Quiz words… June 3, 2008
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This week’s final quiz terms can be played at
http://quizlet.com/set/302792/
carbon dioxide removed by lungs during respiration
oxygen supplied by respiration to body’s cells
pharynx tubelike passageway for food and air
alveoli In the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged
epiglottis prevents food or liquid from entering your trachea and lungs
kidneys when they lose function, person has to go through dialysis.
homeostasis balance of systems functions - water, food, waste
asthma Disorder of the lungs that is often an allergic reaction
Tar Substance in cigarettes that is the greatest contributor to lung cancer.
Skin One of the main excretory organs of the body along with the large intestine, kidney and lungs.
Urethra Tube that leads from the bladder to the outside of the body that carries urine.
Water Essential for maintaining circulation, blood pressure and movement of gases.
Larynx Structure where vocal cords are attached.
Emphysema Disease that results in the alveoli losing abiltiy to expand and contract
Diaphragm Muscle beneath the lungs that moves air in and out.
Bronchi Branches of the trachea found in the lungs
Kidneys Major organs of the urinary system
Alveoli Clusters of thin walled air sacs
Nephrons Small filtering units of the kidneys, each kidney contains millions of these..
Ureters Tubes that lead from the kidneys to the bladder
Human Systems Moviepalooza 2008 May 26, 2008
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We will begin Human Systems Moviepalooza 2008 this week. The students will be showing off their movie making abilities and teaching the following systems. I need some actors first thing Tuesday morning if you are willing to come and help me out. I will be there at 8:15ish. As we enter these next two weeks, a large portion of the grade will be a rubric based on behavior in the classroom. This grade system will apply until the final bell rings on Friday. Students, please go on mental vacation the moment you step off the bus and head home for the summer. Until then, stay intelligent. See you tomorrow.
Tuesday-
Reproduction – Text Reference pages 627-631
“The Game of Life” Mini Movie, Vocabulary Highlights and the chapter “What You Will Learn” concepts on page 627
Pop Quiz…
Homefun- Student Handbook Worksheet- Exact one is to be announced, look at Homefun board in class.
Wednesday
Excretory System -
Text Reference Pages 577 – 582
Student Mini Movie, Vocabulary Highlights and “What You Will Learn” concepts.
Pop Quiz…
Thursday
Nervous System -
Text Reference Pages 594 – 602
Student Mini Movie, Vocabulary Highlights and “What You Will Learn” concepts.
Pop Quiz…
Homefun- Student Handbook Worksheet -Exact one is to be announced, look at Homefun board in class.
Friday
Endocrine System -
Text Reference Pages 622 – 626
Student Mini Movie, Vocabulary Highlights and “What You Will Learn” concepts.
Pop Quiz…
Students will be graded this week on the homefun assignments, a behavior rubric and the chapter pop quizzes. If you miss a class, please email me to make up that grade before next Wednesday.
Print out this lesson plan for credit on Tuesday. Please time stamp the work.
Extra credit homefun this week is the following programs… choose only one and add 20 points maximum to the weekly grade…. write a half page review of the program or website.. what did you learn, parent sign for credit.
Diet Wars
Identify health issues facing Americans today and evaluate
one’s own food consumption. Examine the USDA food pyramid and
the impact it may have had on weight gain and explore the
impact of body image on young people.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/teach/diet/
NOVA
Master of the Killer Ants
PBS channel 24 or 2 on cable
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
A terrible drought has hit northern Cameroon, and the termites,
usually the Mofu tribe’s precious ally, have left the fields
and invaded huts and granaries. The Mofu shaman calls for
Jaglavak, a ferocious army ant with the body of a dragon.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ants/
Design Squad’s Trash to Treasure Competition
Online
The Design Squad Trash to Treasure Competition challenges kids
of all ages to take everyday discarded or recycled material and
re-engineer it into functional products. The grand prize winner
will receive a $10,000 cash prize provided by the Intel
Foundation and a trip to the development lab at Continuum, to
build a prototype of his or her Trash to Treasure design.
http://pbskids.org/designsquad/contest/
Secrets of the Dead
Herculaneum Uncovered
Channel 24 or 2 & Online
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Just a few miles from fabled Pompeii is Herculaneum, another
city buried and frozen in time by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
in A.D. 79. Today, geo-archeologists are chipping away at the
soft rock, revealing that this city, unlike Pompeii, was not
suffocated by falling ash. Rather, it was engulfed by
blistering pyroclastic flows.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/
Rachel Carson Sense of Wonder Contest
Online
To honor the late preservationist and ecologist Rachel Carson,
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , Generations United,
and the Rachel Carson Council, Inc., announce a photo, essay,
and poetry contest “that best expresses the Sense of Wonder
that you feel for the sea, the night sky, forests, birds,
wildlife, and all that is beautiful to your eyes.” Eligibility:
entries must be joint projects involving a person under age 18
and a person age 50 or older. Deadline: June 16, 2008.
http://www.epa.gov/aging/resources/thesenseofwonder/index.htm
I won’t live long on the Moon? May 22, 2008
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Go Yaichaili!! May 19, 2008
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Moviepalooza 2008 - This week is filming.. May 18, 2008
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This week….
I will be bringing in my home computer for the students to use the Movie Maker on it for a couple of days. If you all have laptops that we could use to edit the movies on that would be awesome. We will need them this week as we upload and begin to edit.
Homefun this week will be worksheets related to these final chapters that we are learning about via Moviepalooza 2008 - Excretion, Reproduction, Endocrine, Nervous and Immune systems.
