The First Week of March!!

There is SPARK lecture on Monday 3/2 on Natural Medicine!

• Mon 3/2:  Short kidney and liver test.  Review and notes are on this site.  Turn in your final copy of the Body Response Lab today (hard-copy and through turnitin.com).  In addition please turn in your Color-Marked Lab (note: they should be different!). When done with test, please work on the Immunology worksheet, which is due Wed 3/4.
• Wed 3/4:  Questions on Immunology Worksheet?  Go over some immune topics in more detail.  Turn in Immunology Worksheet.  Work on HIV/AIDS/Vaccination worksheet.  We will have a "debate" of these topics on Friday.
• Fri 3/6:  Debate/Discussion of issues surrounding vaccination and HIV/AIDS.  Watch video on history of HIV/AIDS.  Turn in your worksheet on HIV/AIDS/Vaccination.  Hand out Immune System Review for test next Friday.

Kidney and Liver Review Topics for Short Test on Monday 3/2

Kidney and Liver Review Topics

The Kidney

11.3.1 Define excretion

11.3.2 Draw and label a diagram of the kidney

11.3.3 Annotate a diagram of a glomerulus and associated nephron to show the function of each part

11.3.4 Explain the process of ultrafiltration, including blood pressure, fenestrated blood capillaries and basement membrane.

11.3.5 Define osmoregulation

11.3.6 Explain the reabsorption of glucose, water and salts in the proximal convoluted tubule, including the roles of microvilli, osmosis and active transport.

11.3.7 Explain the roles of the loop of Henle, medulla, collecting duct and ADH (vasopressin) in maintaining the water balance of the blood.

11.3.8 Explain the differences in the concentration of proteins, glucose and urea between blood plasma, glomerular filtrate and urine.

11.3.9 Explain the presence of glucose in the urine of untreated diabetic patients.

The Liver

H.4.1 Outline the circulation of blood through liver tissue, including the hepatic artery, hepatic portal vein, sinusoids, and hepatic vein.

H.4.2 Explain the role of the liver in regulating levels of nutrients in the blood.

H.4.3 Outline the role of the liver in the storage of nutrients, including carbohydrate, iron, vitamin A, and vitamin D.

H.4.4 State that the liver synthesizes plasma proteins and cholesterol.

H.4.5 State that the liver has a role in detoxification.

H.4.6 Describe the process of erythrocyte and hemoglobin breakdown in the liver, including phagocytosis, digestion of globin and bile pigment formation.

H.4.7 Explain the liver damage caused by excessive alcohol consumption.

2/23-2/27

Group IV Reminders!  Don't forget to comment on 2 proposals of other groups by Wednesday 2/25.  And copy and paste those comments to the teacher who supervised your Group IV Project.

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• Mon 2/23:  Notes on the Liver (if not already!!).  Kidney Song/Dance/Art Due Wednesday 2/25.  This can be done in group sizes of 1-3.  You are to put lyrics to a song, write a poem, make a video, do a cartoon or other visual presentation to explain the functioning of a kidney nephron.  You should use essential vocabulary and include the entire process, although certainly artistic license and entertainment value are important.  Earn extra credit by performing your piece in class on Wednesday.  
• Wed 2/25:  Presentations of Kidney pieces (optional).  Turn in your work in class.  Start working on the Human Immune System.  Short Kidney and Liver Test on Monday 3/2 (review to come).  
• Fri 2/27:  Final Draft of Body Response Lab due.  Please turn in through turnitin.com as well as a hard copy.  You also need to turn in your color-marked version, whether it be through hard copy or an electronic version.  More on the human immune system.

Group IV Reflections!

Don't forget to write your Group IV Reflection and submit it to me through turnitin.com.  The deadline is today by midnight!  You should also make sure that you comment on 2 proposals by other groups on the Group IV GoogleDocs page and copy and paste those comments to the teacher who supervised you during the Group IV Project.

The prompts for the reflection are:
1)  How did you contribute to:  selection of the issue? data collection?  group proposal?
2)  Describe your role in the collaborative dynamics of your group.
3)  Discuss your strengths and weaknesses as part of a group solving this kind of problem.

Welcome to the 2nd Semester!!

Hey, it's 2015 and this is the last semester of your high school career!  It's going to be busy at the beginning while we finish up our Internal Assessments and try to cram in all of the new material in time to get in some good review in the second half of April.  Then, during IB testing in May, we will do a few fun projects to wrap up the year.

