Group Evaluation!

What roles did you take on for this assignment?
My roles throughout this assignment were to answer questions 2 and 4. I also had to create the handouts.

What did you like about working in a group?
I enjoyed working as a team very much. It was great to hear a variety of different ideas for the assignment. I also liked working in a group because i did not have to do the work all by myself. Each person had to do something, this made the assignment so much easier.

What was difficult about working in a group?
Choosing something that everyone agreed with. We all had different ideas about what we should do for the presentation, choosing just one was difficult because we had to choose something that we all wanted. Also if someone was away, the rest of the group could not do much discussions as we would not know where that person was up to in their part of the assignment.

What did you learn about working in a group?
I have learnt that team work is very important, because not only do others rely on you to do your bit but in order to complete the assignment you have to work together. I have learnt that everyone has to contribute to the assignment otherwise it is unfair to the rest of the group.

Did everyone contribute equally and enthusiastically?
Everyone in my group did contribute. We all divided the assignment up so that each person did what they wanted to do. I do think that we should ave divided it up equally though, i think that some people were do much more work than others.

How well did you work as an individual?
I think that i worked well as an individual because i got involved in the group discussion. I did do my part of the assignment, i have continuously posted comments on my blog and have done my research, as well as the assignments. I did not have any disagreements with my other group members and had considered all ideas.

Identify your strenghts and weaknesses.
As a group member i think that i should work on my time management skills. I do admit that i have left things close to the last minute.
I do think that i was the person who kept the group on track. whenever someone needed help i would help them.

Outline suggestions to improve your approach to group work.
next time i shall try harder to get my work done as fast as possible so we are not rushing everything at the end or a couple more days before the assignment is due.
i shall also try no to be as bossy, and will not take the lead.

Discussion

today we discussed who was doing what. I have given jessica my answer to question four. unfortunatley the answer to question one had been lost so matilda had to rewrite the answer, so that jessica can complete the powerpoint before thursday. today is our final in class computer lesson, so we must use this time wisely.

Bibliographies....

The following sites were used to answer question one, two and four. I had only used the most reliable information to answer the questions.

• Human Body: The excretory system, 2010, Scienceray, Unknown, 18/8/10, http://scienceray.com/biology/human-biology/human-body-the-excretory-system/.
• Animal Systems: Excretory System, 2010, Andrew Rader Studios, Unknown, 18/8/10, http://www.biology4kids.com/files/systems_excretory.html.
• Main function of the excretory system, 2010, ehow Inc., Unknown, 18/8/10, http://www.ehow.com/about_5158376_main-function-excretory-system.html.
• Excretory System, 2010, ScienceDaily LLC, Unknown, 18/8/10, http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/e/excretory_system.htm.
• Excretory System, Unknown, Library Thinkquest, Unknown, 18/8/10, http://library.thinkquest.org/2824/Excretory.html.
• Excretory System, 2010, Unknown, Unknown, 18/8/10, http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/biobookexcret.html.
• The Excretory System, 2009, Unknown, Unknown, 19/8/10, http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=5996839253778279211.
• Diagram of The Excretory System, 2010, Docstoc, Unknown, 19/8/10, http://www.docstoc.com/docs/951733/diagram-of-excretory-system.
• Body System, 2010, The Franklin Institute, Unknown, 19/8/10, http://www.fi.edu/learn/heart/systems/excretion.html.
• Tobacco's Effect on the Excretory System of the Human Body, 2010, Jim Franklin, Unknown, 20/8/10, http://www.ehow.com/about_6460541_tobacco_s-excretory-system-human-body.html.
• Overview Of Human Excretory System and Common Disorders , 2010, Unknown, Unknown, 14/8/10, http://www.ayushveda.com/yoga/yoga-title5/yoga-for-excretory-system/overview-excretory%20-system.htm.
• Ways to Keep the Excretory System Healthy, 2010, Demand Media, Inc., Unknown, 20/8/10, http://www.livestrong.com/article/110605-keep-excretory-system/.
• Your Urinary System and How it Works, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, 20/8/10, http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/yoururinary/.
• What are the Functions of the Skin in the Excretory System, 2010, ehow Inc., Unknown, 23/8/10, http://www.ehow.com/about_5188832_functions-skin-excretory-system_.html.

HANDOUTS_3

today i have finally completed the handouts. I now need to print out the sheets. I have also finished coping out the stuff for jessica. matilda and jennifer have also finished their parts today so hopefully we will get time to work together as a group and practice on the presentation.

Discussions!!!!!!!

today we got together as a group during class time and decided to give jessica our information today. jessica will get the pictures as she is creating the powerpoint. i need to print out the find-a-word out soon. I will make a copy for myself where i can see  all the answers, so we can go through the answers with the class.

research

today i gathered some information on the skin as it is also part of the excretory system. i also needed to find the definition of metabolic wastes. which is just wastes that the body does not need. These wastes are left over from respiration processes. i need to have a hard copy of question four tomorrow so that jessica can work on the powerpoint.

HANDOUTS_2

today i have almost completed the find-a-word. i now just have to fill in the blanks. I have also copied my information for Jessica tomorrow as she requires the information to do the PowerPoint.