Unit 3 Animals STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION Overall Expectations

Unit 3: Animals STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

Overall Expectations E 1. analyse the relationships between changing societal needs, technological advances, and our understanding of internal systems of humans; E 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; E 3. demonstrate an understanding of animal anatomy and physiology, and describe disorders of the respiratory, circulatory, and digestive systems.

Overall Expectations 1. Know the parts of the digestive, circulatory and respiratory system and how they work 1. 2. 3. Focus on humans Perform wet-lab and computer lab inquiries into these systems 1. Fetal pig 2. Computer simulations Analyze current topics and trends in terms of what you know about these systems 3. Diet and lifestyle choices

Chapter 9: The Digestive System Page 394 – 435 Topics: Why do we eat? What How do we need to eat? do we (humans) digest our food? How What do the mouth, stomach, and intestines work? are some common disorders of the digestive system?

Question Is your diet healthy? Do you think the diets of some cultures are healthier than others? Explain your reasoning.