Big Ideas: Structure and Function / Homeostasis   
Essential Questions: How does the body get ride of waste?; What life processes are regulted by hormones?, What body structures enable humans to reproduce?, How does a human develop?
Vocabulary: excretion, ureter, bladder, urethra, nephron, glomerulus, loop of Henle, kidney, liver; hormones, testis, ovary, ovulation, menstruation, STD, puberty
Month Content Skills Asessment Standards Instructional Activities,
Strategies, and Differentiation
February Excretory System:   Formative:  AP1; AP12 Provide Topic Reading Assignments and Vocabulary List   
Deliver Information via Lecture, Discussion and Handouts
Excretion (Homeostasis) Dissect a kidney for study. Student Partipiation and Dialog  Use Technology (ie Simulations/Illustrations/Videos), Various Manipulatives and Word Play
Organs (Liver, Kidney, Ureters, Urinary Bladder, and Urethra) Research and construct a 3-D model of a human nephron. Study Guide Assignments  Offer Review Opportunities (Study Guides and Study Sessions)
Kidney Structures/Function (Renal Artery/Vein, Cortex, Medulla, Renal Pelvis, Nephron(s)) Lab Practicles and/or Projects Supplement Topic Discussion with Labs/Projects/Demonstrations
Nephron (Glomerulus, Bowman’s capsule, Proximal Tubule, Loop of Henle, Distal Tubule, Collection Duct, etc…) Chapter Quizzes
Conditions, Biological Issues, and Implications (i.e. Kidney Stones and UTI) Reading / Vocabulary Exam
AP1; AP13
Reproductive System:   Summative:
Hormones (i.e. GnRH, FSH, LH, Oxytocin, Prolactin, Testosterone, Estrogen, Estradiol, and Progesterone) Investigate microscopically the structures of the human ovary and anatomy of human sperm cells. Chapter Exam
Male (Structure/ Function/Anatomy and Sperm Development) Be able to identify both male and female anatomy using models provided.
Female (Structure/Function/Anatomy and Ovum Development and Ovulation/Fertilization/Cycle/Gestation) Create an “Infographic” about teen pregnancy.
Basic Embryonic, Fetal, Toddler, and Teen Development (Trimesters/Birth/Puberty)
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