1st Quarter Reflection

I thought that the unit on evolution went well. What surprised me about tis unit was that Darwin's theory of evolution was slightly different than the modern theory of evolution. I had always thought that the theory of evolution hadn't changed after Darwin's idea, but that turned out to not be the case.

I found the chemistry unit to be difficult. Specifically, I found memorizing the shapes of the molecules and all of the different molecules and the R-groups and how they changed each molecule. Since chemistry is important throughout all of biology, it is important for me to go back through the chemistry chapter and review chemistry. I also have had trouble with my handwriting, which has become sloppy.

One way for me to improve my handwriting is to write less for the free response. By writing less, I can be more concise and to the point. I can also focus on making my handwriting more legible during the test. I've found that if I write slower, then my handwriting is more readable. To improve how I feel about the chemistry unit, I plan on going back and rereading over the chapter, and trying to memorize more of the R-groups.

I am looking forward to learning more about neuroscience. The brain is very complicated, but since we are just scratching the surface of the brain and our nervous system, it isn't exceptionally difficult (compared to the other units). Other than that, I am looking forward to seeing how evolution affects the rest of biology!