Week Twenty Two

This week is conference week, and I look forward to meeting with some of your parents. As you probably already know we have no school on Monday, and early release days for the remainder of the week. We will finish up the digestive system this week, and begin our tour of the circulatory system on Thursday.

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - NO School
Tuesday - Digestive Man/Digestion Review
Wednesday - Quiz over Digestion
Thursday - Introduction to the Circulatory System/Power Notes on 17.1
Friday - PowerPoint on Circulation/Workbooks with PowerNotes

Homework this week includes:

Digestion Study Guide due Tuesday

Digestion Paper Doll due Wednesday

Study for Quiz over Digestion Wednesday

Chapter 17.1 (p.536 -542) Power Notes due Friday

Chapter 17.2 (p.543 - 547) Power Notes due Tuesday (1/29)

Circulatory System Vocabulary due Wednesday (1/30)

Helpful Websites:

Cardiovascular System
The Heart: An On-line Exploration
Quick Questions Answered
The Circulatory System
All About the Heart
The Electric Heart

Week Twenty One

We ended last week with our first test over three systems of the human body; the skeletal system, the muscular system, and the skin. This week we will begin our tour of the digestive system. Don't forget to complete your power notes on Sections 2 and 3 of Chapter 16 by Tuesday!

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday -Digestive System PowerPoint/Saliva Solution/Dr. Beaumont Article
Tuesday - Finish Digestive System PowerPoint/Digestive System Power Notes Quiz/Digestion Packet (highlight and color)
Wednesday - Digestive System W.S./Mouthing Off/Alimentary Canal/Intestines/Digestive System Article and Vocabulary
Thursday - Nutrient Chart/Digestion Helpers/Digesting What You have Learned/Digestion Paper Doll
Friday - Digestion Paper Doll/Study Guide for Digestive System Quiz

Homework this week includes:

Power Notes for Chapter 16 Sections 1 and 2 due on Tuesday

Digestive Process Begins and Final Digestion and Absorption Worksheet due Friday

Dress Digestive System Paper Doll by Friday

Digestive System Article Vocabulary Due Friday

Digestion Paper Doll Due Tuesday (only if you did not finish in class) (1/22)

Study Guide for Digestive System Quiz Due Tuesday (1/22)

Digestive System Quiz Wednesday (1/23)

Helpful Websites:

Digestive Track Tour
The Real Deal on Digestion
Your Digestion System
Digestive System for Kids
Human Body Adventure
Stomach Gurgles

Week Twenty

Welcome back! I hope that all of you have had a wonderful New Year so far. This week we will conclude Chapter 15 with the last section on the skin. The test over all of Chapter 15 will be this Friday.

A tentative schedule this week includes:

Monday - No School
Tuesday - Quiz over Muscular System Power Notes /Quick Muscle Lab/Finish Building your Skeleton
Wednesday - Lesson on the Skin /Quick Skin Sensing Lab/Skin Video
Thursday - Review for Test
Friday - Chapter 15 Test

Homework this week includes:

Chapter 15 Study Guide due Thursday

Study for Chapter 15 Test Friday

Power Notes on Chapter 16 section 2 (p.518 - 523) due on Tuesday of next week

Helpful Websites:

The Whole Story on Skin
The Lowdown on Skin
The Power of Skin
Skin, Cut View
Parts of the Skin
Virtual Skeleton
Gross and Cool Body - Skeleton
Human Body Adventure - Skeleton
Kids Health - Bones
Human Anatomy: Skeleton
Healthy Skeleton
Gross and Cool Body - Muscular
Human Body Adventure - Muscles
Kids Health - Muscles
Human Anatomy - Muscles