PRINCIPLES OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
INSTRUCTOR: Ms. Nguyen ROOM: 103 WEBSITES: http://teacherweb.com/CA/JuniperoSerraHighSchool/MsStephanieNguyen https://my.pltw.org EMAIL: snguyen@la-­‐serrahs.org MANDATORY MATERIALS: - Custom PLTW Student Lab Notebook ($10; purchased from Serra) - 1.5 – 2" 3-­‐ring binder (specifically designated for PBS only)* - 6 binder dividers* - Highlighters - 1 pair of scissors* - 1 Sharpie permanent marker* - 1 Elmer’s Glue (4 oz. bottle)* - 1 pack Crayola colored markers (8 colors)* *To be kept in the classroom for frequent use SCIENCE DEPARTMENT MISSION The mission of the science department is to help students discover scientific concepts and relationships that will lead to a deeper understanding and appreciation of the world they live in. We aim to develop scientists who apply the practices of inquiry, observation, experimentation, and critical thinking. They will become globally conscious citizens who are aware of the impact of interactions between the natural world and mankind. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This introductory course of the four-­‐year PLTW Biomedical Science program provides an introduction to the biomedical sciences through exciting hands-­‐on projects and problems. Students investigate concepts of biology and medicine as they explore health conditions including heart disease, diabetes, sickle-­‐cell disease, hypercholesterolemia, and infectious diseases. They will determine the factors that led to the death of a fictional woman as they sequentially piece together evidence found in her medical history and her autopsy report. Students will investigate lifestyle choices and medical treatments that might have prolonged the woman’s life and demonstrate how the development of disease is related to changes in human body systems. The activities and projects introduce students to human physiology, basic biology, medicine, and research processes while allowing students to design experiments to solve problems. Key biological concepts including maintenance of homeostasis in the body, metabolism, inheritance of traits, and defense against disease are embedded in the curriculum. This course is designed to provide an overview of all the courses in the biomedical sciences program and lay the scientific foundation for subsequent courses. In this course, much of the work will be hands-­‐on, and will involve students working is small groups (2-­‐4) to achieve a particular objective. In order to ensure all objectives are met, students must manage their time wisely. This course is very intensive and much of the learning will be self-­‐directed. Students must be prepared to work hard and be responsible for their learning. COURSE OBJECTIVES: Students will: 1. Gain in-­‐depth knowledge of numerous biomedical science careers through career journaling. 2. Strengthen reading comprehension and writing skills as they perform extensive research and communicate their understanding of advanced writing. 3. Acquire research, documentation and presentation skills necessary to succeed in subsequent PLTW biomedical science courses and post-­‐secondary course work. 1
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4. Understand key content knowledge related to forensics, human body systems, homeostasis, biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, and current diagnostic medical techniques. 5. Apply, evaluate and synthesize key biomedical science concepts. CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS: Students must be highly motivated to learn and apply knowledge gained in this course. Due to the accelerated pace of this curriculum, students are also expected to work diligently during class time, pay attention to detail, ask questions when needed and be mindful of group work deadlines. Students must be willing to be active, independent learners to gain maximum benefit from the PTLW Biomedical Science pathway. Additionally, due to the performance-­‐based nature of the curriculum, students are expected to collaborate effectively when needed or produce original thoughtful pieces of work when required. GROUP WORK: The collaborative nature of the sciences and healthcare is stressed in the PLTW classroom. Because most classwork is done in a group setting, each individual student is responsible for ensuring that tasks are performed to the best of their ability. Generally, assignments submitted as a group are assigned an overall score but individual scores of that assignment are dependent upon each student’s contributions. Group members score each other on collaboration and these scores affect the individual student’s score for the assignment. EVALUATION/GRADING: Grading Categories Grading Scale Homework 5% A 90-­‐100% Classwork 25% B 80-­‐89 % Quizzes 15% C 70-­‐79% Assessment 35% F <70% Final Assessment 20% Please note that I do not curve grades or give re-­‐tests. HOMEWORK: Homework will be assigned to reinforce the concepts you should be learning and to let you recognize what you do and do not know. When you are absent, it is your responsibility to find out what you missed. “I didn’t know what the assignment was because I wasn’t here,” is not a valid excuse to not have your homework on the day it is due, as all homework assignments and handouts given in class can be found on TeacherWeb. If there is an emergency or if you are too ill to complete the assignment, you must bring a note from a parent explaining the situation. QUIZZES: In order to make sure students are doing assignments thoroughly, quizzes will be administered regularly. However, they may or may not be announced so students should always come to class well-­‐prepared. You are responsible for all materials covered in class, in the text, in lab, and in homework. EXAMS: Students will be tested at the conclusion of each unit. Final exams are cumulative. Semester 1 Exam Dates: Semester 2 Exam Dates: Midterm: TBA Midterm: TBA Final: December 13, 2016 Final: May 30, 2017 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY All students are required to submit their own work. Faculty Instructors cannot properly consider a student’s progress when cheating occurs on tests, quizzes, exams, or any form of student’s assessments. Cheating is contrary to the philosophy and mission of Junipero Serra High School. Cheating is considered but not limited to: 1. Plagiarism – representing someone else’s work or ideas as one’s own without crediting the source 2
