WH GCE Portfolio

For our final Action Project for our STEAM class, Cure, we were tasked with creating a patient profile for a fictional character, using information from our own family trees (and mixing it up so there aren't any real connections to real people). I chose to investigate into Type 2 Diabetes, and below is my patient profile. In conclusion, I thought that this project was difficult because of the time crunch scenario that I had with it, but since that was mostly my own fault, it was alright. I actually found the project to be quite enjoyable once I got into it.

For the second unit of our STEAM class, Cure, we learned more about how medicine works, as well as the different types of medicine and what they do, as well as reading more of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks . We also learned about how medicines work in a Lock and Key system. The Lock and Key system talks about how our nerve receptors accept enzymes to send out signals to the rest of the body, specifically the brain. Some medicines, like Advil for example, go into the nerves and stop the receptors from getting that enzyme, causing us to not feel that pain anymore. For our Action Project this unit, we were tasked with finding different treatments for a certain disease or symptom, and make a little box with information about it on it, as well as three treatments for it and how they compare to each other. WH, Logo Box Side , 2019 WH, Keflex Box Side , 2019 WH, Advil Box Side , 2019 WH, Apple Cider Box Side, 2019 WH, Treatment Comparison Box Side , 2019 ...

For our first unit of our STEAM class, Cure, we learned about cells and the human body, as well as quadratic formulas. For our FE for this unit, we went to the IMSS (International Museum of Surgical Science) to learn about early surgeries and how they did things back when they didn't have modern luxuries like anesthesia and painkillers. For this Action Project, we researched a specific surgery, and made a presentation on how it affects the body. Below is the slideshow that I've put together for my presentation on hip replacement surgery. In conclusion, I thought this project was interesting to research, and I also had personal ties to it, given that my grandmother on my mom's side recently went through the process of hip replacement surgery.