Human+Growth+and+Development+-+8th+Grade


 * Getting started**
 * Greeting
 * Discuss emergency procedures
 * fire drill
 * tornado drill
 * lockdown
 * Hand out and discuss the parent letter and course outline - have it signed and return it.

Start writing and discussing the introductory notes on: Discuss the pages of the packet that go with the notes written in class
 * DNA
 * Types of cell division - mitosis and meiosis
 * Gametes (sex cells)


 * Enroll in my Quia class:**
 * Self-enroll into my Quia class
 * Go to Quia.com
 * Click on Quia Web "Student Zone"
 * At the login window, click on "Creat an Account"
 * Enter your information AND write it down in your notebook so you have it for later!
 * I will then check to see that you show up on my roster

On Quia, do this [|My Five Questions] survey

__**DNA - the genetic code**__
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Explore the interactive links found on DNA to Protein - U of Utah and work your way through the following sections: We will discuss this content afterward. Be ready to contribute!
 * What is DNA?
 * What is a Gene?
 * Build a DNA Molecule
 * Here is some more information om DNA that may add to the previous information [[file:DNA Overview.pdf]]

Discuss the rest of the DNA packet today Complete the Genetic Blueprint study guide and hand it in Read the following notes on [|Nature v Nurture]

__**Cloning**__
Go to this [|Cloning]site. Write down the questions below and the answers to them.
 * 1) When was the first mammal cloned, and what was it?
 * 2) What is the difference between sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction?
 * 3) What is “vegetative propagation” and how does it work?
 * 4) What is a “callus” on a plant and why is it important?
 * 5) What is “parthenogenesis” and what are some animals that are capable of this?
 * 6) What type of cloning technique did John Gurdon use in the 1970’s to reproduce tadpoles?
 * 7) When was Dolly cloned, and in what country was this done?
 * 8) How many attempts did it take before they achieved Dolly?
 * 9) What important human hormone have scientists been able to make cloned sheep produce?
 * 10) What is the main role of insulin and glucagon in your body?
 * 11) Why does cloning work better to mass produce genetically engineered animals than sexual reproduction?
 * 12) Click on [|Human Cloning] and read about human cloning. Read about different levels of cloning than could be done with human cells. Where would you draw the line between was is acceptable and unacceptable?

__Twins?__
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[|Cloning considerations]

__** Cloning Writing Assignment **__
Cloning studies can used in several ways, It can be used to clone animals, This could be to help save or re-establish endangered species. It could be used to clone pets to replace them when they die. It could be used to make animals produce needed human hormones, like with insulin. A human ear has been grown on the back of a mouse in lab. Cloning studies can be used to grow human tissue in labs. Sheets of skin have been grown in lab containers to be be used to cover wounds on burn patients. Organs might be grown for a patient out of their own cells and transplanted back into the patient. This would remove the risk of having a foreign organ destroyed by the patient's immune system, since traditional organ recipients must be on anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. Eventually, people will be cloned to walk among us in all aspects of life. In the process of cloning studies, many cell masses will get destroyed as this process is refined and manipulated to see just what we can all do with it. QUESTION: __**Where do you stand on cloning?**__ Where do you draw the line? What is acceptable to you and what is not! This should be at least a half-sheet of paper that answers the question and explains why have the position you do. You can use religion, what you have read or heard in or out of class, etc in justifying your position.

**4-20 Wed**
[|Fetal Development Inquiry]

__The Start of an Embryo__
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__**Fetal Development**__
Use this power point to get a good background on the development of a human baby. Fetal Development Power Point


 * [|40 Weeks - Week by Week] IMPORTANT! On this site, you will need to subtract 2 weeks from the time references they give you.**

What is ossification?

We will be using the following video and bits from the additional sites to discuss how humans form. media type="custom" key="27192162" The video below does a nice job of showing ovulation to implantation. media type="custom" key="27192168"

Try to get all of these fetal development events in the right order from earliest to latest. Here is link to the [|Fetal Development Events] activity. Good luck!

__**Alcohol Script**__ Use the sheets about alcohol facts and lowering of inhibitions, along with your introductory notes to the the drug portion of our course to write a story about a situation where the following are addressed:
 * Psychological addiction
 * Physiological addiction
 * The use of effective refusal skills
 * At least 6 significant and specific alcohol facts
 * The "gateway drug" concept
 * At least 2 of the following
 * physical tolerance
 * mini-max principle
 * lowering of inhibitions

__Reproduction__
Use the reproduction information sheets given in class and the following additional resources to answer the reproduction questions also given in class. Female Puberty media type="custom" key="28190433"

Female Ovarian Cycle media type="custom" key="28190401"

Male Puberty media type="custom" key="28190423"

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Start with the following site to answer the questions given in class about reproduction. [|From Childhood to Adulthood]

Here is an alternate route if needed: Puberty

Girls can proceed with this site: [|Female Reproduction]

Boys can proceed with these sites: [|Male Reproduction]
 * [|Sperm Pathway]
 * [|Circumcision]

You can also use the packet and diagram notes given in class to find some answers.

__**Valuing Yourself**__
Check out the following couple fo links: [|Healthy Relationships] [|Abstinence] Write a short paper that describes what you took away from the two links above. This is due on Tuesday.

[|Whoa! Let's build a real relationship BEFORE we complicate things]


 * 3-23** FINAL Test [|click here]

Try to get all of these fetal development events in the right order from earliest to latest. Here is link to the [|Fetal Development Events] activity. Good luck!

[|Human Growth Wrap-up] Google version Word version