Science Can Be About Me!

One of my favorite things to learn about in school was always The Human Body. For some reason the different bodily systems always intrigued me. The way they all interact and have the ability to repair themselves and adapt to something that could happen to the body. Along with the Human Body I always enjoyed learning about other life sciences such as plant and animals as well. In the third part of my text book for my Science Methods course we read about the life sciences. I decided to write a short summary on it.

The chapter always starts by providing possible careers someone could have in that field. In the Life Science field some careers a person could have are:

• Physician
• Medical Technologist
• Marine Biologist
• Biologist
• Zoologist 

The chapter also always provides different technologies that are used in the field. Some technologies in the field of Life Science are:

• Binoculars
• Optical Microscope
• Autoclave
• Heart/Lung Machine
• Blood Pressure Monitoring Device
• Prosthetic Devices
• Cardiac Pacemaker
• CAT Scan Devices
• MRI Devices
• Technologies to convert biomass into biofuels

Next, there is one chapter on Living Things and one chapter on The Human Body. The Living Things chapter was broken down into a few parts. It is broken down into Classifying Living Things. The chapter informs readers about the difference between living and non living things, vertebrates and invertebrates, and the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction. The book goes on to explain the difference between the Plant Kingdom and the Animal Kingdom. The book then explains the break down of each. The book goes through the different classes. 

• Kingdom
• Phylum
• Class 
• Order
• Family
• Genus
• Species

The next chapter in part three of the book was about The Human Body. The different bodily systems were broken down into the name and what they are in charge of. 

• Digestive System: Structure and function as well as food and nutrition
• Skeletal-Muscular System: Structure and function of bones and the structure and function of of muscles. 
• Respiratory System: Structure and function of the diaphragm, windpipe, and lungs as well as oxygen transport.
• Nervous System: Structure and function of the nerves. Also, controls the senses of the body such as skin sensors, taste, smell, hearing, and sight. 
• Excretory System: Structure and function of the kidneys, skin and liver. 
• Circulatory System: Structure and function of the heart and blood vessels. Also controls bodily functions revolving around blood. 
• Reproductive System: Structure and function of the reproductive systems in the male and female body. Also controls heredity. 

The chapters also provides different unit plan ideas that could be done. They provide essential questions that students should answer in the unit plans. Listed below are some of the questions I felt would really benefit student learning. 

• What conditions are needed to keep a plant alive and healthy?
• What conditions are needed to keep an animal alive and healthy?
• What are the changes a plant undergoes from sed to death?
• How are the life cycles of animals and plants similar and different?
• What makes a cell so special to life?
• What is a body system?
• How do my genes and my environment influence who I am?
• What organisms can convert the sun's energy into food?
• How does my life affect earth?
• What can I contribute to create and maintain a healthy earth. 

These chapters are very beneficial as the also provide sample lesson plans for students of all ages and learning levels. This book is very helpful and something I would use for my future use as a teacher.