If I could describe this experience of participating in this exhibition in two words, they would be inspiring and exciting. When I first heard that we were going to do a study of cancer I thought it was a great idea because my grandpa (at the time) was suffering from Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. I wanted to learn more about what he was going through and about the different cancer types. This experience was really interesting. I learned alot about Lymphoma and Yellow fever. I enjoyed gathering information to put together into a big project for the finale. Overall, my favorite part of doing this exhibition was during the presentation. I thought it was really interesting guiding the kids and viewing their reactions to our work. I also enjoyed presenting the Yellow Fever 1793 piece with Isaac becuase I enjoyed reading the book and it was fun explaining it.
I studied Lymphoma as my cancer type. I learned that there are two different types of Lymphoma: Hodgkins and Non-Hodgkins. Hodgkins Lymphoma is a cancer of the Lymphatic system that most commonly affects people in their late 50's, early 20's.
There are 4 main types of Hodgkins disease: Nodular Sclerosing, Lymphocyte Predominant, Mixed Cellularity, Lymphocyte Depleted and a Lymphnode biopsy. Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma includes all the types of Hodgkins Lymphoma. The symptoms of Lymphoma are enlarged or swollen Lymphnodes, also known as Lymphadenopathy. The cause of Lymphoma remains unknown. There are different stages of Lymphoma too. The stages of Lymphoma are I, II, III or IV. Staging is very important imformation for every patient with Lymphoma. It provides a common language for doctors and patients to describe how much Lymphoma and it is vital for deciding on the correct treatment.
There were many things that I learned that I didnt know before I did this expedition. I learned that Hodgkins lymphoma is named after an English patholigist who origionally described the disease in the 1800's. In my studies I also discovered that there are two different types of growths in cancer. Benign and Malignant are the two forms of growth. Benign is a growth that is not cancerous. Malignant is a form of cancer that is cancerous. I actually didnt know there was a type of cancer that can turn out to be non-cancerous.
The challenges that I encountered during this enhibition was that when we were presenting the information to the kids I was confused on where I needed to be. I think it was a little unorganized because I ended up doing some jobs that I wasnt assigned to do. Another challenge that I faced was when I had to handle the task of having to guide groups around the exhibition and do a presentation on Yellow fever at the same time. I was needed in two different places at the same time so it was very difficult to handle both tasks.
If I was able to to continue an expedition I would probably pursue the project of Contaminated water and Air pollution. I would like to study the effects on communities and their effects on living things.
If we have an exhebition next year I think that I would change the way it was organized. I would let everyone know their specific positions in planning for the event. I would also have at least two or three managers which will help them to organize and therefore avoid less stress and I would plan the event a little earlier so that people could improve their work more.
Overall, I think this event was a great success and I think everyone at BCS should now know What happends when Cells go wild.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Reflection 12/18/ By Cyndi Yahya
The school's expedition on cancer, I think, is a very important topic. Many people are affected by it, and for us to collaborate with one another to create a museum to teach younger students about cancer is accommodating. This expedition was really informational, and it taught me a lot of new different things on cancer development, and how cancer have affected people throughout history.
In science class, we have individual topic relating to cancer that we have to research on. My topic of cancer is leukemia. I learned that leukemia is the cancer of the bone marrow. The three types of blood cells (platelets, red blood cell, and white blood cell) are present in the bone marrow. When someone is diagnosed with leukemia, the immature white blood cells crowds the red blood cells and the platelets. This disables the blood cells to work properly. The red blood cells are not able to transport oxygen throughout the body, the white blood cells can not fight infections, and without platelets excessive bleeding in the body is possible.
In ELA class we are learning about the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima on August of 1945. The atomic bomb attack was one one of the most disastrous event in our history. There were thousands of deaths and damages, and the aftermath of the attack was unimaginable. Although the attack lasted for a few minutes, the effects it had was huge. The atomic bomb, unfortunately, released chemicals that caused radiation which lead to health issues and more death. These radiations caused many different types of cancer. The ionization of chemicals are some factors of cancer. Dr. Nagai, a victim of the atomic bomb attack, for example suffered from leukemia because of his working with chemicals.
During the expedition, I don't think that I encountered many challenges except for knowing the fact that more than half the world's population would be affected by this disease. We have not yet found a cure for cancer but there are other types of medication to stop the spread of cancer such as chemotherapy, and radiation.
If we were able to continue this expedition, I think that we should help donate money to organizations or hospitals that benefits people diagnosed with cancer. I think that this process would not only help cancer patients, but also help raise cancer awareness.
Next year's expedition, I would like to see the same thing that I've seen this year. We as high school students, work cooperatively with one another. There was a lot of collaboration going on. Many different ideas were shared and because of this procedure, I think we learned many important facts on cancer.
