Overview
The goal of this project was to design and create a space in our community that is beneficial in some way. It did not need to be beneficial to the environment, but for our project we chose to be. For the project, we completed a model and a presentation showing why the garden that we chose would help the community around us. Hopefully after sending our project to the state, our ergonomic garden design will take effect somewhere in the United States. We made our garden keeping in mind that we wanted to give crops to locals, expand biodiversity, and give a constant food source to native animals. Part of our design included a natural plant blocking wall which allowed the crops we wanted to keep to flourish in the inside, while the crops on the wall could be used as food or pollination material for bees, humming birds, and other animals.
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Our Presentation
Concepts
- Biology - The study of living things
- Biotic Factors - The living parts of an environment
- Abiotic Factors - The non-living parts of an environment
- Population - A group of a single species in an area
- Carrying Capacity - The amount of organisms an area can support
- Climate - The average wether conditions over an extended period of time
- Succession - The natural development and growth of organisms in an area
- 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
- Food Chain - The flow of energy through organisms in an ecosystem
Reflection
Overall this project went according to plan with little errors. We worked together well and tended to mostly stay on task. The one issue my group had with this project was getting all members to maintain focus. It was difficult for most members of my group to do a task at certain points, because other members of my group would already be working on parts, giving s chance for my teammates to get distracted. Also, the work days were so split apart that I never really got invested in the project until the last week.
Here are things we excelled at:
First off, we completed everything in an organized and timely manner. This means that we were able to meet deadlines when we planned to, and didn't make too many mistakes. Second, the quality of work for our project was very good. For example, our model was well done, and everyone knew what to follow on the slideshow. Third, we included unique and different thinking with the design and presentation, which made our project successful. No other person who was planning on making a garden would think of adding microclimates and incorporating positive plant relationships.
We did well in most areas, but we did have some flaws. First, as I talked about before, was staying on task at all times during the class periods. This is hard to achieve because the whole class was distracting, but we did manage to get enough work done each day to accomplish what we needed. Second, was an issue regarding focus, people wandering off. Third, we oriented the slideshow to be the most clear and effective, but being so picky left us with gaps. This lead to difficulties putting all our information in the side in a good way. Overall, this project was a success.
Here are things we excelled at:
First off, we completed everything in an organized and timely manner. This means that we were able to meet deadlines when we planned to, and didn't make too many mistakes. Second, the quality of work for our project was very good. For example, our model was well done, and everyone knew what to follow on the slideshow. Third, we included unique and different thinking with the design and presentation, which made our project successful. No other person who was planning on making a garden would think of adding microclimates and incorporating positive plant relationships.
We did well in most areas, but we did have some flaws. First, as I talked about before, was staying on task at all times during the class periods. This is hard to achieve because the whole class was distracting, but we did manage to get enough work done each day to accomplish what we needed. Second, was an issue regarding focus, people wandering off. Third, we oriented the slideshow to be the most clear and effective, but being so picky left us with gaps. This lead to difficulties putting all our information in the side in a good way. Overall, this project was a success.