Monday- Wednesday = Filming movie segments
Thursday and Friday = Begin editing using Windows Movie Maker or Jumpcut.com
Weekly grade will be based on a participation rubric and the homefun assignments. See the attached Rubric…
Bonus Homefun points - watch television and get class points!!
Nature
Rhinoceros
On-Air & Online
6-8 / 9-12
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Millions of rhinos once roamed the Earth. There were hundreds
of species of all shapes and sizes. But today, the rhinoceros
is one of the planet’s rarest animals, with three of its
species on the brink of extinction. (CC, Stereo, 1 year)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/rhino/index.html
NOVA
Lord of the Ants
On-Air & Online
6-8 / 9-12
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
A portrait of scientist E.O. Wilson. While studying ants,
Wilson struggled to comprehend the evolutionary forces that led
workers to forage and soldiers to fight; in doing so, he became
the architect of a controversial new discipline: sociobiology.
His appreciation of the natural world has been a driving force
for his worldwide conservation efforts. (CC, Stereo, HD, 1 year)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eowilson/
Frontline
Growing Up Online
On-Air & Online
6-8 / 9-12
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
“Frontline” looks at the impact of the Internet on adolescence,
through the eyes of teens and their parents. The film takes
viewers into the private worlds children are creating online –
from kids who are harassed and bullied to kids who make social
connections virtually when they have few friends at school to
those kids who attain instant celebrity on YouTube. (CC,
Stereo, 1 year)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kidsonline/
Phoenix Mars Mission: Ashes to Ice
On-Air
6-8 / 9-12
Thursday, May 22, 2008
This program chronicles the story of the Phoenix Mars Lander,
which launched in August 2007 and is scheduled to land on the
Martian surface on May 25, 2008. The program features
interviews with scientists who discuss the spacecraft’s custom
instruments and the intricate preparations that preceded the
launch. (CC, Stereo, HD, 1 year)
Design Squad’s Trash to Treasure Competition
Online
The Design Squad Trash to Treasure Competition challenges kids
of all ages to take everyday discarded or recycled material and
re-engineer it into functional products. The grand prize winner
will receive a $10,000 cash prize provided by the Intel
Foundation and a trip to the development lab at Continuum, to
build a prototype of his or her Trash to Treasure design.
http://pbskids.org/designsquad/contest/
Human Anatomy Moviepalooza Lesson May 11, 2008
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This week we will go into uncharted territory for me as a teacher, but I want to take a chance with this outstanding group of students that I have to finish out our year with a final project. After watching the school play last week I had a kernel of an idea to have the students make short informational movies to finish out the final four sections of the book that are required. We talked about it in class on Friday and the students brainstormed some excellent ideas, so we will try “Human Anatomy Moviepalooza 2008”, a short film festival. I will handle the reproduction section for reasons that should be obvious to anyone who knows the sense of humor of 13 year olds in regard to this subject. But the other sections can easily be taught using short films…. this is why Bill Nye the Science Guy is famous. Some excellent student movies you can check out are at http://tinyurl.com/6yxc7e
Anyway we will have three phases of work to do covering the following chapters over the next few weeks..
Excretory System ( pages 577-586)
Control and Coordination (592-615)
Reproduction(My Movie)
Immunity and Disease (650-677)
Students will work in groups of their own choosing and we will follow a rough schedule until I get a better handle on how they are doing and how much they are able to accomplish. Students who for some reason cannot work with others will be placed first in my group to help with reproduction and if they are unable to function with my group will be given the student workbook for self paced instruction.
As long as students are engaged in the project, they are allowed to move about the class to gather materials, do research, brainstorm, and collaborate with one another.
This Week…
Pre-Production
1.Develop and give a one-minute oral presentation about their idea on “Pitch Day.” The students in the audience are required to take notes and provide critical feedback on areas in the presentation they feel are weak.
2. Each student is required to write a 1-2 page summary to describe the story and the characters. I want them to know what the story is about, who the characters are, and where they live.
3. Create an outline. Each student develops one from the main points of the summary. This document is used to help provide direction and focus for the script.
4. Write the script using information from the textbook throughout the movie. The main focus of these movies is to provide information in an entertaining way. Many students struggle with writing realistic dialog. We break up into small groups during this time period to read through the scripts and offer advice on how to fix potential problems.
**Students might want to check out this freeware for script writing on their computers**
http://www.celtx.com/
5. Create storyboards. Students are required to do this so they will begin to visualize each shot. It helps them take a story from a 2-D environment on paper to a 3-D setting, which is the real world.
6. Secure production crew and actors/actresses for the show.
7. Create a production schedule, shot list, and equipment list.
It should be an interesting week…
May 7, 2008
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Frog Surgeons May 6, 2008
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May 5, 2008
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Respiration Week 2008!! May 5, 2008
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Monday
Respiration
Pages 568-569
New Vocabulary and the chemical formula for respiration…
Tuesday
Virtual Lab – How to the parts of the respiratory system work together.
Outdoor Activity – Cell Racing = Effects of Activity on Breathing
Homefun Choices-
Internet-
Review this very cool website for 15 minutes
http://www.smm.org/heart/lungs/top.html
or work on the class human body wiki – email Mr. Imhoof if you are interested in helping with this project.
Or
Animal Planet, Science Channel, Nova on PBS or Discover program with one paragraph what you learned signed by parent for credit
Or
Section Review Questions 1-5 signed by parent for credit
Or
Worksheet – See me for the correct one.
Wednesday
Disease of the Respiratory System – pages 574- 576
Thursday
Lab – Effects of smoking on breathing – Students will use a simulator to experience the diminishing respiratory productivity related to lung disease.
Homefun- Study notes, flashcard or quizlet for Friday Quiz – parent note for credit.
Friday
Quiz on the Respiratory System
