Health Test Flash Cards

Here are the flash cards to help you study! If you would like a copy printed please ask me!  You may also copy the information on an index card (question on one side and answer on the other) then you are able to use colors and play games with the index cards!

This part of the bone makes red blood cells. MARROW	This Skeletal system function has to do with holding the body up. SUPPORT	This Skeletal system function has to do with preventing injuries to internal organs. PROTECT	This series of fused bones serves to protect the brain. SKULL
A space between two bones that allows for movement. JOINT	Bands that hold bones together. LIGAMENTS	Bands that attach muscles to bones. TENDONS.	This system moves the skeleton and gives the body shape. MUSCULAR.
This system supports and protects the body. SKELETAL.	The number of bones in the human body. 206	The number of muscles in the human body. Over 600.	These muscles can be controlled. SKELETAL (VOLUNTARY)
This involuntary muscle moves air in and out of the lungs DIAPHRAGM.	This hollow muscle pumps blood throughout your body HEART (CARDIAC)	This system sends and receives messages to and from the brain. NERVOUS	This part of the Nervous system is the Master Control and controls all body functions. BRAIN
These nerves send messages to the brain in the form of taste, touch, sight, sounds, and smells SENSORY	These nerves aid in movement. MOTOR	A cable of nerves protected by vertebrae that carries messages to and from the brain. SPINAL CORD	This system breaks down nutrients so that cells can absorb them. DIGESTIVE
Digestion begins in this part of the body with Saliva. MOUTH	This tube carries food from the mouth to the stomach. ESOPHAGUS.	Most digestion takes place here. SMALL INTESTINE.	Water is absorbed from food here. LARGE INTESTINE.
The length of the small intestine 22 FEET	A muscle lined with glands that secrete digestive juices STOMACH	Muscles of extremities move these parts of the body ARMS AND LEGS	This organ aids in digesting fats by producing bile. LIVER
This process of churning food in your stomach. PERISTALSIS	The number of muscles in the face and neck Over 100.	These bones protect your lungs. RIBS	This bone protects your heart. BREASTBONE (STERNUM)

EXTRA CREDIT!!!

Callie and Emery decided that it was time for some extra credit!

Directions: 
Read the following article about why year long school does not work.  Then write a two paragraph reaction to the article/ essay.  In the first paragraph summarize the article, and in the second paragraph decide what you prefer: year long school or the 45-15 method. Make sure to support your decision with the persuasive techniques that we have been learning!

Due Date:
Friday 11/18/2011

Points Earned:
If you decide to write and turn in the two paragraph response you will have an extra quiz grade averaged into your final writing grade (worth 10 points)




The Article:

Summer: 15 Days or 2 1/2 Months?

The final bell rings. It’s the last day of school, and summer has finally come! Students don’t have to think about school for at least another 2 1/2 months. That is the way it should always be. Schools should continue using the traditional calendar and not a year-round schedule. There are numerous downsides to year-round schooling. It has no positive effects on education, it adds to costs, and it disrupts the long-awaited summer vacation.

Contrary to the well-accepted belief, year-round schooling has no constructive impact on education. Most year-round schedules use the 45-15 method: 45 days of school followed by 15 days off. Because of this, there are many first and last days of school. All those transitions disrupt the learning process. Also, there is no evidence of higher test scores. Due to that, many schools that change to year-round schedules end up switching back. For example, since 1980, 95 percent of schools that tried the year-round schedule changed back to a traditional calendar. It is obvious that changing to year-round schooling does not help students; therefore, why is the change necessary?

Like any other facility, keeping a school open requires a great deal of money. When a school changes to a year-round schedule, the costs skyrocket. Keeping school open in the middle of summer requires air conditioning, and that adds significantly to the school’s expenses. The usual utility bills grow because of the additional open-school time. Finally, teachers must be paid for all the weeks they are working. With all these factors, the cost of keeping schools open becomes immensely high. For example, a high school in Arizona had a cost increase of $157,000 when they switched to year-round schooling. Some schools may not be able to handle such increases, and other schools that can handle these expenses could be doing better things with the money. Is year-round school really where the money should go?

