This week's research check I found a great and useful article. The article talks about a link that could be a reason of what causes autism. It talks about genetic background from these two brothers who have autism and a mice who had autism and also the gene NLGN3. The two brothers also had the gene NLGN3 and that's why they believe that the brothers received autism because the mice was the first mice to be experimented with autism. I talked about this research on my lesson plan and I'm also writing about it on my additional blog because it's so interesting and something new that could or could not be the cause of autism. Below I will share the link of the article.
http://sfari.org/news-and-opinion/news/2014/genetic-background-may-alter-behavior-of-autism-mice
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Blog 13: Lesson 2 Reflection
1.What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?
I'm most proud of my hook activity in me Lesson 2 Presentation because I feel like it caught the attention of my audience. It got them hooked on to my topic wanting to know more about autism. I also showed a 2 min video that explained more about my hook activity.
2. What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?
I believe that I deserve a P on my Lesson 2 Presentation because I met all of the requirements for under a P consideration. My powerpoint was a lot about my research. I knew everything I had to talk about and referenced a lot of my research. I also had an activity that went well with my topic. For these many reasons I honestly think I deserve a P.
3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?
What worked for me in my lesson was that I had a lot of research to base my essential question and my answer on. Autism is a really huge thing and a disorder that's really common so researching was not so hard to do. I think that's what helped me reference a lot of my research.
4. What didn't work? If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?
I think what didn't work for my lesson plan was the time I had to speak because autism is really long to explain and so much to discuss about, I think if I had more time then my presentation would run smoother. I guess the thing I could do to improve this is to cut some parts off on my topic.
5. What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?
I think my answer will be about the link of vaccines causing autism, but that's obviously not true so I don't know if i'm going to have it as an answer then explain why it isn't true or just not have that as an answer.
I'm most proud of my hook activity in me Lesson 2 Presentation because I feel like it caught the attention of my audience. It got them hooked on to my topic wanting to know more about autism. I also showed a 2 min video that explained more about my hook activity.
2. What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?
I believe that I deserve a P on my Lesson 2 Presentation because I met all of the requirements for under a P consideration. My powerpoint was a lot about my research. I knew everything I had to talk about and referenced a lot of my research. I also had an activity that went well with my topic. For these many reasons I honestly think I deserve a P.
3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?
What worked for me in my lesson was that I had a lot of research to base my essential question and my answer on. Autism is a really huge thing and a disorder that's really common so researching was not so hard to do. I think that's what helped me reference a lot of my research.
4. What didn't work? If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?
I think what didn't work for my lesson plan was the time I had to speak because autism is really long to explain and so much to discuss about, I think if I had more time then my presentation would run smoother. I guess the thing I could do to improve this is to cut some parts off on my topic.
5. What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?
I think my answer will be about the link of vaccines causing autism, but that's obviously not true so I don't know if i'm going to have it as an answer then explain why it isn't true or just not have that as an answer.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Blog 12: Mentorship 10 Hours Check
1. Where are you doing your mentorship?
I'm doing my mentorship at a Pediatric Clinic in Pomona.
2. Who is your contact?
My mentor is Dr. Chen. She's a pediatrician at the clinic I do my mentorship at.
3. How many total hours have you done?
The total number of hours that I have is 92 hours.
4. Summarize the 10 hours of service you did.
The 10 hours of service that I did at my mentorship was a lot of things. On somedays I shadowed my mentor Dr. Chen. I went inside with her into every one of the rooms so she could see her patients. I took notes and wrote down questions that she could answer for me. By the end of the day I sat down with her so that she could answer every one of them. On some of the other days I helped some of the medical assistants with their LOTS. The part I enjoy most doing at my mentorship is having to take down the vitals of the patients. After I take down their vitals I then put the patients medical information into the computer.
I'm doing my mentorship at a Pediatric Clinic in Pomona.
2. Who is your contact?
My mentor is Dr. Chen. She's a pediatrician at the clinic I do my mentorship at.
