The Musculoskeletal System 11/17/14 Catalyst: Your reading with text tags goes here
Question: How can changing the position of our bones effect the strength of our muscles? Hypothesis:
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The Musculoskeletal System 11/17/14 Catalyst: Your reading with text tags goes here
Question: How can changing the position of our bones effect the strength of our muscles? Hypothesis: Postn Name Name Name
Reflection: Why do you think there is a difference in a persons ability to perform these tasks depending on how their body is positioned?
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Musculoskeletal Quiz Answer on the back of your body sheet 1.What are the 3 main structures of the musculoskeletal system? a)muscles, bones and joints b)Tissues, bones and ligaments c) Blood, soft tissue, bone marrow
Musculoskeletal Quiz Answer on the back of your body sheet 2. What is the function of our muscles? a)To provide structure b)Allow for flexibility and movement c) To look buff
Musculoskeletal Quiz Answer on the back of your body sheet 3. What is the function of our bones? a)To allow for movement b)So you don’t get hurt when you get hit c) Structure and stability
Musculoskeletal Quiz Answer on the back of your body sheet 4. What is the function of our joints? a)To give flexibility to our bones b)So we can dance c) Where bones and muscles meet
The Digestive System Catalyst: Your reading with text tags goes here
11/18/14
Measure each of the colors of yarn in centimeters and record them below. Red: ______________ Blue: ______________ Purple: ____________ Green: _____________ Orange: ____________ Total amount of yarn: ______________
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The Digestive System Catalyst: Your reading with text tags goes here
11/18/14
Measure each of the colors of yarn in centimeters and record them below. Red: ______________ Blue: ______________ Purple: ____________ Green: _____________ Orange: ____________ Total amount of yarn: ______________
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1. What is the longest organ in the digestive system? ______________________________ 2. What is the shortest organ in the digestive system?__________________________ ____ 3. Does the total length of your digestive system surprise you? Why or why not?
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Digestive System Quiz Answer on the back of your body sheet 1.What is the main job of your digestive system? a)Break down food b)Extract the nutrients out of our food c) Create waste
Digestive System Quiz Answer on the back of your body sheet 2. What happens in the mouth? a) Food gets broken down by the teeth b) Saliva breaks down food using enzymes c) Both a and b are correct
Digestive System Quiz Answer on the back of your body sheet 3. What happens in the stomach? a) Acid breaks down our food into smaller pieces b) Our food gets mixed c) Our food is stored until it can move to the intestines
Digestive System Quiz Answer on the back of your body sheet 4. What happens in your intestines? a)Water and key nutrients are absorbed b)Waste is stored c) Food is mixed with water and flushed out of the body
The Respiratory System 11/19/14 Catalyst: Your reading with text tags goes here
Question: How is lung capacity different between students? Hypothesis: Name
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The Respiratory System 11/19/14 Catalyst: Your reading with text tags goes here
Question: How is lung capacity different between students? Hypothesis: Name
Respiratory System Quiz Answer on the back of your body sheet
1. What is the overall job of your respiratory system? a) To get oxygen into your blood b) To get Carbon Dioxide into your blood c) To help you breathe
Respiratory System Quiz Answer on the back of your body sheet 2. What do your lungs do? a) Help us breathe b) Exchange oxygen for carbon dioxide C) Expand and contract to let air in and out
Respiratory System Quiz Answer on the back of your body sheet 3. How does the respiratory system work with your blood? a) Carbon dioxide travels from the lungs into the blood b) Your blood can move into your lungs c) You breate in oxygen which diffuses into the blood and spreads around the body
Respiratory System Quiz Answer on the back of your body sheet 4. What is the diaphragm and what does it do? a) It is a muscle that helps your lungs expand b) It is a bone that protects your lungs c) It is a muscle that surrounds your lungs
The Circulatory System 11/21/14 Catalyst: Your reading with text tags goes here
Question: How is heart rate affected by activity?
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The Circulatory System 11/21/14 Catalyst: Your reading with text tags goes here
Question: How is heart rate affected by activity?
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Resting 15 jumping jacks 1. What do you notice about heart rate as the number of jumping jacks increase? 2. Do you think heart rate will continue to change with increased activity? Why/why not?
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Circulatory System Quiz Answer on the back of your body sheet 1. What is the main purpose of your circulatory system? a) To keep the heart pumping b) To keep you alive c) To move oxygen rich blood around your body
Circulatory System Quiz Answer on the back of your body sheet 2. What is the function of your heart? a) To move blood to all body tissues b) To keep a regular beat c) To keep us from dying
Circulatory System Quiz Answer on the back of your body sheet 3. What is the function of your blood? a) To carry nutrients and oxygen to your tissues and carry away waste b) To keep us from getting sick c) Fills our body
Circulatory System Quiz Answer on the back of your body sheet 4. What is the function of your arteries and veins? a) They feed our heart b) They help the blood keep flowing c) The ‘freeway’ that carries blood where it needs to go and back to the lungs
The Nervous System Catalyst: Your reading with text tags goes here
11/24/14
Question: Who has the faster reaction time, males or females? Hypothesis:
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The Nervous System Catalyst: Your reading with text tags goes here
11/24/14
Question: Who has the faster reaction time, males or females? Hypothesis:
Reflection: 1. If you continued to repeat the test for visual stimuli, do you think your reaction time would get faster? Why or why not? 2. Can you determine from our test whether males or females have a faster reaction time? Would your results hold true for all of Los Angeles? All of the United States?
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Nervous System Quiz Answer of the back of your body sheet 1. What is the overall purpose of your nervous system? a) To take sensory information, analyze it and get the body to react. b) Make you nervous c) Give you your emotions
Nervous System Quiz Answer of the back of your body sheet 2. What is the function of your brain? a) Receiving and sending out signals to get your body to react. b) To control your muscles c) To control your emotions
Nervous System Quiz Answer of the back of your body sheet 3. What is the function of your nerves? a) Things that cause you to feel annoyed b) Things that make you feel anxious c) The pathway through which messages are sent to and from the brain
The Organ Trail: Wanted Poster Your poster must include 1. The name of your organ/organ system 2. Picture of your organ or organ system 3. Function of your organ 4. What other system does it work with and how?
