Skeletal System Exit

On Tuesday December 11, 2012 we started the  skeletal system and learning targets with the skeletal system. 

What are the functions of the skeletal system and how do they relate to movement? 

How does the skeletal system support other organs and organ systems in the body? 

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Diseases of the Skeletal System

What are some of diseases that affect the skeletal system ?

If your not sure of any google one up and post it with the source.

Cartilage

What is the function of cartilage in the skeletal system ? and what is the cartilage in the vertebrae ( spine ) called ?

Where else in the body beside joints might you find cartilage?

Where Bones Meet

What are the two types of joints in the human body ? 

Name and give four examples of movable joints? 

breaking down and building up bone

What are the two specialized cells that make bone and break it down ? 

About how many bones are we born with and how many do we have as adults ? 

Parts of Bones

What are the three  main parts that make up bones?

Skeletal Functions

What are the five functions of the skeletal system ?

Skeletal System many bones

Read Page 6 of chapter 1 of Human Body Systems Book. 

Answer the question asked in " What do you think? " section.

The book is available in hard copy and on the website. 

Skeletal System

Next we will be learning about the skeletal system. 

Please post what you already know about the skeletal system or bones in general. 

Cell Wrap Up

We are wrapping up on the structure and function of cells. 

We started with a brainstorm about what you knew about cells. 

Please post a few facts that you have learned or relearned in the past few weeks about 

cell structure and function. 

Specialized Cells

Cells are specialized  within organisms.

What are some specialized  cells and what functions do they perform the for organism? 

Hint Pics 

Art in Science

What do you think scientist did before photography to make  a visual record ? 

Google up some images for James John Audubon what did you find ? 

Cell Analogy

You are working projects creating cell analogies. 

Please share what you or your group has decide 

to use as an analogy for the structure and function of the cell. 

Science Analogies

What is an analogy ? 

Try this game to help you better understand analogy 

Analogy Game

Why do you think scientist use analogies to explain science?  

Pandas and Bamboo

Pandas love to eat parts of bamboo trees, including shoots, leaves and stems. What do the cells of the bamboo have in common with the cells of the panda. What makes the cells different,

The Gatekeeper of Cells

What structure allows only certain things to pass in and out of the cell. 
How is the structure different between plants and animals?



Something to think about 
Why are single celled organism so small? Why don't we ever see hippo sized single celled organism ? 

Two Plant Cells

Cells can be similar yet different.

Fig 1. Potato Cells 

Fig 2 Tomato Cells 

What do you see as the same and what do you see is  different between the tomato and the potato cell? 

Can you pick out an organelles ? 

Also keep in mind the color was added to make the cell more visible.

Cells and Video Responses

Watch the Videos and post vocabulary words you heard used in the videos and at least two facts from each video.

Cell Video 1

Cell Video 2

Cell Types

What is the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells ?

What type of cells are humans made up of? 

Hint 

Page 41 Life's Structures and Functions

Cells or Not Cells

A. Name five things that are made up of cells and three things that are not. 
B. Explain your thinking. Describe the rule or reason you used to decide whether something is or is not made up of cells. 

Changing Surface of the Earth

This school year we have studied the changing surface of the Earth. 
Please give examples of abrupt ( fast) and slow changes to the surface of the Earth. 

A minimum of one paragraph is need to complete this assignment. 

Please do your own work in your own words. 

This post will be a separated graded assignment. 

Surface , Ground and Ocean

Surface water, ground water, and ocean shoreline are the three main topics for chapter four. Please write a post that tells how these three concepts are connected. Also do you see how they are related to the three erosional forces we studied in chapter three and the two types of weathering. Your post should have at least five well written sentences. 

Rocks Rocks Rocks

We know that rocks erode and weather becoming smaller and smaller. 

What do you know about any specific types of rocks? 

seasons and sunlight

What causes the seasons that we have?
Study the diagram and what the video and write a well thought out post about seasons.
You must write a response in your own words.

seasons video

Rocky or Sandy

Why are some shore lines rocky and others have sandy beaches ? 

High Tides

Hopewell Rocks 

The rocks in this picture are found on the coast of Canada.  How do you think these structures were formed? Research how high the tides are at Hopewell compared to those in Portland Maine. 

Beach Sand

What materials do you think make up beach sand? 
How do these materials end up on the beach ? 

subsidence

Why would the ground level in these pictures sink or collapse after pumping out water?

What type of rock probably underlies an area where something like this occurs ?

Wells and Ground Water

Why might you be concerned if developers of a new housing project 

started drilling wells near your well?

Please click  on the  link and take the  ground water quiz on the USGS page .

Ground Water Info and Quiz

Ground Water

What is groundwater ?

What sort of Pollution could affect ground water? 

Please Check out the link for more information 

Ground Water Link

Natures Hot Tub

Imagine you are a Japanese macaque and it's a cold snowy day. What do you do ?
If your lucky you live near a hot spring where you could find a warm refuge from
the winter storm. The Japanese macaque lives further north than and other ape or monkey. 
How can you tell the water in this spring is hot?
Where do you think the water in the hot spring comes from?
Please make your own post and reply to one other about the hot springs.

River Flooding

What causes rivers to flood ? Explain what dams and levees are and how they relate to flooding? 

