| 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, Strat |
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| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||