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NAVA COLLEGE PREP ACADEMY ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

2014 Fall Semester Room 158

Teacher: Ms. Tambunan Office Hours: Tuesdays 3-4 PM or By Appointment Email: josephine.tambunan@lausd.net Website: http://ncpascience.weebly.com/ COURSE DESCRIPTION Anatomy is the study of the structure of the human body, while physiology is the study of the function of the human body and its individual body parts. This year explores the physiological issues that impact society with a strong emphasis on obtaining and achiev-ing optimum health. You will learn a great deal about how the human body works, and, during the fall semester, we will focus the majority of our time on the integumentary, skeletal, and muscular systems. COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. To help students acquire a basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the human body with emphasis on the musculo-skeletal system.

2. To help students develop usable knowledge that can be applied across the science disciplines. COURSE STANDARDS

• HS-­LS1-­2. Develop and use a model to illustrate the hierarchical organization of interacting systems that provide specific functions within multicellular organisms.

• HS-­LS1-­3. Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that feedback mechanisms maintain homeostasis. CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS: Rules for this class are very simple

1. Exercise Respect. Respect your teacher, your classmates, yourself, and your classroom. i. No swearing or insulting others in any way. ii. No vandalism of ANY kind! iii. No gum, food, or drinks in the lab (other than water). All other food and drinks will be thrown away. iv. No selling of fundraising materials (candy, etc.) during class or it will be confiscated. v. No cosmetics. Any make-up that is out during class will be thrown in the trash. Only exception: Chap Stick or lip balm.

2. Conduct yourself as a student who is here to learn. Be in your seat and ready to work when class begins with the necessary materials ready. Any behavior that is detrimental to the learning environment is unacceptable.

REQUIREMENTS You will need to bring the following materials with you EVERYDAY.

• Desire to learn • 1 – 150 Page College Rule Spiral Notebook (5 Star brand recommended) • 1-2 Packs of Loose-Leaf College Rule Paper • 3 #2 Pencils • 3 Black/Blue Pens that do not leak through pages (Assignments in any other color will not be graded) • 1 Box of Markers (8 Color Minimum) à No Sharpies! They will be confiscated. • 1 Box of Crayons • 1 Box of Colored Pencils • Erasers • Clear Tape • 2 Glue Sticks • 2 Highlighters of different colors • Pencil Case/Box • Student planner • 3 Packs of 4x6 Index Cards (Optional) • Small and Medium Sized Post-Its (Optional)

TEXTBOOK • Marieb, Elaine Nicpon. Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology. 8th ed. San Francisco: Benjamin Cummings, 2004.

Print. (Required) • Kapit, Wynn and Lawrence M. Elson. The Anatomy Coloring Book. 4tth ed. San Francisco: Pearson, 2014. Print. (Op-

tional)

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• Marieb, Elaine Nicpon. Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory Manual. 3rd ed. San Francisco: Pear-son/Benjamin Cummings, 2006. Print. (Optional)

HOMEWORK, CLASSWORK, TESTS & LATE WORK It is your responsibility to check the table of contents every day, and get missed assignments when absent.

• Homework will be collected at the start of class on the day that it is due. No homework will be accepted after the bell. • You are required to answer a blog question found on the class website every 2-3 weeks by the stated due date. • You will keep a journal of daily entries, notes, homework, and other class work. It is extremely important that your journal is

organized and complete. NEVER rip pages out of the journal. If you forget your journal, you will lose organizational points. • Journals will be will graded every 2-3 weeks. However, each assignment will be stamped daily. Stamps indicate that the as-

signment was completed on time. • Culminating projects and lab reports will not be included in your journal. You will keep these items in a student portfolio. • NO LATE WORK will be accepted. However, exceptions will be made per teacher discretion. • You have only one week to make up a test or quiz you missed from the day you return. If you do not make up a missed test

within one week, you will earn zero points. • If you are absent on a day an assignment is due, you must turn in the work the day you return to receive full credit. • If you are absent on a day an assignment is given, you will have an extra two days to complete and submit the work. • You may not make-up any missed labs and group activities. If you miss a lab and/or a group activity due to an excused absence

you will be required to complete an alternative assignment. • If you are absent, it is your responsibility to check the website, class file, and table of contents for missed work, and/or sched-

ule your make-up test. ATTENDANCE POLICY It is very important to be in class on time every day. We will move quickly in this class, and you will fall behind and get buried if you are absent and/or tardy frequently. Every time you are not in your seat and writing in your journal at the beginning of class, you will be marked tardy in the school’s attendance records. If you are late, you will lose valuable instructional time and homework points. NCPA enforces a strict attendance policy. Truant students will be suspended and may receive monetary fines. CLASSROOM PASSES No passes will be given out the first and last 10 minutes of class, or during direct instruction. ELECTRONIC POLICY It is LAUSD policy that all electronics are to remain turned off and out of sight during school hours. If a staff or faculty member sees it, it will be confiscated and turned in to the office. However, there may be approved circumstances when it will be necessary to use certain electronics for class purposes. CHEATING POLICY I take cheating of any sort in this class very seriously and personally. Cheating includes, but is not limited to:

• Any form of copying someone else’s work or allowing your work to be copied on any type of assignment • Plagiarism (copying) • Using unauthorized notes or aides on a quiz or test.

First infraction of the cheating policy will earn you a zero for that assignment; the second will earn you another zero and a referral for a possible suspension and/or drop fail of the course. Do not cheat yourself out of the opportunity to learn! GRADING POLICY Grades for the class will be earned using the following criteria:

40% Journal Checks. The journal includes all daily entries, notes, homework assignments and class activities. 30% Lab Reports and Projects 20% Quizzes and Tests. These include vocabulary and unit quizzes, unit tests, and final exams. 10% Homework/Blog Posts

The following is the percent breakdown for a grade: A+ = 97%-100% A = 90%-96.9% B = 80%-89% C = 70%-79% D = 60%-69% F < 60% If you have an A+ before the final exam, you have the option to opt out of taking the final exam and, instead, complete a teacher approved short project of your choice. A rubric will be provided if you choose the latter. In order for this class to function properly and for you to learn effectively, you must agree to do the following things:

• Give me as your teacher complete and unchallenged permission to teach you • Abide by the rules of this class • Commit to investing your best effort to learn

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COURSE OUTLINE: *Note: Schedule is subject to change. FALL 2014 Semester

SPRING 2015 Semester ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THESE EXPECTATIONS.

Please discuss these rules with your parent(s)/guardian(s) and sign below indicating your agreement.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Print name Student Signature Date ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Print Name Parent/Guardian Signature Date

Quarter 1

Week 1 Syllabus and Classroom Overview

Week 2-3 Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology

Week 4-5 Integumentary System

Week 6-8 Skeletal System

Week 9 MIDTERM EXAM (10/10)

Quarter 2

Week 10-13 Muscular System

Week 14-16 Nervous System Part 1

Week 17- 18 FINAL EXAM (12/17-12/18)

Quarter 3

Week 1-3 Nervous System Part II

Week 4-6 Circulatory System

Week 7-9 Respiratory System

Week 10-11 MIDTERM EXAM (3/26-3/27)

Quarter 4

Week 12-14 Digestive System

Week 15-16 Urinary System

Week 17-18 Reproductive System

Week 19 FINAL EXAM (6/3-6/4)