Fun blood links

Thanks to Jewls Edmond and Annie Lowenstein for sharing these fun blood-related links:

The life cycle of a red blood cell

School House Rock's Circulation Song

Study Guide for Next Week's Quiz

Here is the Study Guide for the Blood Quiz on Tuesday, March 8th

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You should be able to…

1. Describe the levels of organization found within the body.

2. Know the Structure and Function of the Circulatory System

3. Explain how Blood Types are determined

4. Apply learning on the Genetics of Blood

Creative Project - Travels of a Blood Cell

Here is the link to Bitstrips - animation

Travels of a Red Blood Cell

Task:

For this assignment you will create a narrative that describes the voyages of a red blood cell through the circulatory system.  You have the choice of the way you that you will complete it.

Possible ideas but not limited to a:

• comic strip
• narrative story
• slide show
• stop animation
• claymation
• “Cat in the Hat” type poem and illustration.
• Animations - Using Bitstrips...https://www.bitstrips.com/pageone/

When completing your "voyage" of a red blood cell you should include:

• the structures and functions of the circulatory system
• factors that affect the blood flow
• interactions between the red blood cell and important other molecules and cells.
• the correct flow of the two-loop system

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Example Narrative:

Born in the bone marrow deep inside your long bone

I am one of TRILLIONS of my family that called this a home.

My body is flexible and my cell is not complete

I am missing a nucleus but I think it is neat.

Inside my body hemoglobin can be found

Allowing for oxygen to stick to me as I come around (the lungs)

Circulatory System - Blood Links

We are starting to explore blood's structure and function. 

We will also begin work on our Blood Drive projects in preparation for the HMS annual Blood Drive on March 10th. 

You can start to make a list of 10 people you will ask to donate blood in hopes that one will say "yes".  Think of neighbors, family, friends who live close to Yarmouth.  

Helpful links to understanding the components of blood.

American Red Cross

Kids Health Site

Palomar Edu

Preview the Blood Drive Project Page

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