Our task in this project was to find a site in Novato and create a policy change that would affect the area and other areas around the globe. We decided to build a fish farm on the banks of the Petaluma River near Bahia. We would use coho salmon, and there would be a system of net pens as well as salt water fish runs for the fish to mature in and a hatchery for the eggs. I worked with Zack Griggy, Marilynn Hunt, and Sophia Galleguillos. We had to create a PowerPoint presentation that explained the policy change, the cost, the area we are building in, maintenance, and predictions about our area with and without the change. An attachment to our presentation is below.
Content
Biology: The study of living things and their interactions with other living and non-living things
Biotic: Living or has once been alive
Abiotic: Non-living
Ecology: The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
Individual: A single living organism
Population: A group of homogenous individuals that live in the same habitat
Community: Populations of different species interacting with each other
Ecosystem: How the communities interact with their environment
Biome: A group of ecosystems that have the same climate and similar dominant communities
Biosphere: Where all life exists in the world
Autotroph: An organism that uses energy from the environment to create its own "food"
Heterotroph: Relies on other organisms for energy/food supply
Producer: Autotrophs at the bottom of the food chain
Consumer: Heterotrophs that are higher on the food chain than producers
Trophic Level: The different steps in a food chain or web
Detritivores: Feeds on plant/animal remains and other dead matter for energy
Decomposer: Breaks down organic matter
Food Web: A diagram that shows the more complex relationships in the flow of energy through an ecosystem'
Ecological Pyramid: A diagram that represents the amount of energy in an ecosystem
Nutrient Cycle: The movement and exchange of organic and inorganic matter back into the production of living matter
Weather: The day-to-day condition of the earth's atmosphere
Climate:The average year after year conditions of temperature and precipitation in a specific region
Greenhouse Effect: Where the atmosphere radiates some escaping sunlight back down to earth to keep it warm
Niche: The role of a species in its ecological community
Succession: The process by which the structure of a biological community evolves over time
Biodiversity: The variety of organisms in a certain habitat or ecosystem
Resource: An item that an organism needs to survive
Biology: The study of living things and their interactions with other living and non-living things
Biotic: Living or has once been alive
Abiotic: Non-living
Ecology: The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
Individual: A single living organism
Population: A group of homogenous individuals that live in the same habitat
Community: Populations of different species interacting with each other
Ecosystem: How the communities interact with their environment
Biome: A group of ecosystems that have the same climate and similar dominant communities
Biosphere: Where all life exists in the world
Autotroph: An organism that uses energy from the environment to create its own "food"
Heterotroph: Relies on other organisms for energy/food supply
Producer: Autotrophs at the bottom of the food chain
Consumer: Heterotrophs that are higher on the food chain than producers
Trophic Level: The different steps in a food chain or web
Detritivores: Feeds on plant/animal remains and other dead matter for energy
Decomposer: Breaks down organic matter
Food Web: A diagram that shows the more complex relationships in the flow of energy through an ecosystem'
Ecological Pyramid: A diagram that represents the amount of energy in an ecosystem
Nutrient Cycle: The movement and exchange of organic and inorganic matter back into the production of living matter
Weather: The day-to-day condition of the earth's atmosphere
Climate:The average year after year conditions of temperature and precipitation in a specific region
Greenhouse Effect: Where the atmosphere radiates some escaping sunlight back down to earth to keep it warm
Niche: The role of a species in its ecological community
Succession: The process by which the structure of a biological community evolves over time
Biodiversity: The variety of organisms in a certain habitat or ecosystem
Resource: An item that an organism needs to survive
Reflection
Overall, I think this project went well. Two things we did well were time management and listening to corrections. We set a schedule for what we would do each workday, and we accomplished what we needed to do every time. The only time we felt like we were a little short on time was after the peer reviews when we were trying to implement the changes that our classmates suggested. We also listened to our teacher and tried to implement all the changes she suggested. I think we managed to implement everything our peers and teacher asked us to, and it made our presentation better. Two things that didn't go so well were staying on task and solving problems. We would sometimes read in class or play computer games, but we did that much less towards the end of the project. When we were faced with a problem, I tended to stress instead of trying to come up with a solution. However, I learned how to be a better problem solver from my group members.
Overall, I think this project went well. Two things we did well were time management and listening to corrections. We set a schedule for what we would do each workday, and we accomplished what we needed to do every time. The only time we felt like we were a little short on time was after the peer reviews when we were trying to implement the changes that our classmates suggested. We also listened to our teacher and tried to implement all the changes she suggested. I think we managed to implement everything our peers and teacher asked us to, and it made our presentation better. Two things that didn't go so well were staying on task and solving problems. We would sometimes read in class or play computer games, but we did that much less towards the end of the project. When we were faced with a problem, I tended to stress instead of trying to come up with a solution. However, I learned how to be a better problem solver from my group members.