| Big Ideas: | Structure and Function | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Essential Questions: | What does the nervous sytem do? How do humans sense changes in their environment? How does the body send and receive chemical sgnals? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vocabulary: | brain, spinal cord, cerebrum, cerebral cortex, cerebellum, brain stem, taste bud, cochlea, cornea, iris, pupil, lens, retina, rods, cones; hormone, target cell, exocrine gland, endocrine gland, pituitary gland; various mammalian anatomy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Month | Content | Skills | Asessment | Standards | Instructional Activities, Strat |
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| May-June | Nervous and Sensory Systems: | Formative: | AP1; AP5,6,7 | Provide Topic Reading Assignments and Vocabulary List | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Deliver Information via Lecture, Discussion and Handouts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brain, Spinal Cord, Nerves (Electrical Signaling, Action Potential, Synapse, Peripheral System, CNS) | Explanation of the five senses and how they interact with the nervous system (spine and brain). | Student Partipiation and Dialog | Use Technology (ie Simulations/Illustrations/Videos), Various Manipulatives and Word Play | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transduction of Sensory Organs (Hearing, Vision, Taste, Smell, and Touch) | Illustrate the different parts of the brain and what those parts do. | Study Guide Assignments | Offer Review Opportunities (Study Guides and Study Sessions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dissect a brain for study. | Lab Practicles and/or Projects | AP1; AP7 | Supplement Topic Discussion with Labs/Projects/Demonstrations | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immune and/or Endocrine Systems: | Chapter Quizzes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reading / Vocabulary Exam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hormones Action and Glands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Human Endocrine Glands | Summative: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mammalian Anatomy and Physiology | Chapter Exam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Felis catus (Cat) or Alternative) | Investigate the anatomy and physiology of a mammal for comparative review human tissues and organs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Tissues | Define and understand external features, muscular systems, throat and oral cavity, abdominal cavity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Circulatory System | and digestive system, circulatory system, respiratory system, urinary structures, female/male | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Respiratory System | genital structures, and the central nervous system. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Digestive System | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Excretory System | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Nervous System | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Sensory System | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Immune System | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * and/or Reproductive System | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||