Homework and Exam

Homework, On moodle
What is the difference between insulators and conductors?
What is electricity?
What is current and Voltage?
What is Resistance?

Due Monday

About Half Yearly
2 Weeks away
1 Hour
12 Multi choice
Extended question

Know what is a Periodic table, Atomic Number, Atoms, Ions, Compound and how they are represented, Where metals, nonmetals, metaloids. Understand group numbering
Be able to draw the 1913 atom with circular shells as taught in NSW School

Know types of neuron, structure and parts and flow of signal - dendrite (hair)
Three parts of brain Medulla - Reptile brain - brain stem
cerebellum - war brain
cerebrum - thinking cap

Understand function of brain parts and endorcine glands (hormone and effect of hormone)
Explain how the nervous system work.

Now we are starting Electricity

Good article on the Brain

Scientific American

Monday lesson

use of epipen
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=2df517e217d10c200b5f
insulin Pump
http://video.google.com.au/videoplay?docid=2525495069716085286&ei=K2_ZSf2OMI-IwgO0m4nNBg&q=insulin+pump&hl=en&emb=1
Thyroid surgery
http://video.google.com.au/videoplay?docid=7725534469561228361&ei=zG_ZSaijFYqEwgPcvf3KBQ&q=thyroid+iodine&hl=en&emb=1

Videos on the Brain

This is a 3D iphone App that explores the brain.

Brain Research and Dissection Lesson

Assessed Task
You will research the brain, dissect it and hand in your complete book for marking.

Question 1. What are the components of the Central Nervous System?
Question 2. What is the most common cell type in the CNS? (Hint Nerves refer to a bundle of these cells, in the brain these cells spread out in all directions.
Question 3. Briefly describe the parts of a Neuron: Dendrite, Cell body, Nucleus, Axon, and Synapse.
Question 4. What is the difference between a Sensory Neuron, and an Interneuron and Motor Neuron.
Question 5 Watch this animation:
http://www.brainviews.com/abFiles/AniEmdev.htm
The red is the thinking brain -Cerebrum
The orange is litterally the war brain - Cerebellum
The yellow is the spinal cord
Describe the growth of the brain in a child, and sketch the location of the parts

Question 6: Visit this site:
http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/braindissection/index.html
Copy out the details of what you expect to see.
NOTE: Leave plenty of space for addition of more information.
Show your teacher for a midlesson mark

Add more detail after visiting this page.
http://www.hometrainingtools.com/articles/brain-dissection-project.html

Other Links:
Online Cat Dissection http://bio.bd.psu.edu/cat/

Question 7: Open ended research. Look at one of the following topics

Brain Disease
Stroke
Short term memory loss





Write a glossary in preparation for your dissection.