Vital Signs Stations Lab

Today we conducted a fun station lab where we calculated and assessed vital signs (heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate...).  We have to thank the parent volunteers and Yarmouth's own Fire/Rescue for their time to assist us.

Here are some images from today's lab.

Heart Reading - Green Text

Here is the link to the Heart Reading p. 80-82 in the Green Text.

Click here to access.  You will have to download the pdf to open it.

Questions are on p. 84 2a-c.

Interactive Heart Site for National Geographic and American Heart Association

Heart, Heart Information, Cardiovascular Facts, News, Photos -- National Geographic

American Heart Association Link
Choose Blood Flow and Coronary Arteries from the drop down.

On the provided Heart Diagram please label the:

1. 4 chambers of the heart

2. pulmonary vein and artery

3. 4 heart valves

4. sinoatrial nodes (S-A Node) and atrial-ventricular node (A-V Node)

5. septum

6. aorta

7. aortic arch

If done color code oxygen rich blood red and oxygen poor blood blue.

Circulatory System and the Human Heart

Here is a link to a good Kids Health Article on the Human Heart.

Please read through it and use the interactive links.

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Chambers of your Heart Visual

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Cutting Edge Science- Can you grow a human heart?

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Popular Science - Human Heart Grown and Beats

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Mayo Clinic - Video on the Heart

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Reinforcement for the Quiz!

Here is a helpful video on the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration:

Final Cell Energy Study Guide.

Click here to access the Cell Energy Study Guide.


Here is a link to the Kahoot to study with!
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Amazing Project by one of my past students!

Cellular Respiration Activity

Click here to access the Cellular Respiration Activity.

Study Guide for Cell Energy Assessment and Chemical Equation Practice

Click here to access the Cell Energy Review Guide

Cellular Respiration Notes from Class.
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Click here to access the Chemical Equation Document.
Download the document and open it in Pages.

Keys and Notes on Photosynthesis from class.

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Stoma Lab - April 3rd

Today we completed a lab looking at the stoma in kale leaves.
The students were able to use the microscopes to view the stoma at low and high.

Here are some images of the stoma at low and high power.

Photosynthesis Activity and Macro to Micro Reading - Stoma Lab Lesson 10

Lesson 10 - Reading Looking at Leaves p. 129-131

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Here is a link to the Photosynthesis Activity Descriptor.
Click hereto access.

Photosynthesis

Today in science we introduced our new unit on Photosynthesis.  Photosynthesis is the process by which a cell captures energy in sunlight and uses it to make its own food (a type of sugar called glucose).

As a class we focused on a few key terms to know when learning about photosynthesis such as autotrophs, heterotrophs, pigments, chlorophyll, and stomata.

Tomorrow, we will start to dive deeper into the the process of photosynthesis.  The reading for tonight will help reinforce our new understanding of how organisms get energy.  The reading will also introduce the two stages of photosynthesis.

Here is the link for the reading from our Science Explorer text.

Here is a great three minute video from Discovery's "Greatest Scientific Discovery" series that will introduce the experiments that enabled Priestly and Ingenhousz to "discover" photosynthesis.