Big Ideas:

Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology / Structure and Function

Essential Questions:

What systems form and control the structures and systems of the human body?

Vocabulary:

cartilage, bone, marrow, osteocytes, joints, ligament, muscle fiber, actin, myosin, tendon, PNS, CNS, dendrite, axon synapses, neuron, epidermis, dermis

Month

Content

Skills

Assessment

Standards

Instructional Activities, Strategies, and Differentiation

August

Introduction:

Formative:

AP1,2,3,4,5; AP8

Provide Topic Reading Assignments and Vocabulary List

Deliver Information via Lecture, Discussion and Handouts

Form, Function, and Adaptation (i.e. Natural Selection or Trade-Off Phenomenon)

Student Partipiation and Dialog

Use Technology (ie Simulations/Illustrations/Videos), Various Manipulatives and Word Play

Tissues, Organs, and Systems (How Does Structure Correlate with Function?)

Study Guide Assignments

Offer Review Opportunities (Study Guides and Study Sessions)

Body Size Affect Animal Physiology (Function/Behavior, Surface Area/Volume, Proportions “Allometry”)

Lab Practicles and/or Projects

Supplement Topic Discussion with Labs/Projects/Demonstrations

Electrolyte and Acid-Base Balance (salt content and fluid volumes, pH, and alkalosis/acidosis)

Chapter Quizzes

Homeostasis (Regulation/Feedback) and Temperature (Heat Source, Conservation; Ectothermy / Endothermy)

Reading / Vocabulary Exam

Summative:

AP1,2,3,4,5; AP8

Histology:

Chapter Exam

Connective Tissues (Loose/Dense, Blood, Cartilage, Bone, Muscle, Nerve, and Epithelial)

Observe and identify connective such as bone tissue.

Bone (Skeleton; Anatomy/Structure/Disease/Joints)

Create models that simulate various cells / tissues of the human body.

Create a portfolio and video showing members encountering five main tissues inside of a human body (Webquest).

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