Biotechnology Product
With Jackson Hilton, Juan Castaneda, and Bryce Bernales
Evidence
Our goal was to make a presentation (above) showing how we would use biotechnology to solve a world problem. First, we brainstormed different world problems and decided to "solve" the problem of acid rain. Next, we brainstormed different acid rain solutions and decided to "solve" acid rain by forcing people to use dry animal manure as an alternative energy source. Then, we designed blueprints of our product, which turned out to be an anaerobic manure digester. Finally, we brainstormed different tests to test the efficacy of our product and put everything into one big presentation.
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Reflection
I think this project went well. One thing I think I did well in was cooperation. Since we got to choose our own groups, the members of our group got along swimmingly. I also think I did well in empathy. I think I was a very kind and respectful individual during the course of this project. However, I do think that maybe I could have improved my work ethic a little. I was not working as hard as I probably could have. I could also improve my attitude for this project. I could have held this project in higher regard than I did, to be perfectly clear.
Our goal was to make a presentation (above) showing how we would use biotechnology to solve a world problem. First, we brainstormed different world problems and decided to "solve" the problem of acid rain. Next, we brainstormed different acid rain solutions and decided to "solve" acid rain by forcing people to use dry animal manure as an alternative energy source. Then, we designed blueprints of our product, which turned out to be an anaerobic manure digester. Finally, we brainstormed different tests to test the efficacy of our product and put everything into one big presentation.
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- Biogas is gaseous fuel, especially methane, produced by the fermentation of organic matter. We used it in our project because it was the solution to acid rain mentioned in our presentation.
- Acid rain is rainfall made sufficiently acidic by atmospheric pollution that it causes environmental harm, typically to forests and lakes. The main cause is the industrial burning of coal and other fossil fuels, the waste gases from which contain sulfur and nitrogen oxides, which combine with atmospheric water to form acids. We used it in our project because it was the problem we decided to solve.
- Biotechnology is the exploitation of biological processes for industrial and other purposes, especially the genetic manipulation of microorganisms for the production of antibiotics, hormones, etc. We used it in our project because it was what we used to solve the problem.
- Greenhouse gases are any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation produced by solar warming of the Earth's surface. They include carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), and water vapor. We used them in our project because they are related to our problem of acid rain.
- Fossil fuels are natural fuels such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms. We used them our project because the burning of fossil fuels contributes to the problem of acid rain and using biogas would cause us to burn them less.
- Manure is animal dung used for fertilizing land. We used it in our project because it is the thing we're converting into methane with our methane digester.
- Methane digesters are anaerobic manure digesters that convert manure into methane and use the biogas to produce energy, thus transforming waste into a valuable byproduct while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and farm odor. We used them in our project because they were the things that produced the biogas which we used to solve acid rain.
Reflection
I think this project went well. One thing I think I did well in was cooperation. Since we got to choose our own groups, the members of our group got along swimmingly. I also think I did well in empathy. I think I was a very kind and respectful individual during the course of this project. However, I do think that maybe I could have improved my work ethic a little. I was not working as hard as I probably could have. I could also improve my attitude for this project. I could have held this project in higher regard than I did, to be perfectly clear.