Unit Question - How does the interconnection of systems in your body help maintain homeostasis?
Unit Outline - Human Body
ATL Skill - Thinking - Creative Thinking (has more broad options for this unit)
Big topic - Homeostasis.
ADD - Need a specific lesson or day of notes for homeostasis - could do this with the homer model, and move that lesson BEFORE the circulatory system lesson.
Lesson 1 - Respiratory System - Oct 28, 29
Unit Outline - Post and have students fill in key details
Lesson 2 - Human Body Review
Nervous System - Movie - Inside Out - Oct 30 (rethink the purpose of this lesson - plus the DVD skips?? - Sub Lesson)
Lesson 3 - Homeostasis Model - Oct 31
Lesson 4 - The Circulatory System Part 1 - Nov 3 (weather dependent - switch with lesson 1 or 2 if needed) - Bio Common Assessment - Crit C
Lesson 5 - Systems and Dissection Basics - Nov 5
Lesson 6 - Frog Dissection - Nov 6 (Parts Printout)
Need mini marshmallows for next unit
Lesson 7 - Body Systems Model (2 lessons needed) - Nov 4, 7
do any missing work if finished early
Lesson 8 - Dialysis and the Kidneys - Nov 10
Lesson 9 - Health Careers Research - Nov 11 and 12
Possibly add later
Some interesting examples here -
students want to learn about concussions
https://www.teachengineering.org/curricularunits/view/cub_biomed_curricularunit
https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/cub_biomed_lesson02_activity1
https://tryengineering.org/teacher/heart-matter/