Mon Mar 1st

General Plan:

Today we will: 

  • Continue exploring the Nervous System
  • Please download the 5.2 iN 5th 6 Weeks folder from the J-Drive Today folder
  • TAKS Writing Test this Wednesday!  You will be testing in the 100 hall; the room assignments will be posted for you tomorrow

 Links and Tasks for today: (save files to your desktop before opening!)      

  1. EyePlorer search engine
  2. Section 15-1 Summary (handout)
  3. iN page 38 (use the Prezi to help you)
  4. Please complete the following if you have not already done so (use the Assignments List to see if you have completed your assignments!)
    • Add the top 11 vocabulary words and definitions from section 15-1 of your textbook to your iN pg 35-37  (Dendrite, Axon, Neuron, Stimulus, Interneuron, Synapse, Sensory neuron, Motor neuron, Nerve impulse, Homeostasis, Glucose)
    • The 3 video clips on the brain and answer the related questions using the online form (or a piece of notebook paper if you don’t have your laptop)
  5. For those who are finished, we will watch Pushing-the-Limits ‘Brainpower’
  6. Something else to explore

 Additional Information:

  • Prezis (you may have trouble viewing these until your flash player is updated, but the versions you have downloaded to your desktop will work with or without an internet connection!)
  • Current Topics Text Materials