principles of Biomedical Sciences |
In the introductory course of the PLTW Biomedical Science program, students explore concepts of biology and medicine to determine factors that led to the death of a fictional person. While investigating the case, students examine autopsy reports, investigate medical history, and explore medical treatments that might have prolonged the person’s life. The activities and projects introduce students to human physiology, basic biology, medicine, and research processes while allowing them to design their own experiments to solve problems.
Our curriculum is found at http://www.pltw.instructure.com. Students will be given a username and password to use the Learning Management System (LMS). Because it is available to you online, you are expected to always be prepared for the upcoming lessons. Ways to prepare for upcoming lessons include:
There are many group activities, group projects, collaboration with partners, classwork, homework, and lab activities to come during the semester. I highly frown upon plagiarism. Plagiarism is copying, in whole or in part, the work of another person. Most assignments will be turned in using the computer this semester. This makes it much easier for me to catch those that copy or plagiarize. This serves as a warning that any student that plagiarizes will receive a zero for the assignment. After the 3rd zero, I will refer you to an administrator. Using the work of another student will result in both students receiving a zero. Please DO NOT allow anyone to copy your work.
I expect assignments to be turned in on time. Late work will be penalized -10 points per day. All homework or classwork from the previous day that is due must be submitted by the first 5 minutes of class. This means that you need to arrive to class quickly, log on to the computer, dock your phone, and submit your work. If it is an assignment that should be turned in by hand, then submit it to the box during the first 5 minutes of class. Any work submitted after will be penalized -10 points so be sure you have gathered everything from your locker BEFORE coming to class.
I expect for all students to be respectful to me and to their peers. I will not tolerate behaviors or comments that belittle, degrade, embarrass, or show little or no respect for others. The healthcare field and my classroom is not a place for such comments or behaviors.
I expect students to behave even better for a substitute teacher than they in my presence. When I am not available to you, you are expected to uphold the expectations set forth in our classroom. There are no excuses for behavior, attitudes or comments that are to the contrary.
In our classroom we will operate as a team. Think of your fellow classmates as family. We have a common goal, and that is to meet my expectations of excellence and the expectations of the curriculum. In the healthcare field, there are no individual heroes, patients are treated by a team working towards a common goal, to help make a patients life as sustainable as possible. A team is only as strong as its weakest link. None of us are weak, so do not play the part in class. Do you best in Human Body Systems and all of your classes. I believe you can do it!
I look forward to a productive, fun, and exciting semester!
Unit 1 The Mystery
Lesson 1.1 Investigating the Scene
Lesson 1.2 DNA Analysis
Lesson 1.3 The Findings
Unit 2 Diabetes
Lesson 2.1 What Is Diabetes
Lesson 2.2 The Science of Food
Lesson 2.3 Life With Diabetes
Unit 3 Sickle Cell Disease
Lesson 3.1 The Disease
Lesson 3.2 It's In the Genes
Lesson 3.3 Chromosomes
Lesson 3.4 Inheritance
Unit 4 Heart Disease
Lesson 4.1 Heart Structure
Lesson 4.2 The Heart at Work
Lesson 4.3 Heart Dysfunction
Lesson 4.4 Heart Intervention
Unit 5 Infectious Disease
Lesson 5.1 Infection
Unit 6 Post Mortem
Lesson 6.1 Analyzing Anna
Our curriculum is found at http://www.pltw.instructure.com. Students will be given a username and password to use the Learning Management System (LMS). Because it is available to you online, you are expected to always be prepared for the upcoming lessons. Ways to prepare for upcoming lessons include:
- Reading the introduction to the next lesson.
- Take notes on the introduction.
- Review and learn Key Terms associated with each unit.
- Research using the URLs provided by the lesson BEFORE coming to class.
There are many group activities, group projects, collaboration with partners, classwork, homework, and lab activities to come during the semester. I highly frown upon plagiarism. Plagiarism is copying, in whole or in part, the work of another person. Most assignments will be turned in using the computer this semester. This makes it much easier for me to catch those that copy or plagiarize. This serves as a warning that any student that plagiarizes will receive a zero for the assignment. After the 3rd zero, I will refer you to an administrator. Using the work of another student will result in both students receiving a zero. Please DO NOT allow anyone to copy your work.
I expect assignments to be turned in on time. Late work will be penalized -10 points per day. All homework or classwork from the previous day that is due must be submitted by the first 5 minutes of class. This means that you need to arrive to class quickly, log on to the computer, dock your phone, and submit your work. If it is an assignment that should be turned in by hand, then submit it to the box during the first 5 minutes of class. Any work submitted after will be penalized -10 points so be sure you have gathered everything from your locker BEFORE coming to class.
I expect for all students to be respectful to me and to their peers. I will not tolerate behaviors or comments that belittle, degrade, embarrass, or show little or no respect for others. The healthcare field and my classroom is not a place for such comments or behaviors.
I expect students to behave even better for a substitute teacher than they in my presence. When I am not available to you, you are expected to uphold the expectations set forth in our classroom. There are no excuses for behavior, attitudes or comments that are to the contrary.
In our classroom we will operate as a team. Think of your fellow classmates as family. We have a common goal, and that is to meet my expectations of excellence and the expectations of the curriculum. In the healthcare field, there are no individual heroes, patients are treated by a team working towards a common goal, to help make a patients life as sustainable as possible. A team is only as strong as its weakest link. None of us are weak, so do not play the part in class. Do you best in Human Body Systems and all of your classes. I believe you can do it!
I look forward to a productive, fun, and exciting semester!
Unit 1 The Mystery
Lesson 1.1 Investigating the Scene
Lesson 1.2 DNA Analysis
Lesson 1.3 The Findings
Unit 2 Diabetes
Lesson 2.1 What Is Diabetes
Lesson 2.2 The Science of Food
Lesson 2.3 Life With Diabetes
Unit 3 Sickle Cell Disease
Lesson 3.1 The Disease
Lesson 3.2 It's In the Genes
Lesson 3.3 Chromosomes
Lesson 3.4 Inheritance
Unit 4 Heart Disease
Lesson 4.1 Heart Structure
Lesson 4.2 The Heart at Work
Lesson 4.3 Heart Dysfunction
Lesson 4.4 Heart Intervention
Unit 5 Infectious Disease
Lesson 5.1 Infection
Unit 6 Post Mortem
Lesson 6.1 Analyzing Anna