An important part of a child’s life is summertime. With year-round schedules, students would hardly have any time to relax. During the 15-day breaks, they would be thinking about their quick return to school. It would also be difficult to coordinate family vacations with parents’ work schedules. Similarly, children would not be able to go to most summer camps. One expert, Dr. Peter Scales, says, “The biggest plus of camp is that camps help young people discover and explore their talents, interests, and values. Most schools don’t satisfy all these needs. Kids who have these kinds of [camp] experiences end up being healthier and have fewer problems.” Obviously, the summer is crucial to a child’s learning and development. Why should this invaluable part of a young person’s life be taken away?

It is evident that year-round schooling is not the best option for the school calendar. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the traditional school year. Why change something that works so well? The final bell rings. Let’s make sure this bell means that the “real” summer vacation has come.

 

Math Homework 11/2

Here are the answers for tonight's homework- if you have any questions, please ask during morning work!

Math Homework

The math homework will also be on the back round table tomorrow morning to check!

Lisa's Essay

This is Lisa's Veteran's Day Essay!   Great Job Lisa on being selected to represent Ms. Voigt's Homeroom for the Veteran's Day Celebration!  We hope your essay is picked to read in the Veteran's Day Ceremony!

Veteran’s Day

                Veteran’s Day is the day to honor the Veterans for what they have done for us.  It is a great way to celebrate and say thank you to the Veterans of America.  The first Veteran’s Day was on November 11, 1919, which was one year after World War I ended.

                A Veteran is a person who fights for their country.  A Veteran also protects people from harm.  They have risked their lives for us and America. They help us by fighting and watching over our country.  We are protected so that no one will attack us.   We honor Veterans by saying thank you to them. It is also nice to shake their hands and say thank you for what they have done, even though a simple hand shake is not enough of a thanks. 

                Veterans make us proud to be American because they are fighting and protecting our country.  They sacrifice themselves for us and for our safety.  They work their hardest and toughest of us and they try their best every single day.  We can say thank you and honor them for fighting for us.

                Thank you to all Veterans for protecting us and our country.  We are proud of all of your work and proud to be American.  It’s great that you are doing your best and working hard to keep us, our country, and our family safe.  Our country appreciates you for protecting us and risking your life for us.  Thank you again for all that you do.

READ!!!!!

Hey Ms. Voigt's Homeroom:

 GET OFF THE INTERNET AND GO READ!!!!!

Have a great weekend! :-)

Don't forget to READ so we can meet the 

BUFFALO SABRES!!!!

No really... seriously... 

get off the internet and go READ!!! 

Even Derek Roy wants you to go read . 

In fact, if he didn't have to go win a hockey game this weekend he would probably be at home reading too!!

 

Social Studies Test

Here are some questions that you created for the test tomorrow.  Good Luck!

1. Name some of the tools commonly used in the Stone Age
2. How did the people enter their homes in the Catal Huyuk civilization?
1. door
2. window
3. hole in the basement
4. hole in the roof
3. About how many people lived in the Catal Huyuk civilization?
1. 500
2. 5,000
3. 50,000
4. 5,000,000
4. What does PERSIA-T stand for?  Can you give an example of each letter?
5. Which statement is true about the homes of the Catal Huyuk?
1. they slept on beds made with fur
2. the walls had paintings of animals and plants
3. the house had a dining room and kitchen
4. the people used animal hides for curtains in the windows
6.  What did hunter-gatherers use for medicine?
7. Be able to tell:
1. what the importance of a cave drawing is
2. how tools helped the civilizations
3. what it means to be doesticated
4. what migrated means
5. that surplus means
6. what civilization means
7. what the catal huyuk is, and where they lived

  CHECK THIS OUT!
Here is a website that is interactive and tells about the Catal Huyuk Civilization! http://www.smm.org/catal/top.php?visited=TRUE

This is a picture from the Catal Huyuk dig site!


Good Luck on the test tomorrow... right now I have to go take Callie for a walk before she jumps on me and messes up the blog (because she already did that once!)