homework 3/29-4/2/10

This week we have 3 days of SAT . There will be no homework assignments. All work must be completed in class. Enjoy!

homework for 3/22-3/26/10

Due to ARMT standardized testing this week, I will not be giving any homework. We will be doing all work in class. Students will do research on diseases of the heart in class on Tuesday using the notebook laptops. A project was due last Friday on the digestive system. Students will lose 10 points/day for being late. After Wednesday, projects will not be accepted. This project counts as a test grade.

Weekly Homework March 15-19

One option this week Food Flight Due: Friday

Problem: Imagine that you are a food traveling through the digestive system. How can you make a series of postcards to describe your trip?

Suggested Materials:

large note cards

colored pens or pencils

Devise a Plan
1. Study the materials and think em to describe a food's trip through the digestive system. You will need to create five postcards, one for each of five major areas of the system: the mouth, the esophagus, the stomach, the small intestine, and the large intestine

2. Choose a food. On one side of each postcard, use words to describe the journey from the food's point of view. On the other side of the postcard, draw a picture of something that the food might "see" or pass through during each part of the trip. For example, suppose the food you chose was an apple. Your postcard describing the mouth might have a picture of teeth on the front. The message on the back might begin, "Dear Mac-So far, I have had a miserable trip. I haven't even left the mouth yet, and already the teeth you see on the other side of this postcard have torn me apart, crushed me, and cut me into pieces."

3. Try to include as much information about the digestion system on your postcards as you can. Be sure to explain the function of each part or structure that you describe. Also, define any science words that you use, such as absorption
or enzyme.

Analyze and Conclude

After following the plan you devised, answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Identify two types of nutrients your food contains and explain why each of these nutrients is important to the body.

2. To which food group or groups of the Food Guide Pyramid does your food belong?

3. In which part of the digestive system are most of the nutrients of your food absorbed?

4. In which part of the digestive system does your food become a thick liquid?

Monday: Work on your food flight cards, study your review sheet for a quiz on the final part of the digestive system.
Tuesday: work on your project
Wednesday:work on your project
Thursday; complete your project. This week counts as a test grade (40%).
Friday: no homwork

homework for week march 8-12

This is the last week of the third nine weeks. You may complete an extra homework assignment for extra points.
Same web site as last week http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/digestive system.html
or research google on website
Option #1 Research causes and treatment; of stomach flu.
Option#2 Research the cause and treatment of appendicitis
Option#3 Research the cause and treeatment of E. Coli infections or as a cause of food poisoning.
Option#4 Research the causes and treatment of botulism.
Option#5 research how to cope with cold sores of the mouth.
Option#6 research tonsillitis-cause and treatment.
OPtion#7 Describe TMJ disorder and its treatment.
Option#8 Describe what is an impacted wisdom tooth and its treatment.
Option#9 Draw , color and label the parts of a healthy tooth.
OPtion310 Draw and color a cross-section of a villus of the small intestine, picture on p. 526 in textbook
Monday: Select homework option
Tuesday: complete review guide
Wednesday: study for quiz on The digestive process begins
Thursday: quiz and finish weekly homework assignment

homework for march 1-march 5

On the following website, you can research 1-6. All reports are 1/2 to 1 page reports.This report is due on Friday. Complete one of the following options.

http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/digestivesystem.html.

Option#1 Research the causes and treatment of celiac diseases.

Option#2 Reseach how cystic fibrosis effects the digestive system and what are the causes and treatments.

Option#3 Research the causes and treatment of (GERD) gastroeosophageal reflux disease.

Option#4 Research lactose intolerance and how it effects your digestive system

Option#5 TReseach the causes amd treatments of stomach ulcers.

Option#6 Research the cause and treatmentsof hernias.

Option#7 Complete a drawing of the digestive system labeling aall the parts shown in fig. 12 on p. 517. Draw on white paper, and color.

Option #8 Write a description of the role of the epiglottis in digestion and describe the esophagus. p. 519

Option #9 Complete a drawing of the stomarch showing all three muscle layers. p. 521

Monday: Complete study guide worksheet on "Food and Energy"
Tuesday: Study your worksheet for a quiz
Thursday: Complete your weekly homework assignment.