In science class, we have individual topic relating to cancer that we have to research on. My topic of cancer is leukemia. I learned that leukemia is the cancer of the bone marrow. The three types of blood cells (platelets, red blood cell, and white blood cell) are present in the bone marrow. When someone is diagnosed with leukemia, the immature white blood cells crowds the red blood cells and the platelets. This disables the blood cells to work properly. The red blood cells are not able to transport oxygen throughout the body, the white blood cells can not fight infections, and without platelets excessive bleeding in the body is possible.
In ELA class we are learning about the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima on August of 1945. The atomic bomb attack was one one of the most disastrous event in our history. There were thousands of deaths and damages, and the aftermath of the attack was unimaginable. Although the attack lasted for a few minutes, the effects it had was huge. The atomic bomb, unfortunately, released chemicals that caused radiation which lead to health issues and more death. These radiations caused many different types of cancer. The ionization of chemicals are some factors of cancer. Dr. Nagai, a victim of the atomic bomb attack, for example suffered from leukemia because of his working with chemicals.
During the expedition, I don't think that I encountered many challenges except for knowing the fact that more than half the world's population would be affected by this disease. We have not yet found a cure for cancer but there are other types of medication to stop the spread of cancer such as chemotherapy, and radiation.
If we were able to continue this expedition, I think that we should help donate money to organizations or hospitals that benefits people diagnosed with cancer. I think that this process would not only help cancer patients, but also help raise cancer awareness.
Next year's expedition, I would like to see the same thing that I've seen this year. We as high school students, work cooperatively with one another. There was a lot of collaboration going on. Many different ideas were shared and because of this procedure, I think we learned many important facts on cancer.
Reflection 12/18 by Priscilla Fret
During the school’s first expedition, things were sort of chaotic. There was so much to be done, and it was new to everyone, so it was really a trail-by-error experience. We’ve been preparing for this for over a month, and I believe it’s paid off. My class really pulled together and for the most part, did the work when they were told. When we got our subject, we researched them and did notes in a t-chart. Then we took a verbal test on our notes to see how well we knew our topic, afterwards doing a brainstorm of what we could put on our model. It was a lot of work.
I learned a lot about the history of cancer. For instance, it was once thought that viruses, bacteria, breakdown in immunity, and mutations in specific genes to be the causes of cancer. However, it’s been proven that only mutations in specific genes is correct.
I really didn’t know much about the different stages of cancer. I knew that some were “not dangerous” such as benign tumors, but that’s not true, either. Just because they’re not cancerous doesn’t mean they can’t cause harm. If left alone, benign tumors can grow in size and weight, and can put pressure on vital organs and create problems. However, the tumor can be easily removed with an operation.
During the making of the expedition, the biggest challenge I believe we as the eleventh grade faced was time, especially the biology students. We’d been studying different types of cancer and treatments for a while, but only at the last minute was everything put together. In biology, it was toward the last two weeks or so that we chose a definite subject and began to work on research and different roles in a group. Things were changed around a lot, and it was really about cramming as much research in as possible and compiling it into an informative, if not extensive, research model.
If we were able to continue the expedition, I would like to expand our audience. Most, if not all of the people who are coming to the school for the big event on the nineteenth are students and their parents. I’d like to have other people in the area who are interested to be able to come. In other words, the word could be more widespread and more people could find out about it and attend.
In the expedition next year, I would really like to see what I said above. Since this was the first time, the teachers would have in mind what went well and what could be improved, and the students would as well. They could build their expedition on our feedback from this year, and it would be really successful.
I learned a lot about the history of cancer. For instance, it was once thought that viruses, bacteria, breakdown in immunity, and mutations in specific genes to be the causes of cancer. However, it’s been proven that only mutations in specific genes is correct.
I really didn’t know much about the different stages of cancer. I knew that some were “not dangerous” such as benign tumors, but that’s not true, either. Just because they’re not cancerous doesn’t mean they can’t cause harm. If left alone, benign tumors can grow in size and weight, and can put pressure on vital organs and create problems. However, the tumor can be easily removed with an operation.
During the making of the expedition, the biggest challenge I believe we as the eleventh grade faced was time, especially the biology students. We’d been studying different types of cancer and treatments for a while, but only at the last minute was everything put together. In biology, it was toward the last two weeks or so that we chose a definite subject and began to work on research and different roles in a group. Things were changed around a lot, and it was really about cramming as much research in as possible and compiling it into an informative, if not extensive, research model.
If we were able to continue the expedition, I would like to expand our audience. Most, if not all of the people who are coming to the school for the big event on the nineteenth are students and their parents. I’d like to have other people in the area who are interested to be able to come. In other words, the word could be more widespread and more people could find out about it and attend.
In the expedition next year, I would really like to see what I said above. Since this was the first time, the teachers would have in mind what went well and what could be improved, and the students would as well. They could build their expedition on our feedback from this year, and it would be really successful.
