Animal Structure and Function
SBI 3U
Amy, Chris, Meryl and Sally
Overall
Expectations
1.
Analyze the relationships
between changing societal
needs, technological advances,
and our understanding of
internal systems of humans
2.
Investigate, through laboratory
inquiry or computer simulation,
the functional responses of the
respiratory and circulatory
systems of animals, and the
relationships between their
respiratory, circulatory and
digestive systems.
3.
Demonstrate an understanding
of animal anatomy and
physiology, and describe
disorders of the respiratory,
circulatory, and digestive
systems.
Essential Question
How do different
systems interact within
an animal to provide the
body with nutrients and
remove waste products
produced by the body?
Big Ideas
1. Groups of organs with
specific structures and
functions work together as
systems, which interact with
other systems in the body.
2. The development and uses of
technology to maintain
human health are based, in
part, on the changing needs
of society.
Guiding Questions
1. What is the function of organs in the digestive, respiratory and
circulatory systems?
2. Where do the different systems interconnect in the body?
3. How do disorders in any particular system, result in nutrient
deficiencies or waste removal problems?
Course Outline
Day 1
Introduction to Digestive
System:
Macromolecules and Enzymes
Day 2
Digestive System:
Minerals and Vitamins:
Function and Source
Historical Case Study:
Scurvy and the
Discovery of Vitamins
Day 6
Quiz on Digestive System (30
min)
Introduction to Respiratory
System:
Day 3
Digestive System:
The Digestive Tract and
Accessory Organs- Mechanical
Digestion
Hook: The Digestive
Rope & Modelling
Peristalsis
Day 7
Day 8
Respiratory System:
Respirator System:
Intro to Gas Exchange,
Closer look at Gas Exchange
Inhalation and Exhalation and
the Spirograph
Wet Lab (Part 1):
Day 4
Digestive System:
The Digestive Tract and
Accessory Organs- Chemical
Digestion and Absorption
Introduce STSE Activity
Day 5
Digestive System Disorders
Day 9
Respiratory System Disorders
Day 10
Catch Up Day
Day 14
Circulatory System:
The Anatomy of the Heart
Day 15
Circulatory System: Analyzing
an ECG
Recent Biology
Research: The
Appendix Has a
Function
Measuring Lung Capacity
Day 11
Quiz on Respiratory System
(30 min)
Day 12
Introduction to Circulatory
System:
Function, Components of
Circulatory System,
Intro to Blood Composition
Day 13
Circulatory System:
Closer Look At Blood
Composition- Red Blood Cells
and White Blood Cells
Day 16
Circulatory System Disorders
Day 17
The Connection between the
Digestive, Respiratory, and
Circulatory System
Day 18
Day 19
Technologies used to diagnose Class time: Work on STSE
and treat disorders
Day 21
Summative Term Test
Day 22
Wet Lab (Part 2): Heart
Rate vs. Fitness
STSE Activity Due:
Examining Systems
Disorders/Diseases
Dry Lab: Blood
Pressure Fluctuations
in a Day
Day 20
Review Day
Category
Resource Type
Activity
Nature
of Science
Category
Historical
CaseType
Study
Resource
ScurvyActivity
and the Discovery
of Vitamin C
Basic
Concepts of
Science
Recent Research
Development
The Appendix Has a
Function!
Demo/Hook
Rope Digestive Tract &
Modelling Peristalsis
Dry Lab
Blood Pressure
Fluctuations in a Day
Wet Lab
Testing Lung Capacity
Contemporary
Issue-based Case
Disease, Diet, Technology
and Drugs
Skills of Inquiry and
Communication
Relationships amongst
STSE
Historical Case Study
Scurvy  Vitamin C
Given a brief synopsis on the history scurvy, students must:
RESEARCH about the discovery of scurvy and vitamins.
DESCRIBE the symptoms and how they manifested
EXPLAIN the effects of scurvies on the human body
systems
PRESCRIBE the cure for scurvy.
The Appendix Has a Function ?!?
Part A:
Recent Research
Development
Write a letter to a
Charles Darwin fan club
Part B:
Answer the following questions
• Research about some disorders that may require
an appendectomy
• Why do you believe people in developed
countries remain healthy after having their
appendix removed?
• What would be the implications of conducting
an appendectomy on a person who is living in a
developing country?
Hook/Demo
Rope Digestive Tract
&
Modeling Peristalsis
Dry Lab
Time of
Day
Systolic
Blood Pressure
(mmHg)
Diastolic
Blood Pressure
(mmHg)
6am
7am
8am
9am
10am
11am
12pm
1pm
2pm
3pm
4pm
5pm
6pm
7pm
8pm
9pm
10pm
11pm
12am
100
96
102
125
121
105
130
112
134
163
128
117
106
97
101
114
103
99
94
78
77
78
85
84
76
99
78
85
102
84
79
74
66
73
93
69
66
60
STSE
• Students will choose a disease or disorder from
any of the system.
• They will consider diet deficiencies or addictive
substances as possible causes.
• They will examine either organ transplants will
be an option for the disease they chose, new
technologies that can help in its treatment,
determine if there is current research in Canada
• Report will be either written or poster
Wet Lab
• Lung capacity, heart rate
measurement, and fitness
o
o
o
Vital Capacity vs. Height
Heart Rate Measurement vs.
Body Weight
Heart Rate Measurement vs.
BMI
Wet Lab
• Safety concerns
o
o
o
Personal health issues
Space
Concerns with balloons
• Tips
Demonstrate how to exhale into the balloon
Demonstrate how to measure the diameter
Remind students to find pulse’s location prior to proceeding to
experiment
o Remind students to read the procedures carefully
o
o
o
Wet lab
• Interactive activity
• Students will collect and share data
• Students will complete a mini-lab report, learning
how to:
o
o
o
o
o
Develop hypotheses
Graph results
Summarize results and observe patterns
Explain and discuss results and patterns
Design experiment
Mass/Height Conversion
Chart
Imperi
al
Metric Imperi
(cm)
al
Metric (cm)
5
152.5
5’7
170
5’1
155
5’8
172.5
5’2
157.5
5’9
175
5’3
160
5’10
177.5
5’4
162.5
5’11
180
5’5
165
6’
182.5
5’6
167.5
6’1
185