Issues and Life Science

Unit B: Body Works

Mr. Forde

Scofield Magnet MS

Activity 12: What’s Happening Inside?October 1-4, 2013

Getting Started: List as many human organs as you can.

Introduction: Read and summarize pg. B-10 in 2 sentences.

Challenge: What do you know about organs and organsystems of the human body?

Key Words: cardiovascular system, cell, digestive system, excretory system, function, muscular system, nervous system, organ, reproductive system, respiratory system, skeletal system, structure, system (body system)

Procedure: Have you read and do you understand the procedure for part A pg. B11-B12 together? Write two sentences that describes what you will be doing.

Results: Part A: Copy questions from part A “laying it out” Part B: Write your grouped organs in your notebook Complete student sheet 12.1 sheet Part C: Clay model Part D: student sheet 12.2a and 12.2b

Analysis: Answer Analysis Questions 1,2, 5 and 6.

Reflection: What new things have you learned about the human body in this activity?

Activity 13: Living With Your LiverOctober 7, 2013

Getting Started: What do you know about your liver?

Introduction: Read and summarize pg. B-15 in 2 sentences.

Challenge: How does your liver help to keep your body in balance?

Keywords: regulation/regulate, toxin

Procedure: Let’s read “Living with your Liver b16 - b18 together!

Analysis: Answer Analysis Questions 1 - 3.

Activity 14: BreakdownOctober 8 -10, 2013

Introduction: Read p B-19 and describe the difference between mechanical and chemical digestion.

Challenge: What are the common elements of all scientific problem-solving methods?

Key Words: chemical breakdown, mechanical breakdown, surface area

Challenge: Why is it important to chew your food?

Procedure: Design an experiment on digestion and have the following in your notebook:•Title•Purpose•Variable being tested (Indep. Variable)•Procedure•Hypothesis•Variables we are keeping the same

Results: •Data on data chart (in notebook) from your original experiment.

Analysis: Answer Analysis Questions 1 - 3

Activity 15: Digestion: An Absorbing TaleOctober 15-16, 2013

Getting Started: Do question 1 on student sheet 15.1 (Burrito) on back 1/2 of page.

Introduction: Read and summarize pg. A-8 in 2 sentences.

Challenge: How does your digestion system work?

Key Words: absorb (absorption), nutrients

Procedure:

Results: Answer “Stopping to Think” Questions 1a and b, 2 a and b, 3 - 4 from reading .

Analysis: Answer Analysis Questions 2 an3 for HW (discuss 4 and 6 in class)

Reflection: Question 2 and 3 student sheet 15.1

Activity 16: Support System: Bones, Joints and MusclesOctober 17 -18, and 21 2013

Getting Started: Answer before questions on anticipation guide 16.1

Introduction: Read intro on pg. B28 and write two sentences describing what we we will do in the next 2 days of science class.

Challenge: How do the structures in a chicken wing or a human arm enable it to perform its function?

Key Words: bone, cartilage, ligament, joint, tendon, marrow, musculoskeletal system, tendon

Procedure: Part A: Complete the reading Part B: the dissection of the chicken wing

Results: Part A: complete analysis questions 1 - 5 pg B-37 Part B: Do steps 13 and 14 on pg B-30

Analysis: Answer Analysis Questions 1 and 2 pg. b-31

Activity 17: Gas ExchangeOctober 22 - 23, 2013

Getting Started: Complete the anticipation guide 17.1 “before”

Introduction: Read the intro on the top of page b38 and tell me why your respiratory system is so important?

Challenge: How much carbon dioxide is in your exhaled breath?

Key Words: Indicator, Respiratory System

Procedure: Have you read and do you understand the procedure for part A on pg. B39-B40? Write two sentences that describe what you will be doing.

Results: Part A results- create this chart.

Part B- ______ - number of drop it took to match the BTB control color.

Analysis: Part A- Answer Analysis Questions 1 and 2 pg. B43 Part B- Answer Analysis Questions 3 - 7 pg. B43

Reflection: If you had pneumonia, which limits your ability to take exchange oxygen, how do you think you would feel?

CUP Initial BTB color

Final BTB color

After Adding

Sodium hydroxide

A (control) X

B (air) X

C (sodium hydroxide)

X

D (exhaled breath 1)

E (exhaled breath 2)

Challenge: How can you quantitatively measure your level of fitness?

Key Words: Pulse

Procedure: Follow along on pages B51 - B52

Results: •What do you predict your resting heart rate will be per minute? _________beats/min•After moderate exercise what will your heart rate be per minute? _________beats/min

Use data sheet 19.1 “Pulse Data” for all additional data.

Analysis: Answer Analysis Questions 1 - 3 pg. b52 - b53. (HW q 4 pg b-53

Feel the Beat! (Embedded Task)October 28 and 30, 2013

Getting Started: Think of two different activities that might impact your heart rate? (Be creative… it doesn’t have to be exercise.)

