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#GetHelp- Q3 biology project
For the Q3 project, me and my group were in charge of describing and presenting how the brain and nervous system is affected by the effects of alcoholism and substance abuse, as well as treatments and reasons for why the victims end up developing addictions to certain substances. While working on this project I learned a lot from how addictions can develop from just about anything and also how alcoholism literally drunks your brain with alcoholic fluids. I also had the amazing chance of interviewing amazing individuals such as Dr. Hector Colon-Rivera, and Elvis Rosado. Two people involved in treating people who have some sort of substance abuse and also help in teaching other people of the consequences and what it could really do to the body in the Philadelphia area.
How Addiction Affects the Nervous System
Website Link
For this quarter 3 benchmark, my group and I created a website serving as an informational guide and helping resource for individuals on their road to recovery from addiction. Information that I took out of this project was how sugar causes the same addicting effects as drugs and other substances. As well as local organizations that are combating addiction and spreading awareness in communities throughout Philadelphia.
Q3 Benchmark - Comparative Anatomy
In this benchmark, my group and I looked at and compared the anatomy of different animals. These animals ranged from mammals all the way to amphibians and what we found was that although these animals were different but they had a lot of similarities. Like other aspects of these animals, the circulatory system has adapted to be the most suited for its environment. For example, whale hearts are perfectly geared for distributing the massive amounts of blood to the whales huge body. A lot can be learned about how organ systems function through examining those of other animals.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bVq_9IKSL2OTYZRs6pjacv6dqwm_rFPAjbR7q0pfbdQ/edit?usp=sharing
Anatomy of the Human Body: Addiction
Here is a link to our website: https://ssam19.wixsite.com/gethelp/opioid
For this project, we had to pick a topic that was related to the Nervous System. We decided to focus on alcoholism and addiction. The reason for this is because in the past few decades there has been a big opioid epidemic that has been continuing to grow. While working on this project I learned more about the specific parts of the brain and how they were affected by drugs, but more importantly I also learned that sugar has a similar effect on the brain and it is related to our biology. However, this leaves me thinking are people who don't have a sweet tooth also affected by this? and how do we fight the biological craving?
Antwann & Amiri's Biochem Project
Q3 Botany Benchmark
For this Benchmark I learned about the differences in Urban Farming, Tower Gardening, and Hydroponic Farming. You can use any of these three methods of farming to your advantage. The only differences are the materials which you will use during the process. These benchmark also helped m in a way to understand farming a little more.
Blog Post BenchmarkQ3
For this benchmark, my group and I decided that we would study how the brain works during a comatose state. We also looked into a lot of other things about it. Here are our findings in the slideshow and here is our physical component.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pDJqzc-qP9xlb_nzXkHQV7qqF1LCWSuGqGH1dV_VmAo/edit?usp=sharing
Coma
link to our slideshow: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pDJqzc-qP9xlb_nzXkHQV7qqF1LCWSuGqGH1dV_VmAo/edit?usp=sharing
I learned a lot throughout this benchmark. I didn’t know that doctors would induce people into comas.
ADHD Nervous System
Benchmark Blog Post
Form fits function. In a coma the brain stays the same. We learned about comas and how different comas happen. We have certain body parts that perform certain functions.
Coma
In our project we researched how comas happen and how they effect the physiology and anatomy of the project. We learned that there are different types of comas and ways to treat them. We also learned what chemicals are affected.
Q3 Benchmark ADHD in the Brain
Dissociative Identity Disorder!
Sleep and the Nervous System
We learned about sleep and how it affects the nervous system. We learned that sleep can affect our mental and physical beings also. I have always known that sleep was important but I think it is helpful for me to learn all of the things that sleep can do to our bodies. My favorite part of this project was learning the information as a whole.
https://hnur195.wixsite.com/sleepandnerves
Stress
Human Anatomy Stress
Stress and The human body
I learned a lot about stress in the making of this project, I never thought about stress as a physical thing with it's own chemicals tied to it.
Link to the site here:
https://sites.google.com/slabeeber.org/stress-and-the-nervous-system/homeStress
The brain and Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's Disease
The Brain and Obesity
Our project focuses on how obesity, one of the largest health issues in America today, effects the brain and homeostasis. Through the completion of this project I learned so much about how obesity impacts every major organ system and how damaging it can be to the nervous system.
