CPR

Hands Only CPR

Scene:  You see someone in a restaurant fall to the ground.

1.     Tap the person and ask them if they are OK.  If no response…

2.    Call 911 (or instruct someone to call for you)

3.    Start compressions-Push Hard and Fast (100 beats/minute)  To the tune of “Staying Alive”!

4.    Continue compressions until help arrives

Need a reminder?  Hands Only CPR Video

The Human Heart

This is one of my favorite units to teach!  The month of February is National Heart Month, so it's the perfect time to learn about your strongest muscle! Enjoy!

Here are some good sites to help you learn the path that blood takes through the heart and other heart facts!

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/map-human-heart.html

http://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/See-through-Body/Sci-Media/Animations-and-Interactives/Label-the-heart

http://www.heart.com/

The flow of blood through the heart

Another helpful video found by a student :)

Bones

Click  
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/G67LBYK 
for Bone Survey


Cool Sites to help you:

Bone Study Site

Whack-A-Bone

First Hour Bone Structure Answers:
https://docs.google.com/a/wcsks.com/document/d/1ISm-rVuLxzaZi0P4f4eiNHkbIFvnfqjy2CQVm0MtVVM/edit?usp=sharing

Third Hour Bone Structure Answers: https://docs.google.com/a/wcsks.com/document/d/1mVC4jaEoeyZ3NFhI5pFMgZwLVA8fk6Hgb3420W9p8eI/edit?usp=sharing

Fourth Hour Bone Structure Answers: https://docs.google.com/a/wcsks.com/document/d/1bSViEmmby0sFUAc4edv0lpwBfcXWnTt-hQGAbrS9jz0/edit?usp=sharing

Fifth Hour Bone Structure Answers:
https://docs.google.com/a/wcsks.com/document/d/1feqgqKyhSrtmDs9wTXAcbee3NSg1zAXpLbDKRmyPMZw/edit?usp=sharing

Videos from class:

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/

Helpful Final Review Games!

Click here to go to a site that has games and videos of what your final will have on it!  If you're confused about cell structure and function, there is a lot of information here.  Try it!  :)

Here is another fun games/tutorial site that was found by a student!

Check the file cabinet for a PowerPoint Presentation made by Christopher covering the ENTIRE study guide!  Be sure to thank him for sharing this with us!

Good luck studying! -Mrs. D

Immune System

Test these two games and determine which is better.

Immunity Game #1

Immunity Game #2 - It is okay to download this game!

Micro-Organisms: Bacteria and Viruses

Quiz is MONDAY!!!  Review your Moneran and Bacteria Notes!!

Flu Attack!

National Geographic Virus Video

Bacteria Growing Lab - You can determine the effectiveness of antibiotics and antiseptics with this virtual lab!

Food Detective Game