GRADE 7 - Lesson Title: Control and Coordination
Textbook and Chapter: Blue Textbook Chapter 10
Objectives
- Describe the basic structure if a neuron and how an impulse moves across a synapse.
- Compare the central and peripheral nervous systems.
- Explain how drugs affect the body.
- List the sensory receptors in each sensory organ.
- Explain what type of stimulus each sense organ responds to and how.
- Explain why healthy senses are needed.
Set, Hook, Focus
If you had to, would you be able to walk the tight rope in the circus?
Learning Tasks
Content delivery will be via key notes slide show, with students utilizing note taking worksheets. Cooperative learning will be an integral part of the learning process (Think, write, pair, share).
- Section 1: Define all vocabulary words in Chapter 10; Draw and label all parts of a neuron; Text page 290 - NGEO Visualizing Nerve Impulse Pathways; Activity - Page 291; Text page 297 - Lab Activity - Improving reaction time; Rex Page 20 - The Nervous System; Res. Page 27 - Reinforcement - The Nervous System; Section Assessment question and answer - text page 296.
- Section 2 - Lab Activity - Text Page 300 - Insensitivity; Mini-Lb Try at home - Page 302- Observing Balance control; Math Skills activity - Text Page 303; Mini-Lab - Comparing Sense of Smell - Text Page 304; Res Page 21 - The Senses; Res Page 28 - Reinforcement - The Senses; Section Assessment question and answer - text page 305.
Evaluation/Assessment
- Class discussions, assessment questioning.
- Read/Review/Answer questions in iLEAP workbook.
- Vocabulary Test Thursday