Simulaciones de anatomía
Curricular Units and Descriptions
| Rationale: Students will discover contributions made to the study of blood throughout history; noting how these advanced scientific knowledge. Keywords: plasma, blood type, blood transfusion, organ donation, blood disorder, scientist, timeline, history, scientific knowledge | Rationale: Students will recognize changes in skeletal development & bone health (bone density) and the roles of genetics & healthy choices. Keywords: density, bone ratio, fracture rate, osteoporosis, demineralization, day of dead, jolly roger, skeletal structure, etymology | |
| Rationale: Students will investigate brain development and brain function and be sensitive to different mental capacities in the elderly. Keywords: nerve pathways, anatomy, dementia, neural function, sensory, motor, cerebrum, cerebellum, memory, learning style | Rationale: Students will explore structure & function of the cardiovascular system as well as the consequences of disease processes. Keywords: arteries, anatomy, atherosclerosis, stroke, pulmonary embolism, heart attack, organ damage, aneurysm | |
| Rationale: Students will learn about the symptoms, signs, and complications of diabetes among all age levels (Type 1 & Type 2).Keywords: glucose, blood sugar, insulin, pancreas, hypoglycemia, glucose tolerance test, atherosclerosis, nutrition, obesity, thrifty gene | Rationale: Students will explore the physics of movement, assessment of gait and ways in which they can preserve mobility during lifespan. Keywords: mobility, movement, physics, gait, gait cycle, laboratory, chart, graph, calculate, mobility compromise, balance, sway, stabilometer | |
| Rationale: Students will be able to select and use relevant career information to create a presentation of health-related careers. Keywords: health, career, job, health care professional, education, salary, doctor, physician, nurse, dentist | Rationale: Students will explore the concept of health care and identify the major characteristics of Medicare, Medicaid, & Workmen's Compensation. Keywords: health care scenario, health care, Medicare, Medicaid, Workmen’s Compensation | |
| Rationale: Students will recognize the importance of sensory function in daily living including exploring the basic anatomy and process of hearing.Keywords: audiogram, auditory pathway, auditory cortex, temporal lobe, decibel, sound wave, vibration, amplitude, hearing disorder | ||
| Rationale: Students will explore language differences and the effects of these differences through the use of a spreadsheet database. Keywords: idiomatic language, culture, Spanish, stereotype, age, drawing, art, language difference, meaning, literal meaning | Rationale: Students will recognize life events that are related to aging across the lifespan, and appreciate diversity among aged individuals. Keywords: interviewing, sensitivity, aging, youth, biography, timeline, lifeline, research, note taking, life span, historical context | |
| Rationale: Students will observe how muscles and bones work together to move joints and investigate lever systems in the human body. Keywords: lever, human body, muscle, bone, joint, flexion, extension, contract, percentage, fulcrum, effort, resistance | Rationale: Students will develop media evaluation skills to assess advertising about health topics such as sleep aids, diet, and medications. Keywords: media, evaluation, persuasion, bias, stereotype, body image, logo, slogan, message, audience | |
| Rationale: Students will explore the physics of movement, assessment of gait and ways in which they can preserve mobility throughout their lifespan. Keywords: mobility, movement, physics, gait, gait cycle, laboratory, chart, graph, calculate, mobility compromise, balance | Rationale: Students will recognize that nutritional habits affect both the quality and quantity of life and understand what constitutes good nutrition. Keywords: food group, food pyramid, serving, combination food, nutrition, food journal, food diary, calorie, food label, nutrient | |
| Rationale: Students will understand that good eating habits play a role in decreasing the incidence of health problems as they age. Keywords: dietary habit, energy balance, fad diet, activity level, algorithm, basal metabolism rate, body mass index, caloric intake | Rationale: Students will understand the relationship between energy intake, energy usage and body fat and the consequences of an imbalance.Keywords: calorie, energy, balance, mass, volume, density, exercise, physical activity, adolescent obesity, cause and effect, research | |
| Rationale: Students will understand the components of oral health & that good oral health is an essential part of good general health and nutrition. Keywords: brushing technique, calcium, mineralization, caries, dietary habit, flossing technique, fluoride, oral hygiene | Rationale: Students will investigate factors that affect the quality of life for all including life expectancy and population demographics. Keywords: quality of life, statistic, population, percentage, longevity, life expectancy, graph, map, population pyramid, entrepreneurship | |
| Rationale: Students will explore a stepwise method for organizing the research process by using a graphic organizer. Keywords: research, research process, organize, graphic organizer, Big 6, strategy, source, synthesis, evaluation, citations | Rationale: Students will explore a stepwise method for organizing the research process by using a graphic organizer. Keywords: research, research process, organize, graphic organizer, Big 6, strategy, source, synthesis, evaluation, citations | |
| Rationale: Students will recognize events that are associated with aging across the life span including family trees, timelines, & health factors. Keywords: personal narrative, lifeline, timeline, family role, goal, family tree, calculation, kindred, disease pattern, past, present, future | Rationale: Students will explore many aspects of sleep and its importance in overall functioning and long-term health. Keywords: sleep habit, sleep pattern, sleep deprivation, sleep myth, sleep monitoring, sleep disorder, nightlight, light pollution | |
| Rationale: Students will explore language differences and the effects of these differences through the use of a spreadsheet database. Keywords: computer skill, graph, scattergram, calculation, mean, statistic, median, mode, range, sampling, frequency | Rationale: Students will appreciate the diversity among aged individuals, especially cultural differences in attitudes toward aging. Keywords: attitude, survey, ageism, elderly, bias, media, character portrayal, character analysis, book analysis, media analysis, poetry | |
| Rationale: Students will recognize the importance of sensory function in daily living including exploring the basic anatomy and process of vision. Keywords: visual acuity, depth perception, eye, sight, optic nerve, occipital lobe, visual cortex, presbyopia, myopia, astigmatism, hyperopia | ||