SHARAN'S REFLECTION 3
I am now going to work on a Lymphoma piece to show the effects it causes to the body and the hope of treatments available for this specific cancer. I would ,make like a little children's book on the topic to inform the young minds of our school as a library book kids can pick up downstairs. Or if that takes to long to make before Friday i would just make a display board with many visuals of this disease because it intrigued me to go even deeper in the research after I looked it up in the library in downtown Manhattan. This will take up all my after school time till the break but it's worth it for a solid 90 in science.
Uriel
This years first expedition has been enlightening and profound, and the important information gained will follow me. I enjoyed the trip we took and the people we have worked with. People like the Department Of Health and members of the Public Library Of Health. They gave us vital information, and tools to further investigate the broad inner working of our subject. This also would not have been possible without the help of teacher and staff.
Beginning with the dept. of heath we learned the statistics of the local and city wide age groups. Aids, cancer, drug use, death rate, and test rates were all taken to account in the dept. After a few hours we were done and received stats of our very own neighborhoods. My main study was on skin cancer and the treatment that could be taken to get rid of and or prevent cancer. We took note received hand out and then we were on our way to our next stop.
We arrived at the library with little time to waste, after a tour and tutorial we were off to work. My group was assigned skin cancer and the ways you can treat it. After that I knew what skin cancer was, and the was you could treat. Now all of that hard work, it will now be used in our first informative event of the year.
Beginning with the dept. of heath we learned the statistics of the local and city wide age groups. Aids, cancer, drug use, death rate, and test rates were all taken to account in the dept. After a few hours we were done and received stats of our very own neighborhoods. My main study was on skin cancer and the treatment that could be taken to get rid of and or prevent cancer. We took note received hand out and then we were on our way to our next stop.
We arrived at the library with little time to waste, after a tour and tutorial we were off to work. My group was assigned skin cancer and the ways you can treat it. After that I knew what skin cancer was, and the was you could treat. Now all of that hard work, it will now be used in our first informative event of the year.
Robert's Reflection
Robert Jones
Refective Essay
On my experience completing the BCS first cancer expedition it was ok I mean that we are finally finished and I am proud to be one of the first students to do this project.
What I learn from the cancer expedition is that breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer in women and prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer for older males.If I was to continue with the exedition I would shut it down and continue on with my class work because this thing with cancer is not really helping me much in my life time, I know the awarenes of cancer and how to pervent from geting cancer.
On the trips it went well we went to the NYC department of health got a whole lot of panfets on cancer, how to pervent cancer, and which places in NY has more cancer victims than the others. then we went to the library of cancer and did a worksheet on a cancer asignment; What i found challening is getting there to the building.
Refective Essay
On my experience completing the BCS first cancer expedition it was ok I mean that we are finally finished and I am proud to be one of the first students to do this project.
What I learn from the cancer expedition is that breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer in women and prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer for older males.If I was to continue with the exedition I would shut it down and continue on with my class work because this thing with cancer is not really helping me much in my life time, I know the awarenes of cancer and how to pervent from geting cancer.
On the trips it went well we went to the NYC department of health got a whole lot of panfets on cancer, how to pervent cancer, and which places in NY has more cancer victims than the others. then we went to the library of cancer and did a worksheet on a cancer asignment; What i found challening is getting there to the building.
Cancer Expedition
Over the past month we (the 11th graders) have been doing an expedition on cancer. for my first expedition on cancer in this school, it was a big step for me and something new plus different for the bcs community. I found it effective but difficult to research because cancer is such a broad topic.
In my classes we were not to fond on only researching cancer. In my crew class and in my ela class we studied cancer. We also learned about cancer’s causing effects. We watched movies such as the bbc documentary Hiroshima. My teachers (some of them) told us as well their encounters with cancer. It was sadning for me to have to here, but what was most important is hearing how they fought the cancer off.
If i were able to continue our expedition on cancer i would pursue it by having the school do a project on ciggarettes! I would do this because so many people smoke ciggarettes. Too many people die from cancer. Lung cancer which is caused mainly by ciggarettes. Even though people are on the tv screen with wholes in their neck explaining ciggarettes did it to them, people don’t think nothing of it until cancer get to them. Only then they decide to turn over a new leaf, but usually the leaf is dead which means it’s too late.
Solomon Goodwin
In my classes we were not to fond on only researching cancer. In my crew class and in my ela class we studied cancer. We also learned about cancer’s causing effects. We watched movies such as the bbc documentary Hiroshima. My teachers (some of them) told us as well their encounters with cancer. It was sadning for me to have to here, but what was most important is hearing how they fought the cancer off.
If i were able to continue our expedition on cancer i would pursue it by having the school do a project on ciggarettes! I would do this because so many people smoke ciggarettes. Too many people die from cancer. Lung cancer which is caused mainly by ciggarettes. Even though people are on the tv screen with wholes in their neck explaining ciggarettes did it to them, people don’t think nothing of it until cancer get to them. Only then they decide to turn over a new leaf, but usually the leaf is dead which means it’s too late.
Solomon Goodwin
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