Biology
This project started with learning about exoneration. We first learned about the process and how important it was. Then we talked to Ken Marsh, a man who was exonerated. Then we were assigned crime scenes and learned different parts in crime scene investigation. This was a very interesting project.
First I did trajectory of a bullet. This was learning how to predict where the bullet was fired form. Then we did toxicology. That is where we learn to use the reports that the lab gives us. Next we did the iodine fuming. That was were we learned how to find fingerprints in paper or cloth. After that we did the nucleic acid, which was used for finding who committed a crime.
The electrophoresis was interesting because it was applying the science I had learned. I did the science and learned the subject very well. I wish I had decided that the reports were more important. This could make my grade go down. That would be bad. I like high grades.
First I did trajectory of a bullet. This was learning how to predict where the bullet was fired form. Then we did toxicology. That is where we learn to use the reports that the lab gives us. Next we did the iodine fuming. That was were we learned how to find fingerprints in paper or cloth. After that we did the nucleic acid, which was used for finding who committed a crime.
The electrophoresis was interesting because it was applying the science I had learned. I did the science and learned the subject very well. I wish I had decided that the reports were more important. This could make my grade go down. That would be bad. I like high grades.
Dissection of a Shark
I chose to do a shark because colleen told me to. I wanted to do a pig because I had butchered and chopped one up and I wanted to know the parts, but I didn’t do one. I learned that sharks are very complex and everything is perfected to survive. The sensors in their noses are really cool. I learned that I have no problem with chopping up animals.
Bees
Bees are important because they are huge in pollinating almonds. They pollinate lots of food and without food we die. We should be concerned about bees because they are dying. Colony collapse disorder has been wiping out the bees. If we lose the bees, we will need to design a kind of robot that will pollinate the bees.
I chose to learn about pesticides. I first tried to design a new pesticide, but it didn’t work. I learned that the pesticides that are being used are not very effective. The one that I made killed the bees as well. To conclude the project, I created a infographic. I was most proud of the electric fence I fixed. I wish I hadn’t killed any bees with the pesticide.
Mitchell Anderson
Colleen Dunning 1
4-18-15
Sources
EPA Colony Collapse Disorder
"Colony Collapse Disorder." EPA. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Apr. 2015.
Main Point- The Bees are dying and we need to do something
Quote - During the winter of 2006-2007, some beekeepers began to report unusually high losses of 30-90 percent of their hives.
Second Point - Dead bees does not mean CCD
Quote - Piles of dead bees are an indication that the incident is not colony collapse disorder.
Third Point - What is beeing done. Hahaha
Quote In 2007, USDA established a CCD Steering Committee with representatives from other government agencies, and academia. EPA is an active participant in the CCD Steering Committee.
Summary - I think that the summary of this article would be that the bees are in danger, but that we are trying to help. I think that from what I have seen so far, I will try to design a pesticide that will prevent the mite from breathing but will not kill the larva or the bees.
Formal Summary
"Colony Collapse Disorder." EPA. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Apr. 2015.
I think that the summary of this article would be that the bees are in danger, but that we are trying to help. I think that from what I have seen so far, I will try to design a pesticide that will prevent the mite from breathing but will not kill the larva or the bees.
Something that I learned was that the bees that I had in washington did not die from CCD. That was what my dad thought but he was wrong. I also found that their are a lot of people that are worried and trying to fix the problem. I have a lot of competition for people that want to beat me.
Quotes are above.
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Colony Collapse Disorder: A Descriptive Study
"Colony Collapse Disorder: A Descriptive Study." PLOS ONE:. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Apr. 2015.
Main point - There have been large scale losses of bees for no apparent reason.
Quote - Over the last two winters, there have been large-scale, unexplained losses of managed honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies in the United States. In the absence of a known cause, this syndrome was named Colony Collapse Disorder
Second Point - There was a huge lack of adult bees, both dead and alive
Quote - the apparent rapid loss of adult worker bees from affected colonies as evidenced by weak or dead colonies with excess brood populations relative to adult bee populations; (2) the noticeable lack of dead worker bees both within and surrounding the hive
Third Point- The larva was infected with an Several bad bacteria
Quote- It is of interest to note that EFB-infected larvae found in one apiary suffering from CCD were distinctly corn-yellow in appearance (Figure 2A) as opposed to the usual beige appearance of infected larvae (Figure 2B)
Summary
The third is in my math binder. Please return to proper place. It has been lost
Title: Varroa Mites
Author: ?
Citation: "Long Lane Honey Bee Farms." Varroa Mites. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2015
Main Point: The first point is the history of the mites and when they came to the USA.
Quote: The varroa mite was first introduced into our country in 1987, although the literature identifies the spotting of one varroa mite in Maryland in 1979.
Second Point: The second point is the life cycle.
Quote: The quote would be too big to write.
Third Point: How breaking the brood cycle to fix the varroa mites cycle.
Quote: Remove the queen from the hive any time after June 21st. The month of July is a great time to implement this technique because mites become a real problem August through October. Replacing the queen in July accomplishes two objectives: 1) You will have your full foraging force for the year’s crop so you can afford to go without a queen for two or three weeks and 2) Your old, overwintered queen will slow down laying after June 21st allowing the mites to reproduce faster than bees. Therefore it is a good time to introduce a new queen but to wait two or three weeks between queens.
