Welcome to the class page for Ms. Ronne’s Science 8 Class!

For the first class in the library we will be using a cool webtool called Padlet to do some brainstorming. Click on the link to access it once Ms. Ronne and Mrs. Montroy tell you to start!

Also, after every class you will be answering two questions: What did I do today in Science class? and What did I learn today? You will be using Edmodo. Ms. Ronne will show you how to log in.

We have chosen some websites for you that will help with research. Please use these first (don’t Google!). There are several awesome books available and you can also use the World Book Encyclopedias.  There are notetaking sheets that Mrs. Montroy will show you how to use. These will be marked and are very important for keeping track of your information as well as the sources of information.

The websites:

Awesome information from the BBC: Male Reproductive System, Female Reproductive System, The Digestive System and The Immune System. We are also including another website with information on the Immune System from The US Department of Health and Human Services. 

 The “Parts” lists:

Circulatory system parts to include:

Heart (with the 4 chambers: Right atrium, Right ventricle, Left atrium and Left ventricle)

Aorta, Hepatic artery, Renal artery, Mesenteric artery

Hepatic portal vein, Hepatic vein, Renal vein, Vena cava

System question: Why do we need blood?

 

Respiratory system parts to include:

Nose, Mouth, Pharynx, Larynx, Trachea, Bronchi, Bronchioles, Alveoli

System question: Why do we need to breathe?

 

Nervous system part to include:

Brain, Spinal cord, Taste buds, Heat/cold/pain/pressure sensors

Light receptors, Sound receptors, Smell receptors

System question: Why does our brain need to communicate with the rest of the body?

 

Digestive system parts to include:

Mouth, Pharynx, Esophagus, Epiglottis, Stomach, Liver

Pancreas, Small intestine, Large intestine, Rectum

System question: Why do we have to poop?

 

Skeletal system parts to include:

Skull, Vertebrae, Ribs, Sternum, Clavicle bones, Humerus, Radius, Ulna

Pelvis, Femur, Tibia, Fibula, Knee cap

System question: Why do we need bones?

 

Urinary system parts to include:

Kidney (show the renal cortex, renal medulla and renal pelvis parts)

Ureters, Urinary bladder, Urethra

System question: Why do we need kidneys?

 

Immune (and lymphatic) system parts to include:

Lymph nodes (show a few in the areas where they are most concentrated)

Spleen, Thymus, Nasal tonsils, Palatine tonsils

White blood cells (B-cells and T-cells and Natural killer cells and macrophages)

Skin, intestine and lungs, Bone marrow

System question: Why do we need a thymus?

 

Female reproductive system

Ovaries, Oviducts (a.k.a. fallopian tubes)

Uterus (show the endometrium layer and cervix)

Vagina, Labia, Clitoris, Breasts (show milk ducts and areola)

System question: Why do females need uterus?

 

Male reproductive system parts to include:

Testes, Epididymis, Scrotum, Vas deferens, Seminal vesicle, Prostate gland

Cowper’s gland, Urethra, Erectile tissue, Glans penis, Foreskin

System question: Why are so many glands necessary for the male reproductive system?