Week 13: 11/02-11/06
This week we are finishing up our last unit on the human body. We are beginning the Nervous System and we will be having our Sheep eye exploration on Friday of this week! Any parental help would be more than welcome as this is a very hectic lab AND it will be my first dissection as a pregnant person :)
We will have a test on Monday of next week, covering all material on the Nervous system that we learn this week.
Unit: Human Body- Nervous System
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 nervous system
- Describe the structure of a neuron and the kinds of neurons
- Explain how nerve impulses travel from one neuron to another
- Identify two ways in which the nervous system can be injured
- Describe the structures and functions of the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system
- Explain what a reflex is
- Explain how the fives senses work
- Explain how alcohol and drugs affect the nervous system
- 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 nervous system?
- What might cause a nerve impulse?
- How do nerve impulses travel from one neuron to another?
- What are the types of neurons?
- What are the parts of a neuron?
- What might be some diseases associated with the nervous system?
- How does a reflex happen?
- What are the parts of the brain and what activities do they control?
- What are the fives senses and how do they send messages to the brain?
- What are the effects of drugs and alcohol on the nervous system?
Nervous System Websites:
Brain Drain Sheep Brain Exploration Changing Illusions
Brains Rule Games How We Hear Human Eye MRI
Neuroscience Brain Games Immobile Illusions Parts of the Ear
Ear Pages Split Brain Experiments Planet Perplex Reaction Time
Nerve Wrecker N.S. Movie Blind Spot Hands On Eyeball
Monday- Students will watch a movie call Body Stories: Infancy. This will tie up our Reproductive unit and help introduce our nervous system unit.
Homework for Monday- None
Tuesday- Have a great break!
Homework for Tuesday- None
Wednesday- SW take nervous system notes 2009 with diagram on the nervous system and five senses using the Nervous Notes 2009 ppt and will view a sheep’s brain.
Homework for Wednesday- Read pages 596-600 and answer questions 1-3 on page 600. Read pages 612-620 and answer questions 1-4 on page 620.
Thursday- Students will complete an eye diagram notes sheet using the Nervous Notes 2009 ppt and watch a short clip to prepare for our Sheep Eye Exploration tomorrow using the Virtual Sheep Eye Exploration 2009.
Homework for Thursday- Study sheep eye diagram for our exploration tomorrow. Study all notes and eye info for a nervous system test on Monday! INB check on Monday from Respiratory system notes-present.
Friday- Students will explore the sheep’s eye today. Behavior is of the utmost importance. Parental help would be very much appreciated today!
Homework for Friday- Study all notes and eye info for a nervous system test on Monday! INB check on Monday as well from the Respiratory system to present.
October 28th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
finally, our first dissection
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vikingson Reply:
October 30th, 2009 at 7:08 am
Sorry to have kept you waiting, Mohammod :(
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November 2nd, 2009 at 1:27 pm
will we get to disect any other organs of any more complex nature
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November 4th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
its ok
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November 5th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
hi!!! i can’t wait till the disection! all my friends are freaked! altjo i could NEVER be a surgeon… cutting PEOPLE open and with the blood… and uh…EW ok byee!
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