Eureka Inspirements for January

Quiz to Check your Understanding
Here are some questions for you to go through to see how you have done in your study.  As you study what interests you, you may or may not have found the answers to these questions.  It is OKAY if you don't know them all, and it doesn't mean you didn't do a good job in your study, but you will want to find out about these certain basic things.  We will go over them in class as well, and I may throw a legal addictive stimulant at you if you know the following:

Muscular System:

Muscles are tissues that can blank along their length.

Muscles can only pull blank.

Muscles usually work in blank to move the body.

There are three types of muscle tissue in the body.

1.     blank muscles are muscles you control for movement.

2.     blank muscle causes movements that you cannot control.

3.     blank muscle is involuntary muscle found only in the heart.

Skeletal System

The hardest part of a bone is called blank  bone.

The soft and spongy ends of a bones and called blank bone.

The spaces in spongy bone are filled with blank.

A joint is where two bones meet.

The four kinds movable joints are: blank

Blank is a tough, flexible connective tissue that makes up part of the skeletal system.

The skeletal system has many important jobs, including protecting organs, and making blank blood cells.

 

Digestive System:

Blank is the process by which foods are changed
 so they can be used by the body.

Most of the chemical digestion of food takes place in the Blank intestine.

The small intestine has Blank(little hairs) make a large surface area for the food to be absorbed into the blood.

 

Gastric juice contains mucus, Blank, and Blank and is produced by the stomach.

Blank protects the stomach. so it doesn't get eaten by the acid. 

 

The Blank releases digestive juices into the small intestine to break up starch, protein, and fat.

The Blank produces bile which digests fats and oils.  Bile is stored in the Blank

 Cells:

 

Blank in a cell occurs when substances move in and out of a cell.

The cell Blank lets only some substances move in and out of the cell.

Blank is the movement of water through a membrane.

 

The three main parts of the cell are Blank Blank Blank

 

Do you know the  parts of the cell and their functions?:

Nucleus

Chromosmes

Cytoplasm

Cell Membrane

Mitochondria

Vacuoles

Ribosomes

Golgi Body

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Lysosomes

 

 

Apprentice:

I have been thinking about Eureka: ways to increase learning, enjoyment and freedom to pursue that which interests you.  I would like to try something different this month.  Rather than me perusing the internet for the best readings and videos for you, and creating a checklist of sorts (boo!), I would like to turn  this over to you.

This month you are to go to the library; whichever library your family uses is great.  Go to the non-fiction section (I personally prefer the Junior Non-Fiction section) and get books on the body, specifically cells, bones and muscles, and digestive system. I always get books that are not too simple of course as some will be for little kids. I get books that go pretty deep, but still have lots of pictures :)  Get several books, 10 or so.

Scour the books.  Take notes if that is how you learn best.  Sketch if that is what you like to do.  You know how you learn best, so implement the things that you know work for you in regards to understanding and memory.

Spend 4-5 hours reading your books and make sure that you read some on cells, bones and muscles, and the digestive system.

I will send out a "quiz" on the Tuesday afternoon before Eureka class.  Take the quiz.  See how you did in your study.  You may find there are things you didn't read about and you can then go back and fill in the blanks.

The only inspirement besides reading, is that you do a project showing something you have learned:  maybe you'll choose to memorize 50 bones in the body, maybe you will take playdough and create and awesome sculpture of the digestive system,  maybe you will write a creative story on how muscles and tendons work together to move bone.  Bring it to Vanguard to share.Do something you will enjoy!

NOTE: 

Adrianna was reading a book on the skeletal system and came to me and said, "There is a section on exercise.  Do I need to read this?"  So I answered her by saying, "Are you interested in that?  If so, read it.  If not, move on." 

People!  The beauty of what we are doing this month is this: Read the things that interest you in regards to skeletal, digestive and muscular systems.  If a section does not interest you move on. 

Okay with that being said, make sure you challenge yourself.  For example, I would bet that most of you have a pretty good grip on the digestive system:  large and small intestine, pancreas, liver, etc.  But, I bet most of us don't know much about the chemical breakdown of our food, etc.  So, that might be where you would want to put your focus. 

Adrianna also said, "It is crazy how many glands squirt out juices that aid in the breakdown of food."  Aaahhh yes.  She is getting it.  She told me about the duodenum and the purpose of bile and other "juicy" things.  (Aren't I funny?")

With love to you all!!  Enjoy your study.

Journeyman:
Certainly after reading all of those books in apprentice there will be something that peaked your interest. Something that made you want to know more.  It can be anything to do with the body.  Expand that.  Learn more.  Research.  Become an expert on that particular topic. 

Think "Science Fair Project" maybe, in that you create something really awesome to show us, and find a great way to teach us about what you learned.  You need to invest some time in order to be successful in this.  My hope is that this will be fun and exciting  for you as you find the topic that makes you want to know more!

Be prepared to share with the group.  Visual aids, demonstrations, etc. are vital here people.  Make sure you include those in your presentation.

Does that make sense?  There is a project in apprentice on what you learned in apprentice work.  This project is something you are interested in that has to do with the body.  Tons of freedom here!  The sky is the limit.  If you can't find anything to do your project on, call me, as I had about 50 ideas as I have been reading.

(Oh!  By the way, this day of creation is actually fish, fowl, insects, animals, so if anyone's interests lie specifically in the anatomy of an animal feel free to go that direction.  I guess I am concentrating more on humans because there is so much awesome stuff to study that we need at least two months.... Hello?  More like two years :)




Master:  The master book for this month is Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story. This is the book we postponed a few months ago so we are now back on schedule for our reading.

I think you will love this book.  I got a little bored about 3/4 of the way through though.  Has anyone noticed this seems to be a pattern with me?  But, I felt the story was told well before it ended.  If you find yourself getting impatient a few chapters before the book ends, feel free to stop there.  Enjoy!

As you read, notice the principles that Ben Carson and his mother lived by.  Write them down.  Consider these same principles and whether they are being implemented in your life.  How about your education?  Where can you improve?  Where do you feel you are doing well?  Be prepared to discuss.