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Do Now. Monday: This past Monday I was in Boston covering the Boston Marathon. Homework for today. Please check your seeds out and write down your observations. Due Today: Research paper Pull that out now
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Do Now • Monday: • This past Monday I was in Boston covering the Boston Marathon
Homework for today • Please check your seeds out and write down your observations. • Due Today: Research paper • Pull that out now • Friday – you are to come to class regardless of whether your parents come for the weekend or for Friday or not. • Still missing several from Friday (1st & 2nd paragraphs). I am not chasing you for them
What did you notice? • Check out the egg • What do you notice? Yes, you can touch it. It only had vinegar on it, but do not wipe on your clothes. • Check out the bone (I will come around with it) again do not wipe on your clothes. +
Essay due today • 3rd Essay FCAs Type 3 (total point value 100 points) Due April 23rd in class • Three to five pages with a title page containing FCA’s, Catchy Title & your name (20 points) • Conclusion with your personal opinion or outlook of the condition (20 points) • Paragraphs 2, 3, & 4 are the supporting points covered in the introductory paragraph (20 points) • Minimum of 2 sources properly listed on the Bibliography page & appropriate sources (10 points). Remember, Wikipedia sources will immediately be rejected • Essay submitted in class (Due in class Wednesday April 23rd.) (30 points)
Friday • In Friday’s class you are to sit with your parents and allow them to be students. • I will give them material we worked on already and see how well they do.
Integumentary system functions • Three questions. • A bald headed wrestler is worried about making weight. He is about to take a shower before weighing in, but a friend tells him not to because he will absorb the water and actually weigh more. Is he correct? • Answer to # 1 - No, the skin does not absorb water • What is the largest organ in the body? • Answer to # 2 - Your skin • Also, what causes roughly 85% of the dust in a home? • Answer to # 3 - The skin is the largest organ and it is continually shedding old skins which creates dust (dandruff, dry skin,…)
Integumentary system functions • The Integumentary system includes the following: • Skin • Hair • Nails • These continue to grow even after the person has died. • These parts of the Integumentary System have many functions. • They serve as a barrier to prevent infection, keep one warm (think about getting a short hair cut), produces vitamin D, and collects information for the brain to analyze and react (the skin will sense the heat or cold).