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2. Copying assignments and homework, including allowing other students to copy assignments 3. Giving or receiving answers prior to or during quizzes or exams 4. Completing someone else’s work or allowing someone else to complete your work 5. Possession of unauthorized materials during quizzes or exams Any instance of cheating during a student’s tenure at Junipero Serra High School, regardless of the course, will result in a 0 on that assignment or the course itself and strict disciplinary probation or withdrawal/expulsion of school. OFFICE HOURS: Students are invited to come in for help, ask questions, take missed exams, or have study sessions during office hours. Office hours are to be announced. If you are unable to come in during these times, please make an appointment by writing your name and the time you wish to meet on the Appointment Calendar in class. LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS): Since there is no textbook, all assignments and coursework will be accessed on PLTW’s Learning Management System (LMS). Students will be using this website on a daily basis and must have internet access at home. TEACHERWEB & EMAIL: The TeacherWeb website will provide supplementary resources to the content offered on the LMS. Students may email the instructor with questions pertaining to the subject matter via a link on TeacherWeb. Emails sent past 8:00pm will not be responded to until the following day. Any correspondence between instructor and student is subject to revision by the administration. POWERSCHOOL: All grades will be posted on PowerSchool. Students and parents should regularly check PowerSchool to keep track of performance and progress. MAKE-­‐UP POLICY: Students are responsible for all material covered and assigned during an absence: - Absences must be excused as per the Student Handbook. When you are absent, it is your responsibility to find out what you missed. The student has an equivalent amount of time as the absence to make-­‐up assignments or exams. For excused absences, the student may obtain up to 100% credit for the missed assignment. For unexcused absences, the student may obtain up to 60% credit for the missed assignment. - Students that have missed a scheduled quiz, exam, or lab are responsible for making an appointment with the instructor to make it up. Failure to appear at this appointment will result in a 0 for the grade. - Late assignments are accepted for up to 70% credit. Late assignments may be turned in no later than the following dates per quarter: o Quarter 1 late work deadline: Oct 7, 2016 o Quarter 2 late work deadline: Dec 2, 2016 o Quarter 3 late work deadline: March 10, 2017 o Quarter 4 late work deadline: May 12, 2017 - If absences are due to school-­‐related or sponsored events, including but not limited to athletic contests, field trips, performances or retreats and student know they will be missing a course period, students are responsible for handing in all assignments on or before the originally scheduled date of the event. EXTRA CREDIT: No extra credit assignments will be offered. 3
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CLASSROOM POLICIES: (Please refer to Student Handbook) - All students & parents are to read the Science Laboratory Regulations, sign the Student Safety Contract, and return the contract to the instructor. - Appropriate behaviour is expected of everyone in the classroom. In order to ensure everyone’s safety, laboratories must be taken in a serious and courteous manner. Student threats, practical jokes, harassment, bullying, or PDA will not be permitted and will result in detention, notification to administration, or further disciplinary action. - During classroom prayer, pledge of allegiance, and morning announcements, students will be held accountable for respectful silence. Failure to do so may result in detention. - Dress code will be strictly enforced. Items not within the dress code will be confiscated and given to the Dean to hold for the remainder of the year. - Food and drink are NOT PERMITTED in Room 103 at any time. Water must be kept in backpacks. - Phones & other electronics must be turned on silent and stored in the “cell phone locker” unless otherwise permitted by the instructor. Unauthorized use of phones will result in their confiscation. Confiscated phones may only be retrieved by a parent or guardian. A fine of $25.00 will be imposed for the return of the phone. Subsequent infractions will result in increased fines of $25.00 increments until the third violation when the phone will be confiscated for the remainder of the semester. - Cheating, copying, and plagiarizing are not tolerated and will automatically result in NO CREDIT for the assignment/exam and notification to administration. Consequences may include strict disciplinary probation or withdrawal / expulsion from school. - Students are expected to keep all paperwork for the class organized in their binder for use throughout the school year. Suggestions for organization will be made by the instructor. - You are expected to be in your seat at the beginning of the scheduled class with your homework out. - Good manners are expected of everyone. Students are encouraged to say “please” and “thank you” and must raise their hand to speak. - You may not touch any lab equipment or computers unless specifically told to. Students are financially responsible for damage to equipment or technology. - Misuse or inappropriate use of the internet will result in disciplinary action and notification to administration. - You may not remove anything from the instructor’s desk. This includes papers, writing utensils, and lab equipment. - Please clean up after yourself. Do not leave trash or food on the ground or on the desks. - If you choose to chew gum, you will be asked to trash it and will owe the instructor $1. Failure to pay the penalty within one week will result in a Dean’s detention. - If you choose to use profanity, you will owe the instructor $1. Failure to pay the penalty within one week will result in a Dean’s detention. - Each student will be given 2 hall passes per quarter to use if you need to leave the classroom for the bathroom. The hall pass must be surrendered at time of use. Hall passes are the responsibility of the student and may not be transferred between students. Hall passes cannot be replaced if they are lost, stolen, or altered in any way. - Exams, quizzes, labs, homework, etc. that do not include a name are given 0 credit. - Persistent violation of any classroom policies will result in notification to school administration and/or dismissal from class. The instructor reserves the right to amend school rules and regulations as necessary during the school year. Parents will be notified by mail of any such amendments. 4
