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
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