Film Reflection
Purpose:
a) The purpose of this project was to help us answer the question "What makes individuals unique?", and I believe a big part of this project was to work on collaborating and learn new skills to create beautiful work.
b) I believe as an individual I did well at meeting this purpose. This is because I was able to learn about DNA, how it works, and about mutations that can change things such as hair color or eye color. These are a few things that can show differences or uniqueness of individuals. I also believe I did well collaborating with others because I was able to talk to everyone and get things done efficiently a lot of the time, and a skill I think I grew in was leadership. I believe I grew in leadership because I tried to keep things organized and when something needed to be done or someone needed something to do I did my best to figure out what to do. I also stepped up to tasks when others did not or could not such as sketching part of the process wall and coming to school early to make sure it was completed in time for exhibition.
c) As a class I think that we did well in learning the content for the most part because I think everyone learned at least one thing from this project, and I believe we also did well with learning new skills because multiple people tried new things during this project that they may not have been comfortable with.
Warm Feedback:
a) I personally think I did well, as I mentioned before, learning how to put myself into a leadership position when needed. I did this multiple times. Sometimes for the process wall, and other times I stepped up when figuring out props we needed and how to get them. I helped assign people to do things so that everything would get done and everyone would have a chance to contribute to our project.
b) As a class I believe we did good at stepping outside our comfort zones in order to contribute to the project. An example of this occurring was when a few of our peers were not really interested in or comfortable with acting in our movie, but when we needed help they stepped up to the opportunity and did really well. This was a big help for finishing the movie and including everyone in the process of creating the movie.
Areas for growth:
a) A personal challenge I had during this project was figuring out what props we needed and how we'd get them as fast as the script was being written. I tried to stay organized and get everything we needed in time but I feel I wasn't always on the same page as the script writers or those filming.
b) As a whole class I think our biggest challenge was getting the filming all done in time for our exhibition. We became determined to finish the filming so that we could have all of our scenes rather than focusing on the quality of the scenes and the film in the end. We did complete shooting our scenes, but some of them had to be cut out.
c) In order to fix and improve upon my personal challenge I could've and next time should communicate with the script writers and film crew more and start finding and deciding on props much earlier on in the project. This way I'll be organized and know the required props ahead of time and when they are needed. As for the class challenge I believe we should've focused on the quality of our scenes much more so that we would all be proud of the hard work that went into the project, and we should give more time for editing to be done so that the film will be made to the best of our abilities.
d) In this project collaboration was very important because everyone had to communicate and work together in order to accomplish each part. For example, the script writers had to work together to write the script and then they got critiques from the class. That was one area where we collaborated, but we had to collaborate throughout the whole project so that props could be set, actors and actresses had to work together to get scenes, they also had to work with the people filming, and everyone had to work together with the directors in order to get everything put together and done.
e) I collaborated with script writers by going over their script with them and figuring out what props we would need to have in order to fit the image they had for our film. I also collaborated with the directors so that I would know how and when we were doing the scenes, and what needed to happen before we could shoot the scene.
Looking forward:
a) If we were to do this project I would say we needed even more collaboration between every group of people so that we communicated well, got things done efficiently, and also so we would all be on the same page throughout the project and everyone knew exactly what we were doing and trying to accomplish at all times.
b) If I were to change something about this project I would suggest unless we had more time next time we did it I would not try to make the movie as serious as we did because we didn't have the time to perfect scenes to make them real enough. I would recommend making an attempt at a comedy instead as I saw another class had done.
c) Something I would not want to change about the project is the opportunity to pick our roles in the movies because I believe that when people are given the choice of what they want to do you can end with a better product. This is because if you're interested in and enjoy the role you have then you will most likely try harder to fill the role than if you did not enjoy your position.
a) The purpose of this project was to help us answer the question "What makes individuals unique?", and I believe a big part of this project was to work on collaborating and learn new skills to create beautiful work.
b) I believe as an individual I did well at meeting this purpose. This is because I was able to learn about DNA, how it works, and about mutations that can change things such as hair color or eye color. These are a few things that can show differences or uniqueness of individuals. I also believe I did well collaborating with others because I was able to talk to everyone and get things done efficiently a lot of the time, and a skill I think I grew in was leadership. I believe I grew in leadership because I tried to keep things organized and when something needed to be done or someone needed something to do I did my best to figure out what to do. I also stepped up to tasks when others did not or could not such as sketching part of the process wall and coming to school early to make sure it was completed in time for exhibition.
c) As a class I think that we did well in learning the content for the most part because I think everyone learned at least one thing from this project, and I believe we also did well with learning new skills because multiple people tried new things during this project that they may not have been comfortable with.
