SHOW ME THE GRAPHS: Part 2

Graph 1.0  The Forest Lawn High School Sc. 14 class average of students' average daily physical ratings while participating in a tea experiment.  The students predicted that after having a single cup of healthy tea (Puerh) for 4 days, proceeded by 2 days without, followed by one day with tea, that they would feel healthier.  The students recorded through out the day how they physically felt, including a pre/post tea rating (graph 1.1).

SHOW ME THE GRAPHS: Tea Study Results

(Graph 1.1) Series 1 is period 1 class, Series 2 is the period 2 class.  The post tea physical rating was taken by the students 20-30 min after drinking their one cup of tea.

SHOW ME THE GRAPHS: Interpreting The Data

Many of you asked me for an example of how to write a discussion. So here is one paragraph from the discussion that I am currently writing:

"In my prediction, I expected to find the fifth day of drinking tea (Day 7) showing a very high increase in physical rating on the basis that after experiencing the benefits of the tea for four days and then taking two days off, that the students would be even better at recognizing the benefits better. The results still show a generally higher physical rating on Day 1 to Day 4, with generally lower ratings on Days 5/6 when no tea was drank, followed by a slight increase on Day 7." (Cox, 2011).

Healthy Plants: Healthy nutrients: Healthy People

Students that have chosen to drink 1 cup of organic tea in class for a 5 day study. The students will measure on a scale of 1-10 how they physically feel at various times during the day from Tuesday to Friday, and then record two days on the weekend without the tea and then 1 day returning on Monday. Students will keep their regular diet the same, and will record throughout the day all other sources of caffeine, including coffee, teas, energy drinks, chocolate, & soda pop.

A special thanks to Jonathan from the 'Naked Leaf' tea shop in Kensignton whom visited our school today sharing his breadth of knowledge about the science of tea and has provided for us an Organic Pu-erh Tea with vanilla and mint for our study.

Stay tuned for our results.

Beans, beans, beans........Worms, worms, worms, ...........

All of the beans that have germinated are in new pots from their germination well. Watering continues every day, all regular soil plants are continuing to receive tap water, and the organic soil is still being watered with distilled water.

A new home was built for all of the worms and given a lot of organic produce scraps mixed organic with white birch leaves, and pumpkin cubes hand diced with seasonal geometric precision. In just a few weeks the worms will have made fertilizer for our plants that continued to be cared for with a gratefulness for the cycle of life. As we are made from the elements broken down by decomposers(worm poop), that make molecules that are absorbed by plants that make healthy cells, that are eaten by humans, so that we can obtain all of the essential nutrients in order to make healthy cells in our body.

PHOTO: Students removing the fertilizer from the red worm compost.

Our Major Project: An Experiement with Soil, Water, Fertilizer, Heirloom Produce, & Our Health

Friday, Oct 28, 2011
Per 1: Planted dill and bean seeds in regular soil. Planted heirloom bean seeds in organic soil.
Per 2: Planted dill seeds in regular soil.

Monday, Oct 31, 2011
Per 1: Watered dill and bean seeds with tap water. Watered heirloom seeds with distilled water.
Per 2: Watered dill and bean seeds with tap water. Planted bean seeds in regular soil. Planted
heirloom bean seeds in organic soil.

Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011
Per 1 & 2 Moved all seeds trays to greenhouse. Watered all regular seeds with tap water and
heirloom seeds with distilled water.

Water: Is it your Right?

While watching "Thirst" ask a question that requires scientific information that would support an arguement why humans should have the right to water.

Water: What is it really Good for?

Sept 26, 2011: After watching Flow, what question are you going to research about the connection between water and human health? Due Oct 4, 2011 in D2L.

Soil: Where it all Begins

After completing your assignment, share your conclusion or summary of what you now understand about the relationship between soil and human health.

You are the Earth

Rocks erode into sediments that mix with the poop from decomposers that make soil. All of the natural elements from the periodic table are present in the mantle (magma) that forms our rocks. Those sediments are absorbed by plants that are consumed by us. That's how we obtain the necessary nutrients to make the molecules that make our cells function.

Our Course Design

Our original plan was to use the film "Food Matters" as the story board for learning the Sc 14 curriculum. After brainstorming with one class, a storyboard was created. Then it stood in front of us, scientific methodology. The outline fit right in the category of background information. we would use the film for each student to ask a question about human health, that will help them make better decisions about their own health.

Earth: 4.6 Billion years ago, Matter, solids & plasma, Rocks, minerals, soil

Air: Molecules, gases, states of matter,

Energy (Fire): Types (conduction, convection, radiation), heat, specific heat transfer,

Water: liquid, Properties, solutions, reactions

Life: Cell theory, Characteristics of life, molecules that make a cell, organelles,
Plants: photosynthesis
Animals: cellular respiration
Humans: Digestion, circulation, disease
Health: Food, nutrients, agriculture,