Digestion+(6.1)




 * 10/20/10**

- reassessment for //Enzymes//, before or after school, Thursday or Friday
- enzymes and core ideas (2nd period) - intro. to digestion w/ corny cartoon (8th period)

HW: //Tiger// book, pg. 212-215
- enzymes and core ideas (8th period) - reading check; - intro. to digestion w/ corny cartoon (2nd period) - digestion animations - start HW
 * 10/21/10**

HW:

 * ===//Tiger// book, pg. 216-217, including the //Thinking About Science// activities===
 * ===bring book tomorrow===

- finish chapt. and chapt. questions by Monday
 * 10/22/10**

- intro. to digestion w/ corny cartoon (2nd period) - absorption vs assimilation - absorption by villi
 * 10/25/10**



- liver and gall bladder - digestion animations (villus animation) - large intestine (water, mineral absorption; elimination of undigested material and bacteria) - discuss //Thinking About Science// from 216 and 217

HW: study for Wednesday's (10/27) test on //Digestion//

 * 10/26/10**
 * =  ||=   ||= **example** ||=   ||= **substrate** ||=   ||= **products** ||=   ||= **source** ||=   ||= **optimum pH** ||
 * = **lipase** ||=  ||= pancreatic lipase ||=   ||= triglycerides ||=   ||= fatty acids ||=   ||= pancreas ||=   ||= >7 ||
 * = **amylase** ||=  ||= salivary amylase ||=   ||= starch ||=   ||= maltose ||=   ||= salivary glands ||=   ||= 7 ||
 * = **protease** ||=  ||= pepsin ||=   ||= proteins ||=   ||= peptides (short a.a. sequences) ||=   ||= chief cells in stomach wall ||=   ||= 2 ||

- read more about digestive enzymes here - digestion and absorption of fats animation

Cholera problem in Haiti
 * //Vibrio cholerae//
 * toxin released in small intestine that leads to massive water loss
 * one of the most rapidly fatal illnesses known
 * many outbreaks throughout history

- digestion test
 * 10/27/10**

- Virtual Frog Dissection - "brain in your gut" TEDtalk
 * 10/28/10**

- real frog dissection!
 * 10/29/10**

- wrap up frog dissection
 * 11/1/10**