Pltw Research Papers

To be honest, I wasn’t a huge fan of last years PLTW, but this year blew me out of the water and into the world of medical detectives. As a gigantic Sherlock fan, just the name of this class excited me. I feel now that I have a newfound interest in science, fueled by all the crazy things we did. We did everything from dissecting a sheep brain to solving a murder. My favorite unit was the murder investigation. I love mystery and crime solving, ask any of my friends how happy I was that we did this. When it was announced we would be solving a murder, I may or may not have jumped around giddily after class. I had so much fun doing the math to find out how long the victim had been dead before the cops arrived, we walked through an autopsy, we compared
The sheep heart was the first thing we dissected. I expected it to be disgusting, but oh was I wrong! It was so fun and interesting to slice open the heart and label all the separate areas. The second thing we dissected was a cow eyeball. This one was kind of gross - but still fun! My favorite part of that dissection was seeing how thick the eyeball lens really is. The third, and last, thing we dissected was a sheep brain. It was like the heart, in which it was much less revolting that I thought it would be. I have learned so many things this semester that I never thought I would learn. I learned how to measure vital signs, how to identify what kind of food poisoning someone has, what the percentage is for a child of someone with Huntington’s disease, and so much more. I don’t think that I will end up in a biomedical science career, but who knows what the future will bring?
Overall, this class exceeded my expectations. We did so many fun and educational activities. This class was something to look forward to at the end of the