Feb 7-11

Dear Students:

This week we will begin Chapter 17: Respiration and Excretion. We will be covering important details about the respiratory system, smoking and your health and the excretory system. This important topic will allow us to learn about the functions of the respiratory system, identify the structures that air passes through as it travels to the lungs and describe what happens during gas exchange and breathing. We will also carry out the experiment in page 573 which will allow us to make a model of a lung and demonstrate what happens during inhalation and exhalation.

This week I would like to focus on thinking skills. Everybody has thinking skills, but few use them effectively. Effective thinking skills cannot be studied; but must be built-up over a period of time. Good thinkers see possibilities where others see only dead-ends. If you are not a good thinker, start now by developing habits that make you ask yourself questions as you read. Good thinkers (or skillful thinkers) are good problem solvers, they can withhold making decisions before they have all (or most of) the relevant information, they are not afraid of the unknown. Also, good thinkers have strong metacognitive skills. They are able to "think about their thinking”. This week I want you to remember these three words: knowledge, comprehension, and application.



Some of the Grades you can find posted in Power school this week are:

Chapter Content Test (16)
Key Terms Test (Chapter 16)
Quiz Diagram of the Heart
Project the Heart

Important Dates to keep in mind:

Key Terms Chapter 17 February 9
Chapter 17 Test February 16
Chapter 17 Work Pack February 16