The Human Body

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

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Question: How can changing the position of our bones effect the strength of our muscles?

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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

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1.What are the 3 main structures of the musculoskeletal system?

a)muscles, bones and jointsb)Tissues, bones and ligamentsc) Blood, soft tissue, bone marrow

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2. What is the function of our muscles?a)To provide structureb)Allow for flexibility and movementc) To look buff

Musculoskeletal Quiz

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3. What is the function of our bones?a)To allow for movementb)So you don’t get hurt when you get hitc) Structure and stability

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4. What is the function of our joints?a)To give flexibility to our bonesb)So we can dancec) Where bones and muscles meet

The Digestive System 11/18/14

Catalyst: Your reading with text tags goes here

Measure each of the colors of yarn in centimeters and record them below. Red: ______________Blue: ______________Purple: ____________Green: _____________Orange: ____________Total amount of yarn: ______________

Conclusion Questions:

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The Digestive System 11/18/14

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Measure each of the colors of yarn in centimeters and record them below. Red: ______________Blue: ______________Purple: ____________Green: _____________Orange: ____________Total amount of yarn: ______________

Conclusion Questions: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

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1.What is the main job of your digestive system?

a)Break down foodb)Extract the nutrients out of our foodc) Create waste

Digestive System Quiz

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2. What happens in the mouth?a) Food gets broken down by the teethb) Saliva breaks down food using enzymesc) Both a and b are correct

Digestive System Quiz

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3. What happens in the stomach?a)Acid breaks down our food into smaller piecesb)Our food gets mixedc) Our food is stored until it can move to the

intestines

Digestive System Quiz

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4. What happens in your intestines?a)Water and key nutrients are absorbedb)Waste is storedc) 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

Hypothesis:

Question: How is lung capacity different between students?

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Name String length

volume

The Respiratory System 11/19/14

Catalyst: Your reading with text tags goes here

Hypothesis:

Question: How is lung capacity different between students?

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Name String length

volume

1. Diameter = string length / 3.142. Radius = D/23. Volume = (4/3)(3.14)r^3

Calculate Your Volumes

The Respiratory System 11/19/14

Catalyst: Your reading with text tags goes here

Hypothesis:

Question: How is lung capacity different between students?

Reflection:

1. Do you notice any patterns in your data? What are they?

2. Do you think those patterns would change with a different sample group? How? 25R25R

Calculate Your Volumes1. Diameter = string length / 3.142. Radius = D/23. Volume = (4/3)(3.14)r^3

Name String length

volume

Respiratory System Quiz

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1.What is the overall job of your respiratory system?

a) To get oxygen into your bloodb) To get Carbon Dioxide into your bloodc) To help you breathe

Respiratory System Quiz

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2. What do your lungs do?a) Help us breatheb) Exchange oxygen for carbon dioxideC) Expand and contract to let air in and out

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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 lungsc) You breate in oxygen which diffuses into the

blood and spreads around the body

Respiratory System Quiz

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4. What is the diaphragm and what does it do?a) It is a muscle that helps your lungs expandb) It is a bone that protects your lungsc) It is a muscle that surrounds your lungs

The Circulatory System 11/21/14

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Question: How is heart rate affected by activity?

Hypothesis: Reflection:

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15 jumping jacks

30 jumping jacks

The Circulatory System 11/21/14

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Question: How is heart rate affected by activity?

Hypothesis: Reflection:

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? 26R26R

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15 jumping jacks

30 jumping jacks

Circulatory System Quiz

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1.What is the main purpose of your circulatory system?

a) To keep the heart pumpingb) To keep you alivec) To move oxygen rich blood around your body

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2. What is the function of your heart?

a) To move blood to all body tissuesb) To keep a regular beatc) To keep us from dying

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3. What is the function of your blood?a) To carry nutrients and oxygen to your tissues

and carry away wasteb) To keep us from getting sickc) Fills our body

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4. What is the function of your arteries and veins?

a) They feed our heartb) They help the blood keep flowingc) The ‘freeway’ that carries blood where it

needs to go and back to the lungs

The Nervous System 11/24/14

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Question: Who has the faster reaction time, males or females?

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The Nervous System 11/24/14

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Question: Who has the faster reaction time, males or females?

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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? 27R27L

Nervous System Quiz

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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 nervousc) Give you your emotions

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2. What is the function of your brain?a) Receiving and sending out signals to get your

body to react.b) To control your musclesc) To control your emotions

Nervous System Quiz

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3. What is the function of your nerves?a) Things that cause you to feel annoyedb) Things that make you feel anxiousc) The pathway through which messages are

sent to and from the brain

The Organ Trail: Wanted Poster

Your poster must include1. The name of your organ/organ system2. Picture of your organ or organ system3. Function of your organ4. What other system does it work with and how?

Some Examples