The Diminishing Buzz

In unit three of my Population class, I was able to study the different types of growths that occur in mathematics and how to describe them. I also learned about how populations grow and thrive. In addition, I found several factors that can cause populations to decrease and suffer. I enjoyed this unit because I was able to practice creating graphs and able to conduct an experiment where I had to travel to a cemetery and collect data. Using that data, I was able to find out the difference between males of different decades.

For this Action Project, I was assigned to study how the growth of the human population affects other populations. I decided to choose bees as the population and found them to be very interesting creatures. I was able to compare them to humans and found that while the human population is growing, their’s is decreasing. I found that the most challenging part of this project was creating my video in a way that can be easily understood by the viewer. I was able to overcome this challenge and successfully create my video. Overall, I enjoyed this project.

 

Citations: 

Connor, Steve. "Wild Bees Just As Important As Honeybees for Pollinating Food Crops." The Independent, 17 June 2015, www.independent.co.uk/news/science/wild-bees-found-to-be-just-as-important-as-honeybees-for-pollinating-food-crops-10324450.html.

Gorman, James. "Do Bees Know Nothing?" Breaking News, World News & Multimedia - The New York Times, 20 Aug. 2018, www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/science/bees-intelligence-zero.html.

Hagopian, J. (2018, September 28). Death and Extinction of the Bees. The Role of Monsanto? - Global Research, http://www.globalresearch.ca/death-and-extinction-of-the-bees/5375684. 

Matter of Trust. "20 Amazing Honey Bee Facts! – Matter Of Trust." Matter Of Trust – Eco-

              Enthusiasts for Renewable Resources, matteroftrust.org/4754/20-amazing-honey-bee-facts.

Next Gen Science. Next Generation Science Standards,

             www.nextgenscience.org/sites/default/files/HS-LS_Bee_Colony_version2.pdf. Accessed 2013.

TED. "Ideas About Bees." TED: Ideas Worth Spreading, www.ted.com/topics/bees.