Human Circulation Learning Activities (Distance Learning)

This zip file contains 17 different files which can be used to compose a unit for biology students introducing them to Human Circulation. This package of learning activities contains files in both easily edited word and pdf files for your specific needs.  These documents are well suited for use in distance learning environments. 

The zip file contains the following items: 

• Curriculum Correlations to the NGSS, Common Core and Living Environment Core Curriculum
• Marzano self assessment scale for students specific to this unit
• Cloze completion notes handout for students with learning goals
• 80 slide PowerPoint to accompany the cloze notes
• Heart Rate (pulse) Lab activity with key
• Blood Properties Activity with key
• Circulation worksheet 1 (introductory topics and the heart) with key
• Circulation worksheet 2 (blood cells and blood vessels) with key
• Circulation worksheet 3 (disorders) with key
• 33 question human circulation unit exam with key
• Blood cells and vessels practice quiz with answers for students
• Heart practice quiz with answers for students 

Human Circulation Learning Goals 

Upon completion of this unit the student will be able to: 

1. state three functions of the circulatory system.

2. describe the location and function of atria, ventricles, valves, and the septum in the human heart.

3. explain the statement "the heart is a double pump".

4. explain the difference between deoxygenated and oxygenated blood, and explain where in the heart and body each is found.

5. discuss the basic structure and function of arteries, veins, and capillaries

6. list four functions of the blood..

7. describe the composition of the blood.

8. state the major function, size, and relative numbers of the following; red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

9. distinguish between the functions of phagocytes and lymphocytes.

10. define the terms antigen and antibody.

11. discuss some major symptoms and causes of the following cardiovascular disorders; hemophilia, hypertension, heart attack, stroke, and leukemia. 

NGSS Standard 

HS-LS1-2. Develop and use a model to illustrate the hierarchical organization of interacting systems that provide specific functions within multicellular organisms. 

Common Core State Standards Connections: 

ELA/Literacy 

SL.11-12.5 Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest. 

NY State Living Environment Core Curriculum 

Performance Indicator 1.2 

Describe and explain the structures and functions of the human body at different organizational levels (e.g., systems, tissues, cells, organelles). 

Major Understandings 

1.2a Important levels of organization for structure and function include organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and whole organisms. 

1.2b Humans are complex organisms. They require multiple systems for digestion, respiration, reproduction, circulation, excretion, movement, coordination, and immunity. The systems interact to perform the life functions. 

1.2c The components of the human body, from organ systems to cell organelles, interact to maintain a balanced internal environment. To successfully accomplish this, organisms possess a diversity of control mechanisms that detect deviations and make corrective actions. 

1.2d If there is a disruption in any human system, there may be a corresponding imbalance in homeostasis. 

1.2e The organs and systems of the body help to provide all the cells with their basic needs. The cells of the body are of different kinds and are grouped in ways that enhance how they function together.

Appendix A Laboratory Skills 

¥ Organizes data through the use of data tables and graphs

¥ Analyzes results from observations/expressed data

¥ Formulates an appropriate conclusion or generalization from the results of an experiment

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