ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY….TESKE SYLLABUS 2 Trimesters
Text: Marieb Human Anatomy & Physiology 6th edition

Student Learning Objectives:

*Conscientiously become more scientifically literate in matters related to human biology in health and disease
*Actively ask, find, determine answers related to human biology in health and disease
*Carefully describe, explain, and predict consequences based on knowledge (prior and that to be acquired in this class) of the human body in health and disease
*Critically analyze articles about human biology in health and disease in the popular press
*Accurately organize, analyze, and communicate information about the human body in health and disease
*Perceptively discuss risk factors for maintaining health and preventing disease

About the Course:
This is a project- and laboratory-based course where you will be allowed to generate knowledge about anatomy (a fancy term for structure) and physiology (a fancy term for function) with your peers.

•Your teacher will be a guide for the journey, a facilitator, an events planner, and occasionally a source of information.
•Other sources of information will be the textbook, the coloring book, charts and diagrams, videos, and many internet sources selected by the guide and by yourselves.
•Always remember, you are the learner here! You are the one who needs to actively acquire knowledge.
•The anatomy~physiology guide (aka teacher) will provide you some of the ways and means of acquiring knowledge about the human body but you will also actively construct and generate your own knowledge by interaction with each other, written text (books, magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, internet "stuff"), graphs and data charts, numbers, drawings yours and those of others), pictures and movies, sound, microscopes, test tubes, stethescopes, blood pressure monitors, computers, specimens (aka body parts), EACH OTHER....and the list goes on......
•Who knows where the journey will lead (actually, the guide does), but by the end of the journey you will be richer in knowledge and experience.

The Content:

Semester One
Chapter 1: Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology
Ch 2 Chemistry
Ch 3Cells
Chapter 4: Tissues
Chapter 5: The Integumentary System
Chapter 6 &7&8: The Skeletal System
Chapter 9&10 The Muscular System
Chapter 11--14: The Nervous System
Chapter 15: Special Senses
Chapter 16: Endocrine System
Semester Two
Chapter 17&21: Blood & Immunity
Chapter 18 &19: Cardiovascular
Chapter 23&24: Digestion and Nutrition
Chapter 22: Respiratory System
Chapter 25 &26: Urinary System
Chapter 27: Reproductive Systems
Chapter 28: Pregnancy, Growth & Development
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BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS:
1) RESPECT 2) NO FOOD OR BEVERAGES 3) BE SAFE
1) Respect the following:
- Other class members.
- Property (Students will be expected to pay for damaged items due to carelessness.)
- The teacher and teaching time.
2) The feeding and liquidating of students is to be accomplished elsewhere.
3) Since safety is essential, common sense and strict observance to instructions is vital.
- Horseplay, especially during lab activities, will be dealt with harshly.
4) All disciplinary actions will be in accordance with the WVHS student handbook, which I'm
sure you've all read and memorized.

CONSEQUENCES:
1) Verbal warning. 2) Parental units are notified. 3) Administrative conference.

In the event of serious misbehavior (that is well beyond "horse play") more dramatic measures
will be taken.

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS:
20% Homework - Includes book assignments, worksheets and (everyone's favorite) pop
quizzes.
30% Lab work/Projects - Includes lab reports and lab performance .
50% Tests - Includes end of unit exams and comprehensive semester finals.
CREDIT - Completion of attendance requirement (below), and 60% of academic requirements.

GRADING SCALE (%) :

ATTENDANCE AND TARDIES:
Although absences are not structured in to the grading system, it has been shown that numerous absences will have a serious and harmful effect on academic performance in this class. Make up all labs and tests promptly!
Tardies will require the student to make up the time by accomplishing a few chores after school.
a.k.a Restitution….Please refer to academic handbook for guidelines!

FUN FACTS:
If a student is absent on a due date, the due date is extended one day for each day absent.
If a student is absent on the day of an exam or a lab, it must be made up within the amount of days the student was absent.The student is responsible for obtaining material covered when absent, during a time that does not interfere with class.Since grades are posted, each student is responsible to find out what he/she is missing.
Due to the nature of this particular course, I have found numerous absences have always resulted in poor or failing grades.Cheating will result in a zero grade for the assignment/test, immediate referral to administrator, and parental notification. A second occurrence will result in a conference.

Stuff you need.....
A composition notebook for labs….A composition notebook for lectures…..an anatomy coloring book…..colored pencils…….and…we’ll see!

My Contact Info:

home: 965-0048 School: 972-5947