Med. School Course List and Schedule

Welcome to Mr. D’s Med. School Courses. Below, are the classes you will be engaged in to complete your learning requirements.

Course List

Course Schedule

Core Courses (All Students)

  • MED 012 – Intro to Cells
  • MED 013 – Microscopic Organisms & Bacteria
  • MED 021 – Intro to Genes
  • MED 032 – Body Systems (Skeletal, Muscular, Nervous, Immune, Lymphatic, & Integumentary Systems)
  • MED 033 – Hippocrates
  • MED 034 – Transfer of Energy
  • MED 035 – Taxonomy & Classification
  • MED 062 – Health & Nutrition

Practical Studies (All Students)

  • MED 012L – Microscope Lab
  • MED 013L – Bacteria Lab
  • MED 041L – Dissection Lab

Applied Research (By Grade Level w/ Partner)

  • MED 044 – The Digestive System (4th Graders)
  • MED 045 – The Respiratory System (5th Graders)
  • MED 046 – The Circulatory System (6th Graders)

Field Studies (Independent Extention [Not Required]) **Courses only offered for students wishing to extend their learning and persue their “Special Doctorate.” These are only to be carried out after Med School completion.

  • MED 081 – Research & Understanding
  • MED 082 – Interview & Report
  • MED 093 – Applied Scenarios
  • MED 094 – Field Presentations
Week 1
MED 012 Intro to Cells
MED 012L Microscope Lab
MED 033 Hippocrates
Week 2
MED 013 Microscopic Organisms & Bacteria
MED 013L Bacteria Lab
MED 034 Transfer of Energy
Week 3
MED 021 Intro to Genes
MED 032 Body Systems
MED 035 Taxonomy & Classification
Week 4 & 5
*MED 044 Grade 4 Digestive System
*MED 045 Grade 5 Respriatory System
*MED 046 Grade 6 Circulatory System
MED 062 Health & Nutrition
Week 6
MED 041L Dissection Lab
* MED 044, 045 & 046 are designed for specific grade levels.  Grade 4 will only complete MED 044.  Grade 5 will only complete MED 045.  Grade 6 will only complete MED 046

MED 012 – Intro to Cells

Assignment Details

  • Assignment starts on Monday of Week 1
  • Reading Handout  – “Cells & Mitosis” Reading – Read in Class (Pair/Share & Pick 3 most important pieces of information)
  • Introduction to Cells and Virtual Cell Websites
  • Handout Virtual Cells Worksheet (Due Wednesday)
  • Handout Cell Packet (Due Friday)

Assignment Resources

Assignment Websites

Final Assessment

MED 033 – Hippocrates

Assignment Details

  • Assignment Starts on Thursday of Week 1
  • Reading Handout  – “Hipocrates” Reading – Read in Class (Pair/Share & Pick 3 most important pieces of information)
  • Reading Handout  – “The Hipocratic Oath” Reading – Read in Class (Pair/Share & Pick 3 most important pieces of information)
  • Write a one paragraph persuasive argument stating whether the language in the Hipocratic Oath supports the information from the biography reading about Hippocrates.  Support argument with deatil form both texts. (10 POINTS)

Assignment Resources

Med. School Portfolio Assignment

Applied Research

MED 044; MED 045; MED 046

The following links are provided for students & Parents to review and print as necessary.  The documents have been handed out and introduced in class.  Students may use this page to print new documents, or parents may use the documents to review the portfolio guidelines.

 

Challenger Center & FAA Field Trip (12/17/14)

Challenger Center Trip Info (Grade 5&6)

Grade 5 & 6  from each intermediate class will be participating in the “Moon Mission” mission on Wednesday, December 17.  The 5th graders will travel to the Challenger Center as a group and the 6th grade will be traveling as a group.  5th graders will be participating in the morning mission, and 6th graders will be participating in the afternoon mission.  (All students will require a sack lunch since they will not be at school during lunch time.)   5th graders will be accompanied by Mr. DeVolld and the 6th Graders by Mrs. Carter.

2014-2015 – Challenger Center Student Permission Form

FAA/Airport Trip Info (Grade 4)

4th grade students will also be taking a field trip to the FAA & Airport to learn and extend their knowledge about weather & communication in the aerospace industry.  $th graders will be accompanied by Mr. Faris.  They will be split into two groups that will be traveling at different times by way of a bus.   (All students will require a sack lunch since they will not be at school during lunch time.)

2014-2015 – FAA Student Permission Form

1st Expository Writing Assignment (Due 11/14/14)

ASSIGNMENT: Expository 1-2 Paragraph

Date Assigned: 11/10/14 (Monday)
Date Due: 11/14/14 (Friday)
Number of School Days: 5 Days (In Class)

Instructions:

  • Choose your own expository writing prompt as discussed in class.
  • BRAINSTORM and WRITE a 1-2 paragraph expository piece.
  • Choose & Use a Graphic Organizer.
    • Suggested Organizers are: Information Map Organizer and the Outline Organizer.
    • Use the Writing Process to complete this paper.
    • Turn in all or your organizers and drafts with your final draft.
    • Post your piece to your blog.

Class Check Lists & Rubrics

Graphic Organizers

(We have used the *Information Map Organizer.  6th Grade is encouraged to also use the **Outline Organizer.  The remaining organizers are available to students whose topics may work better with another method of organizing their thinking and willneed special instruction on how to use them.)

Physics – Motion (Discovery Ed.)

This is a Discovery Education assignment. Instructions can be found after clicking the link.

CLICK HERE TO BEGIN

Date Assigned: 10/27/14 (Monday)

Completion Date: 10/28/14 (Tuesday)

Assignment Duration: 2 School Days

**PARENT NOTE: This can be completed at home if time in class is not used well, but all effort should be made to allow the student to complete this in class as each afternoon students will have time to complete the work.