Class Response : Boom Blox

In our science class where learned that animals have to compete with one another in order to get what they need to survive. Sometimes, you have to think differently to get what you need! For this assignment, you had to throw a baseball or bowling ball to make boxes fall to the ground your goal was to throw the least amount of baseballs/bowling balls. At first, it seemed all easy, but the rounds that came after the first three levels were hard. For one of the levels, you had to throw a bowling ball precisely in the middle of a wall, so when the wall falls it creates a domino effect, making all the other walls with the boomblox fall! To make it even more trickier, you had to move the wii remote for the camera to go to a different spot, like a 360 dergree angle! Everyone in the class was having fun and learning something new every level. Towards the end all of us were very competitive and eager for our turn to come by.I understood then that this is how many animal feel almost every second of the day just so they could survive.

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Class Response

In class we are doing a project about symbiosis relationships. There are three types of symbiosis relationships, which can be characterized by mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism. Mutualism is when an animal or insect and the host both benefit of the animal being on the host. For example, a horse and a human can be mutualistic because the horse provides transportation for the human in return for food and shelter. Commensalism is when one of the animal or insect and the host benefits and the other isn't harmed. A bird living in a tree is an example of commensalism because only the bird benefits because it has a good shelter, and the tree doesn't get harmed in any way. Parasitism is when one of the animal or insect and the host benefits and the other is harmed. A mosquito biting you is an example of parasitism because the mosquito may put dangerous diseases into you while it takes your blood for making eggs. For more information on the three symbiosis relationships, click here!