Sunday, May 27, 2018

June 1st, 2018 The Fault In Our Stars by: John Green


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May 31st, 2018 Catching Fire by: Suzanne Collins

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Respiratory System

Level#1: The respiratory system moves oxygen into the body and carbon dioxide out of the body. This system includes the lungs and the pathways that air move through. The air your breathe contains oxygen. It can go into your nose. The small hairs and mucus in your nose filter out dust and dirt.

1. What do the small hairs and mucus do to the air when you breathe in through your nose?






2. What does the respiratory system include?






3. What is the job that the respiratory system does for the body?








Level#2: The respiratory system moves oxygen into the body and carbon dioxide out of the body. This system includes the lungs and the pathways that air move through. The air your breathe contains oxygen. It can go into your nose. The small hairs and mucus in your nose filter out dust and dirt. You can breathe in air through your mouth. But, your mouth cannot clean the air as well as your nose can. As you breathe out, air rushes past your vocal cords. This action, along with the movement of the tongue and mouth, allows you to speak, sing, and make others noises as a result. 

1. Why is breathing in through the nose better than breathing in through the mouth?






2. As you breathe out what happens?






3. What does the action of breathing out, along with the movement of the mouth and tongue, allow us to do?








Level#3: The respiratory system moves oxygen into the body and carbon dioxide out of the body. This system includes the lungs and the pathways that air move through. The air your breathe contains oxygen. It can go into your nose. The small hairs and mucus in your nose filter out dust and dirt. You can breathe in air through your mouth. But, your mouth cannot clean the air as well as your nose can. As you breathe out, air rushes past your vocal cords. This action, along with the movement of the tongue and mouth, allows you to speak, sing, and make others noises as a result. As you breathe in, the muscles in your chest lift your rib cage up and outward. At the same time, a large skeletal muscle, called the diaphragm, pulls the bottom part of your chest cavity downward. Both actions increase the amount of space in your chest cavity so that air can move into your lungs. When you breathe out, the rib muscles and diaphragm relax. The size of your chest gets smaller, and air is forced out.

1. Explain the process of what happens when you breathe air in.








2. Explain the process of what happens when you breathe air out.









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May 30th, 2018 Catching Fire by: Suzanne Collins

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Respiratory System

Level#1: The respiratory system moves oxygen into the body and carbon dioxide out of the body. This system includes the lungs and the pathways that air move through. The air your breathe contains oxygen. It can go into your nose. The small hairs and mucus in your nose filter out dust and dirt.

1. What does the respiratory system do for the body?





2. What does the air you breathe contain?





3. Where can the air go and what happens when it goes there?






Level#2: The respiratory system moves oxygen into the body and carbon dioxide out of the body. This system includes the lungs and the pathways that air move through. The air your breathe contains oxygen. It can go into your nose. The small hairs and mucus in your nose filter out dust and dirt. You can breathe in air through your mouth. But, your mouth cannot clean the air as well as your nose can. As you breathe out, air rushes past your vocal cords. This action, along with the movement of the tongue and mouth, allows you to speak, sing, and make others noises as a result. 

1. What body system moves oxygen into the body and carbon dioxide out of the body?





2. What does the respiratory system include?





3. What is the advantage of breathing in through the nose?








Level#3: The respiratory system moves oxygen into the body and carbon dioxide out of the body. This system includes the lungs and the pathways that air move through. The air your breathe contains oxygen. It can go into your nose. The small hairs and mucus in your nose filter out dust and dirt. You can breathe in air through your mouth. But, your mouth cannot clean the air as well as your nose can. As you breathe out, air rushes past your vocal cords. This action, along with the movement of the tongue and mouth, allows you to speak, sing, and make others noises as a result. As you breathe in, the muscles in your chest lift your rib cage up and outward. At the same time, a large skeletal muscle, called the diaphragm, pulls the bottom part of your chest cavity downward. Both actions increase the amount of space in your chest cavity so that air can move into your lungs. When you breathe out, the rib muscles and diaphragm relax. The size of your chest gets smaller, and air is forced out.

