Today, students are conducting experiments to test the effect of some variable of their choice on pulse. Some of the variable students are testing our vet Friday foods, tai chi, and jumping. Once complete, students will write the lab report due Wednesday. Tomorrow Friday, October 31 all students will work on my report to complete over the weekend.
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Wednesday October 29, 2014
Feel the Beat
Today, students concluded the data collection for Feel the Beat part A. With this data, students are able to determine the effect movement has on their heart beat. Once data is completed, students will complete three analysis questions and submit for a lab report grade; due Friday. Students also received their interim progress reports to get signed and return on Thursday. Every signed and returned interim report will count towards our class challenge.
HW: Get interim progress report signed.
Today, students concluded the data collection for Feel the Beat part A. With this data, students are able to determine the effect movement has on their heart beat. Once data is completed, students will complete three analysis questions and submit for a lab report grade; due Friday. Students also received their interim progress reports to get signed and return on Thursday. Every signed and returned interim report will count towards our class challenge.
HW: Get interim progress report signed.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Monday October 27 and 28, 2014
Feel the Beat
Students are creating their own experiments to determine the effect different movement has on your heart beat. Each class is selected 3 movements to test and then carry's out the experiment. Once our data has been collected students will use their data to support their answer to the problem question: What effect does movement have on pulse?
HW: Review vein and artery
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Monday, October 20, 2014
Monday October 20, 2014
Today, students are creating vocabulary term flash cards utilizing their notes, glossary, and each other for Thursdays test.
Thursday, October 16, 2014
October 15 and 16, 2014
Activity 16B: Support System; Bones, Joints and Muscles
In this activity students dissect a chicken wing to learn the function of tendons. While dissecting the chicken wing studetns' are actively seeking cartilage, muscle, bone and bone marrow.
In this activity students dissect a chicken wing to learn the function of tendons. While dissecting the chicken wing studetns' are actively seeking cartilage, muscle, bone and bone marrow.
Homework: All classes review the following terms: tendon and ligament
Tuesday October 14, 2014
Activity 16: Support system; Bones, Joints, and Muscles
In this activity, students discover the role of tendons by dissecting a chicken wing. They are also able to identify the key functions of the skeletal system. For this part of Activity 16, students completed a reading activity to extract information about the muscular and skeletal systems.
Homework: All classes review tendon and ligament
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Thursday October 9 and Friday October 10, 2014
Activity 17B Gas Exchange
Today's activity has students investigate the air which leaves their body after exhaling. Students used BTB indicator solution to determine the presence of Carbon Dioxide in their exhaled breath.
Homework: Study function of Lung and Alveoli
Today's activity has students investigate the air which leaves their body after exhaling. Students used BTB indicator solution to determine the presence of Carbon Dioxide in their exhaled breath.
Homework: Study function of Lung and Alveoli
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Wednesday vocabulary quiz
There are terms on quizlet.
Go to http://quizlet.com and search DeGennaro science. Look for body works part 1. There are games and cards to help you prepare for the test.
October 7, 2014
Activity 13B Living with Your Liver
To aim class students completed the common core state standards's assignment which focused on utilizing a text containing information have a do with the liver. Students cited information from the text to answers various questions haven't do with the liver function its role in human body and its role give me a homeostasis. Each class performed at their own pace with questions being graded based on the average number of questions completed per student per class every question I was completed above the class average we counted towards extra credit along some students to earn a significant amount of extra credit. Tomorrow students will complete two quizzes. The first quiz, is okay with requests focusing primarily on several terms that were assigned to students as homework. He's okay but her terms were usually sign one term every two or three nights on students to focus solely on one term and giving students 1 to 3 nights or more to try and memorize the terms. Once memorized, students would have the ability to recall information and use those terms in class with the idea being that the vocabularies learned when used in class discussions both large and small. The second quiz is not content-based. The second quiz asks questions about information that is contained within the students notebook. This is a check to make sure the students are maintaining an accurate and up-to-date notebook. Class averages on these quizzes are routinely above 80%.
Homework: study the following terms for tomorrow's vocabulary quiz: independent variable, dependent variable, variable, constant variable, control group, organ, organ system, function, villi, Mouth, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, nerve, neuron, motor neuron, sensory neuron, inter-neuron
Friday, October 3, 2014
Class Challenge
This is our Class Challenge bulletin board (for lack of a better or fancier name). This is where class progress towards various challenges is posted. The goal is to be the first class to have 100 students compete in the various challenges. These challenges can include; but are not limited to, being in class on time, completing homework, answering specific questions about a topic, bringing in signed interim progress reports, etc Once a class achieves the goal of 100 students, they receive a reward and the challenge resets.
Homework: work on the graph and conclusion of the lab report, due Tuesday
October 3 and 4, 2014
Activity 15B: Digestion: An Asorbing Tale
Today, we cited sections of the text to explain and describe the role of various digestive system organelle. Using the textbook students found supporting evidence to explain how the digestive system is able to carry out its day to day function of breaking down food into usable nutrients.
Homework: Complete the graph and conclusion of your lab report, due Tuesday. Those students that left class today to help Mrs. Chichester we only completed question 1 and 2. You do not need to continue beyond that unless you want to.
Today, we cited sections of the text to explain and describe the role of various digestive system organelle. Using the textbook students found supporting evidence to explain how the digestive system is able to carry out its day to day function of breaking down food into usable nutrients.
Homework: Complete the graph and conclusion of your lab report, due Tuesday. Those students that left class today to help Mrs. Chichester we only completed question 1 and 2. You do not need to continue beyond that unless you want to.
Thursday, October 2, 2014
October 2, 2014
Activity 14B Breakdown
Today, we continued investigating the relationship between mechanical and chemical breakdown. We discussed yesterdays results and answered questions and concerns about the lab report from The Paper Basketball Challenge, which is due Tuesday.
Homework: Complete the graph section of the lab report and the conclusion section of the lab report.
Today, we continued investigating the relationship between mechanical and chemical breakdown. We discussed yesterdays results and answered questions and concerns about the lab report from The Paper Basketball Challenge, which is due Tuesday.
Homework: Complete the graph section of the lab report and the conclusion section of the lab report.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
October 1, 2014
Activity 14B Breakdown
Today begins our investigation into the digestive system. In this activity, which lasts two class periods, we specifically investigate mechanical and chemical breakdown. We also discuss the specific organs of the digestion and their functions.
HW: All classes study chemical and mechanical breakdown. Also, don't forget to complete lab report
Today begins our investigation into the digestive system. In this activity, which lasts two class periods, we specifically investigate mechanical and chemical breakdown. We also discuss the specific organs of the digestion and their functions.
HW: All classes study chemical and mechanical breakdown. Also, don't forget to complete lab report
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