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Thursday, August 29th
Stations: Bingo - Get to know the classroom
Student Info Sheet/Interest Survey
Observe objects from your teacher and infer what you think they are telling you about her.
HOMEWORK: Get safety contract signed and have a parent email me at solsen@stamfordct.gov 3 things about you that pertain to school and 3 things that are unrelated to school
Friday, August 30th
Go over the Bingo game
Hand in student surveys/info sheets, safety contracts
Go over what the objects mean about Mrs. Olsen
Notes: Observation - FACTS based on your 5 senses.
Inference - Using prior knowledge and observations to "read between the lines"
Two types of Observations - Qualitative (quality) - descriptions
Quantitative (quantity) - numbers/measuerments
HOMEWORK: Get safety contract signed and have a parent email me at solsen@stamfordct.gov 3 things about you that pertain to school and 3 things that are unrelated to school
Tuesday, September 3rd
Warm-Up: Observation vs. Inference (Footprint pic)
The Nature of Science puzzle activity
The Nature of Science video
HOMEWORK: Get safety contract signed and have a parent email me at solsen@stamfordct.gov 3 things about you that pertain to school and 3 things that are unrelated to school
Wednesday, September 4th
Warm-Up:What factors affect the taste of pizza?
Pre-Test online
Thursday, September 5th
Warm-Up: What are the three types of variables?
Bubble-ology - make five bubbles with each brand of soap, measure, record and calculate the average
Friday, September 6th
Warm-Up: Identify the independent and dependent variables:
Will drinking milk strengthen your bones?
Complete Bubble-ology data and averages, begin questions on packet
HOMEWORK: Bubble-ology packet due Tuesday
Monday, September 9th
Warm-Up: Trevor wanted to find out what fertilizer worked best for growing marigolds. He put Miracle Grow on one, Scots on one, and no fertilizer on another. Identify the IV and DV.
Complete 3 simple tasks with a sling on your dominant arm: tie a shoe, button a shirt, cut a square out of paper.
What strategies did you use to help you?
What did find most challenging?
HOMEWORK: Complete the Bubble-ology packet for a grade tomorrow.
Tuesday, September 10th
Warm-Up: What were some factors (errors) that may have influenced
your results of Bubble-ology?
Bionic Bodies Case Studies, discuss criteria and constraints
Ted Talk on prosthetics, take notes on 10 facts
Take a look at this video (we did not watch)
HOMEWORK: NONE
Wednesday, September 11th
Warm-Up: What does a biomedical engineer do?
Practice Identifying Variables
HOMEWORK: NONE
Thursday, September 12th
Warm-Up: What are some causes of disease(s)?
Pellegra video and worksheet
HOMEWORK: Quiz on Tuesday, September 17th (observation/inference, qualitative/quantitative, identifying variables)
Friday, September 13th
Warm-Up: Identify the variables in Dr. Goldberger 's Pellegra experiment:
Independent -
Dependent -
3 Constant(s) -
Notes on Parts of a Well-Designed Experiment:
Control group (used for comparison)
BOTH qualitative and quantitative data
Multiple trials
Large Sample Size
Testable Hypothesis
Reproducible Procedure
What is an Organ? Make a list of 20 organs....
HOMEWORK: QUIZ Tuesday
Monday, September 16th
Warm-Up: Make a list of the 12 Human Body Systems.
Create a list of 20 organs with your partner. Get it approved by Mrs. Olsen
Then choose 5 organs EACH to draw into your body poster. Label and explain the function of each of the organs you drew. Come up with one question on the poster about the human body.
HOMEWORK: Science Quiz tomorrow.
Tuesday, September 17th
No Warm-Up
Complete Variables QUIZ
Continue working on Human Body Poster:
EACH person draws 5 organs to the correct size, shape and location they believe. Label the organ and explain what you think that organ does for the body. Then write one question you have about the human body.
HOMEWORK: Body Poster due Thursday
Wednesday, September 18th
Warm-Up: How are organs different from systems of the human body?
Phenomena - How did Mick Fanning's body coordinate and interact to return to homeostasis after the shark attack?
watch the video here
Interview with Mick here
Glossary: homeostasis - the ability for the body to maintain a stable internal environment no matter the external circumstance.
Begin the drawing/captions for BEFORE, DURING and AFTER Mick's shark attack worksheet.
HOMEWORK: Body posters due tomorrow
Thursday, September 19th
Warm-Up: Give an example of homeostasis in your body.
Complete Human Body Phenomena worksheet in groups
HOMEWORK: Levels of Organization Reading and analysis
Phenomena Worksheet due tomorrow
Monday, September 23rd
No Warm-Up
Continue card matching for body systems/organs
Go over worksheet
HOMEWORK: NONE
Tuesday, September 24th
Warm-Up: Does everyone have the same reaction to stimuli (such as seeing, hearing, feeling, etc)? Why or why not? (TURN IN)
Begin data collection for Reaction Time Lab
HOMEWORK: Study for QUIZ next Thursday (organs/functions, organs/systems)
Wednesday, September 25th
Warm-Up: Identify the independent and dependent variables for the reaction time lab.