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PRINCIPLES OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Course Outline
The Principles of the Biomedical Sciences™ (PBS) course is divided into six units designed to introduce students to the study of the human body and human medicine. The following is a description of each unit in the PBS course. Each unit is subdivided into lessons, each lesson into activities. For example activity 2.3.1 is in unit 2, lesson 3, and it is the first activity. Unit 1 – The Mystery Unit one provides the foundation and develops the theme for the course. Students are engaged by reading about a woman, Anna Garcia, who is found dead in her home. Students investigate the scene, gather evidence and then move to the lab to analyze their findings. Through their examination of key evidence, students learn notebook organization, observation and documentation skills, and well as the fundamentals of experimental design. Students are introduced to the structure of DNA and investigate how basic molecular biology techniques can be used to connect suspects with a crime scene. Students also discuss the bioethics of scientific research and explore the bounds of HIPAA legislation. In each unit of the course, students obtain additional medical history information for Anna as well as details from her autopsy report as they explore the various illnesses she encountered throughout her life. Students will maintain a medical file for Anna Garcia, compile their ideas and findings over the duration of the course, and ultimately determine her cause of death in the final unit. Unit 2 – Diabetes Students walk through Anna Garcia’s diagnosis of diabetes by completing simulated laboratory tests. Given results of the tests, students can deduce the basic biology of both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. Students investigate the connection between insulin and glucose and discuss how feedback systems in the body regulate the function of key hormones. Students investigate the biochemical makeup of food and complete experiments to demonstrate the relationship between energy and food. As students explore diabetes, they are introduced to basic chemistry, the structure and function of macromolecules, and the relationship of these molecules to metabolic function. The causes, symptoms, treatments and side effects of diabetes are studied as well as the life style implications associated with this disease. Students examine complications related to diabetes and finally brainstorm and develop an innovation to help with the management or treatment of the disease. Unit 3 – Sickle Cell Disease Students learn basic concepts of genetics and inheritance as they explore Anna Garcia’s struggle with sickle cell disease. Students examine sickled red blood cells under a microscope and learn what life is like with the disease by reading and writing patient diary entries. They simulate the process of protein synthesis, examine the assembly of the protein hemoglobin, and demonstrate how sickle cell disease results from a mutation that alters a protein product. Students create chromosomes spreads, examine the structure of chromosomes, and show how traits are passed through generations on these chromosomes in our cells. Unit 4 – Heart Disease Students examine the normal function of the human heart and investigate malfunctions in the cardiovascular system that can lead to heart disease. Students complete a dissection to tour heart anatomy and study heart function using probes and data acquisition software. They collect and analyze heart data including heart rate, blood pressure, and EKG readings and analyze cardiac test results of Anna Garcia. Students explore the role cholesterol plays in the body. Students further their knowledge of molecular biology as they run gel electrophoresis and complete RFLP analysis to diagnose familial hypercholesterolemia. Students design models to simulate the function of a pump and design visuals to show interventions for blocked coronary vessels. 5
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Unit 5 – Infectious Disease Students follow the spread of a simulated epidemic as engagement to a thorough examination of the agents of disease. Students use clues from their investigation of Anna Garcia’s medical history to deduce that she was suffering from a bacterial infection. Through a series of laboratory investigations, students learn the fundamentals of aseptic technique, complete visual identification of bacterial morphology, use the Gram stain to examine bacterial cell structure, and run metabolic tests to pinpoint the particular bacterium at the heart of the illness. Students explain the functioning of the human immune system in a visual project and explore how this system is designed to protect against invaders. Unit 6 – Post Mortem In the final unit of the course, students put together all they have learned throughout the course to determine Anna Garcia’s cause of death. Students will investigate the structure and function of key human body systems and relate the illnesses in the course to a breakdown in these systems. Students will begin to recognize the coordination and interconnections of the body systems required to maintain homeostasis, a precursor to the theme of the Human Body Systems course. 6
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