Watch the video below to learn how to find your pulse and accurately measure your resting heart rate.  Then answer the three questions that follow.  
Due: Tuesday, April 29, 2014

1.  Write a procedure for "how to find your resting heart rate".  Make sure to follow Ms. Shon's pocket guide procedure for writing a procedure.
2.  Measure your own resting heart rate using the procedure.
3.  How times does a heart beat over a lifetime?

Watch the video on the cardiovascular/circulatory system and answer the question below.  Due Thursday, April 24, 2014.

1.  What is the function of the cardiovascular/circulatory system?
2.  What are the organs in the cardiovascular/circulatory system?
3.  What does blood transport?
4.  Why is George's circulatory system less efficient than it could be?
5.  How does exercise help George's circulatory system?

Part I (40 points)
Watch the three videos below about homeostasis and human body systems, and then answer the questions in your spring break packet (also attached at the bottom of this post).  

Part II (40 points)
You will make a PowerPoint presentation on a human body system with your group.  The presentation only needs to be 6 slides long.  You will present your project on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 when we return from break.  

1.  Your group will be assigned one of the below human body systems.  Conduct some background research with your group.  You may use the links provided to help you.

• Circulatory/Cardiovascular: BrainPop - Cardiovascular System; Discovery Kids - Cardiovascular System; CK-12 - Cardiovascular System;
• Digestive: BrainPop - Digestive System; CK-12 - Digestive System; HRM - Digestive System
• Respiratory: BrainPop - Respiratory System; Education with Vision - Respiratory System;
• Nervous: BrainPop - Nervous System; CK-12 - Nervous System
• Immune: BrainPop - Immune System; Investigating the Immune System;

2.  Below is an outline of the REQUIRED slides.

1. A title slide with the name of your system
2. The major structures/organs in your system
3. A diagram of your system
4. The functions of your system
5. Diseases in your system
6. An example of how your system maintains homeostasis (helpful video: Homeostasis in Life)

Example PowerPoint: The Endocrine System

Part III (20 points)
Controlled Experiments Review:  Complete the questionnaire below to review the key elements of designing a controlled experiment.  You may use your notes, any blog post, or your old lab reports to help you answer the questions.

Check your stations packet using the key below.  This stations packet will serve as your study guide for the upcoming unit-end test.  Therefore, it is important to make sure you have the correct answers!