SARS-CoV-2/ COVID-19 Project Reflection

 

DUE:  Monday, December 14th 8:30 am

Post-Project Reflection

Please respond to the following four questions. The length of the responses should be 1-2 paragraphs. Each response should be specific and use evidence to support claims. Responses should answer the question clearly and completely. Reflections will be evaluated on depth of thought, specificity and use of evidence, and refinement. Refinement includes being free of spelling, punctuation, capitalization and sentence structure errors. Reflections may influence the final grade on the project.

 

• Pick one of the four Essential Questions below and answer it. At the end of your answer, describe what beliefs (if any) you held at the beginning of the semester in relation to that Essential Question and how your understanding related to the Essential Question grew as a result of the work you did in this course.

  • 1) What is the biochemical nature of SARS-CoV-2?

  • 2) What is the relevant biochemistry for preventing or treating a COVID-19 infection from SARS-CoV-2?

  • 3) How can the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 be understood chemically?

  • 4) How can the lens of chemistry be used to inform societal practice and policy designed to limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2?

 

Covid 19 and SARS CoV 2 are spread from one person to another person. In simple terms when a person sneezes, coughs, speaks, etc. and small water droplets leave them it’s released into the air. Which is called an airborne illness. That is why we were masks. Small aerosols leave the body those aerosols can enter a person’s body by them touching a surface than moving it to the eyes and mouth. As well as breathing in them. This is why sanitation, washing your hands, keeping your distance, and wearing a mask is so important. This helps prevention  and spread.

 

• How did your knowledge of science grow through your work on the project? You can reference: 

  • Specific scientific concepts or facts that you learned

  • Skills you developed related to doing science or engineering

  • Understandings you developed about the way science is done or the relationship between science and other aspects of society

My knowledge of chemistry and science grew a lot in general. I have not had the best experiences with science class, (lack of teaching, basic, teachers). I am now able to identify illnesses and how and why they are spread. As well as prevention and the process of prevention. I also go to learn about the size of particles and how to calculate size. 

 

• What grade do you believe you earned on this project? 

Please cite the assessment rubric and provide evidence for your claims. In general, the higher the grade you think you deserve, the better your evidence will need to be.

 

I feel as if I earn a high B. Though my project was simple, I wanted it to appeal to all audiences as an easy to read and view diagram. It is not the most detailed but that was the point. I wanted people that do not know as much about COVID to be able to use this and identify how happens to your lungs. I felt as if a diagram would make this the easiest. My project is clean, throughout, shows my knowledge, is easy to understand to an audience, and is nicely done. I can approve of adding more word detail to make it more advanced. 

 

• This semester in Chemistry we focused on the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 because of its obvious relevance to our lives. In doing this we studied some ideas that would traditionally be studied in biology class, some that would be found in a physics class and some that would be found in a chemistry class. We also read far more news articles and spent more time looking at scientific papers than is typical for a high school chemistry class. The trade-off is that we did not cover as much chemistry content as you would typically see in a chemistry class and we did not do it in an order that is most advantageous to learning chemistry. Please evaluate this pedagogical decision and state whether you believe the benefits of this method outweigh the downsides or not.

 

I really enjoyed this semester of chemistry. I liked the experiments in class especially. In the midst of a pandemic, I felt as if you were able to create a well throughout the easy yet challenging class. This helped us identify important topics especially covid because that’s what we are surrounded in. this class was very fun and challenged me greatly. I enjoyed these topics and lessons.