Complete data collection for reaction time lab
Read pages 35-40, Finding the Nerve
HOMEWORK: Reaction time lab due tomorrow with analysis answered
Study for Quiz next week.
Thursday, September 26th
Warm-Up: What is the difference between a reflex and a reaction?
Blackworm Experiment - Question: Do blackworms have a nervous system?
Make observations and inferences while investigating blackworms.
HOMEWORK: STUDY for QUIZ Thursday
Friday, September 27th
Warm-Up: List the three neurons in the order in which they would react to something.
Video - D4K Nervous System
Write 10 facts, 2 questions from the video in your lab notebook
HOMEWORK: STUDY for QUIZ Thursday (Organ and function and what system it belongs to)
Wednesday, October 2nd
Warm-Up: How does the structure of an organ relate to its function? Give an example.
Review for tomorrow's quiz
Go over the pathway of nerves during a reaction to a stimuli.
HOMEWORK: STUDY for your organ quiz tomorrow.
Thursday, October 3rd
No Warm-Up
Organ/Function and system quiz
Friday, October 4th
Warm-Up: How are the alveoli and the capillaries similar (think structure and function)? Turn in
Introduce parts of a CER
Question: Is my father a space alien?
complete evidence (bullet points), claim (1 sentence), reasoning (with evidence to prove claim)
Monday, October 7th
Warm-Up: List factors that could change your heart rate?
Predict resting heart rate and target heart rate for cardiovascular exercise.
Calculate resting heart rate (3 times) and average
HOMEWORK: NONE
Tuesday, October 8th
Warm-Up: What are the main parts of the circulatory system?
Graph the Silver Team Data for Resting Heart Rate:
BPM <50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100 >100
# of students 15 20 18 19 6 5 1
Complete the following questions:
1) Compare your RHR prediction to your actual RHR.
2) How did your actual RHR compare to the rest of the team?
3) Explain why you think you got the RHR that you did.
Thursday, October 10th
No Warm-Up
Exercise - Stairs (3 trials)Active heart rate
Create a bag to indicate the levels of CO2 in your exhaled breath for after trial 1 of stair running.
NO HOMEWORK
Friday, October 11th
Warm-Up: Explain the equation:
C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP
Complete trials for stairs and calculate the average active heart rate
Begin Analysis 1-4 in complete sentences:
1.Identify the independent and dependent variable.
2. Explain what happened to your heart rate during exercise. After exercise.
3. Explain what happened to your breathing rate during exercise. After exercise.
4. If you improved your level of fitness:
a. would you predict your RHR to increase or decrease? Explain.
b. would you predict your respiratory rate to increase or decrease? Explain.
HOMEWORK: Complete analysis 1-4 above
Tuesday, October 15th
Warm-Up: What materials does the blood transport?
Bloodmobile Song
Copy Silver team data for Active Heart Rate:
Active Heart Rate 81-90 91-100 101-125 126-150 >150
# of students 6 8 14 25 44
Go over instructions for FEEL THE BEAT PROJECT
Go over RUBRIC
HOMEWORK: Write your one sentence claim for your project.
Wednesday, October 16th
Warm-Up: Is there red and blue blood in our bodies? Explain. (turn in)
Read Interacting Systems, pages 53-59
Answer analysis 1a) Color each side of your heart diagram. Red to represent the side with high levels of oxygen in the blood and blue to represent the side with low levels of oxygen in the blood.
1b) Explain why the pulmonary arteries are blue while every other artery is red (HINT: think about the type of blood it is carrying).
1c) Explain why the pulmonary veins are red while every other vein is blue (HINT: think about the type of blood it is carrying).
HOMEWORK: Have your claim written for tomorrow.
Thursday, October 17th
NO Warm-Up
Work on the reasoning paragraph for your project
Graph Silver Team Active Heart Rate
HOMEWORK: Have a completed rough draft for your project by Monday, October 21st (we will type on chromebooks on Wednesday)
Friday, October 18th
No Warm-Up
Town Meeting with Ms. Gardner
Fieldtrip to BETA Rock Climbing
Cross the River Activity
Save Fred Activity
Watch Apollo 13
Monday, October 21st
Warm-Up: List the organs of the respiratory system.
Tape in diagram of Respiratory System and label organs
Learn Respiratory System Song
Watch short video on Gas Exchange
Work on Analysis paragraph for project
HOMEWORK: Complete a rough draft of the analysis paragraph for Wednesday.
Tuesday, October 22nd
Warm-Up: List the organs of the digestive system.
