Human+Body

= Your Body, An Engineering Marvel =

Find out how your mind and body work and how to protect them.

Here are a few things all middle school students should know about the human mind and body by the end of the school year.

As a basis for understanding this concept, students know: a. plants and animals have levels of organization for structure and function, including cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and the whole organism. b. organ systems function because of the contributions of individual organs, tissues, and cells. The failure of any part can affect the entire system. c. how bones and muscles work together to provide a structural framework for movement. d. how the reproductive organs of the human female and male generate eggs and sperm, and how sexual activity may lead to fertilization and pregnancy. e. the function of the umbilicus and placenta during pregnancy. f. the structures and processes by which flowering plants generate pollen and ovules, seeds, and fruit. g. how to relate the structures of the eye and ear to their functions.
 * Structure and Function in Living Systems**
 * 5. The anatomy and physiology of plants and animals illustrate the complementary nature of structure and function.**

As a basis for understanding this concept, students know: a. visible light is a small band within a very broad electromagnetic spectrum. b. for an object to be seen, light emitted by or scattered from it must enter the eye. c. light travels in straight lines except when the medium it travels through changes. d. how simple lenses are used in a magnifying glass, the eye, camera, telescope, and microscope. e. white light is a mixture of many wavelengths (colors), and that retinal cells react differently with different wavelengths. f. light interacts with matter by transmission (including refraction), absorption, or scattering (including reflection). g. the angle of reflection of a light beam is equal to the angle of incidence. h. how to compare joints in the body (wrist, shoulder, thigh) with structures used in machines and simple devices (hinge, ball-and-socket, and sliding joints). i. how levers confer mechanical advantage and how the application of this principle applies to the musculoskeletal system. j. contractions of the heart generate blood pressure, and heart valves prevent backflow of blood in the circulatory system.
 * Physical Principles in Living Systems (Physical Science)**
 * 6. Physical principles underlie biological structures and functions.**

You will study the human mind and body in class and on the Internet. Your job is to learn how the human mind and body works and how we can protect it.

=Human Mind and Body Links= ====Here a few links about the human mind and body that I would like you to explore. Fell free to find new links and add them to the collection.====

1. Exploratorium Human Body

2. Exploratorium Seeing

3. Exploratorium Listening

4. Parasites

5. Medical Sciences

6. Heart

7. The Human Brain

8. Frogs: Like Us On The Inside

9. Kids_Health

10. Science of Light - Eyes

11. The Brain = = == = = = = =Caught In Action In Science 7 Lab= Your mission is to show off your lab and research skills and get "Caught in the Action".

=Human Mind and Body In The News= Find articles about the human mind or body in the news and share them with the class and online.

=Healthy Bodies Paparazzi=

Add your best photo or movie of your favorite healthy body (practicing healthy habits), to the collection.
= Q4 Mission: Research and Create a Health Commercial to Add to Our S'Tube Channel = Note: All Health Commercials will be posted to the FMS Teen Health Ed Wiki

= Play and Other Human Mind and Body Games =

Health Games