Big Ideas:

Structure and Function / Homeostasis

Essential Questions:

What structures transport substances throughout the body? What are the roles of blood and the lymphatic system?

Vocabulary:

myocardium, atria, ventricles, valves, pulmonary and systemic circulation, pacemaker, artery, vein, capillary

Month

Content

Skills

Asessment

Standards

Instructional Activities, Strategies, and Differentiation

December

Circulatory System:

Formative:

AP1; AP8, 9

Provide Topic Reading Assignments and Vocabulary List

Deliver Information via Lecture, Discussion and Handouts

Heart (Pericardium, Septum, Chambers, Apex, and Pacemaker)

Investigate how blood and blood cells flow in a vertebrate by observing vessels.

Student Partipiation and Dialog

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

Vessels (Arteries, Arterioles, Veins, Venules, Capillaries, and Lymphatic)

Dissect a heart for study.

Study Guide Assignments

Offer Review Opportunities (Study Guides and Study Sessions)

Pathway (Blood through the System (Vessels/Chambers))

Measure pulse rate, blood pressure, and interpret an EKG reading from human test subjects.

Lab Practicles and/or Projects

Supplement Topic Discussion with Labs/Projects/Demonstrations

Contraction, Pulse, and Pressure (Pacemaker, Systolic/Diastolic)

Model and simulate blood and its components.

Chapter Quizzes

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.

Reading / Vocabulary Exam

Conditions, Biological Issues, and Implications (i.e. Hypertension, Myocardial Infarction, and Leukemia)

Summative:

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Chapter Exam