Wooden Bowls

The story, Wooden Bowls is about a family of a grandfather, his son, daughter-in-law, and his grandson. They usually have family meals at a table together until they move the grandfather to a separate table to eat. The grandfather had broken some plates, and cups. He dropped his fork and spilled milk on the table cloth. The couple was tired of it, and separated him from all their meals. Things had turned around when the little grandson was beginning to make a wooden bowl for his own parents when they get older. The parents had changed their minds, and decided that they could deal with the grandfather at the family table.
This story relates to C.A.R.E.S. with empathy. It relates to empathy because once the little boy realized what was going on he made a bowl for his own parents. The parents then realized how bad it was to separate the grandfather from their family table. The parents felt empathy for him, and let him sit back at the table with them.

Understanding Genetics

While reading these articles, I learned that all different species have different amounts of chromosomes. I learned that Chimps have more chromosomes than humans do as well as many other animals like the toucan and goldfish. This is because some of their chromosomes are smaller. The Y chromosome in chimps is used to produce male genes only, so male chimps and humans are likely to have the same amount of chromosomes. Also, I learned that chromosomes can be fused or broken apart, which makes the human and chimp have the same amount of genes.We have 46 chromosomes because some break apart, and some fuse together overtime leaving us with that number. Humans also have genes that separate into functioning groups.

Basic Genetics- science

When I read about heredity and traits, I learned a lot of new things about why we look like our selves. First, I read about heredity and I learned that when a baby is conceived, it has 46 chromosomes, or two sets of 23 chromosomes. A baby has 23 chromosomes from the father, and 23 chromosomes from the mother. They create one cell that has 46 chromosomes, also called a zygote. Each baby looks different because they all have different combinations of their parents cells. For example, we look more like our mothers, fathers, or even grandparents. All of the chromosomes are randomly passed down to the baby. The only condition is that the baby can receive only one of each chromosome. This is why each baby has unique traits.

I also learned about traits. When I read about them I learned that traits are passed down to children. Physical traits include hair color, eye color, and height. Behavioral traits are characteristics on the way we act. Traits can also include the heath risks passed down, such as heart disease. These traits can also change from your environment. There is also dominant, and recessive traits. When a trait is passed down to the child, it takes random ones from the parents which decide whether it will have a heterozygous trait, or a homozygous trait. There is also a chance that trait will combine and produce incomplete dominance. Everyone has 99.9 percent of the same traits so we are all very alike.