1. What is the function of the respiratory system and what parts does it include?






2. What does the air you breathe contain and what happens to it when you breathe in through your nose?






3. What does the action of breathing out, along with the movement of the mouth and tongue, allow us to do?







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May 29th, 2018 Catching Fire by: Suzanne Collins


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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

May 25th, 2018 Catching Fire by: Suzanne Collins


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May 24th, 2018 Catching Fire by: Suzanne Collins


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May 23rd, 2018 Catching Fire by: Suzanne Collins

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Immune System

Level#1: The immune system defends against pathogens, or disease-causing substances. The immune system contains different kinds of cells and molecules that fight against pathogens in different ways. One type of cell that is part of the immune system is the white blood cell. For example, when a pathogen enters the body, the white cell finds it. They enter the tissue that is infected and attack the pathogen.

1. What happens when a pathogen enters the body?





2. What do white blood cells do when they find a pathogen?





3. What does the immune system do and what is one type of cell that is part of it?







Level#2: The immune system defends against pathogens, or disease-causing substances. The immune system contains different kinds of cells and molecules that fight against pathogens in different ways. One type of cell that is part of the immune system is the white blood cell. For example, when a pathogen enters the body, the white cell finds it. They enter the tissue that is infected and attack the pathogen. There are two special kinds of white blood cells ( T cells and B cells) called lymphocytes. They are part of the lymphatic system. They are also part of the immune system because they help the body fight disease. T cells identify pathogens. Then, they may attack the pathogens. T cells also attack the damaged body cells that the pathogens have already harmed.

1. Which two special kinds of cells are both part of the lymphatic system and the immune system?






2. What do T cells do to pathogens?






3. What do T cells do to damaged body cells?








Level#3: The immune system defends against pathogens, or disease-causing substances. The immune system contains different kinds of cells and molecules that fight against pathogens in different ways. One type of cell that is part of the immune system is the white blood cell. For example, when a pathogen enters the body, the white cell finds it. They enter the tissue that is infected and attack the pathogen. There are two special kinds of white blood cells ( T cells and B cells) called lymphocytes. They are part of the lymphatic system. They are also part of the immune system because they help the body fight disease. T cells identify pathogens. Then, they may attack the pathogens. T cells also attack the damaged body cells that the pathogens have already harmed. Other times, T cells do not attack the pathogens directly. Instead, they stimulate B cells to produce substances called antibodies. Antibodies find certain pathogens and attach to them like a flag. This attachment makes it easier for other cells of the immune system, such as white blood cells, to identify pathogens. Then, the other cells find the pathogens and attack them.

1. Explain what T cells identify, and what they may attack.






2. Explain the other things that T cells do as part of the immune system.






3. Explain what else T cells do and what antibodies do as part of the immune system.









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Sunday, May 20, 2018

May 22nd, 2018 Catching Fire by: Suzanne Collins

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Immune System: Vaccines and Immunity

Level#1: The ability to resist a certain disease is called immunity. People are often born with certain immunities. These are called natural immunities. Acquired immunities are immunities that people develop or acquire over time.

1. What are immunities that people develop over time called?





2. What is the ability to resist a certain disease called?





3. What are immunities that people are born with called?








Level#2: The ability to resist a certain disease is called immunity. People are often born with certain immunities. These are called natural immunities. Acquired immunities are immunities that people develop or acquire over time. One type of acquired immunity can occur when a mother passes antibodies for certain diseases to her developing baby. Another form of acquired immunity happens when you are infected with a disease only once. Then, you will not get the disease again. Your body produces antibodies to the disease.


1. What is an example of one type of acquired immunity?





2. What is another example of acquired immunity?





3. How does your body prevent you from getting a disease more than one time?








Level#3: The ability to resist a certain disease is called immunity. People are often born with certain immunities. These are called natural immunities. Acquired immunities are immunities that people develop or acquire over time. One type of acquired immunity can occur when a mother passes antibodies for certain diseases to her developing baby. Another form of acquired immunity happens when you are infected with a disease only once. Then, you will not get the disease again. Your body produces antibodies to the disease. Getting a vaccine is another form of acquired immunity. A vaccine is made from dead or weakened forms of pathogens. After receiving a vaccine, the body develops antibodies for the disease. This vaccination makes the body immune to that disease.

