Frog Dissection Week!

Today students are calculating work by using a spring scale, metal block, and yard stick. they are also holding up different amounts of books to test their fatigue and strength. AND to determine if work is being done.

Today we had an engineering lesson using a DYSON vacuum. Students took it apart and reassembled it and discussed the analogies between the parts and the human body such as-joint, ligaments, bones, muscles.

Above is a video and below are some pictures from today.

Today students are learning about tendons, ligaments, muscles, joint, and bones using a chicken foot. They are dissecting a chicken foot to move the feet and visually see how the tendons, muscles, and bones work together to make the chicken foot move.

Today Students are building a model of an hinge joint and an arm. Very cool demo.

College Door Competition!!! We came in First Place for 7th Grade. Congrats to my Advisory Class! We did a great job! I went to UCLA! Go Bruins!!!!

Guest speaker on the heart 11/16/15

Today students went to the LGI to hear a lot of awesome information about the heart. They got to see the newest heart transplant equipment, discussed ions, blood, the parts of a heart and heart issues, and they got to look at sheep hearts. We also get to keep the sheep heart in our classroom so tomorrow students can take a closer look! Here are some pictures from the event.

Respiratory and Circulatory Systems

This week students made a model of a lung with a balloon, cup, and straw. They did some exercise and calculated their breathing rate. AND finally , students ran around outside for 20 minutes and counted their heart beats every minute. Then they graphed their results. It was a busy week of exercise.

Monday students are going to the LGI to see and learn about different parts of the heart. A guest speaker is bringing in examples and will explain the 4 chambers as well as the different cardiac diseases and disorders.

Students were assigned a week ago a project that is due on November 24th. It is making the connection between all of the human body systems and how they interactively work together to keep us alive and healthy.