Warm Feedback:
a) I personally think I did well, as I mentioned before, learning how to put myself into a leadership position when needed. I did this multiple times. Sometimes for the process wall, and other times I stepped up when figuring out props we needed and how to get them. I helped assign people to do things so that everything would get done and everyone would have a chance to contribute to our project.
b) As a class I believe we did good at stepping outside our comfort zones in order to contribute to the project. An example of this occurring was when a few of our peers were not really interested in or comfortable with acting in our movie, but when we needed help they stepped up to the opportunity and did really well. This was a big help for finishing the movie and including everyone in the process of creating the movie.
Areas for growth:
a) A personal challenge I had during this project was figuring out what props we needed and how we'd get them as fast as the script was being written. I tried to stay organized and get everything we needed in time but I feel I wasn't always on the same page as the script writers or those filming.
b) As a whole class I think our biggest challenge was getting the filming all done in time for our exhibition. We became determined to finish the filming so that we could have all of our scenes rather than focusing on the quality of the scenes and the film in the end. We did complete shooting our scenes, but some of them had to be cut out.
c) In order to fix and improve upon my personal challenge I could've and next time should communicate with the script writers and film crew more and start finding and deciding on props much earlier on in the project. This way I'll be organized and know the required props ahead of time and when they are needed. As for the class challenge I believe we should've focused on the quality of our scenes much more so that we would all be proud of the hard work that went into the project, and we should give more time for editing to be done so that the film will be made to the best of our abilities.
d) In this project collaboration was very important because everyone had to communicate and work together in order to accomplish each part. For example, the script writers had to work together to write the script and then they got critiques from the class. That was one area where we collaborated, but we had to collaborate throughout the whole project so that props could be set, actors and actresses had to work together to get scenes, they also had to work with the people filming, and everyone had to work together with the directors in order to get everything put together and done.
e) I collaborated with script writers by going over their script with them and figuring out what props we would need to have in order to fit the image they had for our film. I also collaborated with the directors so that I would know how and when we were doing the scenes, and what needed to happen before we could shoot the scene.
Looking forward:
a) If we were to do this project I would say we needed even more collaboration between every group of people so that we communicated well, got things done efficiently, and also so we would all be on the same page throughout the project and everyone knew exactly what we were doing and trying to accomplish at all times.
b) If I were to change something about this project I would suggest unless we had more time next time we did it I would not try to make the movie as serious as we did because we didn't have the time to perfect scenes to make them real enough. I would recommend making an attempt at a comedy instead as I saw another class had done.
c) Something I would not want to change about the project is the opportunity to pick our roles in the movies because I believe that when people are given the choice of what they want to do you can end with a better product. This is because if you're interested in and enjoy the role you have then you will most likely try harder to fill the role than if you did not enjoy your position.
This is our process wall that shows how we moved from DNA content to picking an idea to script writing to filming to editing:
Ecology Take Action Project Reflection
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Prior Learning:
Before this project, I have learned about how to write a scientific proposal. I learned this skill in prior science classes I have been in as well as this biology class. We learned about using a professional tone in our writing. We also learned in this biology class this year that you should not use pronouns in your scientific proposals. Since I have used these skills before I felt confident in my proposal after I wrote it. Present Experinence: Two significant things I accomplished in this project were learning to make infographics on Venngage and talking to the public about our project at the exhibition. Being able to do these two things contributed to the project because the infographic gave information on part of our |
Ecology Take Action Project Reflection
Prior Learning:
Before this project, I have learned about how to write a scientific proposal. I learned this skill in prior science classes I have been in as well as this biology class. We learned about using a professional tone in our writing. We also learned in this biology class this year that you should not use pronouns in your scientific proposals. Since I have used these skills before I felt confident in my proposal after I wrote it.
Present Experience:
Two significant things I accomplished in this project were learning to make infographics on Venngage and talking to the public about our project at the exhibition. Being able to do these two things contributed to the project because the infographic gave information on part of our proposal. Also talking to the public about our project was beneficial for the project because it spread the word about the black bears and encouraged my group members to talk to people about it as well.
