Bones, Skin and Muscle WEBQUEST!

Bones, Skin and Muscle Webquest!



1. Go to this website and complete the online quiz.

Write your score here: _________

http://http//www.klbschool.org.uk/interactive/science/skeleton.htm




Go to this website:

http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=AP12204




2. Double click on the sweat glands. Name the two types of sweat glands.





3. Stay on the site. Double click on the hair follicle. Where do they get their hair color?







Now go to this website: http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=AP15204



4. What does the occipitalis do?



5. Click next until you see the Abdomen. What does the Rectis Abdominis do?



Now go to this website: http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/muscles.html#

6. What is the heart muscle also known as?

7. Go to this website: http:/www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=AP12904

What is the difference between an axial and appendicular skeleton?

8. What does the arector pilli do?

http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-body/skin-article.html

Go to this website: http://http//www.edheads.org/activities/knee/index.htmwww.edheads.org/activities/knee/index.htm


Complete the Virtual Knee Surgery activity! Very cool. Make sure you click subtitles since we don't have sound in our labs.



Build a skeleton! Have fun!
http://http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/3djigsaw_02/index.shtml?skeleton



9. Go to this website: http://depts.washington.edu/bonebio/bonAbout/structure.html.
What do compare trabecular bone to?

10. Go this website and scroll down.What is the hardest substance in the human body?
http://www.funshun.com/amazing-facts/bones-human-body-facts.html

11. Go to this website: http://kidshealth.org/kid/feel_better/things/casts.html?tracking=K_RelatedArticle
What is the difference between a plaster of paris cast and a fiberglass cast?

12. By what age has the average person amassed 98% of their skeletal system?
http://www.drstandley.com/facts_bones.shtml



13. http://www.edheads.org/
Click on deep brain stimulation. What's wrong with the patient?



14. http://orthopedics.about.com/od/sprainstraintreatment/ht/muscle.htm
How many grades of pulled muscle are there?




15. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002950.htm
What machine delivers oxygen rich blood to vital organs during surgery?




16. Go to this website:
http://www.skincancer.org/the-abcdes-of-melanoma.html
What are the ABCDE's of Melanoma? List them.




17. Where is the only place you do NOT have hair follicles?
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/skin.html#



18. How does smoking affect the skin? List specific examples.
http://health.learninginfo.org/smoking_skin.htm



19. How many bones does a giraffe have in it's neck?
http://www.kgbanswers.com/how-many-bones-in-a-geraffs-neck/1571835


20. How many different types of concussions are there?
http://www.medicinenet.com/brain_concussion/article.htm



21. How long does it take to recover from ACL surgery?
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/anterior-cruciate-ligament-acl-surgery



22. What are the major types of skin cancer?
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/skin-cancer/ds00190


23.What is athlete's foot?
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/skin/athletes_foot.html



24. What causes a bruise on your skin?
http://teenshealth.org/teen/your_body/skin_stuff/bruises.html



25. What was believed to be the cause of acne? What is the real cause of acne?
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/beautiful/prevent_acne.html

Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis FUN!

Please click on the following websites to answer the following questions. Have fun, explore and check things out.

1. Go to the following website: www.biology4kids.com/files/plants_photosynthesis.html
What color wavelengths do plants absorb?


2.Go to this website: www.neok12.com/Photosynthesis.htm. Click on Photosynthesis basics. Match the vocabulary cards to the correct definition.
Note: There is no answer that you need to write down on your sheet at this website.

3. Go to this website: www.realtrees4kids.org/sixeight/letseat.htm Scroll down to the heading "Process". Read the website.
What does this website compare the process of photosynthesis to?

a. Stay on the same website as above.
What atoms make up the molecule Carbon Dioxide?

4. Now go here: www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson024.shtml
What are trees that drop their leaves in the fall called?

a. Stay on the same website as above. I thought that leaves only had brillant color in the fall. How can a trees leaves be orange and yellow in the summer?

5. Go to this website: www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/frizfreshfacts/
Click on Friz TV and Launch FrizTV. Click Factivitiy.
What animal is shown depicting parts of photosynthesis?

a.Now stay on the website and Click "The Facts" on the left side.
What are plants veins called?


6. Go to this website: http://lifesciences.envmed.rochester.edu/movies/photosynthesis.swf
What two cellular organelles are shown in the animation but don't play a role in photosynthesis (hint: they are blue and orange)?

7. Go to this website: www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/labbench/lab4/concepts1.html
Click on the arrow to the right.
What does paper chromatography do?

a. Stay on the same website. Click "4-11 Photosynthesis " on the left hand side.

What membrane in the plant captures the chemical compounds ATP (energy)?

8. Click on the following website and watch the flashing picture for a minute.
www.schools.utah.gov/curr/science/sciber00/8th/energy/sciber/photosyn.htm
Describe the food chain that is shown.

9. Go to the following website:
www.reachoutmichigan.org/funexperiments/agesubject/lessons/newton/phytosy.html

How many acres of tropical forest are cut down each year?

a. Stay on the same website.

What is deforestation blamed for?

10. Go to this website:
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/methuselah/photosynthesis.html.
Click on the box to the upper right that says "Illuminating Photosynthesis". Then click on "Cycle", "Atomic Shuffle", and "Three Puzzles" at the top. On "The Cycle" website you have a girl watering a plant. Click the shade.

What molecule comes from outside the window?

11. Go to this website. Hit Play for both animations.
www.earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/photosynthesis/photosynthesis.html

What makes these two animations different from one another?

12. Go to this website. Hit the yellow arrow to the left.
www.johnkyrk.com/photosynthesis.html

As the Sun bathes the Earth, how long do solar photons take to get here? (read the text!)

13. Go to
http://library.thinkquest.org/3715/Environ.html


The destruction of different plants can lead to what?

14. Go to this website. Take the online quiz.

www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/quizshowall.php?title=Photosynthesis-1

Record your score on the sheet

15. Play the Food Chain Game at this website. Hit "GAME" at the top to take you right there. Go to this website: www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/foodchain/photosynthesis.htm

15.In the Marine Chain game, what does the small fish eat?

a. In the FULL CHAIN, what TWO things can the Eagle eat?

16. Click on the following website:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/organisms_behaviour_health/food_chains/revise3.shtml

Find the heading "Carbon Dioxide" and list the FOUR layers of the leaf.

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