Overall, I feel like my lab went very well. I was able to test not only water quality, but also microplastics which gave me a great understanding of what we had already been building on (water quality), as well as understanding more about microplastics, which was a topic that was extremely interesting to me. But, if I were to design my lab again, I would change the locations in which I would be sampling from. Since I chose locations so far away, it was extremely difficult to find times to sample, or coordinate with others to get us a few samples. I believe that if I were to change my locations and sample more often, I would have been able to analyse the part of my question better discussing if/how the water quality and quantity of microplastics changes as the weather changes. I think I was focusing too much on how to make my lab different, rather than focusing on practicality. If I were to do my lab again, I would still test the exact same things that I tested for. It was really cool to test the water quality as well as the microplastic count because it gave me a better overall understanding of the places I was testing. I also got to learn more about water quality, which was something we had previously explored, and I also got to learn about microplastics. This worked out perfectly because during the time of my experiment, we had a scientist come in who talked to our class about microplastics, and why they are in our oceans. What went well during my lab was the microplastic testing because I was able to take the time to really search for the microplastics, and do water testing when I was getting a little tired of sitting at the microscope. It was really exciting to find a microplastic, and carefully tweeze it out of the petri dish. Overall, what I believe I will remember most from my lab design, and testing process is just realising that you can think really out of the box at the beginning, but before you actually pick an idea, make sure it is actually practical. I will be able to take this idea into future project ideas, and any time that there is room for me to develop my own idea. In conclusion, I am very proud of the work I did on my lab, and I feel like I learned so much about microplastics, and the water quality of some of San Diego’s most popular bodies of water In terms of my work to try to medically legalize methamphetamine, I learned a lot about the potential good the drug can do, and also why the drug has such a negative connotation against its name. Since my goal was to legalize the drug, I focused most of my time learning what good it can do, rather than why it is bad. I learned about why it can treat ADHD, and obesity, as well as how meth is already used to treat these things as a drug called desoxyn. Even though on the inside I might know that we really should legalize meth, I still had to play the persona of a person who truly believe meth can do good. By taking this stance, I was able to convince my audience to believe me, and that ultimately led to me somehow winning the debate. I will remember how to argue for something you might not necessarily believe, and how by doing this, it really opens your eyes to see both sides. I hope my audience remembers to not judge by the name, and listen before you decide what stance you want to take. Overall, I am very proud of my work on the drug poster, and my ability to convince my audience. Overall, after taking my first chemistry class ever, I will remember the time when Chris and I brought in live fish for the Chromate presentation, and made little watersheds for the fish to live in. I knew that at the start of class, I needed to do something big and different, so bringing in the live fish seemed like the perfect thing to do. I feel as if that set the bar for the rest of my ear, and how I was always going to do something above and beyond for every assignment to get the grade I want. I feel very confident moving forward, because I have taken the time and asked the questions needed to fully understand all of the confusing concepts that we have learned. I am truly proud of all of the work I have done, and can’t wait to move on to more science classes. It is also exciting to know that I will be participating in more challenge options next semester, even though I won’t be taking chemistry any more. If I could have done anything differently this semester, I would have just changed where I was sampling from for my lab. Honestly, I am so proud of my understanding of what we have learned, and everything I have done and created this semester.
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After testing the water, and microplastics from the San Diego Bay, Mission Bay, and the La Jolla Cove, I have found that the water is pretty safe. I ran an extensive amount of water tests to analyze the quality of the water, as well as tested for microplastics from the sediment around each of my locations. These tests gave me an in-depth look at how our county is treating the water, as well as if the water quality needs any improvement. I tested pH, Phosphate, Nitrate, Iron, Nitrite, Calcium, and Ammonia. I did these test 2 times each, and found that the results were the same as the first time that I tested. When analysing the microplastic amounts I found that the only location that actually had microplastics was the La Jolla Cove. I believe this could be because of the fact that the La Jolla Cove’s sediment is sand. Since the ocean contains so many microplastics, it is not a surprise that there are microplastics in the sand. Since the bays are enclosed bodies of water, it is less likely that there are microplastics because it would require plastics to be in the water, then break down and make their way to the shore. Overall, it was really cool to see what the water quality, and microplastic amounts were like in some of San Diego’s most populated bodies of water. For exhibition, I plan on collaborating with Chloe and Elly to have an interactive station that will feature a picture slideshow featuring the work that we have done, a microscope to find/see your own microplastic, and a pH test to show one of the simpler tests that we used to gain a deeper understanding of our water quality. This will give the visitors a look into the tedious work that we did, and the overall type of work that we both worked on. I think this will be really cool, and bring excitement to our station, and ur posters, and give us even more to talk about and do with the people who want to learn more.
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