1. What form of immunity is getting a vaccine?





2. Explain how vaccines are made.






3. Explain how vaccines work.








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May 21st, 2018 Catching Fire by: Suzanne Collins

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Immune System: Vaccines and Immunity

Level#1: The ability to resist a certain disease is called immunity. People are often born with certain immunities. These are called natural immunities. Acquired immunities are immunities that people develop or acquire over time.

1. What is immunity?




2. What are the immunities that certain people are born with called?




3. What are acquired immunities?







Level#2: The ability to resist a certain disease is called immunity. People are often born with certain immunities. These are called natural immunities. Acquired immunities are immunities that people develop or acquire over time. One type of acquired immunity can occur when a mother passes antibodies for certain diseases to her developing baby. Another form of acquired immunity happens when you are infected with a disease only once. Then, you will not get the disease again. Your body produces antibodies to the disease.

1. What is the ability to resist a certain disease called?





2. What is it called when a person is born with certain immunities?





3. What are acquired immunities?









Level#3: The ability to resist a certain disease is called immunity. People are often born with certain immunities. These are called natural immunities. Acquired immunities are immunities that people develop or acquire over time. One type of acquired immunity can occur when a mother passes antibodies for certain diseases to her developing baby. Another form of acquired immunity happens when you are infected with a disease only once. Then, you will not get the disease again. Your body produces antibodies to the disease. Getting a vaccine is another form of acquired immunity. A vaccine is made from dead or weakened forms of pathogens. After receiving a vaccine, the body develops antibodies for the disease. This vaccination makes the body immune to that disease.

1. Explain the following terms: immunity and natural immunities.







2. Explain what acquired immunities are and how a mother passes it to her child.







3. Explain how it is possible to only get a disease once.








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Tuesday, May 15, 2018

May 18th, 2018 Catching Fire by: Suzanne Collins

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May 17th, 2018 Catching Fire by: Suzanne Collins

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Sunday, May 13, 2018

May 16th, 2018 Catching Fire by: Suzanne Collins

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Immune System

Level#1: The immune system defends against pathogens, or disease-causing substances. The immune system contains different kinds of cells and molecules that fight against pathogens in different ways. One type of cell that is part of the immune system is the white blood cell. For example, when a pathogen enters the body, the white cell finds it. They enter the tissue that is infected and attack the pathogen.

1. What happens when a pathogen enters the body?





2. What do white blood cells do when they find a pathogen?





3. What does the immune system do and what is one type of cell that is part of it?







Level#2: The immune system defends against pathogens, or disease-causing substances. The immune system contains different kinds of cells and molecules that fight against pathogens in different ways. One type of cell that is part of the immune system is the white blood cell. For example, when a pathogen enters the body, the white cell finds it. They enter the tissue that is infected and attack the pathogen. There are two special kinds of white blood cells ( T cells and B cells) called lymphocytes. They are part of the lymphatic system. They are also part of the immune system because they help the body fight disease. T cells identify pathogens. Then, they may attack the pathogens. T cells also attack the damaged body cells that the pathogens have already harmed.

1. Which two special kinds of cells are both part of the lymphatic system and the immune system?






2. What do T cells do to pathogens?






3. What do T cells do to damaged body cells?








Level#3: The immune system defends against pathogens, or disease-causing substances. The immune system contains different kinds of cells and molecules that fight against pathogens in different ways. One type of cell that is part of the immune system is the white blood cell. For example, when a pathogen enters the body, the white cell finds it. They enter the tissue that is infected and attack the pathogen. There are two special kinds of white blood cells ( T cells and B cells) called lymphocytes. They are part of the lymphatic system. They are also part of the immune system because they help the body fight disease. T cells identify pathogens. Then, they may attack the pathogens. T cells also attack the damaged body cells that the pathogens have already harmed. Other times, T cells do not attack the pathogens directly. Instead, they stimulate B cells to produce substances called antibodies. Antibodies find certain pathogens and attach to them like a flag. This attachment makes it easier for other cells of the immune system, such as white blood cells, to identify pathogens. Then, the other cells find the pathogens and attack them.

1. Explain what T cells identify, and what they may attack.






2. Explain the other things that T cells do as part of the immune system.






3. Explain what else T cells do and what antibodies do as part of the immune system.









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May 15th, 2018 Catching Fire by: Suzanne Collins

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Immune System

Level#1: The immune system defends against pathogens, or disease-causing substances. The immune system contains different kinds of cells and molecules that fight against pathogens in different ways. One type of cell that is part of the immune system is the white blood cell. For example, when a pathogen enters the body, the white cell finds it. They enter the tissue that is infected and attack the pathogen.


