Cardiovascular - blood flow

We did an activity today to show how blood flows through the body and how it functions. We learned how blood transports oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients and waste throughout the body.

Cardiovascular system - blood flow

We started looking at how the blood flows from our heart to other organs in our body.  Students used the blood flow chart to give examples of how the blood flows in our body.

Cardiovascular KWL

Today, we started discussing the cardiovascular system.  We created a KWL chart in our notebooks and discussed what we know and what we want to know.

Project Work Day

Today was a work day for the digestive system projects.
Projects are due tomorrow.
Please make sure that you share your document with me!

Summative on Digestive System 9/23

The students received their exit tickets and we went over them in class.  The exit tickets are a good review of what they can expect on the test.
Students also used the versatiles to practice the diagram of the digestive system.

Digestive system

Today, we looked at a diagram of the digestive system.  We colored and labeled parts of the digestive system and wrote their functions. Students also had a homework assignment of the analysis questions.

Digestive System Reading

Today, we started reading Activity 15.
You can access the textbook online.  See our blog for instructions, http://njhs7science.weebly.com

Completion of Activity 14 - Breakdown

We discussed the experiments from yesterday.  Students completed the analysis questions, 1,2,4,5, in their notebooks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxnwdYG69_g

Part B - Breakdown

Students came up with their own experiments using the antacid and vinegar to test the importance of chewing your food.
We discussed what a variable is and why it is important to only change one variable at a time in an experiment.

Activity 14 - Breakdown

Today, we started activity 14 - breakdown.  We discussed the difference between mechanical and chemical breakdown.  Students did the lab part A.
We will continue the lab through Friday.

Living with your liver

We read Activity 13 - Living with your Liver.  We discussed some of the key terms in the reading and how our liver functions.  Students began working on the analysis questions and will finish tomorrow for bell work.

Digestive system

Today, we discussed a project that will be due on September 27.  Students must make a google presentation on how a piece of food travels through the digestive system.

Summative - 9/9

The summative will cover all of the notes we have taken on body systems.  Please look back at previous posts to review the notes.

Science Jean Day

The Science department is having a jean day on Friday, 9/9/16
Bring in $1 and wear jeans!

Grading Homework

We went over some of the homework from the past few days.  Students need to be studying for the test on Friday.

Finishing up notes

Today, we finished with the notes on body systems.  The students added words to their word bank and wrote on their lightbulb page about things they learned in each system.  They completed their homework assignments from last week and began completing the body functions worksheet that we started with the cards.  Both worksheets are due tomorrow.

Notes continued

We will complete our notes and homework in class Tuesday.

Homework - due Tuesday 9/6

Notes Continued

We continued notes today.  Students also received a homework assignment due on Tuesday, 9/6.