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Students will practice paraphrasing a scientific definition in their own words and then present the word to the class.

Students learn about some different types of contraceptives available.

Posters to use while teaching about the male and female reproductive systems.

Terms used for describing the female and male reproductive systems; used for prior knowledge.

Students create a concept map about the female reproductive system.

Students observe a karyotype and make observations to help them make a connection between chromosomes and chromosome numbers in a human male and human female.

Students will be reminded of the big ideas concerning meiosis.

Students will practice labeling the stages of meiosis.

Students will practice sorting pictures of meiosis.

Students will demonstrate their knowledge about meiosis.

The key to the modeling activity.

Students will perform this activity to help them understand the process of meiosis.

Students learn the parts of the female reproductive system.

Students learn the parts of the male reproductive system.

Students act out the endocrine system with all hormones listed on the script.

Students are given additional practice in identifying the endocrine glands.

Students demonstrate their comprehension of the different hormones in the endocrine system.

Students are given a real-life situation in which our actions are affecting other organisms.

Students discover about feedback mechanisms through hormones.

Students practice using Excel to create graphs of positive and negative feedback mechanisms.

The KEY to the hormone flow chart activity.

Student version to the hormone flow chart activity.

A letter home discussing the plans for the unit and to inform parents.

An article which describes the difference between asexual and sexual reproduction.

A puzzle that allows students to sort different hormones and the endocrine glands from which they are produced or target. Prior knowledge piece.

Students are able to label the different endocrine glands and describe what each does.