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7th grade Human Systems Interactions Assignments

Instructor
Teacher Hang Becker
Term
2018-2019 School Year
Description
The basis of the human body is the cell. Associations of cells work together to form tissues, which form organs. Organs work together to perform specific functions in organ systems. And finally, the array of organ systems make up a human body. 
 
Our unit, Human Systems Interactions, is broken up into 3 investigations with multiple parts and focus questions which will help students understand and appreciate what may be of the highest importance to them, themselves.
 
Science and Engineering Practices
1. Asking questions and defining problems
2. Developing and using models
3. Planning and carrying out investigations
4. Analyzing and interpreting data
5. Using mathematics and computational thinking 
6. Constructing explanations
7. Engaging in argument from evidence
8. Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information 
 
Crosscutting Concepts
- Patterns
- Cause and effect: Mechanism and explanation
- Scale, proportion, and quantity
- Systems and system models
- Energy and matter: Flows, cycles, and conservation 
- Structure and function

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WEEK 38: 6/10- 6/14
 
Focus Question:  How do humans learn and form memories? 
 
Students will use mirror drawing to explore the connection between hand-eye coordination, learning and memory. They will use various combinations of sensory input to memorize lists of objects. They will look for patterns to determine strategies for improving short-term memory. 

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WEEK 37: 6/3- 6/7
 
Focus Question: How are the senses alike and how are they different? 
 
Students will explore the sense of smell by identifying scents, and the sense of sight by testing reaction time. They will read about chemical receptors and photoreceptors and consider how their eyes are designed to interpret electromagnetic information. 
 
IMPORTANT DATES: 
- assessment (AFL)- group A: 6/4 and group B: 6/5

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WEEK 36: 5/27- 5/31
 
Focus Question: How do messages travel to and from the brain? 
 
Students will consider the stimulus/response phenomenon, and develop a model to explain how messages are transmitted along neurons and across synapses, to and from the brain.
 
IMPORTANT DATES: 
- assessment (AFL)- group A: 6/4 and group B: 6/5

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WEEK 35: 5/20- 5/24
 
Focus Question: How does the sense of touch work in humans? 
 
Students will think about how humans sense the environment around them and then turn their attention to the sense of touch. They will compare touch sensitivity between fingertips and knuckles to learn about pressure receptors and receptive fields.
 
IMPORTANT DATES: 
- assessment (AFL)- group A: 6/4 and group B: 6/5

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WEEK 34: 5/13- 5/17
 
Focus Question: How does the energy in food become energy that cells can use? 
 
Students will model the substances and steps in aerobic cellular respiration. They will summarize the entire process, demonstrating how substances get to the cells, what happens at the cells and how substances depart from the cells to be removed from the body.  
 
IMPORTANT DATES: 
- Investigation 2 assessment (AFL)- group A: 5/14 and B: 5/15
- Investigation 1 & 2 study guide and journal check (AFLs)- group A: 5/16 and B: 5/17
- Investigation 1 & 2 assessment (AOL)- group A: 5/20 and 5/21

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WEEK 33: 5/6- 5/10
 
Focus Question: How do cells in the human body get the resources they need? 
 
Students will watch video clips and manipulate an online activity to add detail to their ideas on how to respond to the focus question. They will construct a model to illustrate the pathways that oxygen and energy (food) take from the external environment to a muscle cell in the leg. 
 
IMPORTANT DATES: 
- Investigation 2 assessment (AFL)- group A: 5/8 and B: 5/9
- Investigation 2 assessment (AFL)- group A: 5/14 and B: 5/15
- Investigation 1 & 2 study guide and journal check (AFLs)- group A: 5/16 and B: 5/17
- Investigation 1 & 2 assessment (AOL)- group A: 5/20 and 5/21

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WEEK 32: 4/29- 5/3
 
Focus Question: What is a human body made of? and How do human organ systems interact?
 
Investigation 2 Focus Question: How do cells in the human body get the resources they need? 
 
Students will use all their collected information about the patient's symptoms and possible illnesses to make a conclusive diagnosis in a CER format assessment. Then we will begin Investigation 2- Supporting Cells. Students will participate in an exercise activity to think about how the cells in the human body get oxygen and energy (food). They will watch video clips and manipulate an online activity to add detail to their ideas. They will construct a model to illustrate the pathways that oxygen and energy (food) take from the external environment to a muscle cell in the leg. 
 
IMPORTANT DATES: 
- Investigation 1 assessment (AOL)- group A: 4/30 and B: 5/1
- Investigation 2 assessment (AFL)- group A: 5/8 and B: 5/9
- Investigation 2 assessment (AFL)- group A: 5/14 and B: 5/15
- Investigation 1 & 2 study guide and journal check (AFLs)- group A: 5/16 and B: 5/17
- Investigation 1 & 2 assessment (AOL)- group A: 5/20 and 5/21

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WEEK 31: 4/22- 4/26
 
Focus Question: What is a human body made of? and How do human organ systems interact?
 
Students will be presented with a patient who has symptoms that could lead to a number of diagnoses. They will determine a course of learning that begins with confirming the levels of complexity in a multi-cellular organism. Students will then continue their research to determine a diagnosis by focusing on human organ systems. They will learn about how one organ system interacts with other organ systems in the body to support life processes. They will pool their learning with the rest of the class. They will conclude by making a tentative diagnosis of the patient, arguing their case to other students. They will learn additional information that allows them to make a conclusive diagnosis. 
 
IMPORTANT DATES: 
- Investigation 1 assessment (AFL)- group A: 4/26 and B: 4/29
- Investigation 1 assessment (AOL)- group A: 4/30 and B: 5/1
- Investigation 2 assessment (AFL)- group A: 5/8 and B: 5/9
- Investigation 2 assessment (AFL)- group A: 5/14 and B: 5/15
- Investigation 1 & 2 study guide and journal check (AFLs)- group A: 5/16 and B: 5/17
- Investigation 1 & 2 assessment (AOL)- group A: 5/20 and 5/21