Reproduction - Fertilization(2019-2020)

Vocabulary: Fertilization, menstrual cycle, menstruation, endometrium

Fertilization is the third topic in our Reproduction unit and is the next "step".

We looked first at the organs that humans use to reproduce, then we looked at what those organs produce and are designed to bring together:  gametes.

When those gametes meet each other, they do so in a process called fertilization.

Reproduction - Gametes(2019-2020)

Vocabulary:  Gametes ,  ovum / ova /  eggs ,  spermatozoon / spermatozoa / sperm ,  haploid, diploid

This powerpoints picks up where we left off by looking at what the reproductive organs make: sperm and eggs - in everyday language.

 This is the video from class.  It goes into great detail about the layers of the egg and what happens inside the egg after a male gamete( sperm )gets inside.

The most important things to take away from this is the path the sperm take, the difficulty the sperm go through to get to the egg, where it meets the egg and how many are left at that point.

Reproduction - Male and Female Reproductive System Organs(2019-2020)

Vocabulary:  
Female:  Ovary, fallopian tubes, uterus, cervix, vagina
Male:  Testicle, vas deferens, prostate, urethra, penis, scrotum

Our unit on reproduction starts with the human reproductive organs.

What you must know here are the main reproductive organs of the human male and female AND the job of each organ.

Below is the powerpoint on the Reproductive organs of the human Female and Male.  We have also hightlighted main organs in the workbook.

Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration(2019-2020)

                   
Vocabulary:  Photosynthesis, cellular respiration, glucose


All living things need energy.


This energy comes from glucose.


Plant cells get glucose from sunlight by performing photo synthesis.

Animal cells get glucose by eating other organisms.



The glucose is now "burned" in both kinds of cells for energy for life processes.

The glucose is "burned" by a process called cellular respiration.