Week 12: 10/26-10/30
This week we are finishing up our second to the last unit on the human body. We will be doing a study guide and taking a test at the end of this week. I will not be here those two days but will return on Monday so we can begin the last unit: the Nervous system!
Unit: Human Body- Lymphatic, Urinary, Endocrine, and Reproductive systems
Standards: S7CS5, S7CS10, S7L2e,
IB Connections: Human Ingenuity; Health & Social Education; Approaches to Learning
Objectives:
- Identify the levels of organization in the body
- Define homeostasis
- Describe the functions of the endocrine system
- Identify the endocrine glands
- Define sexual reproduction
- Identify the structures and functions of the male and female reproductive systems
- List the stages of human development that occur before birth
- Identify the changes that occur from infancy to adulthood
Essential questions:
- What are the levels of organization in the body?
- What is homeostasis?
- How do the systems of the body relate to one another?
Higher Level Questioning
- What are the functions and structures of the endocrine system?
- What is the function of hormones?
- What are endocrine glands?
- How does negative feedback control hormones in the body?
- What are the functions and structures of the male and female reproductive systems?
- What is sexual reproduction?
- Why might sperm and egg differ in form?
- How is the function of the female reproductive system different from that of the male?
Lymphatic Webistes:
Infectious Disease website Antibiotics Bacterial Invasion Flu Epidemic
Immune System Defender Defending Against Infection
Healing Cuts Tissue Invaders Rabies Lupus Aids
Medical Mysteries game Pneumonia Malaria H1N1 Flu
Antibiotics Movie Tracking malaria Immune Cells
Urinary System Websites
Urinary System movie Kidney Failure Kidney Stones
Endocrine/Reproductive System Websites
Hormones and Reproductive system Endocrine system movie
Monday- Students will do a reading activity on either the Lymphatic, Urinary, Reproductive, or Endocrine Systems using the ALL readings for human body jigsaw and the Lymphatic Urinary Endocrine Reproductive Graphic Organizer
Homework for Monday- Finish the ?s for your assigned reading activity. Because readings are so lengthy, there are only class copies. Get the copies online to finish.
Tuesday- Students will present their findings and their group and group members will fill out a chart for the systems they did not research. This sheet will be used to study for their test on Friday.
Homework for Tuesday- CRCT practice questions 1-4 on page 593 and questions 1-5 on p. 665
Wednesday- After going over homework, students will complete a fetal development lab.
Homework for Wednesday- Finish lab questions if not completed in class.
Thursday- I will not be here today, please be on your best behavior for Ms. Phillips. Student will complete a study guide on Lymphatic, Urinary, Endocrine, and Reproductive systems.
Homework for Thursday- Finish study guide and study for test tomorrow on Lymphatic, Urinary, Endocrine, and Reproductive systems
Friday- I will not be here today, please be on your best behavior for Ms. Phillips. Students will take a test on the Lymphatic, Urinary, Endocrine, and Reproductive Systems. If time allows, they will be graded in class.
Homework for Friday- None!
