| Big Ideas: | Structure and Function / Homeostasis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Essential Questions: | How are the materials that go into your body relate to homeostasis? How does the body convert food into useful moelcules? How does the human body get rid of wastes?; What structures transport substances throughout the body? What are the roles of blood and the lymphatic system? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vocabulary: | organic molecules, digestion, mouth, esophagus, peristalsis, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum; myocardium, atria, ventricles, valves, pulmonary and systemic circulation, pacemaker, artery, vein, capillary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Month | Content | Skills | Asessment | Standards | Instructional Activities, Strat |
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| November | Digestive System: | Formative: | AP1; AP10 | Provide Topic Reading Assignments and Vocabulary List | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Deliver Information via Lecture, Discussion and Handouts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biological Molecules and/or Nutrition (Review and Discussion) | Determine the lowest concentration of a substance dissolved in water which can still be tasted. | Student Partipiation and Dialog | Use Technology (ie Simulations/Illustrations/Videos), Various Manipulatives and Word Play | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Cavity (Mouth, Glands, and Pharynx) and Thoracic Cavity (Esophagus, Peristalsis, Bolus) | Dissect a fetal pig and observe tissues that are related to the organs of the digestive system. | Study Guide Assignments | Offer Review Opportunities (Study Guides and Study Sessions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abdominal Cavity (Stomach, Small and Large Intestine, Pancreas, Liver, Rectum, Various Glands/Chemistry) | Lab Practicles and/or Projects | Supplement Topic Discussion with Labs/Projects/Demonstrations | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conditions, Biological Issues, and Implications (i.e. Ulcers, Anorexia Nervosa, and Bulimia) | Chapter Quizzes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reading / Vocabulary Exam | AP1; AP8, 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Circulatory System: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Heart (Pericardium, Septum, Chambers, Apex, and Pacemaker) | Investigate how blood and blood cells flow in a vertebrate by observing vessels. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vessels (Arteries, Arterioles, Veins, Venules, Capillaries, and Lymphatic) | Dissect a heart for study and observe various vessels and chambers. | Chapter Exam | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pathway (Blood through the System (Vessels/Chambers)) | Measure pulse rate, blood pressure, and interpret an EKG reading from human test subjects. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contraction, Pulse, and Pressure (Pacemaker, Systolic/Diastolic) | Model and simulate blood and its components. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blood (Plasma, RBC, WBC, Platelets, Antibodies, Antigens, Blood Types, Rh Factor, Counter Current Heating) | Observe and record characteristics of different type of human blood cells. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conditions, Biological Issues, and Implications (i.e. Hypertension, Myocardial Infarction, and Leukemia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Visit (www.rm118.com) for Further Details and Information with Regards to the Curriculum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Visit (https://www.in.gov/doe/students/indiana-academic-standards/science-and-computer-science/) for Further Details and Information on Indiana Standards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||