3. How many total hours have you done?
The total number of hours that I have is 92 hours.
4. Summarize the 10 hours of service you did.
The 10 hours of service that I did at my mentorship was a lot of things. On somedays I shadowed my mentor Dr. Chen. I went inside with her into every one of the rooms so she could see her patients. I took notes and wrote down questions that she could answer for me. By the end of the day I sat down with her so that she could answer every one of them. On some of the other days I helped some of the medical assistants with their LOTS. The part I enjoy most doing at my mentorship is having to take down the vitals of the patients. After I take down their vitals I then put the patients medical information into the computer.
Monday, January 5, 2015
Blog 11: Holiday Project Update
1. What did you do over the break with your senior project?
Over my winter break I did a lot of research for my senior project. While researching about my topic and my EQ I found a video about Dr. Andrew Wakefield. I decided to post that as my additional blog because I found it so interesting how he believes that there is a link between autism and vaccines. Nothing or no one could tell him otherwise. I also volunteered at my pediatric clinic during my winter break. I talked with my mentor about some of the questions that I had about and I also showed her my mentorship log and explained it to her. She told me it was neat seeing that my school would assign us something like that.
2. What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why? What was the source of what you learned?
The most important thing I learned from what I did over my winter break was the video that I saw on Dr. Andrew Wakefield. It was so interesting watching this doctor talk to the public on how autism is caused because of vaccines. Dr. Wakefield was so sure about what he was saying that no one was able to put some common sense into him. Scientists and researchers have so much data discussing about how there is absolutely no link and Dr. Wakefield still says he believes that there is.
3. If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers for your EQ, who would you talk to and why?
I talked with my mentor about this question and I asked her who would she recommend and she recommended me another doctor that works at the same clinic just on different days. His name is Dr. Hung. He goes in on Wednesdays and Thursday. I would like to talk to interview him because my mentor recommended him and also because he's a doctor at the same place I volunteer at so he's known me for a while and have seen what I do as a volunteer there.
Over my winter break I did a lot of research for my senior project. While researching about my topic and my EQ I found a video about Dr. Andrew Wakefield. I decided to post that as my additional blog because I found it so interesting how he believes that there is a link between autism and vaccines. Nothing or no one could tell him otherwise. I also volunteered at my pediatric clinic during my winter break. I talked with my mentor about some of the questions that I had about and I also showed her my mentorship log and explained it to her. She told me it was neat seeing that my school would assign us something like that.
2. What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why? What was the source of what you learned?
The most important thing I learned from what I did over my winter break was the video that I saw on Dr. Andrew Wakefield. It was so interesting watching this doctor talk to the public on how autism is caused because of vaccines. Dr. Wakefield was so sure about what he was saying that no one was able to put some common sense into him. Scientists and researchers have so much data discussing about how there is absolutely no link and Dr. Wakefield still says he believes that there is.
3. If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers for your EQ, who would you talk to and why?
I talked with my mentor about this question and I asked her who would she recommend and she recommended me another doctor that works at the same clinic just on different days. His name is Dr. Hung. He goes in on Wednesdays and Thursday. I would like to talk to interview him because my mentor recommended him and also because he's a doctor at the same place I volunteer at so he's known me for a while and have seen what I do as a volunteer there.
Monday, December 29, 2014
Dr. Andrew Wakefield
I found this video while researching about my topic. In this video, Dr. Andrew Wakefield is a gastrointestinal surgeon. He also likes to study about vaccines in general. He discovered that autism was linked with the three combination vaccine; which includes, measles, mumps and rubella. They call it the MMR vaccine. Dr. Andrew Wakefield lost his career and name for "following the truth his research led him to." There is absolutely no link between any type of vaccine and autism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4PeLtH6RWY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4PeLtH6RWY
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Intramuscular and Subcutaneous Injections
During my week of thanksgiving vacation I volunteered at the pediatric clinic that I do my mentorship at. I talked with my mentor, Dr. Chen. She was explaining to me the different types of ways you have to inject a vaccine to a patient. If you are giving a subcutaneous injection, you will inject directly into the fatty tissue; meaning under the skin and overlying the muscle. If you are giving an intramuscular injection, you will inject directly into the deltoid muscle; meaning below the shoulder on the upper arm. I found these two type of ways very interesting because I knew of no such thing.
