Items:
Physics Assignment (Criterion B, C, D)
Unit Test (Criterion A)
Unit Test (Criterion A)
Issued:
7 Feb (Week 2)
21 March (Week 8)
6 June (Week 17)
Due:
16 March (Week 7)
21 March (Week 8)
6 June (Week 17)
How do body systems work in a coordinated manner to maintain a functioning body?
Overview of homeostasis
Positive feedback vs Negative feedback
Experiment: Enzyme activity
Criterion A
Criterion B
Criterion C
How does the body respond to changes in temperature?
Thermoregulation
Nervous system
Muscular system
Experiment: Impact of exercise on heart rate
Criterion A
Criterion B
Criterion C
What are the impacts of 60% water on human body systems?
Osmoregulation
Excretory system (kidneys)
Endocrine system (hormones)
Experiments:
Osmosis
Plasmolysis
Criterion A
Criterion B
Criterion C
Criterion D
Why is insulin important?
Glucoregulation
Endocrine system (hormones)
Criterion A
What are the results when homeostasis is not controlled?
Diseases
Creative response task
Criterion A
What are some of the strengths and weaknesses of using a food web to model interactions between different organisms?
Ecology:
organism - population - community - ecosystem - biome - planet
Criterion A