Health Exam

Hello Health Students!
Here is your exam.  This is an "open Book" exam, meaning you may use any resources you want to complete this test. This may include your notes, internet etc.  You do, however, need to work on your own. Make sure you ask Scott if you are unsure about any of the questions or directions.


We  spent a lot of time at the beginning of our year learning about the digestive system and nutritional needs.
  1. Describe what a healthy diet would look like for someone your age with your physical activity. Be sure to explain what foods or food groups should be included and why they would be important

We also looked at how the body is organized and how the different systems work together.
2. Explain how the following systems connect to each other and work together:
respiratory system and circulatory system
digestive system and excretory system

We looked at cardiovascular health as well over the last few months.
3.  Compare and contrast the following terms( in other words, show how they are the same/different and if they have anything to do with each other: hypertension, atherosclerosis, heart attack, stroke

Lastly, we looked at smoking and advertising.
4.  Choice A.   Compose a short letter to a cigarette company to convince them to change their marketing strategies for their cigarettes

Choice B Compose a letter to a friend to convince them to quit smoking.
Make sure you use as many reasons why and back your reasons/arguments up as best you can.  Make an airtight case..........

Mid-Year Exam Information

Hi Health Students!

So, the time for Mid-Year Exam is upon us.  Here is how you can prepare for the health exam:

1.  Go over all your notes and assignments and make sure you have them saved in an accessible place.
2.  Review how to write an essay and short answers. 

Your exam will be entirely essay or short answer questions.  Please do not work on memorizing information, I am not going to ask you the parts of the respiratory system!  I am going to ask you questions that will get you thinking about what we have done so far in the year.  To do your best job, you will need to explain yourself fully and give examples when neccessary.  It will help you greatly if you have your work and assignments to refer back to.

Get good rest and eat healthy foods especially during exam week.  Exams can be stressful, so be sure to rest, eat properly and get outside and get some fresh air to keep your head clear!!!!
Email me if you have any questions!
Margot

January 4, 2011

Happy New Year Health Nuts!
I hope you all had wonderful vacations.  I did, and it is hard to get back into the swing of things.  One of my goals this new year is to try and be better at communicating with you all about assignments and grades. 
I now have a folder for each of you into which all of your emails will go.  You all should have recieved at least one email regarding assignments, grades and any missing work.  If you did not, please email me and let me know.  It is important that assignments get completed before the next classes it allows me to better plan the ongoing classes and assignments.  If you have any missing work, please get it in to me by the end of the week.

1.  Today I would like you to go on to brainpop and watch the short movie on smoking.  This is just an introduction.  http://www.brainpop.com/health/personalhealth/smoking/

2.  After watching the movie, please take the quiz and see how you do.

3. I would then like you to go on to the FYI section after the movie and read and print out or copy and paste the information for you to access at a later date.

4.  Then, make a t chart or two lists that show short term effects of smoking and long term effects of smoking.

5.  Commericals for cigarettes  are not allowed on television.  Why do you think this is?  Is this fair?  What is your opinion on this?

6.  Where do we see commercials for smoking?  Over the next few days, keep your eye out and collect at least one ad for cigarettes and bring it in to class for Thursday.


So, let me summarize what you should be sending me........
your chart/lists of short and long term effects of smoking, and your thoughts on cigarette advertising. ( please write more than a sentence.....I am looking for a short essay type answer)
If you have time, do a little research on second-hand smoke....what is this?  What effect can it have?  Record your discoveries for next class.......
Happy Investigating!
Margot

Respiratory System

Hello Health Bloggers!

We have looked at the cardiovascular system and cardiovascular health recently.  Today we are going to go on to the respiratory system and respiratory health.

First I would like you to research the respiratory system and it's pathway.  Find out the pathway that air takes as it travels through the body, including but not limited to the following terms:
nose
pharynx
epiglottis
larnyx
trachea
lungs
bronchi
alveoli
1. Describe this pathway, including definitions of the previous terms.
2.  The nose does three things to air as it passes through it, please tell me what those three things are.
3.  The respiratory system moves oxygen from the outside environment into the body and removes carbon dioxide and water from inside the body.  Why does the body need oxygen, what purpose does it serve for the body?
4.  Why does air rush into your body when you breathe in?   In other words, how does the diaphram help you breathe?

5.  In the US, how many people die each year from smoking related illnesses?  (Please include in your answer where you get your information)
6.  On the average, how many more years do non- smokers live than smokers?

