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=Boricua Science Class Student Work Space=

Student Name:
David Reyes}

End of Term Reflection
Here are some of the activities we did in class this term: Harper's Magazine ("Boots on the Ice"), Hurricane Evacuation Plan, Designer Babies (GATACA), Genetic Diseases, Evolution Movies/Research, NYT Science Reviews, Punnett Squares, Chemical Bond Diagrams, The Periodic Table, The Birth and Death of Stars

The science activities that i enjoyed the most were the New York Times Science Reviews, The Chemical bonding, and the tracking of hurricanes. The ones that I found the most difficult were the Punnet Squares, The genetic disease.
 * What 2-3 activities did you enjoy/learn the most?
 * What 2-3 activities topic did you find the most difficult to understand?

Computer Class = We could try to have more classes in the computer lab as we can get information from the web. Videos = More videos would also be helpful as it gives the students a visual presentation on what they are studying. Student Group Activities = the student group activities can also be implemented as it gives students a chance to work with others who might understand the subject better than what they do. Evaluations = Evaluations I feel should be given to students not only at the halfway point, but during the cycle so that they can get a better understanding of where they are at. I enjoyed the class very much and had a Professor who went out of his way to help his students get a better understanding of the material. I feel that they were some areas that I struggled a bit because I really did not fully understand some of the material such as the punnet squares and the chemical bonding.
 * Describe how could we improve this course in the future
 * Explain why you enjoyed, or why you struggled through, this class, offering whatever insights you may feel are valuable:

Name of Disease
Brugada syndrome

Symptoms

 * 1) identified in people who have condition called sudden unexpected nocturnal death syndrome
 * 2) can change single protein building blocks which are amino acids
 * 3) the strucuture of the ion channels are altered and this changes the flow of the sodium ions into cardiac muscles

Genes

 * 1) sodium channel, voltage gated type V alpha sub unit
 * 2) SCNA5A
 * 3) [Type here]

Cytogenetic Location
3p21

Base Pair Sites
38,564,566-to-38,666,166

Community
Upper East side Manhattan]

Evacuation plan
My Evacuation Shelter is located at P.S 104 which is located at 104th street and Madison Avenue. In the case of an emergency we are to go the shelter and assembly in the lunchroom there we will be given instructions on what to do.

Your Evacuation Plan
The evacuation plan that I and my family have in place goes as follows, we have a go bag ready which contains bottled water, a radio batteries, candles and a change of clothes. If we have any pets we are to make arrangements for them to be pick up if we are not at home we have neighbors who reside on high floors of the building we live in and they will care for the pets. We arranged to have a meeting place set in the event that we are not together when the emergency is in effect.

#1

 * 1) Summary – the issue which dealt with breast cancer and the strides that scientist are trying to make in order to find a cure for this disease
 * 2) Book Citation – The chapter on genes and dna. it wrote about how the breast cancer cell is found in the body and how the medical field is trying to solve the cells mutation.
 * 3) Personal Interest – this had a huge personal interest to me because i have lost two sisters to this disease.

#2

 * 1) Summary –the article was on how we can find medical information on the internet I wrote about this because it shows how much the medical field has changed people today can search sites like web md for information and sometimes treatments
 * 2) Book Citation – technology because of the way that we rely on computers and the internet
 * 3) Personal Interest – I have a slight interst because i can get information on general medical problems online

#3

 * 1) Summary – [The title of the science times tuesday was are bad times healthy and I wrote about this because of the current economic times we are in. the bad times that we are currently in does have an effect on our health in the way that some people can not afford to pay their medical bills because they either have no job or they do not make enough. it also has an effect on the elderly in that the medical insurance most seniors have have increased premium payouts
 * 2) Book Citation – I relate this article with the chapter on health because it deals with ways that we treat ourselves according to the economic position we are in if we have no job chances are we have no health insurance.
 * 3) Personal Interest –the personal interest that i have with this article is that the currrent economic crisis we are in is affecting the medical insurances that the senior citizens have.cuts to their social sercurity and changes to their medicare makes it diffcult for them to seek medical attention

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