1. What does the immune system do?






2. What does the immune system contain?






3. What is the name of one type of cell that is part of the immune system?







Level#2: The immune system defends against pathogens, or disease-causing substances. The immune system contains different kinds of cells and molecules that fight against pathogens in different ways. One type of cell that is part of the immune system is the white blood cell. For example, when a pathogen enters the body, the white cell finds it. They enter the tissue that is infected and attack the pathogen. There are two special kinds of white blood cells ( T cells and B cells) called lymphocytes. They are part of the lymphatic system. They are also part of the immune system because they help the body fight disease. T cells identify pathogens. Then, they may attack the pathogens. T cells also attack the damaged body cells that the pathogens have already harmed.

1. What does the immune system contain?





2. Name one type of cell that is part of the immune system and explain what it does to protect the body.





3. What are the names of the two special kinds of white blood cells?









Level#3: The immune system defends against pathogens, or disease-causing substances. The immune system contains different kinds of cells and molecules that fight against pathogens in different ways. One type of cell that is part of the immune system is the white blood cell. For example, when a pathogen enters the body, the white cell finds it. They enter the tissue that is infected and attack the pathogen. There are two special kinds of white blood cells ( T cells and B cells) called lymphocytes. They are part of the lymphatic system. They are also part of the immune system because they help the body fight disease. T cells identify pathogens. Then, they may attack the pathogens. T cells also attack the damaged body cells that the pathogens have already harmed. Other times, T cells do not attack the pathogens directly. Instead, they stimulate B cells to produce substances called antibodies. Antibodies find certain pathogens and attach to them like a flag. This attachment makes it easier for other cells of the immune system, such as white blood cells, to identify pathogens. Then, the other cells find the pathogens and attack them.

1. What does the immune system do to defend the body and how does it do it?







2. Name a type of cell that is part of the immune system and explain what it does.







3. Name the two special kinds of cells and the two systems that they are both a part of.









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May 14th, 2018 Catching Fire by: Suzanne Collins

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

May 11th, 2018 Catching Fire by: Suzanne Collins

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May 10th, 2018 Catching Fire by: Suzanne Collins


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Monday, May 7, 2018

May 9th, 2018 Catching Fire by: Suzanne Collins

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Lymphatic System

Level#1: As blood moves through the body, some fluid leaks into body tissues. As much as three quarts of fluid can leak into body tissue per day. The lymphatic system collects this fluid and returns it to the circulatory system. This clear fluid, called lymph, contains special white blood cells. These white blood cells, called lymphocytes, fight disease.

1. What is the clear fluid called?






2. What does the clear fluid contain?






3. What are the white blood cells called and what do they do?








Level#2: As blood moves through the body, some fluid leaks into body tissues. As much as three quarts of fluid can leak into body tissue per day. The lymphatic system collects this fluid and returns it to the circulatory system. This clear fluid, called lymph, contains special white blood cells. These white blood cells, called lymphocytes, fight disease. Lymph moves through vessels and special organs, including the tonsils, thymus, spleen, and lymph nodes. Lymph is filtered by the lymph nodes and tonsils. When you have an infection, your lymph nodes or tonsils can become larger.

1. Where does lymph move through?






2. What is lymph filtered by?





3. What happens when you have an infection?










 Level#3: As blood moves through the body, some fluid leaks into body tissues. As much as three quarts of fluid can leak into body tissue per day. The lymphatic system collects this fluid and returns it to the circulatory system. This clear fluid, called lymph, contains special white blood cells. These white blood cells, called lymphocytes, fight disease. Lymph moves through vessels and special organs, including the tonsils, thymus, spleen, and lymph nodes. Lymph is filtered by the lymph nodes and tonsils. When you have an infection, your lymph nodes or tonsils can become larger. They become filled with a large number of white blood cells that are fighting bacteria or virus causing your infection. The thymus gland helps certain white blood cells to grow. The spleen destroys damaged red blood cells.

1. Explain what happens to your lymph nodes and tonsils when you have an infection.







2. Explain what the thymus gland does.






3. Explain what the spleen does.








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