A difficulty I came across was keeping my group on track in order to get our work done in time. This was a difficult thing for me because I am a person who gets shy and doesn't want to come across as bossy, and because of this a lot of the time in groups I do most of the work. I do this to put my own mind at rest knowing that the work is done and a weight is lifted off my shoulders. I should improve on this by working on gaining confidence to talk and help lead my groups.
Some of my assumptions were correct and some were proved wrong during this project. I was proved wrong by some of my group members who got their work done on time and it was done really well. Although some members proved me right and had some trouble getting their section of the work done when it was needed.
In this project I learned a lot about bears mortality rate, and why bears come into town and to people's houses. I learned that more bears come into town when there is a shortage of food in their ecosystem and they decide to come down into town in order to find food. Bears also come to people's houses to find food and when they aren't scared away they begin to believe that it's okay to continue coming back
If I did this project again I would try to decide on our projects question sooner and hopefully find data sooner as well. If we did this I think we could have had more information and more time to make our infographics better and easier to understand.
Your Future:
This project helped me with my future because learning how to make the infographics which I can use in future classes. Also working in groups helps because at jobs you have to work with people whether you know or like them or not. This skill is practiced in a lot of classes and will be very helpful for when we are needed to collaborate with others.
It would have been helpful to know how to make an infographic on Venngage. This would have been helpful because I could have been able to put the infographic together faster with a better presentation. After being able to make the infographic faster I could have received more critique and made it as good as possible.
The activities in this project meshed well with my learning style because I enjoy working outdoors and in groups. We got to be in groups throughout the project which I enjoyed because I work better in groups than individually. I feel that when I'm in a group I can collaborate well and we can all pitch in ideas and our work to make a good final product. I also really liked the hiking and trail work because we learned a lot and it was fun to do the hike and trail work.
Participating in this experience will change how I approach other projects because I will have more confidence in my group members than I used to. I can also work on having the confidence to talk to my group members and encourage them to get their work done.
Before this project, I have learned about how to write a scientific proposal. I learned this skill in prior science classes I have been in as well as this biology class. We learned about using a professional tone in our writing. We also learned in this biology class this year that you should not use pronouns in your scientific proposals. Since I have used these skills before I felt confident in my proposal after I wrote it.
Present Experience:
Two significant things I accomplished in this project were learning to make infographics on Venngage and talking to the public about our project at the exhibition. Being able to do these two things contributed to the project because the infographic gave information on part of our proposal. Also talking to the public about our project was beneficial for the project because it spread the word about the black bears and encouraged my group members to talk to people about it as well.
A difficulty I came across was keeping my group on track in order to get our work done in time. This was a difficult thing for me because I am a person who gets shy and doesn't want to come across as bossy, and because of this a lot of the time in groups I do most of the work. I do this to put my own mind at rest knowing that the work is done and a weight is lifted off my shoulders. I should improve on this by working on gaining confidence to talk and help lead my groups.
Some of my assumptions were correct and some were proved wrong during this project. I was proved wrong by some of my group members who got their work done on time and it was done really well. Although some members proved me right and had some trouble getting their section of the work done when it was needed.
In this project I learned a lot about bears mortality rate, and why bears come into town and to people's houses. I learned that more bears come into town when there is a shortage of food in their ecosystem and they decide to come down into town in order to find food. Bears also come to people's houses to find food and when they aren't scared away they begin to believe that it's okay to continue coming back
If I did this project again I would try to decide on our projects question sooner and hopefully find data sooner as well. If we did this I think we could have had more information and more time to make our infographics better and easier to understand.
Your Future:
This project helped me with my future because learning how to make the infographics which I can use in future classes. Also working in groups helps because at jobs you have to work with people whether you know or like them or not. This skill is practiced in a lot of classes and will be very helpful for when we are needed to collaborate with others.
It would have been helpful to know how to make an infographic on Venngage. This would have been helpful because I could have been able to put the infographic together faster with a better presentation. After being able to make the infographic faster I could have received more critique and made it as good as possible.
The activities in this project meshed well with my learning style because I enjoy working outdoors and in groups. We got to be in groups throughout the project which I enjoyed because I work better in groups than individually. I feel that when I'm in a group I can collaborate well and we can all pitch in ideas and our work to make a good final product. I also really liked the hiking and trail work because we learned a lot and it was fun to do the hike and trail work.
Participating in this experience will change how I approach other projects because I will have more confidence in my group members than I used to. I can also work on having the confidence to talk to my group members and encourage them to get their work done.
