Week of May 1st

Science

Monday:  We will begin our last unit on nutrition and digestion.  The students will have a work sheet on vitamins to complete

Tuesday:  No homework.  We will be doing Vitamin C testing in class

Wednesday:  We will finish up the Vitamin C lab during class.  They will have an article on fat in diets to read.  They should take notes on the worksheet provided about each major rule about fat

Thursday:  We will dicuss sugars in food along with artificial sweeteners.  We will work on an activity in class about this that they may need to finish up at home

Friday:  We will be learning how to read ingredient labels.  The work should be completed in class.

Health

Monday:  No homework.  We began our discussion of the circulatory system

Tuesday:  We looked at the structure of the heart and how blood flows through the heart.  They had a worksheet called "Colors of the Heart" to finish.  Our next quiz will involve them labeling the parts of the heart and answering questions about how blood flows through the heart.

Wednesday:  We will take a look at pig hearts to see if they can recognize structures on real hearts.  They will have a worksheet to complete called "Blood Flow Through the Heart"

Thursday:  We will discuss types of blood vessels and pulse points and will complete a lab in class on determining pulse rates

Friday:  We will review the heart structure with several activities to prepare for the quiz on Monday.  They will have a worksheet to complete called "Review of Blood Flow Through the Heart"
Quiz Monday!!