• Mon 2/2:  Hand back final exams and go over them.  Introduce Group IV Project and hand out Field Trip forms.  Please get those signed ASAP so your teachers know that you will be gone.  Introduce Body Response Lab.  Play with equipment and figure out what your want to investigate.  Complete pre-write for Wednesday.
• Wed 2/4:  Data-taking day!  Groups that are ready will start taking data.  Make sure that you are paying attention to how you are taking the data so that you can write up all that you did in your lab report.  When not occupied with the lab (either taking data or being a test subject), complete the Kidney Coloring Sheet.
• Fri 2/6:  Finish taking data for Body Response Lab.  When not busy, work on kidney concepts.  Bring those Field Trip forms signed today or Monday!
• Mon 2/9:  Video on sustainability to prepare for Group IV Project on Wednesday. Do some research on the international nature of this problem.
• Wed 2/11:  Group IV Project.  Meet in the room that you are assigned to by 8:15.  Groups will be posted Monday or Tuesday.
• Fri 2/13:  Debrief Group IV Project.  Check off Kidney Worksheet and go over excretion topics.  Questions on Body Response Lab?  First Draft due Wednesday 2/18 (there is no school on Monday 2/16).

End of the First Semester

First of all, thanks to all of you for such a great field trip yesterday!!  I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did, or at least found it to be a worthwhile experience.  It was really fun to see your curious faces and hear your questions.  I was proud to be your teacher!  We had great weather, 2 wonderful parent volunteers, and I thought the team at the facility did an excellent job.  I'm sure they will be interested in your feedback and I'll get a card to sign for them.

Now for the exciting end of the semester schedule and information:

• Wed 1/21:  Muscle and Movement and Respiration Short Test.  See the documents list for the Review Sheet if you don't have it.  There are 5 multiple choice questions and several other questions each from the 2 units we covered.  
• Fri 1/23:  Semester Final Review.  In 7th Period, we will play the Jeopardy game that was played on the Field Trip day and in the other 2 classes, we will do more general review for the final.
• Mon 1/26:  This is a Full 8 Monday.  We will be taking the multiple choice part of the final.  Approximately 40 questions.
• Wed 1/28:  Short Answer part of the Final.  You will have 12-14 questions and will get to skip 2 questions of your choice.

On Friday 1/16 I shared the following information with students about the final exam.  For those of you in 7th period or those of you who were absent, I told students which questions from the Review Sheets could be potential short answer questions on the Final Exam.  So here is the list.

From Ecology:  Numbers 3, 6, 8, 9, or 11

From Evolution:  Numbers 2, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 22, 24, 25, or 31

From Classification:  Number 3

From Digestion:  Numbers 2, 3, or 5

From Circulation:  Numbers 1, 4, or 5

From Respiration:  Assessment statements 6.4.3, 6.4.4, 6.4.5, H.6.3, H.6.5

From Muscles and Movement:  Assessment statements 11.2.5, 11.2.6, 11.2.7

I hope that helps.  You can also check out the Jeopardy Game (in the Links section).  It now has updated answers.  If you know a classmate who could benefit from this information, please tell them to check out the blog!!

First 2 Weeks of 2015!

• Mon 1/5/2015:  Review Respiration concepts.  Brief notes on Effects of Exercise on Respiration and Asthma.  Hand out Permission Forms for Cadaver Field Trip on Friday 1/16!!
• Wed 1/7:  Finish respiratory notes:  Bohr Shift and Transport of Carbon Dioxide in the blood.  Crash Course video on the Muscles.  Muscle Worksheet.  Optional Bone Quiz next Monday.
• Fri 1/9:  Dissecting Chicken Wings to learn about the Elbow Joint  Learn the Muscles, Bones, and Look for Cartilage, Tendons, and Ligaments.
• Mon 1/12:  Check off Muscle and Movement Worksheet.  Optional Bone Quiz.  Disease and Disorder Project is due Wednesday!
• Wed 1/14:  Disease and Disorder Project.  Read and Evaluate Posters.  Finish notes on Muscles and Movement.  Hand out Review for Respiration and Muscle and Movement Test for next Wed 1/21.
• Fri 1/16:  Cadaver Field Trip!  Come to class by 11:40 am and bring your Tri-Met pass.  Make sure that you have comfortable clothes (and water proof) and eat a good breakfast and snack.  5th and 6th Period students, you still have class today!