8th GradeSTEM Agenda

Week 16Dec. 9 – Dec. 13

8th Grade Agenda 12/9• Learning Target: Medical professionals contribute

to health and wellness.

1. Finish Biomedical Careers Book Project (extra day to work if needed).

2. Answer Conclusion Questions on packet (homework if not done in class).

3. Rate self and partner on packet.4. Put packets in book for turning in.5. If finished with 1-4, complete Medical Detectives

Crossword (turn in to box).

NO SCHOOL 12/10• Snow Day

NO SCHOOL 12/11• Snow Day

8th Grade Agenda 12/12

• Learning Target: I can assess student work using a rubric.

1. Complete conclusion questions2. Grade yourself and your partner3. Turn in to Mrs. Davis4. Read another group’s book5. Grade that group’s book using rubric6. Pass back to group

People that get extra time continue to work (absences).

8th Grade Agenda 12/13

• Learning Target: I can test how my body collects information.

• Copy Questions #1-6• Watch/Listen to “Tour The Tongue”

o Answer Questions #1-3

• Read “Your Nose” o Answer Questions #4-5o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIDBG-UPRUI

• Read “Your Really Weird Body Map” as a classo Answer Question #6

• Intro to Monday: stations of testing senses

Conclusion Questions1. Where are most of your taste buds located on your

tongue? 2. What are the five tastes?3. Why is it important for humans to crave both salty

and sweet foods? 

4. Explain the events that occur when you smell apple pie. Include the following words: olfactory epithelium, smell receptors, olfactory nerve, and olfactory bulb.

5. Explain what is meant by the term olfactory fatigue.

6. Explain the drawing of the Homunculus. Why are areas such as the lips, hands, and feet drawn larger than areas such as the arms and legs?