Evaluation.

a) What roles did you take on for this assignment? 
The roles i took on for this assignment was answering the questions 3 and question 4. I also help make the headings for every slide in the presentation. 
b) What did you like about working as a group?
What i liked about working as a group was that we were able to share all the ideas and to really enjoy the process. We were also able to cooperate easily. As well as being in a group, it makes the the assessment seem that much funner to do then to do it alone. I also liked working as a group because everyone in the group was able to introduce ideas and to each take on a part to finish the assessment. 
c) What was difficult about working as a group?
I think sometimes we weren't able to focus and we would more not concentrate on what needs to be done. Although, we were still able to complete the assessment trying our best. I also found difficult when someone was away in the group which would mean everyone would be at different paces and that everyone wouldn't be up to the same place. I found that difficult because we had to let the person away to catch up and to give time explaining what they had miss. 
d) What did you learn about working as a group?
As a group i was able to learn that you have to let everyone have a idea and to think if that idea will help us, you have to be able to share knowledge. I also learnt that you need to rely and to have trust in the other group members that they will get the work/assessment done. I also learnt that working as a group can make it more enjoyable. 
e) How well did you work together/cooperatively?
I think as a group we were able to manage quite well to be able to manage as a group itself. We were able to get all the work done and we were able to fix minor bumps we had alone the way. Which mean that we were still able to complete and to accomplish the goals of the assessment. I think we were able to cooperate because we were able to listen to everyones ideas and understand everyone. 
f) Did everyone contribute equally and enthusiastically?
Every member of the group took part in answering questions and doing there bit of the assessment. Everyone in the group had something to do or contribute to the assessment so that we could finish it. 
g) How well as an individual did you work as part of the group?
I think i was able to work alright with the group. I was able to listen to others ideas and to contribute my part of the assessment by answering my questions that i was allocated and to do anything else that could help the group. I think i did pretty good because i was apart of the group and getting hands on with what needed to be done.
h) Identify our strengths and weaknesses as a group member.
I was able to help the group concentrate by telling them and helping them understand questions. I think i was also able to help them because i could understand and i was able to help any group member who needed help. Although my weaknesses would be that i might need to contribute a little more then i should have. I could of helped with making the find-a-word for example.
i) Outline suggestions to improve your approach to group work.
I think i could improve on concentrating more and focusing on getting the assessment done because that is the main goal. I think i could also try to listen to others ideas more and to be patient with everyone in the group. 

Bibliography.

1. Wikipedia, 12th August 2010, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circulatory_system. 
2. Think Quest, 12th August 2010, http://library.thinkquest.org/5777/cir1.htm. 
3. Science Clarified, 13th August 2010, http://www.scienceclarified.com/Ci-Co/Circulatory-System.html. 
4. Google Docs, 13th August 2010, http://www.docs.google.com/.
5. Gobal Classroom, 17th August 2010, http://www.globalclassroom.org/hemo.html. 
6. Buzzle, 20th August 2010, http://www.buzzle.com/articles/how-does-the-circulatory-system-work.html. 
7. Youtube, 18th August 2010, http://www.youtube.com/.
8. Healthy Way Magazine, 23rd August 2010, http://www.healthywaymagazine.com/issue27/04_circulatory_system.html
9. Ivy-Rose, 20th August 2010, http://www.ivy-rose.co.uk/HumanBody/Blood/Heart_Functions.php. 

Resources.

In the slide of "bad habits" i used the following pictures: 

The first image i used because in my explanation i state how smoking can ruin your health, the same goes for the junk food. That you shouldn't eat so much of it. The last picture is explaining how the fatty food effects you and explains what cholesterol and fatty food does to your circulatory system. 


Source: Google Images

Completed, planning.

Today I finished my slide. I got my information from http://www.healthywaymagazine.com/issue27/04_circulatory_system.html. This site was good because i was able to quickly gather information that was very useful. I was able to learn about the bad habits of smoking as well as bad eating. I was able to learn alot in a level that a lot of young people can understand, ages like mine. I was able to gather enough information to come up with this in my own words: 

The Circulatory system needs to be kept healthy. Meaning that your blood has to be healthy. Although a lot of people do things to there body that can damage there own circulatory system. This would include eating to much fatty foods. Fatty foods contain a lot of oil. When we eat too much of it the fat from the food like Maccas, kfc or take away go into our blood. This is called cholesterol. Having high cholesterol is bad because all the fat goes into your blood streams and narrows it down so that the blood cannot go through as well, as fast or as it normally would. This is a very bad habit that people do, yet keep doing it.

   Smoking is seen badly for your health in general. But it can also effect your circulatory system. It has many reasons why this is so, some of the reasons are .. less oxygen in the blood, raised blood pressure and heart rate. But the worst case is when the chemicals in the cigarette get carried to your heart which would lead to very harmful things to your body and your life in general. 

With the information from the site i was able to write that. This is the paragraphs i will read to the class while on the slide of the presentation i just did summaries of what i'm talking about in bullet points while putting some pictures. I have now completed the work that needs to be done. 

Problems.

Today i was absent at school because i had to go to the doctors. And today was the last lesson to work on the assessment as a group. Although i was away not much happen. Only the handout was changed to a "find a word". Erica has completed the handout but since the it wouldn't save she has to do it again. Everyone has also finished there questions except me, so i have to get a move on. 

Resources.

This site i found: http://www.ivy-rose.co.uk/HumanBody/Blood/Heart_Functions.php


This site really is a useful site. I was able to learn about what the left and right part of the heart does. It is good because it provides a visual evidence and also it has labeled diagrams. Not only that,. it was detailed and it was easy enough for someone like me, young person to understand. This site was good because i was able to gain the extra knowledge that i needed to write the information for my question. 

Planning/finial.

I have just finished my question, question 3. I made a oral part explaining all the different parents of the heart, i then made a flow chart that had diagrams and short bullet points. What i want to do is to show them this while saying my oral part. The question ended up taking 4 slides. 


Now i am going to research my next question. My next question i am just going to list down and in short form in bullet points. Ways that you can be unhealthy/not do things to help the circulatory system. 


Here are some of the pictures i used for my diagrams: 

Source of images: source