Announcements!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Thursday, May 28, 2009

PSA video 1

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Disease Research Links!

Here are the links from the research being conducted in class!

I. Cholera:

CDC: Cholera

Click Here


The Global Task Force on Cholera Control


Click Here

World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/surveillance/en/cholera.pdf cholera report


II. Swine Influenza:

influenza report - Click Here
Key Facts about Influenza - Click Here

CDC – Swine Flu facts - Click

NIH Swine Flu tutorial- Click here

Medlne Plus - Click Here


III. Yellow Fever:

yellow fever report

CDC Yellow Fever - Click Here

WHO Yellow Fever - Click Here



V. SARS

CDC – SARS - Click Here

WHO – SARS - Click

Medline Plus –
Click Here


VI. Pneumonia

Medicine NET - Click Here

MAYO clinic -
Click Here

KIDS HEALTH.org -
Click Here


VII. Tuberculosis

Medicine Net - Click here

Medline Plus - Click Here

WHO - Click Here

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Immune System Movie

Here is the movie we played in class to review the immune system!

KidsHealth.org

Enjoy!

Mr. Forde :-)

How big is a bacteria or virus?

Check out this interactive page and see how very very small a virus is as compared to a bacteria or blood cell!



Click Here

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Human Body Jeopardy!



Click here to view the questions!

Mr. F :-)

Blood flow through the heart!



Go to this web site and watch the animations of the blood flowing through the heart.

Click Here for another great Kids Health movie about the circulatory system. Here is an article that goes along with it.

Mr. Forde :-)

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Perform Virtual Knee Surgery!

HI All!

Want try your hands at performing knee surgery?

Go for it by clicking here!



Mr. Forde :-)

Friday, May 1, 2009

Science Test --> Next Thursday 5/7!


Hi All!

We will be taking our next science assessment on 5/7 after we come back from watching the school play. PLEASE start studying NOW! Any notes or handouts relating to the body systems .....all the way up to the digestive system, will be on the test!

Good luck!

Mr. Forde :-)