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Monday, May 19, 2014

Final Review Topics

Circulatory System:
- flow of blood
- major parts of heart and major vessels
- parts of blood and functions
- structure of a blood vessel
- blood typing

Respiratory system
- organs of respiration and functions
- gas exchange in alveoli
- function of cilia

Digestive System
- function of each organ
- secretions of each organ and their function
- enzymes and the substances they break down

Endocrine System
- functions of main organs
- functions of hormones covered in class and reading
- Sex/growth hormones

Reproductive system
- Testes, Ovaries and accessory structures
- Fertilization and the role of specific structures in both sex organs

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Circulatory System Day 7

Blood Typing

Objective: SWBAT create an comic strip to show the differences between the different types of blood.

Blood Facts

Donating Blood Information










Monday, March 3, 2014

Research Paper Resources

Link for rubric:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QjJNtAmtvPl58pA6cWEZ0eW_vjKKAhTAS-HcjAZsVvk/pub

Circulatory System Day 6

Objective: SWBAT create a one-page pamphlet/advertisement for how to avoid a heart attack.

Avoiding Heart Attacks
http://www.who.int/cardiovascular_diseases/resources/avoid_heart_attack_report.pdf

High Blood Cholesterol Reading:
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/chol/wyntk.pdf


Monday, February 24, 2014

Circulatory System Day 3

Objective: SWBAT label the different parts of the heart and the flow of blood through the heart.

http://nccd.cdc.gov/DHDSPAtlas/viewer.aspx

 

Circulatory System Day 4

Blood flow in the heart review


Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Circulatory System Day 2

Arteries, Veins, and Capillaries

Objective: SWBAT differentiate between traits of arteries, veins and capillaries on a Venn Diagram on an exit slip with at least 80% accuracy.

1. Do Now
2. Observations of red blood cell movements
3. Blood Vessel Reading
4. Blood vessel function chart
5. Practice
6. Exit Slip


Thursday, January 23, 2014

Research Paper - Day 2

In Class Background Research

Here are links to websites that may be helpful to you in your research:


If you took the college class, this site will allow you access to their databases.
http://search.proquest.com/login


http://www.jstor.org – register for free account, up to 3

http://www.lapl.org/ - LA Public Library
-          Science in Context: http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/scic/home?u=lapl&p=SCIC

-          Look for academic journals, encyclopedias, and news articles.


National Institutes of Health - News

Search through research here:

Search scholarly articles to quote

Topic Directory for research on different topics

If you have a Los Angeles Public Library Card, search here for ebooks

A list of topics with links to resources





Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Nervous System Day 9

Objective: SWBAT correctly answer 4 out of 5 questions about action potential on an exit slip

Flash presentation from the notes:  http://brainu.org/files/movies/action_potential_cartoon.swf



Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Nervous System Day 8

Cranial Nerves

Objective: SWBAT correctly match the function of all 12 cranial nerves with 80% accuracy on an exit slip.


Agenda:
1. Do Now
2. Multiple Intelligences Explained
3. Anderson Silva
4. Cranial Nerves exam
5. Notes
6. Practice
7. Exit Slip




Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Nervous System Day 7

Brain Physiology


Objective: SWBAT match parts of the brain with their function with at least 80% accuracy on an exit slip.



Extra interesting stuff!




Nervous System Day 6

SWBAT correctly complete matching of brain area to function and label the parts of the brain with 80% accuracy on an exit slip.

Link to Exit Slip