Animal Structure and FunctionSBI 3U

Amy, Chris, Meryl and Sally

Essential Question Big Ideas1. Groups of organs with

specific structures and functions work together as systems, which interact with other systems in the body.

2. The development and uses of technology to maintain human health are based, in part, on the changing needs of society.

Overall Expectations1. Analyze the relationships

between changing societal needs, technological advances, and our understanding of internal systems of humans

2. Investigate, through laboratory inquiry or computer simulation, the functional responses of the respiratory and circulatory systems of animals, and the relationships between their respiratory, circulatory and digestive systems.

3. Demonstrate an understanding of animal anatomy and physiology, and describe disorders of the respiratory, circulatory, and digestive systems.

Guiding Questions1. What is the function of organs in the digestive,

respiratory and circulatory systems?

2. Where do the different systems interconnect in the body?

3. How do disorders in any particular system, result in nutrient deficiencies or waste removal problems?

How do different systems

interact within an animal to

provide the body with nutrients and remove

waste products produced by the

body?

Course OutlineDay 1Introduction to Digestive System: Macromolecules and Enzymes

Day 2Digestive System: Minerals and Vitamins: Function and Source

Day 3Digestive System: The Digestive Tract and Accessory Organs- Mechanical Digestion

Day 4Digestive System: The Digestive Tract and Accessory Organs- Chemical Digestion and AbsorptionIntroduce STSE Activity

Day 5Digestive System Disorders

Day 6Quiz on Digestive System (30 min)Introduction to Respiratory System:

Day 7Respiratory System:Intro to Gas Exchange, Inhalation and Exhalation and the Spirograph

Day 8Respirator System: Closer look at Gas Exchange

Day 9Respiratory System Disorders

Day 10Catch Up Day

Day 11Quiz on Respiratory System (30 min)

Day 12Introduction to Circulatory System: Function, Components of Circulatory System,Intro to Blood Composition

Day 13Circulatory System: Closer Look At Blood Composition- Red Blood Cells and White Blood Cells

Day 14Circulatory System:The Anatomy of the Heart

Day 15Circulatory System: Analyzing an ECG

Day 16Circulatory System Disorders

Day 17The Connection between the Digestive, Respiratory, and Circulatory System

Day 18Technologies used to diagnose and treat disorders

Day 19Class time: Work on STSE

Day 20Review Day

Day 21Summative Term Test

Day 22

Historical Case Study: Scurvy and the Discovery of Vitamins

Hook: The Digestive Rope & Modelling Peristalsis

Recent Biology Research: The

Appendix Has a Function

Wet Lab (Part 1): Measuring Lung Capacity

Wet Lab (Part 2): Heart Rate vs. Fitness

Dry Lab: Blood Pressure Fluctuations

in a Day

STSE Activity Due:Examining Systems Disorders/Diseases

Category Resource Type Activity

Category Resource Type

Activity

Nature of Science Historical Case Study Scurvy and the Discovery of Vitamin C

Basic Concepts of

Science

Recent Research Development

The Appendix Has a Function!

Demo/Hook Rope Digestive Tract & Modelling Peristalsis

Skills of Inquiry and Communication

Dry Lab Blood Pressure Fluctuations in a Day

Wet Lab Testing Lung Capacity

Relationships amongst STSE

Contemporary Issue-based Case

Disease, Diet, Technology and Drugs

Scurvy Vitamin C

Historical Case Study

Given a brief synopsis on the history scurvy, students must:

RESEARCH about the discovery of scurvy and vitamins.

DESCRIBE the symptoms and how they manifested

EXPLAIN the effects of scurvies on the human body systems

PRESCRIBE the cure for scurvy.

Recent Research

DevelopmentThe Appendix Has a Function ?!?

Part A: Write a letter to a

Charles Darwin fan club

Part B: Answer the following questions • Research about some disorders that may require

an appendectomy

• Why do you believe people in developed countries remain healthy after having their appendix removed?

• What would be the implications of conducting an appendectomy on a person who is living in a developing country?

Hook/DemoRope Digestive Tract

&

Modeling Peristalsis

Dry

La

b

Time of Day

SystolicBlood Pressure

(mmHg)

DiastolicBlood Pressure

(mmHg)

6am 100 787am 96 778am 102 789am 125 85

10am 121 8411am 105 7612pm 130 991pm 112 782pm 134 853pm 163 1024pm 128 845pm 117 796pm 106 747pm 97 668pm 101 739pm 114 93

10pm 103 6911pm 99 6612am 94 60

STSE• Students will choose a disease or disorder from

any of the system. • They will consider diet deficiencies or addictive

substances as possible causes.• They will examine either organ transplants will

be an option for the disease they chose, new technologies that can help in its treatment, determine if there is current research in Canada

• Report will be either written or poster

Wet Lab

• Lung capacity, heart rate measurement, and fitness

o Vital Capacity vs. Heighto Heart Rate Measurement vs.

Body Weighto Heart Rate Measurement vs.

BMI

Wet Lab• Safety concerns

o Personal health issueso Spaceo Concerns with balloons

• Tipso Demonstrate how to exhale into the balloono Demonstrate how to measure the diametero Remind students to find pulse’s location prior to proceeding to

experimento Remind students to read the procedures carefully

Wet lab• Interactive activity• Students will collect and share data• Students will complete a mini-lab report, learning

how to:o Develop hypotheseso Graph resultso Summarize results and observe patternso Explain and discuss results and patternso Design experiment

Mass/Height Conversion Chart

Imperial

Metric (cm)

Imperial

Metric (cm)

5 152.5 5’7 170

5’1 155 5’8 172.5

5’2 157.5 5’9 175

5’3 160 5’10 177.5

5’4 162.5 5’11 180

5’5 165 6’ 182.5

5’6 167.5 6’1 185