December 7-11, 2009
MONDAY:
Students will:
__complete worksheet on Chapter 18 (Les. 1-3)
__work in Computer Lab with Project Partner on Human Body Systems Project
HW: Read Chapter 19.1 and complete vocabulary/work on project in ISN
(outline)
TUESDAY:
Students will:
____work in Computer Lab with Project Partner on Human Body Systems Project
HW: Complete questions on Ch. 19.1/work on project in ISN
WEDNESDAY:
Students will:
__Bell Ringer: Chapter 14.1/p. 475/List four different abiotic factors that can affect an ecosystem.
__Review Chapter 19, Lesson 19.1/check questions
HW: Read 19.2 and complete questions/work on project
THURSDAY:
Students will:
__Bell Ringer: Chapter 14.1/p. 477/Explain how soil can affect plant life in an ecosystem?
__Review Chapter 19.2 and complete questions
HW: Work on Project and read Lesson 19.3/work on project
FRIDAY:
Students will:
__Bell Ringer: Chapter 14.1/Think of how you fit into your local environment. List ways in which you interact with biotic and abiotic factors within your ecosystem.
__review Chapter 19 and complete questions on 19.3
__complete Worksheet on chapter 19.1-3
HW: Complete Chapter 19 Vocabulary terms
Study for Open-Book Test on Monday
Science/7thAP
Assignment Sheet
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Due January 2010
You will be working with a partner on this project. You will have time in the computer lab and the classroom to do your research and prepare your PowerPoint presentation to be shared with the entire class.
You are a member of a select team of researchers. The task ahead of you and your team is to investigate a Human Body System; become the most knowledgeable of researchers. Each team will be focusing on one system of the human body, and you and your team will present your findings to the class. You will need to learn to work as a team, to organize yourselves, and to use the Team Project Guidelines to keep track of what needs to be done, who is doing it, and what time it needs to be finished. Good luck!
Guidelines:
•All information must be factual, accurate, and written in ISN before beginning with PowerPoint slides.
•Information must be stated in students’ own words (no plagiarism- unless put into quotes and cited with footnote)
•All materials must be cited ie, Textbooks, Internet Sites, Encyclopedia according to the Bibliography Basics
•Watch for correct spelling, grammar and punctuation
•Each slide should include a graphic and some text
•Create a Team Name
•Most of all….BE CREATIVE!!
Outline: Set up your systems in this order
1st : Skeletal & Muscular
2ND: Digestive, Circulatory, Respiratory
3rd: Excretory, Immune, and Nervous
4th: Endocrine,
5th: Interesting facts
6th: Bibliography
Questions to keep in mind:
1. What is the name of your body system?
2. Where is your system located?
3. What is the role of the system?
4. What organs make up your body system?
5. What are your main functions as a human body system?
6. What is each organ's function in your body system?
7. How do you perform these functions?
8. What can go wrong with your body system?
9. How people make sure your system remains healthy?
10. What would happen if something went wrong with your body system?
11. Could a person survive without your body system?
12. Why is your system important to the human body?
PowerPoint Slides:
Slide 1:
•Title Slide
•System Name
•Illustration
•Team Name and Researchers’ Names
•Date
Slides 2-10:
•Particulars of your System
•System purpose/role
•Major organs and their functions (this may require more than one slide)
•Illustration or video of organs
Slide (extra):
•Facts
•List at least five (5) interesting facts about your body systems
Slide Extra:
• Illnesses
•Name and describe two (2) diseases, disorders, or problems associated with your body system.
•How someone contracts the illness
•Include cures and treatments available
•What problems can occur with your system?
Slide Extra: Optional
•Staying Healthy
•What can people do to keep your system healthy
WEB SITES FOR HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS:
Nettrekker.com (username: Bagley password: password)
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/humanbody/explorer/explorer.html
http://www.sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzhealth.html
Human Body Systems Websites
