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reflection :
SARS - CoV - 2 Chemistry project
project reflection :
How can the lens of chemistry be used to inform societal practice and policy designed to limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2?
Scientifically proven evidence is hard to argue with, so if you can implement that evidence into governmental policies and enforce it, the people who trust science would comply with whatever is needed to protect themselves. There are going to be people regardless who don't want to let anybody tell them what to do. Masks are a great example, they are scientifically proven to help prevent the spread of COVID, but yet some people still don’t wear them. Social distancing is also a good example of scientific evidence used to inform society. It’s proven that COVID can spread to people who are in close proximity to each other. There are still people who don’t abide by the guidelines and perpetuate the spread of the virus.
My knowledge of science has improved especially around molecular science. I know a lot about viruses that I didn’t know before. I had some experience in molecular science from middle school but it was mostly just about cells, not viruses. This year especially with the pandemic it was scary and comforting to get an understanding of COVID on the chemical scale, but I feel safer knowing more about the virus than I did when it first started showing up. I know how it spreads, I know what precautionary measures to take to prevent it from spreading. I know the infection process and how it reproduces, all stuff that I didn’t before.
I believe that it was a good idea to study something very relevant, while still covering chemistry concepts. I also think that reading more scientific articles than normal was a good thing as well. I think it was helpful to expose ourselves to that type of scientific vocabulary, the kind that you have to read over four times in order to understand. Even though we didn't cover as much chemistry, it feels like I learned a lot of things that would have been just as important if nor more so. I think that if we had stuck to the "regular" chemistry class it just wouldn't have been as beneficial as learning about the virus that is surrounding us now.
Scientifically proven evidence is hard to argue with, so if you can implement that evidence into governmental policies and enforce it, the people who trust science would comply with whatever is needed to protect themselves. There are going to be people regardless who don't want to let anybody tell them what to do. Masks are a great example, they are scientifically proven to help prevent the spread of COVID, but yet some people still don’t wear them. Social distancing is also a good example of scientific evidence used to inform society. It’s proven that COVID can spread to people who are in close proximity to each other. There are still people who don’t abide by the guidelines and perpetuate the spread of the virus.
My knowledge of science has improved especially around molecular science. I know a lot about viruses that I didn’t know before. I had some experience in molecular science from middle school but it was mostly just about cells, not viruses. This year especially with the pandemic it was scary and comforting to get an understanding of COVID on the chemical scale, but I feel safer knowing more about the virus than I did when it first started showing up. I know how it spreads, I know what precautionary measures to take to prevent it from spreading. I know the infection process and how it reproduces, all stuff that I didn’t before.
I believe that it was a good idea to study something very relevant, while still covering chemistry concepts. I also think that reading more scientific articles than normal was a good thing as well. I think it was helpful to expose ourselves to that type of scientific vocabulary, the kind that you have to read over four times in order to understand. Even though we didn't cover as much chemistry, it feels like I learned a lot of things that would have been just as important if nor more so. I think that if we had stuck to the "regular" chemistry class it just wouldn't have been as beneficial as learning about the virus that is surrounding us now.