Introduction: We will be using inquiry think sheets to design our own original “Feel the beat” experiments!

Activity 18: The Circulation GameNovember 1, 2013

Getting Started: Fill out first two columns of KWL chart sheet 18.1

Introduction: Read pg. B-45 and discuss with class.

Challenge: What does the blood do as it travels around the body?

Key Words: Cardiovascular System

Procedure: Do part A on pg B46 - B47 and discuss with your team. Do part B on pg B48 and play or observe the game.

Results:

Analysis: Answer Analysis Questions 1 - 6.

Activity 21: Inside a pump?November 4 , 2014

Getting Started: When we played the circulation game did blood travel in more than one direction?

Introduction: Read intro on pg. B59

Challenge: What type of pump is better for pumping water? What does this tell you about the structure of your heart?

Procedure: Experiment with both types of bulbs and try and make them work like your heart might.

Analysis: Answer Analysis Questions 1,2, and 3.

Reflection: What new things have you learned about the heart in this activity?

Activity 22: The Heart a Muscle?November 6-7 , 2014

Getting Started: If you heart beat 70 times per minute, how many times does it beat in a day? Show your work.

Introduction: Read intro. page B-62

Challenge: How can you measure how hard the heart works?

Procedure: See page B-63

Analysis: Answer Analysis Questions 2, 3 and 4

Reflection: What new things have you learned about the heart in this activity?

STEM Activity: Working heart or lung model.November 12

Getting Started: Describe a few ways you can you create a model of the heart or lungs?

Introduction:You will be challenged to plan and develop a model or the heart or lung.

Engineering Design Cycle

Activity 23: HEART PARTSNovember 13-14 , 2013

Getting Started: How is the heart designed to force blood to flow in one direction?

Introduction: Read intro on page B-65

Challenge: How does your heart work as a double pump?

Key Words: arteries, atrium (pl. atria), blood vessels, capillaries, valves, veins, ventricle

Results: Answer Stopping to Think questions in notebook.

Analysis: Answer Analysis Questions 1, 2 and 4.

Activity 25: Healing the Heart Homework

Getting Started: Do you know someone who has had a heart problem? What is it?

Challenge: What are some risks in developing new treatments for heart problems?

Procedure: Do the reading pg. B-73 - B-76

Results: Complete three level reading guide and timeline sheet.

Analysis: Answer Analysis Questions 1 - 5.

Activity 27: The Pressure’s OnOptional

Getting Started: hat kind of heart problems have you heard of? How do they effect the heart?

Challenge: What are the effects of high blood pressure on the heart?

Key Words: blood pressure

Procedure: Have you read and do you understand the procedure on pg. B83 -B84? Write two sentences that describe what you will be doing.

Results: Complete the blood pressure data sheet.

Analysis: p. B-84 analysis question 3 in your notebook

Activity 28: Heart ProblemsNovember 17 , 2010Optional

Getting Started:

Introduction: Read and summarize pg. B-10 in 2 sentences.

Challenge: What causes a heart attack or stroke?

Key Words: Coronary Arteries, Risk Factors

Procedure: Read the passage together and use the “problems of the heart” sheet.

Results: Answer the “stopping to think” questions below.

Analysis: p. B-89 analysis questions 1 and 2 in your notebook

Reflection: What can you do to improve or maintain the health of your heart?

Activity 29: Helping HeartsOptional Project

Getting Started: Take the heart risk quiz.

Introduction: Are there healthy choices you can make to help your heart?

Challenge: What is your relative risk of heart disease? How can you convince people to make choices hat reduce their level of risk?

Key Words: voluntary

Procedure: Have your team take the heart risk quiz and decide which items are voluntary.

Results: Part A: Take the healthy choices quiz and determine which are voluntary.

Part B: Write your “Make Healthy Decisions” Brochure!

Activity 21: Inside a pump?November 5 , 2010

Getting Started: When we played the circulation game did blood travel in more than one direction?

Introduction: Read and summarize pg. B-10 in 2 sentences.

Challenge: What do you know about organs and organsystems of the human body?

Key Words: cardiovascular system, cell, digestive system, excretory system, function, muscular system, nervous system, organ, reproductive system, respiratory system, skeletal system, structure, system (body system)

Procedure: Have you read and do you understand the procedure for part A pg. B11-B12 together? Write two sentences that describes what you will be doing.

Results: Part A: Copy questions from part A “laying it out” Part B: Write your grouped organs in your notebook Complete student sheet 12.1 sheet Part C: Clay model Part D: student sheet 12.2a and 12.2b

Analysis: Answer Analysis Questions 1,2, 5 and 6.

Reflection: What new things have you learned about the human body in this activity?