7.  List as many smoking related or respiratory diseases that you can think of or find.

Happy Blogging, please email me your answers..........
Margot

Cardiovascular Health

What behaviors can help mantain cardiovascular health?  What is cardiovascular health? 
There are a few conditions that occur from unhealthy habits.  Those are artherosclerosis and  hypertension, which can lead to a heart attack or stroke.  Look up these terms so that you are familiar with these conditions, as well as what health behaviors can lead to them.

Today you have a lab called "Blocking the Flow".  I would like you to use this activity to find out how fatty deposits affect the flow of blood through an artery.

Procedure:
1.  Put a funnel in the mouth of a jar.  The funnel will represent an artery.
2. To model blood flowing through the artery, slowly pour 100 ml of water into the funnel.  Have your partner time how many seconds it takes for all the water to flow through the funnel.  Discard the water
3.  Use a plastic knife to spread a small amount of peanut butter along the bottom of the funnel's neck.  Then, with a toothpick, carve out a hole in the peanut butter or modeling clay so that the funnel is partly clogged, but not completely.
4.  Repeat steps 1 and 2

If the funnels were arteries, which one would do a better job of supplying blood to tissues?  Explain.


Modeling increase in Blood Pressure
1.  Blow gently through a regular drinking straw.  Hold one hand a few centimeters below the end of the straw to feel the pressure of the air.
2.  Repeat this with the thinner straw, blowing with the same amount  of pressure. 

Compare the pressre felt through the two straws.  What did you discover?  How does this relate to high blood pressure?

For next class:
Consider this:  What does this have to do with your life?  Do you know anyone with heart disease?  Does anyone in your family have heart disease or have died from heart disease?  Does heart disease only affect older people?
Do a little research at home, asking family members about heart disease in your family.  Check out the statistics on heart disease and ages affected.  Let me know what you discover. 


Find out about the following people and what they discovered or did for the advanecment of cardiovascular health knowledge in the 21st century:
Helen Taussig
Karl Landsteiner
Charles Drew
Christiaan Barnard
Robert Jarvik and William DeVries

Happy Investigating!
Margot

Homeostasis

Hello Health Students!
I hope you are all having a great day!  This time of year, many people feel a lot of stress.  How do you handle stress?  Today we are going to talk about how your body keeps itself in balance.

The process by which the body's internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the external environment is called homeostasis.  An example of your body maintaining it's internal environment is that, no matter what the outside air temperature is, your body maintains it's internal temperature as close to 37 degrees Celsius, as long as you are healthy. ( If you are sick, your body may not be able to maintain this temperature, until you become well again.)


1.  Can you think of other ways your body maintains homeostasis?  List ways that you can think of, then do a bit of research and see if you can find more.  List any other ways that you find during your research.

Stress can disturb homeostasis and cause changes in the body. Think about a time when you were stressed.  2. What changes do you notice happen to you when you are feeling stressed?

3.  Look up these terms and tell me how they are involved in dealing with stress.
          adrenaline
          fight or flight
4.  Interpreting Data

A scientist fed a strong sugar solution to an animal.  The scientist then checked the concentration of sugar in the animal's blood during the next three hours.  The table below shows the results of the experiment.
Explain how the data show homeostasis at work.  ( Hint: Think about what happened to the blood-sugar level during the first hour and then during the next two hours)



Time after eating sugar                 Sugar concentration ( milligrams/100 millileters)
( minutes)
____________________________________________________________________

                 0                                               75
                30                                             125
                60                                             110
                90                                               90
              120                                               75
              150                                               75
              180                                               75

         

5.  What are three helpful ways of dealing with stress?  How do you usually deal with stress?

6.  The three components of wellness are physical health, mental health and social health.  Please describe what each of these are.


brainpop-homeostasis    go to this link of you have time to watch the brainpop on Homeostasis.

 Please email me your answers to the questions.  I will send your last assignment along with feedback tomorrow to school with Jeremy.

Happy Stressfree  Day...:)

Margot

Thursday, November 18, 2010-Body Organization and Systems

Hello Health Students!
I hope you are all well and healthy.....make sure you wash your hands a lot during this season of flu and colds...:)

Today I would like you to start out the class watching another brainpop movie on the human body. Click on  the following link and use the username and password I last gave you.

Brainpop movie on Human Body

After watching the movie I would like you to answer the following questions.  You may have to do a bit of research on your own.

1.  What are the different systems in the body?

2. For the following, identify the first system that is affected by the condition and then choose another body system that might also feel it's affects.
a.  Common Cold
b.  Broken Bone
c. Asthma Attack
d.  Sunburn

3.  Cells, organ systems, tissues, and organs are different levels of organization in the body.  Please list them from smallest to largest levels.
4.  What are the  four basic types of tissue in the human body?  Tell me a bit about the general function of each.

Happy Thursday!
Margot