Week 3 Unit Five – Protection (11 Days) Lesson 5.1: The Skin (3 Days) Activity 5.1.1 – Under My Skin Activity 5.1.2 – Burn Unit Activity 5.1.3 – Hurts So Good: Pain as Protection Lesson 5.2: Bones (4 Days) Activity 5.2.1 – Looking Inside Bone Activity 5.2.2 – X-ray Vision Week 4 Activity 5.2.3 – Bone Remodeling and Repair Lesson 5.3: Lymph and Blood Cells (4 Days) Activity 5.3.1 – To Drain and Protect Activity 5.3.2 – Transfusion Confusion Activity 5.3.3 – Fighting the Common Cold Week 5 Unit Two – Communication (19 Days) Lesson 2.1: The Brain (4.5 Days) Activity 2.1.1 – The Power of Communication Activity 2.1.2 – Build-A-Brain Project 2.1.3 – Map-A-Brain Week 6 Lesson 2.2: Electrical Communication (7.5 Days) Activity 2.2.1 – The Neuron Activity 2.2.2 – The Secret to Signals Activity 2.2.3 – It’s All in the Reflexes Activity 2.2.4 – Reaction Time Week 7 Problem 2.2.5 – Communication Breakdown Lesson 2.3: Chemical Communication (3 Days) Activity 2.3.1 – The Hormone Connection Project 2.3.2 – Hormones Gone Wild Lesson 2.4: Communication with the Outside World (4 Days) Activity 2.4.1 – Exploring the Anatomy of the Eye Week 8 Activity 2.4.2 – Visual Perception Project 2.4.3 – Put Yourself in Someone Else’s Eyes (Optional) Activity 2.4.4 – Eye Care Professionals Unit Three – Power (16.5 Days) Lesson 3.1: Introduction to Power (1 Day) Activity 3.1.1 – Resources for Life Activity 3.1.2 – The Rule of Threes Week 9 Lesson 3.2: Food (6 Days) Activity 3.2.1 - Action Molecules Project 3.2.2 – Digestive System Design Project 3.2.3 – Living in a Material World Project 3.2.4 – Investigating Enzyme Action Activity 3.2.5 – Metabolism- A Balancing Act
Week 10 Activity 3.2.6 – In Search of Energy Lesson 3.3: Oxygen (4 Days) Activity 3.3.1 – Gasping for Air Activity 3.3.2 – Measuring Lung Capacity Activity 3.3.3 – Rx – Understanding Prescriptions Activity 3.3.4 – Respiratory Therapy Week 11 Lesson3. 4: Water (5.5 Days) Activity 3.4.1 – Hook up the Plumbing Activity 3.4.2 – Spotlight on the Kidney Project 3.4.3 – The Blood/Urine Connection Activity 3.4.4 – Water Balance Week 12 Activity 3.4.5 – Urinalysis Unit Four – Movement (21 Days) Lesson 4.1: Joints and Motion (2.5 Days) Activity 4.1.1 – Bones, Joints, Action! Activity 4.1.2 – Range of Motion Lesson 4.2: Muscles (7.5 Days) Activity 4.2.1 – Muscle Rules Activity 4.2.2 – Building a Better Body – Muscles of the Deep Chest Week 13 Project 4.2.3 – Maniken Muscles Activity 4.2.4 – Laws of Contraction Project 4.2.5 – Rigor Mortis Modeling Activity 4.2.6 – You’ve Got Nerve Week 14 Lesson 4.3: Blood Flow (5.5 Days) Activity 4.3.1 – The Heart of the Matter Project 4.3.2 – Varicose Veins Activity 4.3.3 – Go With the Flow Activity 4.3.4 – Cardiac Output Activity 4.3.5 – Smoking Can Cost You an Arm and a Leg! Week 15 Lesson4. 4: Energy and Motion: Exercise Physiology (5 Days) Project 4.4.1 – The Body’s Response to Exercise Activity 4.4.2 – Mind Over Muscle Activity 4.4.3 – Performance Enhancers Problem 4.4.4 – Training A Champion Week 16 Unit Six – Homeostasis (7 Days) Lesson 1: Health and Wellness (7 Days) Problem 6.1.1 – Surviving the Extremes Activity 6.1.2 – Putting it All Together Week 17 Problem 6.1.3 – Building a Case Activity 6.1.4 – Finishing Touches Week 18 Semester Exam Review