Summary:
"Long Lane Honey Bee Farms." Varroa Mites. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2015
This article is about how to attack the mites by changing the reproduction. This means that the larva of the varroa mites can not work as well at sapping the larva of the bees and they are slowed down. I am hoping that a combination of changing the cycle and pesticides that clog the breathing tubes and changing the cycle will kill the larva. If the larva does survive, they survivors will not be any stronger and they will hopefully not live longer. The only thing that could evolve is the size of the breathing tube.
Colleen Dunning 1
4-18-15
Sources
EPA Colony Collapse Disorder
"Colony Collapse Disorder." EPA. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Apr. 2015.
Main Point- The Bees are dying and we need to do something
Quote - During the winter of 2006-2007, some beekeepers began to report unusually high losses of 30-90 percent of their hives.
Second Point - Dead bees does not mean CCD
Quote - Piles of dead bees are an indication that the incident is not colony collapse disorder.
Third Point - What is beeing done. Hahaha
Quote In 2007, USDA established a CCD Steering Committee with representatives from other government agencies, and academia. EPA is an active participant in the CCD Steering Committee.
Summary - I think that the summary of this article would be that the bees are in danger, but that we are trying to help. I think that from what I have seen so far, I will try to design a pesticide that will prevent the mite from breathing but will not kill the larva or the bees.
Formal Summary
"Colony Collapse Disorder." EPA. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Apr. 2015.
I think that the summary of this article would be that the bees are in danger, but that we are trying to help. I think that from what I have seen so far, I will try to design a pesticide that will prevent the mite from breathing but will not kill the larva or the bees.
Something that I learned was that the bees that I had in washington did not die from CCD. That was what my dad thought but he was wrong. I also found that their are a lot of people that are worried and trying to fix the problem. I have a lot of competition for people that want to beat me.
Quotes are above.
______
Colony Collapse Disorder: A Descriptive Study
- Dennis vanEngelsdorp,
- Jay D. Evans,
- Claude Saegerman,
- Chris Mullin,
- Eric Haubruge,
- Bach Kim Nguyen,
- Maryann Frazier,
- Jim Frazier,
- Diana Cox-Foster,
- Yanping Chen,
- Robyn Underwood,
- David R. Tarpy,
- Jeffery S. Pettis
"Colony Collapse Disorder: A Descriptive Study." PLOS ONE:. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Apr. 2015.
- This is a very scholarly article on how the bees might and have been dying. I think that the article is so indepth that I may have trouble using it, but I think that it could be great. I hope that I will find information on how the bees and mites breath.
Main point - There have been large scale losses of bees for no apparent reason.
Quote - Over the last two winters, there have been large-scale, unexplained losses of managed honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies in the United States. In the absence of a known cause, this syndrome was named Colony Collapse Disorder
Second Point - There was a huge lack of adult bees, both dead and alive
Quote - the apparent rapid loss of adult worker bees from affected colonies as evidenced by weak or dead colonies with excess brood populations relative to adult bee populations; (2) the noticeable lack of dead worker bees both within and surrounding the hive
Third Point- The larva was infected with an Several bad bacteria
Quote- It is of interest to note that EFB-infected larvae found in one apiary suffering from CCD were distinctly corn-yellow in appearance (Figure 2A) as opposed to the usual beige appearance of infected larvae (Figure 2B)
Summary
- This is a very scholarly article on how the bees might and have been dying. I think that the article is so indepth that I may have trouble using it, but I think that it could be great. I hope that I will find information on how the bees and mites breath.
The third is in my math binder. Please return to proper place. It has been lost
Title: Varroa Mites
Author: ?
Citation: "Long Lane Honey Bee Farms." Varroa Mites. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2015
Main Point: The first point is the history of the mites and when they came to the USA.
Quote: The varroa mite was first introduced into our country in 1987, although the literature identifies the spotting of one varroa mite in Maryland in 1979.
Second Point: The second point is the life cycle.
Quote: The quote would be too big to write.
Third Point: How breaking the brood cycle to fix the varroa mites cycle.
Quote: Remove the queen from the hive any time after June 21st. The month of July is a great time to implement this technique because mites become a real problem August through October. Replacing the queen in July accomplishes two objectives: 1) You will have your full foraging force for the year’s crop so you can afford to go without a queen for two or three weeks and 2) Your old, overwintered queen will slow down laying after June 21st allowing the mites to reproduce faster than bees. Therefore it is a good time to introduce a new queen but to wait two or three weeks between queens.
Summary:
"Long Lane Honey Bee Farms." Varroa Mites. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2015
This article is about how to attack the mites by changing the reproduction. This means that the larva of the varroa mites can not work as well at sapping the larva of the bees and they are slowed down. I am hoping that a combination of changing the cycle and pesticides that clog the breathing tubes and changing the cycle will kill the larva. If the larva does survive, they survivors will not be any stronger and they will hopefully not live longer. The only thing that could evolve is the size of the breathing tube.