Monday Dec. 17, 2012

OPTION A

What should be done...

Please note that we will be coming together in the body groups on Wednesday or Thursday for sharing.  You will present information about your organ, show your pictures,  read your letter, and share about your disease(s) with your body group.  Please make sure everything is done by the end of the day tomorrow. You can use today to practice your presentation or prepare yourself to make an excellent presentation.

Webquest

The Organ Trail Webquest should already be done.  If you are not done, it is late, but it still needs to be finished first.   Click Here

Disease Research

Find out about a disease that effects your organ.  Do research on this disease.  2 page report due by next Tuesday on this disease. Here are some questions to get your research started.

What is it called?

What organ does it effect? 

When was it discovered?

How many people does it effect?

What does it do to the organ?

For Today

Videos-

Watch the 3 videos on the endocrine system and decide which one you liked best.  First,tell me what you learned from the videos, then tell me which video you liked best and why.  (5-7 sentences)

Video 1

Video 2

Video 3

Diabetes-

Read or listen to the following links and learn about diabetes, then answer the questions
Type 1
Type 2
Do you know anyone with diabetes?
What is diabetes?
How do you get diabetes?
What is the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes?

Glands-

Copy down all the glands in the endocrine system Click Here

Pick one and write a full paragraph about what it does

OPTION B

Yesterday we looked at the the endocrine system, today we will look at the largest organ, SKIN.

Engage

How to get a tattoo? Click Here
Which tattoo do you think is the worst? Click Here

Videos-

Watch the 3 videos on the endocrine system and decide which one you liked best.  First,tell me what you learned from the videos, then tell me which video you liked best and why.  (5-7 sentences)

Video 1-What is skin?

Video 2-Science of healthy skin

Video 3-Learn more about skin
Video 4-What are scars?

Read or Listen-

Read or Listen to the information on the skin, skin diseases, or skin care.

SKIN-Click Here
Read or Listen and answer the following questions.  
What does skin do?
Name the layers of the skin.
What is melanin?
How does skin warm and cool you?

ACNE-Click Here
When you're done reading, list 3 things you can do about acne?

ALBINISM-Click Here
What is an albino?
Besides the skin, what other organ does albinism effect?  

ECZEMA-Click Here
What is Eczema?
Why do people get Eczema?
What are 2 things people can do to prevent or get rid of eczema?


SHAVING-Click Here
What should you do if you want to start shaving (who to talk to)? 

Draw and Label-

Use this image to draw and label the layers of the skin Click Here