How the brain converts sounds waves into recognizable units, such as speech or environmental noise, is a complex system. This auditory system starts with the ear where sound waves are converted into electrical stimuli that can be uncoded by the brain. For a person with sensorineural hearing loss, a type …
In my project I created 4 stages of cancer development out of cupcakes in this order: The first cupcake (blue genetic material is a normal cell, the second cupcake is a mutated cell that is not yet cancerous, the third step of cupcakes (2 cupcakes) are malignant or cancerous cells …
When looking at the human body and all of its functions, we often look at the body systems. But what really makes all of these systems and what are their building blocks? I wanted to devote my STEAM project to looking not only as something that is looked over, but …
The STEAM topic I chose this semester involves acid-base homeostasis in the human body as well as some examples of where we can find these acidic, alkaline, or neutral substances.
My STEAM project portrays how Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) affects a person’s perception of the world. GAD is a disorder that causes high levels of anxiety in response to things that would not normally be that stressful, such as driving, talking to other people and even being in the same …
I created a watercolor booklet of the brain lobes for my project. I thought this was really interesting because our brain essentially makes us who we are and controls what we do. Throughout the booklet, I highlighted which region of the brain is active during certain activities or everyday tasks.
The purpose of this children’s storybook is to show the reader a basic explanation for what happens when cell division is not regulated. All the cells in our body go through a form of life cycle, or cell division. After mitosis, the two newly divided cells sit in interphase, “which …
The brain is a diverse and detailed system that functions and gets excited at stimulation. A wonderful way of stimulating a brain and exciting the neurons is learning a language. This affects different areas of the brain and can show the brain lighting up from stimulation. Through specific areas being …