Lesson Plan for Friday 2/28/20

Early Work:    What do you think your kidneys do?

Daily Schedule:

1. EW
2. Kidney Video
3. Kidney Worksheet
4. Also, do 2 out of the 4 DBQ’s in section 11.3
5. Read 11.3
6. Turn in your self/peer review of IA before you turn in your lab
7. Get your IA submitted through turnitin.com soon 

Movement and the Kidney

The next unit is an odd combination of 2 short sections:  Movement (11.2) and the Kidney (11.3).  

• Mon/Tues 2/24-2/25:  Introduction to muscles and movement.  Types of joints, structure of a sarcomere, etc.  Muscle Action Video.  Read 11.2
• Wed/Thurs 2/26-2/27:  Chicken Wing Dissection (Non-dissection option for students who have strong objection to dissection).  Structure of the elbow joint.  11.2 DBQ's.
• Fri/Mon 2/28-3/2:  Structure and functions of the kidney.  The nephron.  Read 11.3.
• Tues/Thurs 3/3-3/5:  Kidney Dance.  What happens as material travels through the nephron.  Problems with the kidney.  
• Wed 3/4:  Full 8 Schedule.  Go over kidney concepts and review chapters from last year.
• Fri/Mon 3/6-3/9:  Review movement and the kidney and start hormones!  Kahoot review for test on Tues/Wed 3/10-3/11.  
• Tues/Wed 3/10-3/11:  Movement and Kidney Short Test.  More on hormones (insulin and glucagon).  Read 6.6.

Some Guidelines for Writing Up Your Internal Assessment

1. Any identifying information should be removed, including that of subjects you used and your own name.  I will know it is yours because it is coming from your turnitin.com account.
2. The page limit is 6-12 pages.  We were not given any requirements for font size or spacing, but those should be chosen to enable clear and easy reading of the paper.  Labs that go over 12 pages will be penalized in the Communication section of the grade.
3. You should list both a topic for your investigation (more general) and a focused question.  The question should truly be focused and generally includes both the manipulated and the responding variable, as well as information that identifies what specifically you are working with.
4. Background:  Generally goes from more general to more specific.  Includes background on the science of your topic, why you are choosing it, and leads into what you will be doing in your lab.  Citations should be used for information that you got from outside sources.  If you include a direct quote, then use quotation marks in addition to identifying the source.  At this level of lab report the background is typically a page long or so.
5. A discussion of significant safety, ethical, and environmental issues should be included where relevant.  If using something that needs special handling, like toxic chemicals, bacteria, etc, you should include how you maintained safe conditions.  If using animals, like Daphnia, describe how you ensured the least amount of harm.  If using humans, include a copy of your blank Release Statement and describe how it ensured safety and privacy for your subjects.  When it comes to environmental issues, what did you do to ensure a low impact on the environment.
6. Variables:  List the manipulated and responding variables.  List at least 5 variables that needed to be controlled, why they needed to be controlled, and how you controlled them or attempted to control them.
7. Methodology:  Outline your methodology in a way that it could be accurately repeated by another person.  You should include how you measured things, how many trials you did, what amounts you used, etc.  Many students include a labeled diagram and/or photo to show their set up.  This can be very helpful when it is difficult to explain in words what you are doing.
8. Data Table:  Should have title, labels, units, uncertainty for each quantity measured, etc.  You are also responsible for recording qualitative data (observations).  Remember that observations are what you actually observed through one of your senses during the data-taking and not just a summary of your data.  You can put annotations under your data table to explain your justification for the uncertainty or to make note of outliers or special conditions.
9. Data Processing:  This can include graphs that have all the components of a good graph (including uncertainty bars), calculations, charts, etc.  You need to clearly show one sample calculation for each type of calculation that you do.
10. Conclusion:  Referring back to the original question, make a concluding statement about your results.  Use SPECIFIC data to back yourself up.  Remember that averages should be used to outline trends where appropriate.  Discuss the impact of uncertainty on the ability to draw conclusions.  Use science to try to explain your results.  You might not know exactly why your results came out the way they did, but you should try to use your knowledge to come up with reasonable explanations.  
11. Evaluation:  Strengths and Weaknesses of your methodology should be discussed (at least 3 of each!).  For each of the weaknesses/limitations you should also come up with a suggested improvement that is reasonable and specific.  You can use the type of chart that we used on other labs to list your weaknesses, impact, and improvements if you would like.  Finally, suggest one or more possible extensions for this lab.  This is different from the improvements.  Here you are actually coming up with a variation of your lab that would tell you more about the topic.
12. Communication:  Your entire lab will be scored for communication in terms of clear presentation, correct usage of subject-specific terminology, few errors, readable tables and charts, etc.

Beginning of Semester 2! (The last one for most of you!)

Hello Students!  We are going to be very busy during Semester 2.  Here are some things to have on your horizon and the plans for the first few weeks of semester 2.

Wed, February 12th:  Group IV Project at PSU.  This is an all-day field trip required for students who are IB testing in science.  If you did it last year, you do not have to do it again.  Please get your 2 field trip forms signed by Friday 2/7!

Tues, March 17th:  Cadaver Field Trip.  This is not required, although most students choose to go.  There will be more details and field trip forms later.  It will be a half-day field trip at most.

• Tues/Wed 1/28-1/29:  Final Exams back, check them over, and then return them.  Overview of the 2nd semester.  Hand out HIV/AIDS/Vaccination/Antibiotics worksheet.  This will be checked off by Wed/Thurs 2/5-2/6.  Work time for your IA.  Read 6.3 and 11.1.
• Thurs/Fri 1/30-1/31:  Notes on Blood Components and blood clotting.  Work time on IA.
• Mon/Tues  2/3-2/4:  Notes on Acquired Immune System.  Work time on IA.  HIV/AIDS/Vaccination worksheet needs to be checked off by Wed/Thurs for full credit.
• Wed/Thurs 2/5-2/6:  Notes on Functions of Antibodies and Monoclonal Antibody Production.  Check off HIV/AIDS/Vaccination worksheet.  Work time on IA's.
• Fri/Mon 2/7-2/10:  Go over HIV/AIDS/Vaccination.  Prep for Group IV Project.  Work time on IA's.  
• Tues 2/11:  Work time for Group IV Project.
• Wed 2/12:  Group IV Project.  Meet at PSU!  If you are not doing Group IV, meet in the room I tell you to meet in.
• Thurs/Fri 2/13-2/14:  Last day for Internal Assessment work.
• Tues/Wed 2/18-2/19  Peer Review for Rough Draft of Internal Assessment.  Kahoot Review for Immunology Test on 2/20-2/21.
• Thurs/Fri 2/20-2/21:  Immunology Test.  Start Muscle and Movement.  Read 11.2.