Circulatory System Quiz - this Friday, Dec. 5th

Our next quiz will be on Friday, December 5th.  It is NOT an "Open Notebook" quiz.  You will need to study for this quiz.  Study all of the material in your science binder.  This includes Do Nows, handouts, notes, labs, and homework assignments.  

Quiz topics will include Blood Components (parts), Blood Types, Blood Vessels, and the Heart.  

Additional resources that may be useful to you can be found by clicking on "Unit 4:  Circulatory" in the margin on the right.  Extra help is available during your lunch period.  

Please note the All-Star Extra Help Schedule below:

If you have lunch during period 5:  A days Math and Social Studies

                                                        B days Science and English

If you have lunch during period 6:   A days Science and English

                                                         B days Math and Social Studies

Seven Courses of Science for Thanksgiving

In celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday this week, I wanted to share this link containing seven short articles on how science is all around us, even on Thanksgiving day.  Happy Thanksgiving!

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/27891730/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/seven-courses-science-thanksgiving/#.VHeHKzHF_ux 

Digestive System Unit Test this Tuesday, November 18th

All-Star students will take the Digestive System Test this Tuesday, November 18th. This test is worth 100 points and is NOT an open book exam. 

Students should study all of the material in their binder; notes, do nows, homework assignments, and labs.   Additional resources that may be useful to you can be found by clicking on "Unit 3:  Digestion" in the margin on the right.  

Extra help is available during your lunch period on Friday during period 6 and on Monday during period 5, please bring a list of your questions with you. Mrs.Delaney (other science teacher for our team) will be providing extra help on Friday 6th period in room 202 for all of the All-Star Students.  Mrs. Cicione will be providing extra help on Monday 5th period in room 202.

*Note:  All unit tests this year will include a few questions that are cumulative since the start of this school year.

REVIEW PACKET ANSWERS

Digestion Test Study Guide
Metabolism
Digestive system organs and functions
Digestive system diagram
Peristalsis
Pathway food travels through the digestive system, and what happens to it in each location
(What happens to a Hamburger)
Digestive system disorders/diseases
Graph interpretation skills

*index cards = +2 bonus points

Digestive System Interactive Game

This week our class began to learn about the Human Digestive System.

The link below will bring you to the interactive game that we explored in class together.  

Try it at home for an awesome review of the process of digesting different nutrients from the food we eat!

http://kitses.com/animation/swfs/digestion.swf