The Human Eye

As we dig further into the Nervous System and the Brain in science, it will be important to understand one of our most important senses, the eye.

Check out this link to learn the parts of the eye and do a virtual eye dissection:
http://www.eschoolonline.com/company/examples/eye/eyedissect.html

Cool "eye site" that demonstrates how light enters the eye!
http://interactivehuman.blogspot.com/2008/05/eye-animation-learn-how-you-eye-works.html

REALLY COOL eye surgery!!!
http://www.addictinggames.com/strategy-games/eye-surgery-game.jsp

Nervous System

Mr. Lechion's Links:

https://testmoz.com/300174/admin/publish

http://www.brainsrule.org/kids/games/#

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/factfiles/brain/brain.shtml

Frog Dissection Time!!!

As a review of the body systems we have been studying, we will be doing frog dissections this coming week.  You must be prepared to identify the parts and describe their function within the body as you dissect. You can do one of these practice dissections over the weekend to prepare.   Online Frog Dissection
 Different Online Frog Dissection

Weekend Homework
Also, don't forget to have your "Nervous System" Page in One Note completed.  You are to find as much information as you can on the nervous system.  Don't forget to look up NEURONS.




These last few weeks of biology are going to be filled with lots of information!  Think Fast and Furious!  You can do it though, so work hard and Study Angry!  :)

-Mrs. D

Plant Kingdom

We germinated our seeds, watched as our cotyledons sprouted, and now our plants are flowering!  As we pollinate our plants, it is time to hypothesize whether your plant's offspring will be purple stemmed, green stemmed, hairless or hairy!  Pollination takes place the week of April 7th.  

Reproductive System

So far, we have learned about cells, the skeletal, muscular, skin, and circulatory systems. We can't forget about the most amazing human body system, the Reproductive System!  It's how YOU got here.  You have learned that bacteria reproduce through binary fission and your body cells clone themselves through mitosis.  However, most animals reproduce through sexual reproduction.  So, here is where you will learn about the male and female human anatomy.

These Web pages are good resources:

Female Reproductive System

Male Reproductive System

The Cardiovascular System

Happy Valentine's Day!  Let's celebrate the heart!

Download this heart sheet: Heart Diagram

Bone Fractures

NOTE: Spiral and Oblique are similar fractures.

What is an Orthopedist?

Click HERE to go to the Bone X-Ray Challenge.

Bones...Snow Day Assignment!

Images from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone and http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/skeleton/Skelprintout.shtml

Snow Day Homework DUE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10th

1.  Know the bones listed on the worksheet we did in class...There will be a quiz (probably Thurs. or Fri).

2.  You will be responsible for understanding the "inside of bones" or the make up of the bones.  Do the Bone Coloring Sheet (either print it or download to your One Note).  Have it colored Monday!

Click Here for Bone Coloring Sheet

3.  Do this fun activity on aging bones.  Again, you can either print it or download it to One Note.  Do your best on it.  We'll check it Monday.  I'm not checking it for correctness, but that you read the instructions and TRIED to do it well.  Click Here for Aging Bones Download

4.  Read over and be prepared to discuss Broken Bones!!  You will have a challenge activity on Tuesday, February 11th!!!  The following links are good places to start!  The last one is an activity!!

http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-fractures-basic-information

http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/aches/broken_bones.html

http://www.innerbody.com/image/skel06.html

Don't worry if you are feeling confused!  We will go over all of these activities on Monday!  Now, enjoy your extended snow day break!!!  -Mrs. Dokken :)

Bone Check Up!

Muscular System

Make sure you know the 15 MUST KNOW muscles listed in the file cabinet!

https://docs.google.com/a/wcsks.com/forms/d/1VLFuoZQp1Q7M7QhR__ZC2VnDZ7cGPZcGYrM9uHtNnA8/viewform

Your Skin

Graded Quiz over the Skin on Wednesday, January 22nd.

What to know:

• 3 main types of skin cancer (use your skin lab poster to help you with that)
• 3 main layers of the skin
• What structures are found in the dermis and what they do
• Functions of the skin
• What is melanin?
• What does SPF stand for?

Good site for reviewing the skin: 

http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-body/skin-article/

Cool interactive site I just found: 
http://sciencenetlinks.com/collections/skin-deep-project/