HOYA 2 Feb/Mar Article
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Oh my goodness! How are there only 26 class days left for this amazing group of young students?? This entire year has flown by. Hard to believe that graduation is just around the corner.
February was a normal busy, exciting month. Students are having fun learning their medical terminology words. We have played Medical Terminology Jeopardy and Bingo. We have used word search and crossword puzzles to become familiar with all these challenging words. Students are also becoming more familiar with the on-line version of our workbook.
Students taught us about the muscular, skeletal, and cardiovascular systems. We have taken advantage of at least one of the warm days by working on blood flow of the heart worksheets outside and then students drew and labeled the heart on the sidewalk.
We also dissected chicken feet as we studied the muscular and skeletal system. Chicken feet are full of tendons and adipose tissues as well as bone marrow.
In March, students will continue to teach each other about additional body systems as well as completing a teaching project where they contact an elementary teacher and initiate a health education subject to 5th grade students or younger. So far, 2 groups have gone to local schools. One group taught proper teeth brushing and the other group taught how the cardiovascular system works and how physical activity affects the pulse rate. Students have had very positive feedback from the classes they have taught.