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Blog 11: EQ
1. I reviewed the rule of three for writing an essential question.
2. What is the most important factor in healthy weight loss?
In my opinion, this essential question meets the rule of three criteria. This question isn't a yes or no question and it's easy to have three different kinds of answers for it. This question could also be broken down into sections. First, the person could talk about what it takes to be considered as eating healthy. Then they can talk about what is weight loss and after, they can talk about the several answers for this question.
What is most important to securing a conviction in a criminal investigation?
In my opinion, this essential question meets the rule of three criteria. This question is an open minded question and gets a person to wonder what could be the right answer to this question. There could be several answers to this question, which is why I agree that it fits under the rule of three. The question doesn't send out any confusion, at least it doesn't to me. It's well written and well understanding.
What is most important in creating a hairstyle that best satisfies a customer?
In my opinion, this essential question meets the rule of three criteria. This is question is very broad and doesn't confuse me at all. I know from the beginning of reading this question that they're trying to ask or answer what is important their customers. I believe this question is well written. It could also be written down into sections to when the person presents on this topic.
How can an anesthesiologist best treat chronic pain?
In my opinion, this essential question meets the rule of three criteria. This question could really make a presentation entertaining because first the person could talk about what an anesthesiologist is. Then the person presenting could have several answers to this question because it's quite broad and when a question is broad, it's easier to answer. This question would be perfect to have three answers then a best answer at the end.
3. After assessing these four essential questions, I still believe that my EQ meets the criteria as "the rule of three." My essential question, "What is the link between vaccines and autism in children?" could be broken down easily into three different sections. The first section would be on pediatrics. The second section of this EQ would be autism. The third section would be the links, this section would include my three answers and my final best answer. My question could and does have several answers to it. It's not a yes or no question and it is very broad which i state again, is a good thing. I believe my essential question meets the rule of three.
2. What is the most important factor in healthy weight loss?
In my opinion, this essential question meets the rule of three criteria. This question isn't a yes or no question and it's easy to have three different kinds of answers for it. This question could also be broken down into sections. First, the person could talk about what it takes to be considered as eating healthy. Then they can talk about what is weight loss and after, they can talk about the several answers for this question.
What is most important to securing a conviction in a criminal investigation?
In my opinion, this essential question meets the rule of three criteria. This question is an open minded question and gets a person to wonder what could be the right answer to this question. There could be several answers to this question, which is why I agree that it fits under the rule of three. The question doesn't send out any confusion, at least it doesn't to me. It's well written and well understanding.
What is most important in creating a hairstyle that best satisfies a customer?
In my opinion, this essential question meets the rule of three criteria. This is question is very broad and doesn't confuse me at all. I know from the beginning of reading this question that they're trying to ask or answer what is important their customers. I believe this question is well written. It could also be written down into sections to when the person presents on this topic.
How can an anesthesiologist best treat chronic pain?
In my opinion, this essential question meets the rule of three criteria. This question could really make a presentation entertaining because first the person could talk about what an anesthesiologist is. Then the person presenting could have several answers to this question because it's quite broad and when a question is broad, it's easier to answer. This question would be perfect to have three answers then a best answer at the end.
3. After assessing these four essential questions, I still believe that my EQ meets the criteria as "the rule of three." My essential question, "What is the link between vaccines and autism in children?" could be broken down easily into three different sections. The first section would be on pediatrics. The second section of this EQ would be autism. The third section would be the links, this section would include my three answers and my final best answer. My question could and does have several answers to it. It's not a yes or no question and it is very broad which i state again, is a good thing. I believe my essential question meets the rule of three.
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