RIvers Old or Young

One of the oldest rivers in the United States is the New River.

These are some pictures of the New River.

What evidence do you see in the pictures that make it look like and old river. 

Research at least two facts about the New River and included them in your post 

with your source cited. 

Young Rivers

Why is white water rafting done in young rivers? 

Have you ever been on a river like this one ? 

Would you like to white water raft someday? 

Rivers and Erosion 2012

Watch the two videos and when you have finished watching the videos please post.
3 facts from the videos 
2 things you found interesting 
1 question about the content 

River Video 1

River Video Grand Canyon

Water as an erosional force

Next week we will begin to learn about how water acts as an erosional force. 

Here are some vocabulary words from the next section.

What do you think they mean ? 

runoff

channel 


permeable 


aquifer 


geyser  

Salem Trip

Now that you have been to Salem please let me what part of the trip stood out most for you ? 

What did you like the best ? 

Caves 2012

Most of Zetland is on trip today to Salem today , however what would a day be like with out a science blog. Please watch the video link and let me know what you think of the lehman 
Caves video

Salem Tomorrow

What do you think you will like the best about the trip to Salem ? 

Science Salem I

What can scientist learn about weathering and climate from gravestones?

Please do some internet research to answer this question 

weathering acids

What do you think caused the weathering on these gravestones? 

Earthquake

What did you see or hear during the earthquake last night? 

Please share your story. 

How often do earthquakes occur in NewEngland?

What was the rating on the one last night? 

Changing Earth

Please give examples of how the surface of the Earth changes slowly and abruptly ( fast). 
Your response should included specific examples of erosional forces that you have been learning about.  Also compare and contrast chemical and mechanical weathering to erosional forces. 

Grasses and Wind

One picture above shows a wheat field one shows praire grass. 
Do some internet research, which field would more likely be affected by erosion?
Why would one field see more erosion caused by wind, gravity, or water? 

Wind and Erosion

This is a sand fence on Nantucket Island Mass. What does this fence tell you about wind erosion and the dunes? Why do you think there is more sand on one side of the fence? Why do you think the fence was put there? Feel free to do some web research to answer these question. Also post any additional questions that this picture brings to you.  

racing rocks

You may have notice animal tracks in the sand but, have you ever seen boulder tracks? If you ever go to the racetrack in Death Valley this is exactly what you will see. Rocks at the race track seem to move without any help at all. 

1. No one has ever seen a rock move at the Race track. What evidence do you have that these rocks are 

moving with out human interference?

2.  Develop and post a theory that explains the mysterious movements at the Racetrack. 

Please be : safe polite respectful productive and responsible with your post.

Glaciers and Erosion

Describe two ways in which a glacier can cause erosion.

Till and outwash are glacial deposits. Explain how till and outwash are different.

Going Beyond :

What do you think the map above represents? What do you think the color key means? 

More about Glaciers

We have been learning about glaciers.
Please click the link below watch the video and take the quiz.
In your post review the video and tell me what you already knew and what you learned about glaciers. 
glacier video and quiz link

Ice Ages

Please watch the video links below and in your response
Give:
 Three Facts about an Ice Age
 Two things you found interesting in the videos
 One question that you have about Ice Ages

Ice Age video 1

Ice Age Video 2

Glaciers Types

Figure 1 

Figure 2 

What type of Glacier do you think is represented in figure 1 ? 

What type of Glacier do you think resulted in the formation in figure 2 ? 

Where in the world can you find continental and valley glaciers? 

How do you think the last ice age affected ocean levels? 

Hint: Look Chapter 3 sec 2 Changing Surface of the Earth 

Glaciers

What do you know about glaciers? Where in the world would you find glaciers ?

More information on link below 

GLACIER LINK

Mass Movement

What types of characteristics do all types of mass movement have in common? 

WAY MORE INFORMATION LINK

Erosion by Gravity

Explain how gravity acts as an erosional force.

Please give examples. 

No Weathering

How would the Earth's surface be different if weathering did not exist? 

Carbonic Acid

What effect does carbonic acid have on limestone? How might carbonic acid affect the human body? 
Hint : page 39 Changing Surface of the Earth 
Think Caves and Teeth 

Climate and Weathering

How does climate affect the rate of chemical weathering ? 

What factors in the climate of Maine would affect chemical weathering? 

Weathering Trees and Praire Dogs

Explain how a tree root can weather rock.

How can a prairie dog weather rock. 

Please restate the question, and answers should have at least three complete sentences.
Hint : Page 37 in text book  

Weathering Two Types

What are the two types of weathering ? Please give an example demonstrating each type. 

Please use complete sentences in your answer.

Please Restate the question in your answer. 
Please write at least three sentences.

Hint

Weathering

When you see the word weathering ? What do you think ? 

Try out this site see if it helps your understanding. 

weathering game

Scientific Method Practice

What kind of question could you answer using the scientific method? Please give a specific example. 
What would your question be?
Your Hypothesis? 
Your Experiment ? 

Please post in complete sentences, use internet resources if needed. 

Scientific Method

What is the Scientific Method ? 
Use internet resources to answer this question. 

Please answer in 3 to 5 full sentences

Scientific Method

When you see the words " Scientific Method" what comes to your mind ? What do you think the Scientific Method is ? 

( Please use complete sentences in your answer )