Pangburn’s Science Scoop

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Pangburn’s Science Scoop

Reminder: Turn in Signed Progress Report to Homeroom Teacher!

February 17, 2010

Warm-Up: RP#9

     On your Response Page,

     Copy the list of organs and name the system these organs belong to:

 1.Hair, nails, skin 2.Pharynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs 3.Bones, cartilage, ligaments 4.Esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon 5.Capillaries, blood, heart, vein, artery 6.Adrenal gland, pituitary gland 7.Nerves, brain, spinal cord 

Classwork: Finish Reaction Time Lab

Homework: Lab write-up due Thursday, Human Body Benchmark Test is Monday 2/22, Notebook is alos due on 2/22. There are 19 items that belong in your notebook as of today. #20 will be your lab after it is returned.

AC February 16th – 19th

Week at a Glance!

Tuesday - Turn in your Nervous System STAR Notes.  How do you think the brain interprets inforamtion? How do words influence what we see?Today we will begin the Stroop Effect Lab.

Wednesday - We will finish the Stroop Effect Lab, please turn in and the Neurologists will WOW us with their knowledge of the Nervous System.  Hopefully, we will begin our CARDIAC 100 races. I can’t wait to hear your creative broadcasts.

Thursday -  We will continue with the CARDIAC 100 Races and follow up with the Case Study Presentations. If you choose to do the Doctor’s report. This needs to be turned into me by Friday!

Friday - Last day for Case Study Presentations. The Benchmark Test for the Human Body Unit will be on Monday, Feb. 22.  Use the Table of Contents on the blog to organize your notebooks. These will be due on February 24th. The Residency Final EXAM will be on Wednesday, Feb. 24th.  Study all items in your notebook…

Stars & Strikes Renaissance Fieldtrip on Wednesday!

February 9, 2010

Today we took the SYSTEMS test!  WOW! What a great job! I had soooooo many 100’s, I still have a smile on my face. GREAT JOB…it’s easy when you know it!

Please finish up your Choice Board for the Respiratory/Circulatory System. Section 7/8 will have time to finish these in class on Wednesday, but due to the Stars & Strikes field trip I will not get to see the rest of you so be sure to turn it in to me the next time I see you.

AC February 9, 2010

Checkered flagToday you guys completed the rough draft of your Cardiac 100.  You should have shared Step 1 and Step 2 with me and received my signature.  Next, you began the final draft and the script for your broadcast.

Everyone was supose to share their case study research question responses with me today.  If you have not completed this assignment, then you will need to show it to me the next time I see you.  Case studies will be presented next week.

Homework:  STUDY for the circulatory and respiratory system test on Thursday.

Need websites to help study???

Circulatory System

 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/redgold/journey/phase2_a1.html

 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eheart/

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/pe/appliedanatomy/0_anatomy_circulatorysys_rev1.shtml

 http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp

 http://www.syvum.com/cgi/online/mult.cgi/squizzes/biology/blood_vessels.tdf?0

 http://www.ahealthyme.com/Imagebank/heart.swf

 http://www.kscience.co.uk/animations/blood_system.swf

 http://www.smm.org/heart/heart/top.html

 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/activities/circulatory.html

http://www.e-learningforkids.org/Courses/Liquid_Animation/Body_Parts/Heart_and_Circulation/index.html

 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eheart/transplant.html

 Respiratory System

 http://www.kscience.co.uk/animations/lungs.swf

 http://www.e-learningforkids.org/Courses/Liquid_Animation/Body_Parts/Respiratory_System/index.html

 http://www.smm.org/heart/lungs/top.html

 ttp://www.syvum.com/cgi/online/mult.cgi/squizzes/biology/respi.tdf?0

 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/activities/circulatory.html

 http://www.kscience.co.uk/animations/lungs.swf

 http://www.e-learningforkids.org/Courses/Liquid_Animation/Body_Parts/Respiratory_System/index.html

http://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/contexts/see_through_body/sci_media/animations

February 5, 2010

Warm-Up: Resp/Circ Vocabulary QUIZ

Classwork: Blood Typing LAB

Today we determined which blood types could be mixed safely without huring our patient. Be sure to complete your lab and turn it in on Monday if you have not already placed it in my in box. THANKS!

Homework: STUDY….. Systems & their functions TEST on Tuesday 2/9

AC February 5, 2010

Today  you worked on finishing your circulatory and respiratory labs and activities.  How many of the following were you able to check off today?

  •         The Contest:  Lung Capacity
  •         Sheep Heart Observation Lab
  •         On-line Emergency Room Activity
  •         Blood Typing Lab
  •         Healthy Hematocrit

Homework:  Finish up any labs and be ready to turn in on Monday. Continue researching your Case Study Disease.  Be ready to show your research to Mrs. Pangburn on Tuesday.  Click here if you need another research recording sheet:  Human Body Project Individual Research Record.

.18_competitive_race_horse_running_fast_down_a_trackToday I introduced you guys to The Cardiac 100: The Race of Life!  This is our culminating activity to the circulatory system and the respiratory system.  You will be broadcasting the race between three red blood cells as they go from the vena cava all the way through to the aorta.  Click here if you need a copy of the completion steps:  The Cardiac 100.

Date Changes:  The Circulatory/Respiratory Test has been moved to Thursday, February 11 and the neurologists will be presenting on  Tuesday, February 16. 

Next week at a glance:

Mon. ….Cardiac 100

Tues… CArdiac 100 Presentations

Wed…..Stars & Strikes FT ( I won’t see you)

Thurs……Resp./Circ. TEST ,   STARS Notes on Nervous Sytem (due: Tuesday 2/16)

Fri….. Ms. Blank (Counselor) Visits with us in the media Center

February 3, 2010

Warm-Up: RP #6

Turn in your Lung Capacity Lab and have MS. PAngburn check your Vocabulary Flashcards!

¡Write down the following functions and identify which system performs each. 
¡1. transports nutrients to all cells in the body _______ 
¡2. filters and cleans blood________  
¡3. returns lost fluids back to the blood___________  
4. the “super” system that gets rid of wastes________ 

Classwork:

We labeled a diagram of the heart and watched what happens within our blood vessels that causes a heart to become distressed resulting in a heart attack.

Homework: Study for Vocab Quiz on Friday!

AC February 3, 2010

Today we rotated among several centers. 

We have to blood type 4 patients, determine whether our patient is anemic, normal , or taking supplimentary drugs to enhance athletic abilities,  save 3 patients that have enetered the emergency room and work on our existing lung capacity and heart observation labs. We will continue working in these centers tomorrow.

All STARs notes are due Thursday.

Be prepared to turn them in tomorrow!

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