Thursday, April 29, 2010

Thursday 4-29 and Friday 4-30

Ch 14 test

AIDS computer activity due next class...

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Ch 14 Study Guide

I put a copy of my PowerPoint on NET CLASSROOM....NOT the blog!!!

AIDS Web Activity Questions to consider…
What is an opportunistic infection as it relates to AIDS?
What determines if you are HIV + or have full blown AIDS?
What are four ways to transmit the disease?
How many people have HIV/AIDS and don’t know it?

Be familiar with the First line of defense (innate) immunity types such as….
Species Resistance
Mechanical Barriers
Chemical Barriers
Fever
Natural Killer Cells
Inflammation
Phagocytosis

Be able to decide if a list of statements refer to the thymus, spleen or red bone marrow

Be able to put a flow chart in order from lymph vessels that take substances FROM the blood and TO the subclavian vein.

Be familiar with images: 14.4, 14.8, 14.5, Table 14.2, Figure 14.16

Be able to label an image of an antibody

Know the symptoms of the following COMMON autoimmune diseases….
Grave's disease
Type I diabetes
Hemolytic anemia
Multiple sclerosis
Rheumatic fever
Rheumatoid arthritis
Ulcerative colitis


Be able to match the four types of transplant types to their description…


Match some reasons a parent may chose NOT to vaccinate their child with the MOST logical rebuttal…

Be able to answer “thinker” multiple choice questions (like what was on the two HW packets we collected last class….the “hard” ones) for all of the information we covered in Ch 14!

Tues 4/27 and Wed 4/28 and AIDS Questions

In Class
Collected your two HW packets
Graded them for correctness (you are welcome to come in the next day to get them back if you want them to study for the test)

We used the rest of class to do the AIDS computer activity (see below for the questions if you still need to complete this for HW)...this is due in TWO classes (Monday for Periods 5 and 6 and Tuesday for period2)!!!!

CH 14 test next class! The study guide will be posted by 10pm tonight! STUDY HARD for this test!!!!

Go to the following website, follow the clicking pathways and answer the following questions!

Use a separate piece of paper!!!

http://www.aids.gov/
HIV/AIDS basics

What is HIV/AIDS?

1. What does HIV stand for?

2. What makes HIV different from most other viruses?

3. What kinds of body cells does the HIV virus tend to attack?

Expand the page and continuing answering the questions.

4. What does AIDS stand for?

5. What is an opportunistic infection as it relates to AIDS?

6. What are three reasons you would be classified as AIDS from HIV.

7. Where do we suspect AIDS originated from?

Click on the yellow box where it says HIV life cycle.

8. How does the AIDS virus spread throughout your body?

Expand the page and continuing answering the questions.

9. What kind of cell is the viruses’ favorite type of cell to infect?

10. What are the six steps the viruses takes in your host cell?

Click the back button and select “stages of HIV” from the yellow box

11. What is an acute infection?

12. What is the viral set point?

13. What are your CD4 levels like after the acute infection stage?

14. What is the clinical latency stage?

15. How long can it last?

16. Why would this be dangerous to people who do not know they are infected?

17. What determines if you are HIV + or have full blown AIDS?

18. What is the survival rate for people with AIDS if they do NOT seek medical attention?

Click on CD4 Cell.

19. Why is it appropriate to use the terms CD4 and T cell interchangeably?

Click on HIV basics at the top of the page

Then click on “how do you get AIDS or HIV”

20. Which body fluids contain the virus?

21. Expand the page

22. What are four ways to transmit the disease?

Click the back button

Click “prevention”

23. How many new people are affected with AIDS each year?

Click the “back” button

Click on signs and symptoms

24. What are the symptoms of the early stages of HIV?

25. What are the symptoms of the chronic or latency stage of HIV?

26. What happens in the late stages of HIV?

Click the “back” button

Then click on “stats”

27. How many people in the US are living with HIV/AIDS

28. How many people have HIV/AIDS and don’t know it?

29. What is the most common age group of new cases of HIV/AIDS?

30. List in order, the people who are most at risk for contracting the disease.


Monday, April 26, 2010

Interesting News Article

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/04/26/h1n1.one.year.anniversary/index.html?hpt=C1

Friday, April 23, 2010

Friday and Monday 4-23 and 4-26-10

Notes on vaccines, organ transplants, autoimmune diseases

HW:
finish both worksheets that were handed out in class. One is titled, "immunity and diseases" worksheet and the other one does not have have a title....

YOUR FIELD TRIP FORMS ARE DUE NEXT CLASS otherwise, the back-up students will be going..

Chapter 14 test on Thursday and Friday depending on if you are in period 2 or 5 and 6....DON'T overlook studying about the lymph system and all of it's detail!

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Wed and Thursday 4-21 and 4-22

Check HW
Gave answers
Notes on vaccines

HW
take a stance on vaccinating your kids...use this website if it is helpful. Next class you will turn in your written "stat" notes and your stance...I am looking for you to scientifically back up your stance!!!!

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/


Friday, April 16, 2010

Thursday 4-15 and Fri 4-16

In Class
Watched an immune system movie
Jenkins gave a public announcement speech on AIDS
Rest of class time used to work on immune system analogy projects

These are due TWO class periods from now! However, you will not be given further class time to complete them!

See most of you at PROM!

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Wed 4-14-10

Notes
Review on Specific immunity
Started your specific immunity analogy project

Will be given about 20 minutes next class to work on this and then it will become HW

No HW for tonight!

Monday, April 12, 2010

Monday April 12, 2010 Period ONE

Checked off your lymph ws HW
Gave the answers to the WS
Notes on Specific Immunity

NO HW