Homework-

Brown- Math, page 165-166, get ready for tomorrow's test
Language Sheet front and half of back, Science fill in the blank. Try your best and we will check it tomorrow.
Floyd- page 185-186, 7-11
Powell- page 147, examples A and B

Homework

Brown- no math, Language Arts- Worksheet page 65-66 and finish final draft of essay.
Langford- page 150 3-7
Powell- finished page 163 5-13
Floyd- 180 5-9

Circulatory Notes

Circulatory System Notes

·         The heart weighs about 11 ounces and is the size of your fist

·         When the heart pumps, it forces blood under pressure through vessels called, Arteries, causing the artery walls to stretch with each heart beat.

·         Arteries carry oxygen rich blood away from your heart to your organs

·         The heart has two pumps, the right side and the left

·         There are 3 kinds of blood vessels: Arteries, Veins, Capillaries

·         Veins carry oxygen poor blood cells with carbon dioxide to the lungs

·         Capillaries connect the smallest arteries with the smallest  veins

·         Blood is made up of fluid called Plasma

·         Plasma- red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

·         White blood cells fight off germs

·         Platelets helps stop bleeding.

Homework-

Brown- Create a picture that illustrates convection.
Langford- page 145
Powell- finish vocabulary math words
Floyd- textbook page 175-176 6-13

Nervous System Quiz Study Guide

Nervous System Quiz Notes

The nervous system sends messages to the brain

Messages are sent in a form of Electrical Impulses

The brain controls how the body acts and moves

The nervous system is made up of small cells called neurons

 There are 100 billion neurons

The brain is the central or main organ

Spinal cord is protected by vertebrae

Nervous System Notes

What do each of these lobes do?

• Frontal Lobe- associated with reasoning, planning, parts of speech, movement, emotions, and problem solving
• Parietal Lobe- associated with movement, orientation, recognition, perception of stimuli
• Occipital Lobe- associated with visual processing
• Temporal Lobe- associated with perception and recognition of auditory stimuli, memory, and speech
• Cerebellum- The cerebellum, or "little brain", is similar to the cerebrum in that it has two hemispheres and has a highly folded surface or cortex. This structure is associated with regulation and coordination of movement, posture, and balance.
• Basal Ganglia- is where the Thalamus is located, which controls body temperature
• Spinal Cord- Supports the bundle of nerve tissue that travels down the spin
• Brain Stem/ Medulla- responsible for basic vital life functions such as breathing, heartbeat, and blood pressure. Scientists say that this is the "simplest" part of human brains because animals' entire brains, such as reptiles (who appear early on the evolutionary scale) resemble our brain stem
• Stimuli- anything that your senses can detect or precieve.
• If your child can master the information on this video, they will be prepared for next Wednesday's quiz.-http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/human-body/nervous-system.htm

• Also, check out this site for an Interactive Brain study guide. Pretty Cool! http://www.g2conline.org/2022

Tastebuds Study Guide

Taste buds are sensory organs that are found on your tongue.

papillae (puh-pih-lee) contains our taste buds.

 Microvilli- are microscopic hairs ( mye-kro-vih-lye). Those tiny hairs send messages to the brain about how something tastes, so you know if it's sweet, sour, bitter, or salty.

The average person has about 10,000 taste buds and they're replaced every 2 weeks or so. But as a person ages, some of those taste cells don't get replaced. An older person may only have 5,000 working taste buds. That's why certain foods may taste stronger to you than they do to adults. Smoking also can reduce the number of taste buds a person has.

Olfactory (ahl-fak-tuh-ree) receptors inside the uppermost part of the nose contain special cells that help you smell. They send messages to the brain. Here's how it works: While you're chewing, the food releases chemicals that immediately travel up into your nose. These chemicals trigger the olfactory receptors inside the nose. They work together with your taste buds to create the true flavor of that yummy slice of pizza by telling the brain all about it!

When you have a cold or allergies, and your nose is stuffy, you might notice that your food doesn't seem to have much flavor. That's because the upper part of your nose isn't clear to receive the chemicals that trigger the olfactory receptors (that inform the brain and create the sensation of flavor).

frenulum (fren-yuh-lum). This is a membrane (a thin layer of tissue) that connects your tongue to the bottom of your mouth. In fact, the whole base of your tongue is firmly anchored to the bottom of your mouth, so you could never swallow your tongue even if you tried!

Homework Tonight

Brown- Reading PWB page 63
Powell- page 119 1-24
Science- Mouth Coloring sheet.
Bring in Whipped Cream

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Science Fair Entry Form
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Homework for Thursday Night

Hello Parents and Students,

If you are in my math class, your homework for tonight will be to complete the 100's chart and shade in 0.886 thousandths one color and shade the remaining another color. Please write both the fraction and the decimal for both colors.
All other subjects, please study only the first 10 spelling words and vocabulary words for tomorrow's test.

Langford- Math workbook page 53 and 54
Powell- Math study place value chart and finish 53 and 54
Floyd- No homework