Beagle but not that beagle

Beagle but not that beagle - Taxonomy

Today we finish up the first action projects of our sophomore year. Week 1 and done!!! We have begun the first week of our Steam class: Population. Our AP’s this time involved 2 concepts phylogenetic trees and taxonomy. Our project was to create a mythological creature of our own that symbolizes positive change in one of the sustainable development goals (SDG’s). My mythological creature was the Beagle. A bee with eagle wings. The Beagle was thought up to represent SDG 7 -sustainable access to energy. Here’s my slide show with some facts on the beagle and it’s phylogenetic tree.

After completing this short AP I have a few things to note. First, since we have only been in school for less than a week there wasn't a whole lot of material to learn from. This in my opinion made this action project the most engaging to me. It gave me more room for personal creativity, and since we had more than enough time in just this short week to absorb the info it gave me more of a chance to digest the topics and turn it into a good AP. I learned a lot about what goes into a phylogenetic true and the different branching families of an organism. Thanks for reading!

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