1. I went to Clarke County High School to help the high school class with their soil samples!
2. First, we plated soil samples of our own and of a high school class with various levels of antibiotics and analyzed the bacterial growth in each plate. Then, we went and helped the high school class enter their data correctly online.
3. The lab helped to show antibiotic resistance and natural selection at work. Because we were going to the high school to help them with the same data, I had to become familiar with the terms we would be using and the questions they might ask. The majority of my information came from our in class powerpoints which correlated with the antibiotic resistance.
4. We did not really present anything to the high schoolers so I don’t feel that these 3 characteristics were used. We mainly just went to help them with entering the data and counting the bacteria on the plates.
5. This project was the closest thing I’ve had to a science lab in college, and I found that I did really enjoy it. I also saw how working in teams can be very helpful. Any instructions I wasn’t sure about were clarified by the other members of my team and vice versa.
6. Again, I didn’t really present anything, but being a freshman in College, I do still feel close to high school, which let me easily communicate with the students we helped and explain things to them.
7. Next time, I would be more involved in helping the students and making sure that they understood what was going on.
8. Getting to physically see the growth of bacteria under different levels of antibiotics really helped me to better understand the concept of antibiotic resistance that we had been discussing in class.
9. I can use these examples of antibiotic resistance to help explain the dangers of overuse of antibiotics and why that can lead to antibiotic resistant bacteria.
10. I think that me and my group did a good job helping out at the high school just like we wanted to. We all tried to be helpful and kind whenever anyone had a question.
11. Yes this assignment was very helpful to me! It really did help me feel more confident in the materials of the course and the concepts that we addressed such as natural selection and antibiotic resistance.
